When I say putting Manto on the map, I don't mean in a 'nobody has heard of it' kind of way (this legendary Manchester bar was laying the foundations of the Gay Village eighteen years ago), I mean in a 'today we are launching Tarzan's Bananathon Interactive map and I have spent the last half hour putting Manto on it' kind of way.
Where's the Manto website? Click on where it says 'Tarzan's Bananathon Interactive map' in grey above, then on the icon on the map, or where it says 'Manto' on the index to the left. Go on, it's good, I promise.
This is the first of the venues (other than the start, finish and party) to be revealed and the reason I chose it first is that the bar's manager Alan Townend completely embraced the idea of the Bananathon in about a minute. Some of the venues have had a bit of a quandary over, either what we should do in our ten minutes, or what they can do for LRF, or in some cases both.
No such problem at Manto.
I told Alan what it was about and he said "How about you collect glasses for ten minutes and I give you all the bar takings for that ten minutes?" Perfect.
Manto is on three floors and opens out for alfresco drinking and dining on to the thriving metropolis that is Canal Street. The three of us will be really visible moving between tables and Alan has even said we can encourage customers to go and buy drinks in the period to boost the take. Big thanks to him and the Manto staff.
So tell the world, get down to Manto on Saturday September 13th.
I have also proof read the tickets for the Tiger Tiger Party tonight and I think they are fantastic. Once everyone is happy with the design Lee Barrett at Lithoprint in Stockport will get a special thank you. Oh, he just did.
Tarzan x
Tarzan's Bananathon Venue List (one more revealed each day)
Manchester Royal Infirmary (9.30am)
Manto (Time TBC, between 4.45pm and 7.00pm)
Virgin Active/The Printworks (7.20pm to 7.30pm)
Tiger Tiger (7.30pm onwards)
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