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anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u tISSUE just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers.

g North East’s Introducin The Mightiest hero Is that the only kind of i l l u s t ra t i o n / d ra w i n g you do? In a word, yes. I’ve dabbled in other related fields over the years, at various times exploring c h a ra c t e r d e s i g n , l o g o design, and realistic d ra w i n g . H o w e v e r I ke e p c o m i n g b a c k t o the fact that I am a caricaturist at heart, a n d t h i s i s h o w I ’d l i ke to be remembered when I’ve gone (hopefully m a n y, m a n y y e a r s f r o m now). I love the notion of looking at the world i n a s l i g h t l y s ke w e d , e x a g g e ra t e d w a y, w h i c h I find only in caricature. This is why I intend to s t i c k w i t h i t fo r t h e long haul.

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Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t feTHE e l p a rBIGGEST t i c u l a r l y g o FREE od to elicit this reaction f rMAGAZINE o m s o m e o n e ; b uFOR t at th e s a m e t i m e , I o ften THE NORTH EAST wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e #5 i n t h JANUARY e f i r s t p l a c e , i2013 f she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

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anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers.

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Is that the only kind of i l l u s t ra t i o n / d ra w i n g you do? In a word, yes. I’ve dabbled in other related fields over the years, at various times exploring c h a ra c t e r d e s i g n , l o g o design, and realistic d ra w i n g . H o w e v e r I ke e p c o m i n g b a c k t o the fact that I am a caricaturist at heart, a n d t h i s i s h o w I ’d l i ke to be remembered when I’ve gone (hopefully m a n y, m a n y y e a r s f r o m now). I love the notion of looking at the world i n a s l i g h t l y s ke w e d , e x a g g e ra t e d w a y, w h i c h I find only in caricature. This is why I intend to s t i c k w i t h i t fo r t h e long haul.

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I f y o u c o u l d d ra w anyone famous past or present who would it be and why? I don’t really have a m a s s i v e u r g e t o d ra w

Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

H T I W W I N T E R V I EC H R O M E HONEY

Who are you? Dan, rolo eater and string tickler from Honeychrome Who does what in the band? M a t t i s c h i e f c a t h e r d e r, goat molester and g e n e ra l d o g s b o d y. Stevie hits things (mainly dance floors) a n d I e a t r o l o ’s W h e n d i d y o u fo r m a n d how did it come about? a couple of years ago matt came up with the idea of a German, Celtic fo l k b a n d p l a y i n g p o r n o funk, and well.... the r e s t w a s h i s t o r y. M e a n d stevie were drugged and s t u f fe d i n t h e b o o t o f h i s c a r, h e d r o p p e d i n the odd drop of acid, drove the car into a s w i m m i n g p o o l , fo r c e d u s i n t o a s t u d i o a n d fe d u s m o n ke y s t i l l w e ’d finished recording the album.

Are you a covers band or do you do your own material? We t r i e d p l a y i n g someone elses music once..... bad things h a p p e n e d , a n d w e ’d l i ke to apologies to all those c o n c e r n e d . We ’ v e p a i d fo r t h e d a m a g e a n d

the whisk has b e e n r e p l a c e d . 3 Random facts about each band member? matt can contact the dead using old mixing desks, can fit a whole p a c ke t o f w i n e g u m s into every orifice

o f To m R i c h m o n d d u r i n g the late nineties. A r e g u l a r s l o t d ra w i n g fo r the student magazine ensued, alongside a d e g r e e p o r t fo l i o that was celebrity c a r i c a t u r e b a s e d fo r the most part. Upon completing my degree I was at something of a crossroads, not really knowing what to do; then one day a noticed a n ‘A R T I S T S WA N T E D ’ a d online, posted by a guy c a l l e d N i g e l C o o ke w h o owned a stand at Alton To w e r s R e s o r t . ( N i g e l ’s since become a good friend.) One thing led to a n o t h e r, a n d I s p e n t t h e n e x t fo u r y e a r s s o a k i n g up the summer season and learning the ropes as a caricaturist into the bargain. Is that the only kind of i l l u s t ra t i o n / d ra w i n g you do? In a word, yes. I’ve dabbled in other related fields over the years, at various times exploring c h a ra c t e r d e s i g n , l o g o design, and realistic d ra w i n g . H o w e v e r I ke e p c o m i n g b a c k t o the fact that I am a caricaturist at heart, a n d t h i s i s h o w I ’d l i ke to be remembered when I’ve gone (hopefully m a n y, m a n y y e a r s f r o m now). I love the notion of looking at the world i n a s l i g h t l y s ke w e d , e x a g g e ra t e d w a y, w h i c h I find only in caricature. This is why I intend to s t i c k w i t h i t fo r t h e long haul.

