[kj] KJ NYC 2008 Saturday night

[LONESTYLE at aol.com]

Thanks Alex for the report and the others! It is great to hear all  different 
views of these shows and what not. I hope they come out again next  year and 
not wait another 5 years! 
 
 
Cheers!
 
~LB
 
In a message dated 10/12/2008 8:16:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
vassifer at earthlink.net writes:

Agree  with all reports thus far. An *AMAZING* show, but like the  
others,  I'm wiped out. The later start to the show certainly didn't  
help  (cripes, I'm starting to sound like an old man, oh well). Great  
to  meet everyone (Frank Coleman, Trevor, Jiri & wife, Matt Burke,   
Chris & wife, Ron & wife, Cliff, Kara, Yos, JAVIER and that  strange  
dude from the Netherlands -- I'm sure I'm forgetting  someone.

Opening band was a dreadlocked bore.

Very limited  merch. Was sad to learn that they WEREN'T selling the  
DUENDE disc  (or any other discs) at the table. Only two shirts (both  
black --  one with first album cover art & dates, the other with a   
variation of the WTF? artwork). But, y'know, who cares. Last thing I   
really need is YET ANOTHER Killing Joke t-shirt.

Briefly met Jaz at  the bar (he drinks Diet Coke, now). He was followed  
by a film crew  who put each of us on the spot as to our feelings about  
the  Gathering, Killing Joke, the state of the world, the best recipe  
for  egg salad, etc. That was odd.

Very briefly chatted with Big Paul, who  gamely remembered who the hell  
I was (or very convincingly pretended  to).

The show itself -- BLINDING. As mentioned, some technical  glitches  
marred Geordie's sound (he looked none too pleased), but to  see BPF  
and Youth up there was really a superb. Big Paul is  fucking  
irreplaceable, and Youth has surprisingly great stage  presence (I used  
to think he looked a bit moronic circa PANDE in  1994). Decked out in  
the white suit & visor (!!) and a t-shirt  that read SELFISH CUNT, he  
looked to be having the most fun in the  room.

Amazing set list, though I was sad not to hear "Chop Chop" or "We  Have  
Joy." Still a robust airing of "Eighties" forgives  all.

CANNOT WAIT FOR ROUND TWO THIS EVENING --- although maybe I not do  so  
much drinky drinky.

Pics to follow at some  point.

Cheers,
Alex in NYC





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