My brother has been telling me for years how cool the festival is: all the plays, shows, musicals, comedians… that one can see during this August macro festival. It seems this year there are 2088 different shows to choose from! That is over TWO THOUSAND different shows! You should check out this fact and other cool ones at edfringe.com.

But I can’t go, and it sounds like so much fun! And I’m missing out on it!

I have found the 2nd best thing, though. It does not beat being there in person, but alas! it is so near it! The answer is:

The independent fringe reviewer website

You see, every morning I can ease myself into the fringe by checking out their blog. This way I know what’s been going on.

I follow it with a look at the photoblog so I can visualize Edinburgh’s fringe flair better.

If there are no new interviews that day, I then plunge into the dozen reviews which have appeared in the last 24 hours at hairline. I laugh at their reviews of good comedians, I envy that the reviewers got to see this or that play and I pat my pocket happily at not having spent money in that other particularly bad show. I muse a bit over which two shows would I go see if I could be in Edinburgh right then and settle for one drama and one comedy.

I always choose a third show from the Free Fringe reviews, for there is no way I would be able to afford three plays per day and they have some free shows which are really intriguing (check out the Zoo show!).

I then take a peek at their Stalkers section which I have been leaving for the end, as a “fringe dessert”. Will the hairline people have spotted any famous people today??

Finally, just as I’m about to turn in for the day, I check out the Hairline quote of the day, for it guarantees to send me to bed with a smile on my lips.

As my subconscious takes over for the night, my mind fills up with all these images from the fringe, which I might not have seen in person, but they sure feel real.

Sweet dreams hairline editors and reviewers and keep up the good work, for I’ll be checking you out tomorrow again…

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