Hi list, This is just to tell you what I thought about the B&S gig in Paris two days ago, at La Cigale... I must confess that I thought, before the gig, that it could be disappointing : La Cigale is a big venue, the gig had been sold out for several weeks, the price of tickets on the black market was about 300 francs (30 quids)... And sometimes, french audience are not very respectful for artists and they keep talking laughing and drinking during songs... It could have been like the gig in Nottingham, fot those who were there : too crowdy, too big, too hot. But it wasnt. It was definitely crowdy, yes, and we couldnt even find a seat upstairs. So we had to stand on the ground floor, a few meters from the scene. And the gig was brilliant, once again. They played songs from their three albums, from the EPs, and they even played some new songs, especially Lord Anthony... They seemed happy to be on stage, happy to play their music. And the audience were quiet and silent during these seconds when Stuart's voice is the only thing we can hear, or even between two songs. If angels could sing, they would have Stuart's voice... The audience were silent and calm enough to make me forget the crowd. Friends of mine, who are b&s fans as well, have been disappointed however : they said that if they had stayed at home listening to the record, it would have been the same. They even said that the band was too shy, too twee, that there was no communication with the audience. "No soul", they said... They can say anything, I dont mind. This gig was magic. But now it's over. And I'm in a mess. Do you find it normal to drown in some kind of depression after such a gig? I dont know. I cant help thinking that I wont have the opportunity to see B&S again... maybe later, in a year, but it seems so far away from here... Just a last word to thank all the young, tall, elegant rich kids who could make it at La Fourmi for the meet-up before the gig. You were very nice. There were many listees and other french popkids. I wish I could have had the time to chat longer but I was very busy trying to say hello to everyone, finding a ticket for Niall and his girlfriend, looking for David and Katrina... By the way, special thanks to them : it was a pleasure to give out Jeepster catalogues in the venue with you. I tryed to find you after the gig but you seemed to have disappeared! Last special thanks to Niall, to Brian, to Julien, Eric, and, last but not least, Philippe... Well, that's it. Take care, Stéphane -- Visitez le Tweeclub sur http://www.chez.com/tweeclub "I had a job in an office once, I never talked to anyone..." Belle and Sebastian, Pocketbook Angel +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+