PFC on Tour 29: Colchester Minute

As we are genuinely lovely fellows we agreed to use our show at the Colchester Arts Centre last night to support Autism Anglia's Stand Up For Autism initiative. All this really meant was meeting the campaigners, having a few photos and letting them make a collection after the gig. They offered us a chance to meet up with them in Nandos (normally an offer we wouldn't refuse) but we had a show to set up so ended up meeting them in the Arts Centre itself (a gorgeous converted church).

Here we are with them before the show. Yes, you're right, the pink t-shirts do make it look like they're on a ladies only birthday weekend hen party type thing. Of course they were totally lovely and even took our usual photo of us outside the venue. Worryingly, they'd equipped every table with a small stressball style replica phone with the number of their charity on it; the sort of small but weighty object that would make a perfect projectile should the show break bad. Luckily the makeshift missiles weren't used and the show went off almost without incident. Yes, once again you're right, we did say 'almost'.

There must be something about ladies in groups of 4 or more wearing matching pink clothing that makes them behave like their watching the Chippendales. Despite being there on business they sat in the front row and, throughout the show, cheered, whooped and screamed. As we came out to take our fianl bow, one them even shouted, "STRIP!!" This all made for a lively, if unusual show. We hope they made enough money from their collection and weren't too disappointed that we didn't replicate this picture. In other photographic news: Tom found a unique way to stem his head-sweats. Whilst Brendy took this artsy picture of Ben without realising that Matthew was blocking (and blogging) the shot and nerding it all up for him. BTW Matthew is wearing a baseball cap to make himself look younger. He's not ill or anything.