Re: Brighton

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Rodders?  D'you mean Rodney?

-Doc

--- steeevburt@ne...net wrote:

> Re the last song question. I do remember (probably at the old Mean 
> Fiddler)
> when we were offered the choice of last song by Gerard - Pony Boy or 
> BIMH. On
> that occasion Pony Boy was the closer. 
>  
> Glad you enjoyed the gig. 
>  
> Apparently (whisper) Gerard had a big falling out with Rodders. Now far 
> be it
> for me to spread gossip, but can anyone verify that.
>  
> I shall miss this tour. Gone are the days when we used to travel the 
> length
> of the country on consecutive nights to see the band. I could afford 
> better
> d*ugs then, didn't have children and was not remotely approaching 50. 
> Also, I
> shall be in Spain.
>  
> Steve B
>  
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: suzzell <suzzell@ws...org.uk>
> To: blueplanes@st...net
> Sent: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:29:30 GMT
> Subject: [Blueplanes] Brighton
> 
> 
> Hanbury, Brighton, March 27th
> 
> Opening night, one day later than planned.  Gerard?s
> slinking around, taking in the support, eyeing the punters
> from the safety of those shades.  The Hanbury?s filling up
> nicely, but it?s not the biggest ballroom in the world. 
> It?s not even the biggest in Kemp Town.
> 
> They start, low-key.  No Rodney.  No Wojtek.  No Ian. 
> Still, 3 guitars and the mighty thumping Brother John. 
> First impressions : skakey.  New songs flatter to deceive. 
> A heavy Fall/Beefheart grind that muddy any subtlety
> present.  Funny, but the news songs sound more dated than
> ?Spitting Out Miracles?, an unexpected mid-point
> highlight.  Thinks perked up.  The dancers arrive.  Gerard
> starts smiling.  A riotous ?Applicant?, a supremely
> tightly-coiled ?Detective Song?.  A real song instead of
> a terrace-anthem encore, not that I?m complaining either
> way.  And out into the night.
> 
> Sporadic magic it was.  But sporadic magic is better than no
> magic at all.
> 
> Hope you all enjoy the rest of the fortnight.
> 
> Opposite Steve. 
> 
> 
> Unrelated questions :
> 
> 1.  What was the last gig not to close with TV?s BIMH ?
> 2.  Is Gerard copying Wojtek?s dancing, or did Wojtek copy
> Gerard ?
> 3.  What do these guys do for day jobs ?  Not meaning to
> sound rude, but  
>         surely all these years of inactivity couldn?t
> support a squad half   
>         this size.
> 4.  Who or what is a Pony Boy ?
> 
> 
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