Wednesday, March 25th
It's not all bad. There is still some work in the diary, some of which my still actually go ahead. Positivity is a high priority for me and I have very little patience with doom mongers, conspiracy theorists and the current crop of finger pointers.
However, here's a thought and I think it may be important.
When 'they sound the last all-clear' and 'normal service is resumed' a number of things will happen.
Hairdressers will have a field day. Extended opening hours, full appointment calendars, wholesalers battling to keep up with demand.
Taxi drivers will see an almost instant return to normality, and will be able to not go south of the river as frequently as before.
Non essential plumbing, car maintenance, gardening, eye tests, you name it. Specific trades and service industries are looking at a very bright horizon, if they can just hang in there. Hanging in there which will not happen without proportionate state intervention. Assuming that the powers that be do the right thing a lot of people have a boom time to look forward to the 'Coronabubble' if you will.
Of quite what the music community has to look forward to I am less certain. When venues finally reopen people will want to go out and let their (home cut) hair down. Going out is the opposite of staying in and we need to be ready. It would be nice if the business community, i.e. any potential live performance space from a pub to an arena, in addition to council run venues, put an initiative in place to maximise performing opportunities for artists of every stripe, or to encorage the entrepreneurs among us by massively reducing the cost of venue hire etc. Perhaps some of the insanely rich 'elite' (irony quote marks) of our industry might show a little overdue empathy and leadership by banging the drum (Skype lessons now available) in order to throw a little limelight in the direction of the rest of us, as our taste of the Coronabubble is very much not a sure thing, and anything that can be put in place to help us help ourselves will be welcomed.
So look on the bright side; if we can manage to survive the bust the inevitable boom will follow.
The Coronabubble is on its way. You heard it here first.
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