Shunt is my new favourite place on
Earth. If you have never been, go. And get there early before things kick off
so you can have a wander in quiet reverence.
We played on Friday and it was one of
our best shows ever. There was basically no one there who knew who we were but
the place was packed and people were dancing and singing and clapping and yes!
There was a massively long table with a bull's head in the middle which was
used as a theatre piece at one point during the night in which a naked woman
was eaten. Greg performed 'man in the mirror' to passersby. There was video animation. There were short films. There
were table dancers. There was James Brown.
We played two sets. The first was acoustic
in a little side room. It went really well, but I remembered why we don't play
any of my songs live anymore... Then we processioned down the halls playing
'chalon valley house band' finishing up in the audience and then going on stage
to do set no. 2.
Napoleon IIIrd played after us and put
on a great show. Then keyboard choir took over and blew the house down.
Everyone was dancing and their as yet unrecorded song that goes 'pussy cat
pussy cat kill kill kill' (but no doubt has a name like 'transgenic marine')
was fan-fucking-tastic. Sublime. They've been playing the same songs for a
while now, but the new stuff they're producing is so so good. Bate your breath,
people.....
Thanks to all who came.
Special thanks to Jon Stornoway for
playing banjo in Fleet River and John Brainlove for putting on the whole
night.
Love, We Aerotom
ps. it should be noted I'm a little
overexcited thinking about it all again, hence scatty post...