Mixed up of Macclesfield
July 21st, 2008 by jeffThe NMA Effectiveness awards were a bit of a surreal experience for Matmi. Baz (SEO guru) and I had spent 3 days in London by the time that the ceremony came round and only realised 20 minutes before it kicked off that we should be at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Ooops. No time for shower, shave (or anything else), we just grabbed our tuxes and jumped in a taxi. Baz was having a real struggle with his jacket thinking he’d piled on a stone since he last wore it until we realised he was wearing mine (that pleased me - but not Baz J).
Arriving at the swanky hotel we really looked like a couple of down-and-outs in fancy dress. My hayfever had kicked in big style so my eyes were red rimmed and running too. If someone had spilt a drink on me, we’d probably have been asked to leave. Anyway, Dave Mitchell is one of my heroes so I was delighted that he was presenting the awards. But what if we won and we had to go up on stage looking like the scruffy geeks we really are? Bad news.
As the announcement for the Games category got nearer, the butterflies became albatrosses and my mixed feelings got even more mixed. Would we win? Would I meet my hero as a fancy dress tramp? Please let us win! Please don’t let Dave Mitchell meet me like this!
“And the winner is….” ….butterflies jumping, heart thumping, would we? …..“4T2!!!!” Thank God for that! Hang on – we didn’t win? S***. I’m gutted. How come we didn’t win? Better smile, Jeff, the 4T2 crowd are on your table and you invited them. Somebody pass me a coathanger so I can smile? Yep, well done guys (I’m gutted, just gutted), well done indeed.
Baz, let’s go home. I need a shower and a shave cos I stink. Did I tell you I was gutted? Smile. Mixed up? Twice over.
Well done 4T2. We can’t win them all…