I f y o u c o u l d d ra w anyone famous past or present who would it be and why? I don’t really have a m a s s i v e u r g e t o d ra w

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

of his body and enjoys knitting. Stevie was once voted B e l g i u m ’s n u m b e r o n e t a p d a n c e r, h a s flashbacks to his time in Vietnam and once beat u p a n o l d w o m a n fo r chewing broccoli too loud. Dan has many springs in a little box, was once a Russian spy called Dansky and has a h a m s t e r c a l l e d G e ra l d , w h o c a n p e r fo r m s e x acts upon himself (its damn impressive) What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment to date so far? Recording the album. The sheer exhaustion of recording that beast i n a w e e ke n d . I f y o u c o u l d m a ke 1 p e r s o n d i s a p p e a r fo r good who would it be and why? Apart from the choice of obvious David Cameron... (another spineless politician w o u l d c ra w l i n t o t h e i r p l a c e ) , I ’m g o i n g t o h a v e to say Cheryl Cole. I r e a l l y c a n ’ t s t a n d h e r. I n fact I think she should have to pay back money fo r a l l t h e o x y g e n s h e ’s stolen. Don’t get me w r o n g s h e t a ke s a g o o d picture... but the good t h i n g a b o u t p h o t o ’s is... you don’t have to hear the whingy h o r r i b l e , m i s e ra b l e , pretentious bull, that spouts from those lips that are covered in very expensive lipstick.

What would your rider be if you were playing a huge gig? A bottle of Bushmills W h i s ke y a n d a s e s s i o n guitar player to actually do the gig I f y o u c o u l d t ra v e l b a c k in time when would you t ra v e l b a c k t o a n d w h y ? about 20 minutes ago.... I still had some rolos left What advice would you give to anyone wanting to start a band up? D o n ’ t d o i t fo r a n y t h i n g other than fun, and then be aware that most of the time it isn’t. l i ke w h e n y o u r s e t t i n g up, packing down, t ra v e l l i n g , r e h e a r s i n g , sound checking, answering peoples questions, having p h o t o s t a ke n , m e s s i n g about with technical bits of kit that simply don’t work and will not even give you a clue why?...... you get t h e p i c t u r e Where is your favourite place in the North East? T h e g a ra g e w h e r e w e rehearse.... in the s u m m e r, w h e n w e d o n ’ t have blue fingers and hypothermia W h a t ’s y o u r a i m s fo r 2 0 1 3 ? Kill Matt Damon Why should people come and listen to you? B e c a u s e w e ’r e c e r t a i n l y n o t b o r i n g , w e ’r e n o t generic and we sound l i ke w e ’r e h a v i n g a s h e d load of fun... cos when w e ’r e p l a y i n g , t h a t ’s w h a t w e ’r e d o i n g .

Where can people fo l l o w y o u / ke e p u p t o date with you? w w w. h o n e y c h r o m e . C o . u k or find us on facebook.... only please d o n ’ t “ l i ke ” u s c o s t h a t gets right on my tits. The album was launched on the 1st of December 2 0 1 2 s o g ra b a copy now!

www.cineworld.com o f To m R i c h m o n d d u r i n g the late nineties. A r e g u l a r s l o t d ra w i n g fo r the student magazine ensued, alongside a d e g r e e p o r t fo l i o that was celebrity c a r i c a t u r e b a s e d fo r the most part. Upon completing my degree I was at something of a crossroads, not really knowing what to do; then one day a noticed a n ‘A R T I S T S WA N T E D ’ a d online, posted by a guy c a l l e d N i g e l C o o ke w h o owned a stand at Alton To w e r s R e s o r t . ( N i g e l ’s since become a good friend.) One thing led to a n o t h e r, a n d I s p e n t t h e n e x t fo u r y e a r s s o a k i n g up the summer season and learning the ropes as a caricaturist into the bargain. Is that the only kind of i l l u s t ra t i o n / d ra w i n g you do? In a word, yes. I’ve dabbled in other related fields over the years, at various times exploring c h a ra c t e r d e s i g n , l o g o design, and realistic d ra w i n g . H o w e v e r I ke e p c o m i n g b a c k t o the fact that I am a caricaturist at heart, a n d t h i s i s h o w I ’d l i ke to be remembered when I’ve gone (hopefully m a n y, m a n y y e a r s f r o m now). I love the notion of looking at the world i n a s l i g h t l y s ke w e d , e x a g g e ra t e d w a y, w h i c h I find only in caricature. This is why I intend to s t i c k w i t h i t fo r t h e long haul.

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers.

