MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE The Oakford Social Club, Reading 5th November 2011
I just wanted to mention MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE gig of last Saturday... As it reminded me of gigs in the late 1970's.. Inasmuch as it was a FREE gig, the pub was a cattle market, with pissed rugger buggers, extras from that "Every which way but Essex.." thing, with (in many ways quite impressive) lasses tottering around in ridiculously high heels & not falling over (although, I suspect that wouldn't be the case at the end of the night). & a considerable amount of shouting for no apparent reason.. There was probably about five people who (1) Have heard of MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE (2) Have come to see MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE.. As MISTY come on stage, a rugger bugger jumps on stage too, pulls his arm around Grandmaster Gareth & demands one of his mates take a picture of them together.. Then like willow the wisp.. He has gone.. Grandmaster Gareth left with the expression that he has been inadvertently goosed.. "Well.. That's a good start?" ... When Erotic Volvo arrived he was greeted with the loudest "Oi Oi.." drunken welcome that normally would be reserved for the rugger buggers end of season do, for the award for the player who most valiantly tried to piss in Nelson's good eye from one of the Lions... Actually I genuinely did LOL after the first song "We love you Handy!!!" I don't know why? It's not that funny but context is everything.. In many ways it was the perfect gig for MISTY as they had something for everyone.. A bit of madness (the band, not the situation) for the rugger buggers, some slow swing vaudeville for the drunken lasses (you can only sway to it) & some Northern Soul for me (if it was for the lack of cartilage in my knees, I would have been spinning like a good'n, for sure..) Erotic Volvo was even handing (sic) out biscuits during "I Wanna Biscuit" .. I had to decline.. Diabetes.. Beer is good, biscuits.. Not so. The funniest point of the evening for me was the power of the word "Paedophile"... When Grandmaster Gareth went through his acappela "Crumpled Up Guy"... When he sung the line "You drew a picture of me as a Paedophile Priest.." There was an almost stunned silence for about ten seconds, before the drunken hubbub continued.. A great night.. Even Madam liked it & she hates music... Especially when it is played!!!
I just wanted to mention MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE gig of last Saturday... As it reminded me of gigs in the late 1970's.. Inasmuch as it was a FREE gig, the pub was a cattle market, with pissed rugger buggers, extras from that "Every which way but Essex.." thing, with (in many ways quite impressive) lasses tottering around in ridiculously high heels & not falling over (although, I suspect that wouldn't be the case at the end of the night). & a considerable amount of shouting for no apparent reason.. There was probably about five people who (1) Have heard of MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE (2) Have come to see MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE.. As MISTY come on stage, a rugger bugger jumps on stage too, pulls his arm around Grandmaster Gareth & demands one of his mates take a picture of them together.. Then like willow the wisp.. He has gone.. Grandmaster Gareth left with the expression that he has been inadvertently goosed.. "Well.. That's a good start?" ... When Erotic Volvo arrived he was greeted with the loudest "Oi Oi.." drunken welcome that normally would be reserved for the rugger buggers end of season do, for the award for the player who most valiantly tried to piss in Nelson's good eye from one of the Lions... Actually I genuinely did LOL after the first song "We love you Handy!!!" I don't know why? It's not that funny but context is everything.. In many ways it was the perfect gig for MISTY as they had something for everyone.. A bit of madness (the band, not the situation) for the rugger buggers, some slow swing vaudeville for the drunken lasses (you can only sway to it) & some Northern Soul for me (if it was for the lack of cartilage in my knees, I would have been spinning like a good'n, for sure..) Erotic Volvo was even handing (sic) out biscuits during "I Wanna Biscuit" .. I had to decline.. Diabetes.. Beer is good, biscuits.. Not so. The funniest point of the evening for me was the power of the word "Paedophile"... When Grandmaster Gareth went through his acappela "Crumpled Up Guy"... When he sung the line "You drew a picture of me as a Paedophile Priest.." There was an almost stunned silence for about ten seconds, before the drunken hubbub continued.. A great night.. Even Madam liked it & she hates music... Especially when it is played!!!
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