Under cover of darkness.

I'm blogging about my fundraising much less frequently than when I originally started.

Am I losing interest? Nope, can't afford to do that! I guess when I first started blogging about my fundraising, it was mostly about planning, and there was a lot of ambition and excitement around it. Now, I'm just getting on with it, and trying to juggle it with my day job, band and course, and still find a little time for some gaming and a little time for my friends.

So, in my last blog, I outlined my next fundraising challenge, which was to cover ten songs, as requested by friends, in exchange for a £10 donation. Here's what I've been challenged to:

1. Rockin' in the Free World (originally performed by Neil Young, requested by Ma and Da Fitzgerald)
2. Enter Sandman (originally performed by Metallica, requested by Steven David)
3. Even Flow (originally performed by Pearl Jam, requested by Stacey Sheppard)
4. Friday (originally performed by Rebecca Black and AutoTune, requested by Chas Brickland)
5. Slow Ride (originally performed by Foghat, requested by Dee James)
6. Firestarter (originally performed by The Prodigy, requested by Jon Kelway)
7. Two Little Boys (originally performed by Rolf Harris, requested by LJ Davies)
8. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver (originally performed by Primus, requested by Phil Cooper)
9. Stay (I Missed You) (originally performed by Lisa Loeb, requested by Pamela Pinski)
10. I'm Not That Kind of Boy (originally performed by Anal Cunt, requested by Francisco Mac Dowell Innecco).

Here's a playlist of the tunes:



Now I just have to find time to record them! I'm going to put them on CD and offer them to people in exchange for a £5 donation to my fundraising.

I'm still not any closer to getting any gigs organised, which I've been banging on about since day one. My annual Royal Barbecue is also looking like it will be knocked on the head, again, because I couldn't find a suitable venue. I may just scale it right down and have it at my house, as usual. It'll be like the rent gig in Wayne's World where Cassandra's band had a gig at her apartment to pay the rent, except I look nothing like Tia Carrere and it'll be going towards Raleigh International. Being as the Royal Baby is due to drop in the next couple of weeks, I really should get on that! Maybe just get a load of food and beer and ask people to make donations?

I'd feel much worse about not carrying out those original planned events if I wasn't making up for the funds I would have made at them elsewhere. My raptor-naming competition is nearly over, and I've had a couple of generous personal donations made. I'm still totally confident of reaching my fundraising target, so that's all cool and the gang.