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

[Brian]

Yes I thought it was Change as well

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From: "Phillipps Marc" <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>
To: <fluwdot at earthlink.net>; "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
band!)'" <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:41 PM
Subject: RE: [kj] Viva Jester! - G hates S&D


> ><<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 . .
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fluw [SMTP:fluwdot at earthlink.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:30 PM
>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Viva Jester! - G hates S&D
>>
>>  <<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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