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them. Being the top b l o ke t h a t h e i s , h e helped me out and invited me down with t h e c a m e ra . I m a d e s o m a n y m i s t a ke s a n d I w a s disappointed with the end results. However some work in Photoshop a n d t h e y c a m e t o l i fe , the reaction to the final edited pics was staggering. I learned a l o t t h a t d a y. I a m n e v e r confident of my work but people seem t o l i ke i t . If you could do a photoshoot with anyone in the world past or present, who would it be and why? Ooooo! So many! I s u p p o s e I ’d g o fo r C a p t a i n B e e f h e a r t ( Tr o u t M a s k e ra ) o r To m Wa i t s . They are so charismatic; I look at their records and think wow!! Could I capture the essence of them in one photo? I d o n ’ t k n o w b u t I ’d give it a go. Actually now I think about it some of t h e To m Wa i t s c o v e r pictures have influenced me. Amazing work! H a v e y o u p h o t o g ra p h e d anyone famous? Probably the most famous person is thee Antton Lant from Def C o n O n e . I w a s a s ke d to come along to one of their shows and t a ke s o m e p h o t o s o f B l o o d w ra t h , w h o m I ’d w o r ke d w i t h b e fo r e . I jumped at the chance, I ’d h e a r d s u c h g o o d things about DC1 and I r e a l l y l o v e B l o o d w ra t h ! I was oblivious to the fact t h a t t h i s w a s A n t t o n ’s band (yes shame o n m e ! ) , fo r t h o s e unfamiliar he is best k n o w n fo r h i s s t i n t i n Ve n o m . A t r u l y a m a z i n g

d r u m m e r, I ’ v e n e v e r h e a r d a n y t h i n g l i ke i t . Since then I’ve become good pals with the Def Con lads and they even used my pics in the limited edition version of their new album Wa r f a c e . M y s i g n e d copy is my pride a n d j o y. I’ve done some other big (ish) bands, recently T h e We d d i n g P r e s e n t , T h e ra p y ? a n d R a n c i d . Where is your favourite location to shoot? Newcastle of course! I regularly do location scouting. I have quite a list of places to work in. Avoiding the clichés of course. Who wants to s e e a b a n d o n t h e Ty n e Bridge? Boring! Who has been the best band you have shot? Def Con One (I know I am biased!) Their gigs are awesome. I saw easily over 100 bands last year; theirs are the only gigs where I am buzzing with adrenalin fo r d a y s o n e n d ! Who was the worst and why? Erm… can’t name names but there have been a couple of howlers. Wo r s t o n e w a s a t a n “a r t s fe s t i v a l ” w e l l i t turned out to be a social club with some awful disco lights and the smallest stage I’ve ever seen. The bands told me the wrong stage times and I ended up waiting fo r 3 h o u r s w h i l e t h e y s o u n d c h e c ke d . T h e music was not to my liking , far from it! Still I g o t t h e s h o t s I c a m e fo r.

Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1 . I d o n ’ t o w n a T V. 2 .T h e f i r s t b a n d I played in was a Blur cover band. 3.My 1st album was the Te e n a g e M u t a n t N i n j a Tu r t l e s s o u n d t ra c k . When you are not taking pics what else do you l i ke t o d o i n y o u r spare time? S l e e p … z z z z . Wa ke m e u p w h e n i t ’s t i m e t o t a ke m o r e p h o t o s . Have you had any e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s at a photoshoot? Not as such. My most e m b a r ra s s i n g t h i n g i s not recognising band members when I bump into them on the street! T h e y l o o k s o d i f fe r e n t on stage, I’ve made a fo o l o f m y s e l f a fe w times with the “have we met?” line, only to find t h a t I ’ v e t a ke n hundreds of pictures of the person in q u e s t i o n . Wo o p s !

I f y o u c o u l d d ra w anyone famous past or present who would it be and why? I don’t really have a m a s s i v e u r g e t o d ra w

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

o To cma nR ipc ehompol e nd during Hfo w t hoeo kl ayt o e un?i n e t i e s . A b r ei gv e u lu a rs sal os th odurat w G a itn g fo r t hj bepsetrufo d er m n ta m e g ra g n caegpahzoi nt o en , a il lo. n g smi d e p h sy u @egdm co a d e g r e e p o r t fo l i o t hoawt w c e loepbl rei tfo y llow H c aans p ca fohr a t y o rui caant du rfei nbda soeudt w t hoeu rmuops tt op aorrt .o U po y f fe r inn g ? Jcuosmt pl al eutni nc g h em d yoduer g r e e I ewwa swaetbssoi tm n eething of a c rw o sw. s rgoj a n ortmraenacl leyp h w bd p se,r fo kn i npgh w a t. utko d o ; o t oogwra y. h co then one day a noticed a n ‘A We uR pT d IaStTeS oWA ur N FaTcEeDb’oaodk oa n gl ien er e , gpuolsatrel d y da agl u p y ab n ly c af l o l eudr N o g i g se la C r eo ooke n tw h ehroe ow ed tm A l/t o n w wnw. f a ac esbt a on od k.a co ToJ w R er m s oarnt c. e( N G B Peer sr fo P hi goetlo’sg r s ipnhcye b e c o m e a g o o d a friend.) One thing led to a nnodt o hn e r,h tatnpd: /I/ s p e n t t h e A n e xotn lfo i nuermyaegaarzsi ns o e .ackoi n mg up the summer season a n d’rlee aarl n We s oi nog nt hF el i crkorp e s s da Tw c a ri ti ct e a tr.u r i s t i n t o an the bargain. A n y l a s t w o r d s fo r I su trhraeta tdheer so?n l y k i n d o f o i lul upsptorar t i yoonu/ d S r ra l ow c ai n l gm u s i c sy coeundeo. ?We h a v e s o m e I ne ray w . eI ’ovpe l e v t aolredn, t yeeds p d raobubnl eddhienr eo.t h e r r e l a t e d a fields over the years, at various times exploring c h a ra c t e r d e s i g n , l o g o design, and realistic d ra w i n g . H o w e v e r I ke e p c o m i n g b a c k t o the fact that I am a caricaturist at heart, a n d t h i s i s h o w I ’d l i ke to be remembered when I’ve gone (hopefully m a n y, m a n y y e a r s f r o m now). I love the notion of looking at the world i n a s l i g h t l y s ke w e d , e x a g g e ra t e d w a y, w h i c h I find only in caricature. This is why I intend to s t i c k w i t h i t fo r t h e long haul.

