[kj] Viva Jester! - G hates S&D

[Phillipps Marc]

><<Jaz introduced Song and Dance as
>something Geordie hates to play>>

>but why,?! i'd be interested to know. 

>From what I can remember (I was rather drunk . . . ) it was Change that Jaz
said Geordie hated . . 



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> 
>  <<Jaz introduced Song and Dance as
> something Geordie hates to play>>
> 
> but why,?! i'd be interested to know. 
> 
> 
> 
> Graeme Rowland wrote:
> 
> >This is my recollection of the day Killing Joke played
> >a benefit at Camden Barfly for Jester. 
> >
> >Just about drifting off to sleep on Saturday night and
> >I'm kept awake by police helicopter choirs of ugliness
> >and exit dogs conspiring against shut eye. At least I
> >can get a bit of kip on the coach to London the next
> >day!
> >
> >I saw no sign of Islamic Extremities letting off bombs
> >between Victoria and Camden, but maybe they were all
> >busy hiding their weapons of mass destruction? The
> >papers that morning reported that the family of the
> >Brazilian shot dead by London police after being
> >mistaken for terrified were a bit upset at the small
> >amount of money they'd been offered for his lost life.
> >They were quoted as saying that the British
> >authorities thought they could fob them off as they
> >were just stupid poor people.  
> >
> >I found a couple of CDs for less than the price of a
> >pint in Reckless records closing down sale:
> >
> >Charger - Confessions of a Man (mad enough to live
> >among beasts) / www.peaceville.com
> >
> >Silver Ray - New Love / www.brokenhorse.co.uk
> >
> >After scoring a Democracy CD single in Record
> >Exchange, found the Enterprise just after 6pm and
> >there met Gatherers Loose Gannon, Brian, Woody 2Shoes,
> >Bob Barathy, Robs Arse and the drinking began.
> >Actually Lisa had already downed a bottle of red wine
> >on the train from Preston. Jaz was at the bar and Lisa
> >was talking to him for a while, and at one point
> >pointed me out to him and it seemed to me from across
> >the pub that she was shouting, "Chessboards!" which
> >seemed a little odd, but in fact she was saying I was
> >from Manchester. Jaz seemed in a very good mood.
> >
> >Most people were setting off to the Barfly, but I was
> >still waiting for Dave Gingoblin to arrive from
> >Edinburgh, as I was getting his spare ticket. A pink
> >haired woman told me that the support was a Punch and
> >Judy show, which Dave and I missed. Peter West was
> >rushing about in the street trying to get rid of a
> >spare ticket, but only had the one head. At the Barfly
> >saw Anthony Adamiak and Jane Shadforth but said little
> >more than hello, and introduced myself to Juliet
> >Pleming and Jester.
> >
> >Raven walked past as I was getting rid of my leather
> >jacket at the cloakroom. It was the thirteenth Killing
> >Joke gig I'd been to, and my cloakroom ticket was
> >number 13.
> >
> >Pretty soon after we got upstairs Killing Joke kicked
> >into Wardance and the sound was superb. Nick Walker
> >has gone and been replaced by a keyboard player who
> >I'm told is from the band Inertia. Jaz was in his
> >civvies, with no warpaint visible from where I was
> >standing waving my arms about like some drunken fool.
> >Primitive had seemed a bit too epic and overblown at
> >their Motley Crue stadium support in Manchester, but
> >was now back in more familiar hunting grounds. Sun
> >Goes Down was as tribal and inspiring as ever, and I
> >cannot repeat enough how thrilled I am that they've
> >resurrected possibly the finest 'B-side' ever recorded
> >by any band. Unless of course that's Pssyche, which
> >they played later, a song that could get cripples out
> >of wheelchairs such is its momentum. Asteroid caused
> >more of my beer to go on the floor than down my
> >throat. Are You Receiving stormed past in a flash of
> >pure adrenaline. Jaz introduced Song and Dance as
> >something Geordie hates to play. Complications sounded
> >the most apocalyptic I've ever heard it and The Wait
> >was as wired as ever. Jaz looked quite pleased with
> >the Frenzy singalong, whereas usually he seems
> >derisive of the Gathering's attempts. I'm pretty
> >certain they played Bloodsport too, but have no
> >recollection of Requiem being played, although that
> >doesn't mean it wasn't.
> >
> >Change was the final song, which considering Jester's
> >illness, seemed highly appropriate lyrically.
> >
> >TV Smith and Gaye Advert of the Adverts were at the
> >gig and I talked with TV Smith for a while downstairs
> >after the gig. I'd recently bought the reissue of Cast
> >of Thousands and it seems in retrospect to be
> >lyrically along similar lines to some Killing Joke
> >songs. Also said hello to Geordie and his hat. Thats
> >the last thing I remember.
> >
> >
> >  
> >
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