by schwenko » Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:30 am
Who is this Blur you speak of? [:D]
[quote][i]Originally posted by Frau_Blucher[/i]
<br>Amazing concert last night. Truly. I suppose any gig where 5 fairly remarkable things happen has to be considered amazing.
Thing #1: I meet Blir! He's perhaps a bit cuntish but nice enough...I suppose. He clearly enjoyed the gig, which is of zero surprise given that all the biggies were sung - Up the Down Escalator, In Shreds, Second Skin, Perfume Garden, and what looked to be Burgess' personal anthem, an impassioned Soul In Isolation.
Thing #2: The gig opens to Swamp Thing with the "Chameleons Vox" band jamming a long-intro version of the song. No Burgess to be seen for at least the first minute. Blir is standing at the front of stage-right, next to the stage door...which is where Mark first appears. Audience roars. He's standing right next to Blir (!) and starts dancing, exhorting Blir to do the same, who then does so. They both look every bit of their 40++ years with Blir looking significantly sillier than Mark. Mark proceeds thru the crowd in front of the stage to the steps in the middle, dancing along with exuberant partners as he goes. The crowd is apeshit, and he rips through a great rendition of the song.
Thing #3: During a brief lull between songs, I think for a moment that Blir has lost his mind when he screams out "MAMBO SUN!!!" WTF? I then realize Mark is wearing a T. Rex tank top. Unbelieveably, he looks at Blir then starts singing the first couple of lines of the song... "Beneath the bebop moon, I want to croon with you. Beneath the Mambo Sun, I got to be the one...with yooouuuuuu." I honestly shit you not. Blir is cracking up and hooting crazily and so is the audience. Incredible.
Thing #4: Mark and the band rip into a truly thunderous version of Singing Rule Britannia. Toward the end, Mark diverts from the standard verses and starts screaming "Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio"...several times! Holy fuck. I'm pretty sure I see Blir's jaw drop and his eyes just about roll into the back of his head. Clearly delirious at this point, but he recovers to scream his f'ing face off through the ending of the song.
Thing #5: It's been a great gig, and we mill about a bit, chatting up some new acquaintances. On the way out past the merch stand, Mark appears, looking eager to engage the remaining fans. There's some free gig posters and some of his autobio books for sale (View From A Hill). Blir chats him up, and both of them laugh when he thanks him for the Mambo Sun schtick. Mark then signs Blir's copy of his book and gig poster. Nice souvenirs! Helluva night. [8D]
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