Charles Christian writes... Well we didn't get a review of my Speakeasy/Cornelia Street Cafe (in Greenwich Village, New York earlier this month) in Village Voice, which is hardly surprising as the publication's changed out of all recognition in recent years, but one of my contacts with my day job has just posted the following in her ezine...

"After the TechnoLawyer soiree, we headed downtown for a special performance by Charles Christian, the Editor & Publisher of American Legal Technology Insider and The Orange Rag blog. In Charles' free time, he runs a poetry web community and decided to take advantage of his trip to New York to tell a story of his wilder days in the 60s. It was hilarious and was by far the hit of the evening."

I would just add that it was slightly daunting to find myself on a bill with a couple of people I've seen performing on American TV shows and that Canadian stand-up festival Just For Laughs.

Next definite date (more under negotiation) is a one-hour, one-man show at the Brighton Fringe Festival on Tuesday 5th May – more details to follow. And, here's a picture from the Greenwich Village gig...