This question may be more suited to the marketing board; I'm not sure. I know I'm safe in the bar...
As some of you may have noticed, back in May I applied for a grant to develop and present a musical revue of all original music. I won't know until November 7th if I get the grant or not, but after putting all that work into clarifying the plan, I hope to develop and present the show regardless of whether I get the grant or not. I'll just have to do a cheaper version of it (e.g., everyone involved will have to be volunteers instead of paid contractors).
For this project, I want to define myself in a particular way that exemplifies (is that the right word?) or demonstrates the mission or values I am trying to express by doing this. In a nutshell, I believe a person can start something new (or go back to an old hobby or activity that they've moved away from) at any time regardless of how old they are. I think this is very important, because we (at least in the U.S.A.) live in a culture that worships youth and nearly discards people of "a certain age", which varies, depending on what activity we're considering at the moment. Our culture also tends to support the idea(s) that it's not okay to do a thing publicly unless we can do it [nearly] perfectly and, therefore, amateurs should only watch the professionals. I want people to do things, not just watch the "experts". I can get really wound up about this, but I'll take a deep breath here <<pause>> and spare you.
So, back to this persona I want to develop for performing. I am thinking of calling her "Granny Goble". I had considered "Guitar Granny" (and I have locked up both URLs: grannygoble.com and guitargranny.com), but I am not really a guitar player--I just strum to accompany myself. So I'm leaning strongly toward Granny Goble.
I'm looking for feedback on this idea. I'm especially interested in hearing any thoughts I may have somehow not considered that might indicate this is not a good idea. I do have trouble thinking things through properly. And I actually have two questions.
1. Is there any reason why Granny Goble would be an ill-advised choice for a performing persona, given my personal mission/s?
2. Do you have any ideas on the best way to present "Granny Goble"? I don't want her to be a cartoon but I do want her to be entertaining. What I mean is, I don't want to dress up in a way that comes across as (for instance) trying to be Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies. I'm thinking something more sophisticated than that. But not too sophisticated, as she should be fun to watch.
If you have any thoughts on any of this, I'd love to hear them. If not, no worries. I'm asking around locally, as well.
Thanks for reading,
Vicki