I f y o u c o u l d d ra w anyone famous past or present who would it be and why? I don’t really have a m a s s i v e u r g e t o d ra w

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

I f y o u c o u l d d ra w anyone famous past or present who would it be and why? I don’t really have a m a s s i v e u r g e t o d ra w

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

A N I N T E R V I E W W I T H D AV I D A N D E R S O N Hi David, welcome to NE, so how about you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a bit about yourself? I ’m 2 8 y e a r s o l d a n d currently work as an ICT teacher in South Shields. I’ve always enjoyed reading and have been interested in writing since I was a kid. I once got a 99% score in a creative writing assignment at s c h o o l - i t ’s o n e o f m y proudest moments! So how did your debut n o v e l “ T h e Wa n d e r e r ” come about? I’ve always been i n t e r e s t e d i n p o s ta p o c a l y p t i c l i t e ra t u r e s u c h a s T h e Ro a d , The Stand and I Am Legend so I suppose my novel was written in homage to these great books. I tried my best to put my own twist on the genre and pen something at least partially original and I think I did a pretty decent job. I started on the novel in my spare time about 4 and a half years ago. I’ve tried to fit as much writing into my days off a s p o s s i b l e b u t l i fe h a s a habit of getting in the way! Give us a quick synopsis of your book? M y b o o k fo l l o w s a survivor of a worldwide epidemic as he battles to survive in a desolate world on his own. He wanders his hometown everyday in order to stave off the crushing boredom of loneliness. We j o i n h i m a d a y o r s o b e fo r e a n u n e x p e c t e d

event turns his e x i s t e n c e o n i t s h e a d . Whilst I never explicitly mention where the s t o r y t a ke s p l a c e p e o p l e might recognise certain areas from the region if they pay close attention! Te l l u s a b o u t y o u r connection to Macmillan and your reason fo r g e t t i n g i n v o l v e d with them? In recent years I have lost a friend and a r e l a t i v e t o c a n c e r. I know Macmillan were a big support to both

of these people as they battled with the disease, so I thought it would be a nice gesture t o o f fe r a d o n a t i o n f r o m each sale of my book between January 21 and M a r c h 2 1 i n t h a n k s fo r their hard work. The final sum might not be g r e a t b u t I w o u l d l i ke to think I helped a very worthy cause even if it i s o n l y m i n u t e l y. How did you find writing “ T h e Wa n d e r e r ”, w a s i t an easy process or was it a real challenge? I went through stages where the work

alternated between easy and difficult. When I first started the novel I was at University and I had quite a bit of free time on my hands. I managed to produce a substantial amount of the novel in a matter of months during that period. Then I began working full-time and I fo u n d I h a d l e s s opportunity to dedicate time to writing. In my first year of teaching I think I must have only managed a chapter or two. In recent months I fo u n d t h e fo c u s t o f i n i s h the novel and typing up that final sentence w a s a n e x h i l a ra t i n g experience! Some sections come easier than others too. I had vivid ideas i n m y m i n d fo r m o s t of the story and these parts were a joy to write. Sometimes it is the linking together of these scenes that proves to

b e d i f f i c u l t . T h e r e ’s only so many times you can describe walking through countryside b e fo r e y o u s t a r t t o sound repetitive! T h e d a y b e fo r e I r e l e a s e the novel I spent 13 hours at my computer c h e c k i n g fo r e r r o r s . T h a t was probably the least enjoyable point of the w h o l e j o u r n e y. So have you got any plans to write novel number two or is that something to think about at a later date? I mostly write short fiction and have a couple of ideas in mind that I plan to work on i n t h e n e x t fe w m o n t h s . I currently have three short stories available f r o m A m a zo n a s w e l l a s the novel. F o r t h e n e x t fe w w e e k s t h o u g h , m y m a i n fo c u s will be on trying to advertise The Wa n d e r e r a s m u c h a s

