We're practising our interviewing technique ready for when we take over our Whitworth Gallery on March the 15th 2019 where we'll hopefully interview you.

I'm quoting Gail Allott again tonight: 'Natural, that's the only way to describe these interviews. Comes over, just two people having a conversation naturally. Love them " took a couple of dirties home" Triggy, honesty to the bone. What's just dawned on me is that the people who went down the Reno have…

On Friday Gail Allot asked: ‘Linda Brogan Tell me something!! Did you ever imagine that morning you said to your neighbor "Im gonna dig up the Reno" did you ever imagine, This??? What a phenomenon, it's just an absolute amazing project. So many Reno family have got on board but also to be acknowledged…

It was Mouse/Chris's funeral today. After a Xmas period night down the Reno, me, him, Danny Sarge and Tom were having a laugh in our flat in Medlock Court when my water's broke December 18th 1979, just before any of Chris's troubles began. Imagine the stories Chris had to tell. We spent last night practising…

Okay. So this is what we are attempting. Most history books are told from the perspective of someone rich and famous. No that isn’t true, they are told about someone rich and famous. They are the protagonist. So, for example, Queen Elizabeth 1st puts Mary Queen of Scots to death for the English throne.…

Do You Want To Help Tell Our Mancunian Story? To contextualise our mixed race story. When were you born? Before 1937 is particularly interesting to us. Both black, and white, and mixed race people. Come join us when we take up our gallery in the Whitworth March the 15th to register. Fab photo of our…

And in one generation look at who I am. I don’t mean that in an arrogant way. I mean that things can change. Feeling psyched from my new coaching course. I do shit loads of self-help. But do you know what was the highlight of my day: laughing with Melvyn who gave me lift from the Whitworth about the…

When we got home last night Philip Collins Snr wrote: 'Was a wonderful evening ...anger soon turned to laughter !!!!...and the raging bull felt very comfortable with my brothers and sisters...outbursts are very invigorating !!!...we are on a fantastic voyage of discovery of ourselves and am delighted…

Not from a History book. As Sean says we will be collecting the history of England over the last 100 years. And contextualising our story within it. Bit ambitious. Laughing. Love it. It is gonna be fab. Guess who that innocent Reno chappie is and his little sister.

4 years ago in psychotherapy when I was trying to understand why I allow myself to be a doormat, why the white middle class director thought she could bar me from my own rehearsal, why I quaked inside instead of standing up to her, I learned a technique called mentalisation that made me feel entitled…