Innominata report

I'd call that a qualified success. Apart from a couple of cuing problems with the dancers (more than made up for by their awesome hotness), and the fact that "Army of Light" is probably a chorus or two too long, the set got a good reaction and compliments afterwards. Although of course Room Noir were the stars of the night. I know that the term "easy listening" sounds like an insult, but applied to the Noir boys it's a compliment, compared to the Vostok Lake Difficult Listening Experience. :-)

The most screwed up moment of the night was when a DJ with a malevolent sense of humour played the Mission's "Amelia", followed immediately by Motörhead's "Jailbait". The first song is awful, mawkish trash of the type that makes me hate Wayne Hussey with a passion, but it was possibly made worth it by the horrible, tasteless, hilarious juxtaposition.

Speaking of which...

ME: "Who out there likes Motörhead?"
(a couple of cheers)
ME: "I'm so fuckin' sorry, guys. This is Iron Fist."
AUDIENCE MEMBER: (shocked) "No way!!!"

I love that reaction. Cheers to Acerbus Sonitus for making it happen, and the Vostok Go-Go Girls for drawing attention away. Also cheers to this noxious brew for keeping someone still not quite alive from a run-in with a motor vehicle awake until 2 am.

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The night was in part in aid of poor homeless kittens. In that regard, spare a thought for the sad tale of poor Fishing Cat.