possible. Then I’ll have a fe w w e e k s b r e a k b e fo r e I s i t d o w n a n d start on anything new! What Author/s inspired you to write? I was a massive fan of Stephen King as a y o u n g s t e r. I h a v e p r e t t y much his entire back catalogue and pick up his new ones whenever p o s s i b l e . I ’m a l s o a b i g fan of Dan Simmons but I’ve only started reading h i s s t u f f r e c e n t l y. What is your all time favourite book? My all-time favourite h a s t o b e S a l e m ’s L o t b y Stephen King. I’ve read it about five or six times and I never tire of it. The picture he paints o f t h e t o w n ’s d e m i s e i s so vivid it is terrifying. Special mentions go to T h e To m m y k n o c ke r s b y King, Catcher in the Rye b y J . D. S a l i n g e r, T h e Te r r o r b y D a n S i m m o n s and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Where can people buy “ T h e Wa n d e r e r ” ? It is currently only available as a digital b o o k o n A m a zo n b u t I am looking into producing physical copies at the moment. T h e Wa n d e r e r c a n be read on all Kindle devices and any phone or tablet that has a K i n d l e a p p . Yo u c a n also read it on your laptop/PC using the downloadable Kindle V i e w e r fo r P C . B U Y YO U R C O P Y N O W h t t p : / / w w w. a m a zo n . c o . u k / T h e Wa n d e r e r- e b o o k / d p / B00B3MS9SO/<http:// w w w. a m a zo n . c o . u k / T h e Wa n d e r e r- e b o o k / d p / B00B3MS9SO/ref=sr_1_ 1?ie=UTF8&qid=135876 7639&sr=8-1>

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O u r p r o d u c t ra n g e is targeted to the “d i s c e r n i n g s h o p p e r ” who can recognise q u a l i t y, a n d a r e s m a r t enough to know that “q u a l i t y ” d o e s n ’ t necessary need to mean a high price tag. Many people in the UK are unfamiliar with t h e F M b ra n d s o a r e n a t u ra l l y a b i t d u b i o u s o f t h e q u a l i t y, a n d a s we have such a wide ra n g e , a s a g u i d e , w e direct people the type o f f ra g ra n c e f a m i l i e s t h e y n o r m a l l y l i ke . E . g . F r e s h , F l o ra l , O r e n t i a l o r Wo o d y. However most of us don’t know our f ra g ra n c e f a m i l i e s ! S o in order to find the o n e t h e y l i ke , w e a s k customers what type o f f ra g ra n c e s t h e y normally use. This helps u s i d e n t i f y f ra g ra n c e s i n t h e F M ra n g e w h i c h m a y suit and please them. We h a v e 1 0 0 f ra g ra n c e s i n o u r c l a s s i c ra n g e c o s t i n g j u s t £ 1 1 . 9 9 fo r 30 ml ladies parfum or 5 0 m l E D P fo r m e n . We s o u r c e o u r p e r f u m e oils from Drom, who p r o d u c e o i l s fo r m a n y o f t h e w o r l d ’s t o p p e r f u m e s h o u s e s . We only use the highest

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H i C ra i g a n d w e l c o m e t o NE Magazine. Ironclad P r o m o t i o n s a s i d e fo r n o w, w h y d o n ’ t y o u t e l l our readers a little bit about yourself? We l l m y w h o l e l i fe h a s been dominated by music and movies. As a man of a certain age my whole childhood was a l l a b o u t S t a r Wa r s a n d t h e n l a t e r o n b a n d s l i ke iron maiden and AC/DC. I currently play guitar in the Enzymes, which is basically a hard rock punks sort of band that specialises in playing really camp pop music from the dawn of time u p t o t h e p r e s e n t d a y, my other interest is costuming. Costuming or cosplay is basically what it says, playing at dressing up but trying to get close to b e i n g s c r e e n a c c u ra t e , s t r i v i n g t o l o o k l i ke y o u r w a l k i n g s t ra i t f r o m t h e s e t . Tw o e v e n t s l e a d me in this direction, m e e t i n g D a r t h Va d e r when I was about 7 and going to see episode 1 d r e s s e d a s B o b a F e t t fo r a laugh. That day me and my Enzymes band m a t e G ra h a m H a r t l e y were on the cover of all the local papers, i n t e r v i e w e d o n t h e ra d i o a n d e v e n o f fe r e d a j o b at the cinema! That day I just knew I was going to be a Stormtrooper… one day! Once you start

though, one suit leads t o a n o t h e r. Pe o p l e ’s reactions are just amazing. And what is Ironclad promotions? Ironclad promotions is basically taking my l o v e a n d p a s s i o n fo r costuming and making a small business out of it. As well as making c h a r i t y a p p e a ra n c e s w e a r e a v a i l a b l e fo r a p p e a ra n c e s a t k i d s p a r t i e s a n d c o r p o ra t e events. As well as the c o s t u m e i t s e l f, I a l s o h a v e a s p e a ke r s y s t e m built in to it allowing m e t o i n t e ra c t w i t h p e o p l e . I t ’s a m a z i n g how many people t h i n k I ’m u s i n g a v o i c e c h a n g e r, b u t , t h a t ’s j u s t me acting the part, iron Geordie wouldn’t really w o r k ? ! I t r e a l l y m a ke s a big impact with people, I spend a lot of time grinning from ear to ear w a t c h i n g p e o p l e ’s f a c e s . I t ’s a c r o s s t h e b o a r d w i t h a g e ra n g e s t o o . Where did the idea behind it come from? The idea was really b o r n o u t o f a fe w t h i n g s r e a l l y, l o t s o f e x p e r i e n c e Tr o o p i n g with the 99th Garrison ( S t a r Wa r s ) a n d r e a l l y seeing some very poor costumes at some events. I knew I could do this better than what

was already available. I t ’s a l s o v e r y c u r r e n t , y o u c a n ’ t m o v e fo r super hero movies at the minute. I also have some great contacts with other costumers a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y fo r b i g g e r e v e n t s . We c a n add a little bit of magic t o a c h i l d ’s s p e c i a l d a y, j u s t l i ke w h e n I m e t D a r t h Va d e r w h e n I was 7. So how have people t a ke n t o I r o n c l a d Promotions, has it been as successful as you had hoped/expected? I t ’s s t i l l r e a l l y e a r l y d a y s s o f a r, b u t , t h e reaction has been amazingly positive. I fe e l t h a t a s w o r d g e t s around it really could lead to bigger things. I ’m a l r e a d y l o o k i n g a t what the next costumes will be and already have a fe w e v e n t s b o o ke d . I ’ l l let you know those as a n d w h e n I ’m a l l o w e d to tell you. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? I ’m a m a s s i v e D e r r e n Brown fan, I’ve met him a fe w t i m e s t o o . I have a dog called Darwin (after Charles). I’ve appeared on stage at the metro arena as a S t o r m t r o o p e r.

I f y o u c o u l d d ra w anyone famous past or present who would it be and why? I don’t really have a m a s s i v e u r g e t o d ra w

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

So what can we expect from you in 2013? 2013, the rise and rise of Ironclad. New c o s t u m e s a n d a fe w events with multiple costumes with costumers coming from across the country to p u t s m i l e s o n p e o p l e â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reveal these just yet but I will ke e p y o u p o s t e d a s s o o n as I can. I can tell you that may is going to be p r e t t y b u s y.

How can people contact y o u o r ke e p u p t o d a t e with what you are doing? Yo u c a n c o n t a c t me via email: ironcladpromotions@ g m a i l . c o m , Te l : 07850445056, the Fa c e b o o k p a g e : h t t p : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / IroncladPromotions?ref= h l a n d a l s o o n Tw i t t e r : ironcladpromos

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anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

H i C a r l , a l l t h e b e s t fo r t h e n e w y e a r, w e k n o w 2 0 1 2 w a s a b u s y o n e fo r you with the launch of N e w Wa v e b u t t e l l u s what we can expect in 2013? Much the same but building on numbers also looking to hold a one off business award night using the local supplies and vendors to promote. Looking to progress into a City status H o w d o e s i t fe e l t o be spreading further afield? Great we are moving out but with small STEPS we are still learning from each event with some g r e a t fe e d b a c k f r o m t h e members. I t s o u n d s l i ke N e w Wa v e is going from strength to strength, so what has been your highlight so far? The highlight has to be the money the members

h a v e ra i s e d t o t h e local based charities, in particular to me ( fo r p e r s o n a l r e a s o n s ) the donations that have gone to Cancer Connections So how can the people of the North East get involved with New Wa v e ? The easiest way to be honest is to attend one of our meetings. Our next one in the borough o f S o u t h Ty n e s i d e i s a t t h e Ta v i s t o c k o n F e b 19th or the Newcastle open night on Feb 5th

or contact me, text or call 07917121646. Can people attend the events in other areas? More than welcome to attendÂ other areas and my vision is to have ONE big meeting on an annual basis when we c a n h a v e a h u g e p a r t y, ra i s e l o t s o f m o n e y fo r charity andÂ gain more business!! T h e b e s t w a y t o fo l l o w u s i s o n Fa c e b o o k a n d s o o n Tw i t t e r p l u s c h e c k out the website at w w w. n e w w a v e h q . c o m .

