Instant Crowd Fund: You chance to spend a tenner or less on the future of criticism...

I am going to do a mini-experiment in Crowd Funding. So, for today only, I introduce the Vile Arts instant crowd fund.

I am launching this appeal to create a New Host for the Vile Blog, one with a smile on his face. He is aiming to make about a tenner, but if he doesn't make it, all supporters are still going to get their rewards...


The rewards! That's the best bit...


For the price of a large latte and a cigarette, Gareth K Vile will cut and paste a preview of anything you like and put it on his blog. The only thing he won't do is something abusive or offensive (and Gareth K Vile retains the right to decide what that is).

For a large Chinese take-away - up to the price where they give free prawn crackers, Gareth K Vile will do an online interview with anyone of your choice (again, don't ask for famous people or porn stars. This is really a service for people who fancy being on the Vile Blog and want to buy me dinner)

For a packet of Pall Mall Menthols and a medium latte, I'll do a radio interview and release it on Mixcloud.

If you take me to that Buffet Restaurant in Sauchiehall Street and let me have the special soup option, I'll actually write a really good preview of 500 words on the blog for whatever show you fancy (see previous notes, and it better not be musical theatre).

Offer ends today at 7.30pm. Supporters probably need to be in the West End of Glasgow, or can get there easily...


I'll be passing this off as satire and not a consequence of forgetting my bank card again.