Someone said: As a fan it was bizarre to be part of it, it didn't matter where you were in the room your vision of the band at some point was always obstructed and difficult. Surely for a band so 'fresh' it would have been better and aided enjoyment if there was a more conventional layout. I imagine the layout of the hall was some kind of compromise between the band and someone who lives in the real world... a conversation along these lines no doubt occured: B&S: This new gig of ours, we want it to be as WACKY as possible... could we perhaps do it on the moon? SITRW: Someone in the real world: Hmmm, no. B&S: How about underwater somewhere? SITRW: Hmmm, no. B&S: What about down in a coal mine, the acoustics must be pretty inconducive to pop music down there? SITRW: Hmmm, no. B&S: I know, inside a huge open structure, like one of those inflatable gas containers... and we'll use FLAME POWERED AMPS! SITRW: Hmmm, no. B&S: Well, a high ceilinged barn that's short on atmosphere and where you can't drink or smoke is a DEFINITE. SITRW: Obviously away from London, you don't want to make it easy for the press to review you. B&S: Right, could you arrange the stage so that the band are in a different room to the audience? SITRW: Hmmm, no. B&S: What about hanging us from the ceiling, in all four corners so we're difficult to look at? Maybe the whole gig could be UPSIDED DOWN! BONKERS! We could tie all the audiences to the floor, and gaff tape their faces downwards so it's IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE US! And we could all swap instruments after EACH BAR instead of just each song! And we could roll dice to decide what song to play, but no-one is allowed to tell anyone else what song we're playing! SITRW: I know you don't like to compromise, but how about you do a gig in the middle of a sunday afternoon in a church hall, with the stage crowding round the audience, and the band all split up? It's not perfect, but it's quite inconvenient for the fans? B&S: BRILLIANT! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------