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anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

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would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

H T I W W I N T E R V I EA D A M S LUKE H i L u ke , i t ’s g o o d t o have you back in NE Magazine, so what have you been up to since we l a s t s p o ke t o y o u ( j u s t b e fo r e t h e 2 0 1 2 G r e a t North Run)? H o w a b o u t a r e c a p fo r our new readers, tell us a b i t a b o u t y o u r s e l f ? I ’m 2 4 y e a r s o l d f r o m South Shields and after going through college and university to complete a Sports and E xe r c i s e D e v e l o p m e n t degree - I wasn’t really s u r e w h i c h p a t h t o t a ke . I did part time sports coaching within schools a n d s p o r t s c l u b s fo r a w h i l e b e fo r e d e c i d i n g to go out on my own and created LCA Health and Fitness in 2012. I wanted to help people t o l o s e w e i g h t a n d fe e l great again through n u t r i t i o n a n d e xe r c i s e . Since then I’ve been c o a c h i n g , t ra i n i n g a n d educating my members on how to get the best fitness results possible. So what is runeatsleep. co.uk and how did it come about? I’ve been running and c o a c h i n g fo r a r o u n d 1 0 years now and I’ve been on numerous courses, received coaching, listened to other runners, read books etc. T h e p r o b l e m I fo u n d with my own running w a s t h a t I t ra i n e d r e a l l y hard, but I wasn’t getting any better… and I H AT E D T H AT ! Pe o p l e would tell me that I should stick at the

t ra i n i n g a n d I w o u l d g e t b e t t e r. I d i d s e e s o m e results but I never saw HUGE improvements the way I would have l i ke d . S o I s t u d i e d m o r e i n t o t ra i n i n g m e t h o d s , n u t r i t i o n , l i fe s t y l e , mindset and a host of other areas to get t h e b e s t o u t o f m y s e l f. Pretty soon I saw the results I was looking fo r – a n d p e o p l e w e r e asking questions of the methods I was fo l l o w i n g . I s t a r t e d coaching some of my friends and helped them to get great results too, then decided I wanted to do it on a bigger scale. What are the running challenges that we’ve been hearing about? The running challenges are designed to get the people of South Ty n e s i d e p u t t i n g o n t h e i r t ra i n e r s a n d g i v i n g them a challenge to do in a familiar area. We u s e d G y p s i e s G r e e n Stadium and the Little Haven Steps overlooking the seafront. The aim was to show that running doesn’t have to be boring and you don’t n e e d t o r u n fo r m i l e s and miles to get fit. Yo u c a n c h e c k t h e m o u t h e r e w w w.y o u t u b e . c o m / r u n n i n g w i t h l u ke a d a m s There will be more running challenges coming in 2013 – so ke e p y o u r e y e s p e e l e d !

So who is RUN.Eat.Sleep aimed at? I set up RUN.Eat.Sleep t o h e l p r u n n e r s t o fe e l s t r o n g e r, f a s t e r a n d more confident. My aim fo r 2 0 1 3 i s t o g e t a s many people enjoying their running in South Ty n e s i d e . I ’m w o r k i n g on projects towards helping absolute beginners through to s t r o n g c l u b r u n n e r s . How can people get involved? They can call me personally on 07584433294 to have a chat about their running experiences and help to find a suitable p r o g ra m m e fo r their needs. Alternatively they c a n e m a i l i n fo @ r u n e a t s l e e p . c o . u k

What are the benefits? Some of the main t h i n g s I fo c u s o n a r e E N J OY M E N T a n d F E E L I N G G R E AT ! I f y o u ’r e n o t e n j o y i n g y o u r t ra i n i n g a n d fe e l i n g g o o d – y o u ’r e v e r y u n l i ke l y t o ke e p u p w h a t e v e r y o u ’r e d o i n g . The members of RUN. E a t . S l e e p h a v e d i f fe r e n t goals depending on the p r o g ra m m e t h e y fo l l o w. I a l s o fo c u s o n h e l p i n g people to - l o s e w e i g h t - i m p r o v e t h e i r running technique - l e a r n h o w t o “breathe” when running – a lot of beginners always want to know this - l e a r n d i f fe r e n t m e t h o d s o f t ra i n i n g - m e e t o t h e r r u n n e r s - g e t e d u c a t e d o n good nutrition W h e n y o u ’r e n o t r u n n i n g o r t ra i n i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke t o s p e n d your time? I l i ke t o s p e n d m o s t o f my time with friends a n d f a m i l y. I s p e n d a lot of my time with them eating at Nandos, g o i n g fo r a ‘ t r e n d y

