| thedavidx ( @ 2009-07-06 18:31:00 |
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| Current music: | I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do - Benny out of Abba |
I do I do I do I do I don't
Well that was an eventful weekend. Benny from Abba and the Indelicates in one night. Alas, I was sitting in a portaloo with my trousers round my ankles when the bearded genius finally got round to playing an Abba song I'd actually heard of (I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do). Still, the powers that be should put on more gigs on Hampstead Heath. It's a bit like the V festivals if they were sponsored by Waitrose instead of Virgin. It was supposed to be a celebration of Swedish culture yet the songs included Spread A Little Happiness, Moonriver and Roll Out The Barrel. And there wasn't a hint of Roxette or Ace of Bass.
Meanwhile, at the Lexington, the Indelicates were nicely angry about having their set cut short and berated the audience for daring to ask them to play one of their hits. They ended with a surprisingly powerful bash at Jacko's Earth Song. I very nearly got up on stage and wafted some imaginary farts out of my bottom in a Jarvis stylee but I thought they might think I was taking the piss. When I told them of my fiendish plan afterwards they said I should definitely have gone for it. Another missed opportunity.
Talking of Jarv, did you see him on Question Time? Why isn't he Prime Minister? A monstrous swizz if you ask me.
Then I went to Crimes Against Pop and impressed The Kids with my magic. Not a lot. Met some nice people, got drunk, fell over.
On Sunday I went out with Ben and his brainy pals. Which was nice. We went to a Vietnamese restaurant and I resisted the urge to ask for number n-n-n-n-nineteen off the menu.
Oh, yeah, my friend Joe reckons the following is the reason for which the internet was invented. I think he might be right. Non Smiths fans look way now: