Sinister: new york city, bliss

[remaniac]

sigh
so i am back from nyc, and have been wandering about aimlessly, nibbling
on russian tea cakes and humming dirty dream no 2... i did dream about the
band all night. particularly something about sarah and me making a book(?)

supper club nyc gigs:

both were virtually flawless, though each had its own flavour. nov 1
seemed more intimate and otherworldly to me; am i delusional, or could
really one feel the love and support in the club?! the audience was so
polite and some of us forgot how to dance (beyond the "head nod") because
we were completely enraptured! nov 2, on the other hand, had a different
energy--people yelling between songs and such, though the band seemed in
excellent spirits, smiley, especially isobel. hopefully they weren't just
glad the tour is over. and perhaps the audience was restless from the
excruciating guv'ner set?! (goon --hope you don't mind my quoting you--
had it right when he said something to the effect of, "i'm willing to
indulge in a nostalgic moment, but this is too much!")  

anyway, if it's even possible, this opening fiasco made b+s seem all the
more heavenly. i think it's kind of endearing when the band disappears to
a corner of the stage, leaving perhaps just stevie visible up front (doing
_his_ head nod)... but some of the best moments were when one could see
all of them up there playing together; i wanted to give them a big hug.
after the shuffling around between songs, everything just pulls together
beautifully...
later i was suddenly too shy to speak to stuart m (and stood by as garth
did), though we did say goodbye as stuart and his snazzy pants went back
upstairs. wee chris and i did speak again :)

although i'm so glad they didn't repeat the nov 1 setlist on nov 2 as
stuart m had humorously suggested they would, the first night's was my
favorite. and one had to love the byrds cover, with wee chris joining
stuart m to sing (and ducking back when it was over)... it was one of the
most wonderful, endearing things i've ever heard/seen. actually, now that
i think about it, nov 2 was pretty amazing-- "i know where the summer
goes" being a highlight... but i'll spare you my deliberations. after
weeks of travelling to and from, and dreaming about, new cities and new
shows, it's time to get back to schoolwork.

helloes to kat (many thanks) and kristen (lovely to see you and meet
hans)!

btw, was it a listee who gave isobel a monkey ("hamish") in chicago?

--emily

scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
(this means you really love me)
...
rusholme ruffians




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