Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2005-10-22 19:02:34 - Graham Ellis
So there I was, walking around Melksham in this ridiculous Venetian mask, handing out leaflets for the Charity Masked Ball and also for our Save The Train campaign.
Lisa's done me an excellent job of the artwork and if you look silly enough and non-threatening and unusual, many people will stop and talk with you. Actually, one of those cases where 1 + 1 = 3 - in other words, if people wanted to talk balls, they would ... if they didn't, I still got their attention and could talk train. And it turns out that many people DID want to talk about the train; not everyone - there's a certain proportion of non-interesteds and a number of people who won't even listen to a word as you walk up to them ... and to them, I say You poor souls - you've got your eyes closed andyou don't know what you missed
So there I was, walking around Melksham in this ridiculous Venetian mask, handing out leaflets for the Charity Masked Ball and also for our Save The Train campaign.