c o f fe e ’, w a t c h i n g r o c k bands, or watching Man Utd (Glory Supporter ALERT). I also have a love/hate relationship w i t h F I FA 1 3 … . C u r r e n t l y I LO V E I T. G i v e u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? In my 24 years I’ve never had a pet. I am going to visit some p u p p y c o c ke r s p a n i e l s t h i s w e e ke n d a n d I ’m r e a l l y e xc i t e d a b o u t i t ! I failed every exam in my second year of A Level Maths and still p a s s e d o v e ra l l a f t e r a n a v e ra g e f i r s t y e a r. I absolutely hated it! I love telling people I have a maths A-level though! When I was in Infants school I tripped and s m a c ke d m y h e a d o f f t h e g r o u n d . I f ra c t u r e d m y f a c e a n d m y e y e fe l l i n t o t h e f ra c t u r e a n d g o t t ra p p e d . I n o w h a v e a metal plate under my e y e . Yo u ’d n e v e r n o t i c e t h o u g h ! Where is your favorite place to run? Without a doubt – Cleadon Hills. I love to run up there and try to g e t u p t h e r e e v e r y d a y. The views are amazing. Yo u c a n s e e fo r m i l e s ! A lot of people seem to always be negative about South Shields (my hometown), but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I love to run across the fields and over to South Shields Beach through Marsden Q u a r r y. H o w e v e r, I d o have to be careful when running across the golf c o u r s e w h e n t h e g o l fe r s are teeing off!!

What is your guilty pleasure? Geordie Shore – I find it so hard to watch but I also can’t help but watch it. What a show! H o w c a n p e o p l e fo l l o w y o u a n d ke e p u p t o date with you? I f y o u ’r e w a n t i n g t o learn a little more a b o u t r u n n i n g . Yo u c a n download a free copy o f “ B e c o m e a Fa s t e r, Stronger and More Confident Runner ” at http://runeatsleep. co.uk/free-download/ A n y l a s t w o r d s fo r our readers? Enjoy yourself and your running “ Ev e r y R u n y o u d o should be an Adventure”

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anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers. Have you had any f u n n y / e m b a r ra s s i n g i n c i d e n t s w h i l s t d ra w i n g someone? To o m a n y t o m e n t i o n ! In the early days o f A l t o n To w e r s I

would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too

anyone famous; I think h u m a n s a s a ra c e a r e a l l so unique and individual t h a t i t ’s a l m o s t irrelevant whether t h e y ’r e i n t h e p u b l i c eye or not. Having said that, I would have loved t o h a v e h a d a c ra c k at Steve Irwin when he was still around; I fo u n d – a n d s t i l l f i n d – h i s e n t h u s i a s m fo r l i fe u t t e r l y i n fe c t i o u s . C o m e t o t h i n k o f i t , I ’d l o v e to spend ten minutes in the presence of the Dalai Lama too. What has been your m o s t m e m o ra b l e moment so far? D ra w i n g A l a n S h e a r e r fo r a c h a r i t y a u c t i o n ra n k s p r e t t y h i g h , b u t just getting the inside t ra c k i s w h e n I w o n m y a w a r d s fo r ‘ B e s t L i ke n e s s ’ a n d ‘ B e s t Pa r t y C a r i c a t u r e s ’ a t t h e International Society of Caricature Artists’ annual convention in L a s Ve g a s i n 2 0 0 5 . I t was my first year in attendance (with my g o o d p a l a n d fe l l o w a r t i s t M i ke C a r l o n ) a n d it was a blast. Hanging out and mingling with my artistic heroes left me tongue-tied at times, and I spent most of the week artistically crippled by being in the presence of such caricature royalty; however I seemed to overcome that, going on to have a fantastic time and creating a gallery of pieces ultimately deemed worthy by my peers.

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would frequently c o c k u p a d ra w i n g i n s o m e ra n d o m w a y o r a n o t h e r, a n d h a v e t o surreptitiously place a t h u m b o r s u c h l i ke a c r o s s t h e o f fe n d i n g p a r t o f t h e d ra w i n g when presenting the art t o t h e c u s t o m e r. T h i s happened more times than I care to recall! On another occasion, I reduced a lady to t e a r s a f t e r d ra w i n g h e r with, in her own words, a “ m a s s i v e n o s e ”. ( I must admit, it doesn’t fe e l p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d to elicit this reaction from someone; but at the same time, I often wonder why she was s i t t i n g fo r a c a r i c a t u r e in the first place, if she was that sensitive about h e r fe a t u r e s . ) T h e s e d a y s , I ’m s o e x p e r i e n c e d in what I do the humour and funny moments g e n e ra l l y c o m e a b o u t t h r o u g h w h a t I ’m putting down on paper – and the reactions of the crowd watching. Te l l u s 3 ra n d o m f a c t s about yourself? 1.I love listening to C h r i s t m a s m u s i c y e a rround. Sad but true! 2.I have a full-on o b s e s s i o n w i t h N e w Yo r k C i t y : c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y, architecture... smitten with the place. 3 . I w a s o n ‘ T h e Pa u l O ’G ra d y S h o w ’ i n 2 0 0 8 , presenting a customised c a r i c a t u r e p o r t ra i t t o t h e m a n h i m s e l f. To p fe l l a ! W h e n y o u ’r e n o t d ra w i n g h o w d o y o u l i ke to spend your time? The usual, really: chilling out with my fiancée and some good T V, r e a d i n g , c i n e m a , running, drinking, gym (not necessarily in that order). Nothing too