Too little sleep -- fractured impressions:
It all went rather well, I thought. I got there late, flustered and disorientated from all the running around, but not too late to catch a few pints at the end of happy hour.
Jonesy's band were great fun, as were the other acts whose forum usernames I neglected to find out, but I'm sure Stu will fill in the blanks when he next checks in. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, and it was one of those nights when the occasional hiccups didn't seem to get in the way of things as they sometimes can. I forgot the lyrics (and managed to lose the crib sheets) to several songs and had to make stuff up on the spot. Set The Controls, for example, became rather more science-fiction orientated, now featuring lines like
The Sky-Captain issues the fatal command
Set the controls for the heart of the sun...
plus some rubbish about black holes extending their welcoming arms, etc. etc. etc. I'm not sure what people made of it. I screwed up large chunks of my set too, in particular In The Flesh? which featured more bum notes than a Les Dawson megamix.
But it was a really good laugh, I enjoyed myself and it was nice to meet people and put faces to names. Most of the crowd got Tribute CDs but some didn't, so all those who failed to contribute can hang their heads in shame for failing to help spread the joy.
I advise you all to petition Jonesy's band to tackle Echoes for Volume 2 of the NPF Tribute album. Their version was superb.
And yes, there was some limited audio/visual coverage but I forgot to give the tape to Stu. I found it in my pocket on the way back to London. I might accidentally tape over my section before I send it though...
Sadly the tape ran out during Echoes, so I've got a bit of the beginning and a bit of the end.
) heres the setlist...
