Sinister: Across the Narrows

[Kara Baer]

Hi, all!

Last night I dreamt I was eating lots and lots of
sweets.  Chocolate, fruit cake, cookies...and a girl
was speaking to me in french.  When I woke up,
however, all I wanted was some toast.
I'm de-lurking to tell y'all about the Across the
Narrows concert, which happened Sunday in Coney
Island.  I left the list about 5 years ago, but
recently rejoined after a bout of reminiscing.  I was
a young cub in those days, over-enthusiastic about
everything and perhaps a bit too intersted in tailing
our band around Glasgow.  I'm more mature now - and
studying to be librarian - but still willing to travel
from Boston to New York to see Belle & Seb.

It was a beautiful day.  The crowd didn't get really
excited until the Polyphonic Spree came on around 6pm.
 Favored activies until then included: cards, napping,
journaling, people watching (my favorite), and for the
young gentlemen: checking out the ladies.  Belle and
Seb came on stage about 7:15.  Stuart had a Mets
t-shirt on, much to the chagrin of the NYC crowd.  He
brought his baseball bat out and periodically hit a
few baseballs into the crowd.  
I don't remember the set list, but the whole show a
real feel of the good old days.  Stuart forgot the
lyrics to a few songs; everyone was having trouble
hearing themselves in the monitors; and there was much
shambling about on stage.  Poor Mick's trumpet mic
wasn't working and he pouted off for a few songs.  The
highlight of the set was a rousing round of "Happy
Birthday" to Beans, who turned 30.  Beansie then told
the crowd we would all have to buy him a drink.

The songs I remember are:
Stars of Track and Field
Woman's Realm
A couple or three new songs
Electronic Renaissance (YEAH!)
Me and the Major
I'm a Cuckoo
Lonliness of a Middle Distance Runner
Judy and the Dream of Horses

Much love,
Kara


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