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03 October 2006
By the Grace of God... How did the speech go? Enquiring minds need to know.
I was cool, calm and collected. The narrative structure of the speech remained constant. I was very different from everyone else speaking, and I was not boring. I did not thump any tub, but I was forthright, clear and interesting. It was probably the best speech I've ever given. The audience was just a blur.
After the speech I sat there thinking what utter shite I was but upon reflection I became increasingly satisfied with my performance.
The rest of the evening was also great. Extremely charismatic people give off a faint electricity!!
There were 240 people there. Packed, loud, boisterous, awesome hall even though it was utterly pissing outside.
The other guy who I brought in who also spoke fucked up several times but carried on and continued, and will be staying involved. (Yay! I cared about this more than my speech. His issues had a lot of legs in the question and answer section. Yay again!)
I did not wind up in the newspapers, even though I looked impossibly cute.
Last but not least, the guest of honour said my speech was brilliant and, to the hilarious shock of my Better Half, gave me a peck on the cheek!
There was a photo on The Scotsman website which showed The Big Shot along with others alongside him. Was one of them you? Seated to his left? The picture's gone now.