RACING IN THE STREETS BLOG No. 12 @ Wellies And Words Haigh Hall Wigan Sunday 8th September 2024 As we drove into the grounds it looked really ominous for a Sunday. I half expected to see Inspector Morse saying "Can’t go in lads there’s been a murder. A squirrel has battered a bird over the head in the early hours with the secret stash of nuts." But that didn’t happen and I was just really buzzing about doing the Wigan gig and it being my local gig of the little tour if the weather improved or not nothing would spoil it. There’s only one final gig after this in Derby so it was satisfying that despite feeling a bit tired now, I'd lasted well, and even in the disappointing inaccessibility of London I'd managed, had a laugh, and given the best account of myself. Initially I'd worried that maybe my accent would be that strong and need a translator, perhaps I'd get the wrong balance of poems in the set or maybe I'd be a bit overwhelmed but, al
