tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89731585248922035122011-08-13T08:31:11.044-07:00Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-45789171700308918742010-11-15T09:50:00.001-08:002010-11-15T09:54:55.863-08:002nd - RS HISPANIOLA, Embankment<div><br /></div><div>3rd - The Garden, Covent Garden</div><div><br /></div><div>5th - Komedia, Brighton</div><div><br /></div><div>7th - The Lamb, Eastbourne</div><div><br /></div><div>12th - Knock2bag, Brighton Ballrooms</div><div><br /></div><div>14th - The Fix Karaoke night</div><div><br /></div><div>16th - Three and Ten, Brighton</div><div><br /></div><div>17th - Covent Garden</div><div><br /></div><div>20th - Outside the Box, Kingston<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-4578917170030891874?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-89034221300247132802010-11-15T09:47:00.000-08:002010-11-15T09:50:20.555-08:0018TH - THREE AND TEN PUB, BRIGHTON<div><br /></div><div>26TH - CRACKING COMEDY, EARLSFIELD</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-8903422130024713280?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-53398046030617730632010-09-26T04:01:00.000-07:002010-09-26T04:23:40.142-07:002nd - <a href="http://www.richfulcher.com/">Rich Fulcher</a> night, London<div><br /></div><div>6th - EXsape, Milton Keynes</div><div><br /></div><div>7th - Grinstock comedy club, East Grinstead</div><div><br /></div><div>16th - Jaggers Comedy Club, Bournemouth</div><div><br /></div><div>21st - Three and Ten, Brighton</div><div><br /></div><div>22nd - Three and Ten, Brighton</div><div><br /></div><div>23rd - The Hob, Dulwich</div><div><br /></div><div>28th - Indy Jax, Hemel Hempstead</div><div><br /></div><div>30th - Tabernacle, Notting Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-5339804603061773063?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-40208451654912337302010-09-18T12:34:00.000-07:002010-09-20T11:54:47.823-07:00<div>21st September - Charity Chuckle - Latest bar, Brighton</div><div><br /></div><div>22nd September - <a href="http://www.popcorncomedy.com/">Popcorn comedy</a> - Komedia, Brighton.</div><div><br /></div><div>24th September - Hilarious comedy - Windmill village, Coventry</div><div><br /></div><div>26th September - Birthday Club - Brighton</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-4020845165491233730?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-89488821078844220332010-09-05T02:19:00.001-07:002010-09-05T02:26:26.595-07:00<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I've been looking at <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://plus.maths.org/issue43/outerspace/pylons.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://plus.maths.org/content/outer-space-pylon-month&amp;h=430&amp;w=279&amp;sz=69&amp;tbnid=HI7UuM77iTaO-M:&amp;tbnh=279&amp;tbnw=181&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Delectricity%2Bpylons&amp;zoom=1&amp;q=electricity+pylons&amp;usg=__PwWhQQ2lhZSlNgkF5XetDoiPd4M=&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=62CDTJDpL46P4AbE86GZBQ&amp;ved=0CCYQ9QEwAQ">electricity pylons</a>. It dawned on me recently I don't give them much thought. Haven't even noticed them really. They're bloody brilliant. I think the trees and fields around them kind of ruin the view. Do you know what I mean?<div><br /></div><div>Cheryl's got <a href="http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/lice.htm">nits</a>. Well, the <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/lice21.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2007/10/ectoparasitosis/&amp;h=300&amp;w=211&amp;sz=64&amp;tbnid=wHN5Yl9p9BMTaM:&amp;tbnh=240&amp;tbnw=168&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnit%2Beggs&amp;zoom=1&amp;q=nit+eggs&amp;usg=__Vfy_VakRTryYAhB_aTdUVjxDP20=&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=nGGDTPXkMIXf4gaT_q2ZBQ&amp;ved=0CB4Q9QEwAA">eggs</a> at least. Out comes the comb again.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love my wife but I'd rather be standing underneath a pylon than scraping eggs from my wife's head.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-8948882107884422033?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-51586355511314353172010-08-19T13:59:00.000-07:002010-08-19T14:03:54.916-07:00I'm performing at the <a href="http://www.greenman.net/">Green Man festival </a>tomorrow. Bet you it bloody rains. Hopefully it'll soak all those pot smokers<div><br /></div><div>All the best</div><div>Brian</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-5158635551131435317?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-9735413436566259362010-08-19T13:53:00.000-07:002010-08-19T13:58:53.994-07:00Well, I've had a bit of a break. When you travel miles and miles and miles to a gig only to be booed before you have reached the microphone it starts to bring you down. Cheryl said I was mentally fragile. I asked her what that meant. She didn't answer.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I'm back again. I'm going to get back on that comedy horse and ride her all the way to Michael Mcintyre's Roadshow. I haven't been asked to perform with Michael yet but I am going to try my hardest to impress him. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, Michael!!! Look who's coming your way!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-973541343656625936?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-28953446497860751772010-02-17T01:00:00.000-08:002010-02-17T01:11:04.862-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S3ux7SyiSXI/AAAAAAAAACI/mvO07gStP7U/s1600-h/brian+brother+duncan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S3ux7SyiSXI/AAAAAAAAACI/mvO07gStP7U/s320/brian+brother+duncan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439136607194204530" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Derek - The black sheep of Gittins family<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Got through my final preview. Thankyou for coming along if you did come along. Still don't know what I'm doing. However, I'm pretty sure the audience didn't notice. Started taking my <a href="http://www.nasalspray.com/main.html">Sinex nasal spray</a> onto the stage with me. It's taking over my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have nothing to do next Thursday, Friday, Saturday (25,26,27) night then come along to the <a href="http://preview.sohotheatre.com/pl1841.html">Soho Theatre</a> and sit down for 50 minutes. I'll do some stuff infront of you. I will try and make you laugh, even if it kills me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Edinburgh did nearly kill me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-2895344649786075177?