st kilba in st kilda
well well well
here i am still in melby
we played a good show at the corner hotel
we dipped into some strange and unplayed songs
every member of the band got to pick 4
we didnt play any hits at all (thank god!)
except at the end one guy insisted on playing u.m.
(ok fair enuff except i dont like it but…..)
anyway lotta people very jazzed we played an obscurity like snowfaller
my choices we ripple maya on angel street and block
so blame me if you hate them…and are coming to syd show…
whilst on stage i noted the effect of all that energy
i was starting levitate somewhat
it might look like im pogoing but im getting rid of excess energy
i would have laughed at this stuff once but i am having mystical experiences playing
i get filled with rushes of lovely energy
i get filled with light n love and all that…even if its a nasty-ish song
i feel weightless i lose my head in it all
and i sometimes have to jump up and down
the music takes you and possesses you
you gotta do what it says i guess
if you invite it in n it says jump
youd be a fool not to jump
i guess once upon a time i was having a platonic relationship with music
now after all these years its become physical i suppose
and it gives you back whatever you put in
at least thats how it is for me
something coming thru me more and more
i am not how i used to be on stage at least
theres a force out there and i let it in on what i do
i dunno what to call that force maybe its simply chi or prana
maybe its creativity maybe its god
may be its some dead artist(s) working thru me
because i am more receptive to it now than ever
you know its a hard thing to pin down
but anyway somethings gotta hold of me onstage
so corner a good good gig. a fun gig. a happy gig.
last night we played a private party
at barrys house here in st kilda, melba-horn
a very nice house
a very gracious host and hostess barry n his wife
lovely rellies and friends too
now whooda thunk it eh?
me liking playing in someones house?
huh
?
i know….
nevertheless the spirit manifested
i closed my eyes we sang n played in a living room
eventually (it was 40 degrees ) they opened the windows
people were standing in front garden listening
timbo was chatting with people outside in between numbers
i stood there playing and singing
barry encouraged me to light up there n then
so i did n then passed it round to whoever needed a puff
it certainly helps with the heat
i drank some very nice scotch too from barry
barry refused to put coke in with it and i’m glad
it was very nice scotch
of course like an idiot eventually i drank too much
it all caught up with me suddenly after the gig
the heat the scotch the weed my age etc etc
i made a quick exit n ungraciously disappeared without thanking barry
we were remunerated quickly too in real dollars wow!
it was a fantastic night.
it meant as much to me as playing blah blah blah in new york or wherever
barry and his family made us welcome
the food was delicious and many vegan options
the audience were incredible
i had a ball
and the spirit indeed came down and i heated up and sweated a bucket
nevertheless it is what being a musician is all about
tonight its a big big place with all the bangs and whistles
i’m gonna be good there as well
so will my compadres they cant help it they are so good
tim powles is unbelievable
i cant imagine how it gets much better than that
the guitarists are breathtakingly accomplished
the yin and yang of each other
we were good at corner hotel
we were good at barrys party
we will be good tonite and at the wineries
thats at least something isnt it?
ps about the mugs
you can get em at the syd show or futura in bondi rd
other than that best off to contact holly@thetimebeing
or go to gallery section
if you want one …there arent many left tho….
sk love