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-86120093920070145122010-01-25T05:27:00.000-08:002010-01-25T05:33:27.807-08:00<a href="http://www.the-reflectory.com/aura.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.the-reflectory.com/aura.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I'm fascinated by auras; and also by colours that surround people's heads. Take a bloody good look at the image above it confirms to me that there must be life after death. Or something like that. </div><div> </div><div>Imagine if God looks like her....</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-8612009392007014512?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-49514279888679804052010-01-25T03:54:00.000-08:002010-01-25T04:08:13.864-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S12Jj0LOVyI/AAAAAAAAACA/OG44fzn-hpM/s1600-h/earsyringe%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 125px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430647974072833826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S12Jj0LOVyI/AAAAAAAAACA/OG44fzn-hpM/s320/earsyringe%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Right, having had my ear syringed (thanks for the support Cheryl) I am now suffering from one of the heaviest colds in the history of the Gittins family. (My uncle had a massive one back in the seventies) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Luckily, I don't moan about my illnesses. Haven't got time. However...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm inquisitive and I'm wondering where all this snot is coming from. Is it already stored in my head? Is my head always filled with snot and I just don't know about it. Cheryl says 'no'. My mates say 'yes'.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm also addicted to <a href="http://www.vicks.com/">Vicks</a> nasal spray. I'm hoping I don't turn into Daniella Westbrook. Rough as buggery.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Cheers</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-4951427988867980405?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-48271184523089751742010-01-14T01:40:00.000-08:002010-01-14T02:13:24.186-08:00Right then, I own up.<div><br /></div><div>I stuck a <a href="http://www.made-in-china.com/ image/2f0j00wvJtdnTAiQq.">paint brush</a> in my ear on Sunday afternoon and have since been suffering from <a href="http://www.embarrassingproblems.com/problems/problempage010605.htm">deafness and pain</a>. I've been moaning alot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheryl said she wished she had stuck a paint brush in her ear.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxUO-zXGaVw">This fits in nicely as well</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-4827118452308975174?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-43758275729338115062010-01-11T06:16:00.001-08:002010-01-11T06:32:57.562-08:00I went swimming yesterday. Then had earache. Since knowing my wife. I've had an earache. I've had toothache. Plenty of headaches! And plenty of nob ache. Ha! Haven't really. I've got an incredibly low sex drive.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-4375827572933811506?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-17024248632121081602010-01-07T00:10:00.000-08:002010-01-07T00:13:23.131-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0WXdwjPZrI/AAAAAAAAAB4/EqBPIKokRrA/s1600-h/15167_224213435114_571590114_4600661_6224043_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0WXdwjPZrI/AAAAAAAAAB4/EqBPIKokRrA/s320/15167_224213435114_571590114_4600661_6224043_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423907863742342834" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>It's me!</div><div><br /></div><div> I remember when this was taken up in Edinburgh. Just before the first performance of my debut show!!! I was feeling on top of the world. Actually, to be honest, I was feeling slightly cocky. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just over an hour later - I felt dreadful. Cue the eczema.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-1702424863212108160?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-25209900671624786062010-01-06T02:42:00.000-08:002010-01-06T02:52:40.824-08:00<div><br /></div><div>These women make me feel a bit silly. I love their confidence. And the tops of their boobs</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0RpiExVKBI/AAAAAAAAABw/IjBlo9IvQhs/s1600-h/IMG_0955.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0RpiExVKBI/AAAAAAAAABw/IjBlo9IvQhs/s320/IMG_0955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423575885378037778" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-2520990067162478606?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-79482478772640708122010-01-05T15:19:00.000-08:002010-01-05T15:31:21.689-08:00Here's a nice quote from the Sussex Argus. I read it and within 3 hours the eczema between my nipples had come back again. Thankyou very much, Jane Lumley.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">'Gittins, quite frankly, was disappointing.'</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-7948247877264070812?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-84355342267170305302010-01-04T07:01:00.000-08:002010-01-04T07:07:25.283-08:00<div><br /></div><div>I am performing my show at the <a href="http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl1841.html">Soho Theatre</a> on the 25th, 26th, 27th of February. I might be wearing a new brown leather jacket. I doubt it though.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0IDnUSjO1I/AAAAAAAAABg/GRAB7OGxhaE/s1600-h/pilot-leather-jacket-w.JPG.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0IDnUSjO1I/AAAAAAAAABg/GRAB7OGxhaE/s400/pilot-leather-jacket-w.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422900875303795538" /></a>By the way, Cheryl has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster">shingles</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-8435534226717030530?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973158524892203512.post-223246166769815622010-01-04T06:18:00.000-08:002010-01-04T06:36:46.952-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0H47dogreI/AAAAAAAAAAw/lEKnDLLX1Ig/s1600-h/3059203207_d2d289a012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xhZl-htQF1M/S0H47dogreI/AAAAAAAAAAw/lEKnDLLX1Ig/s400/3059203207_d2d289a012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422889126781300194" /></a>Hello! I am now blogging... I would like to know who stole this mask?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8973158524892203512-22324616676981562?l=briandennisgittins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gittinsnoreply@blogger.com0