•Plenty
of onstage banter (although poor old Captain seemed to have a bit
of a cold);
•Captain
announcing that they'd written a song about Absinthe called
Magic Potion. "No we haven't" said Dave.
"Shhh. They don't know that" said Captain "True"
replied DV
•Mighty
fine version of Magic Potion - it just gets better. Could
well be a hit if released as a single methinks;
•Cries
of "Short and snappy" from Pinch when Captain started
one of his ramblings "Lanky and mouthy more like"
said DV.
•DV
and Captain have a bit of natter during the (extended) quiet bit
of Eloise, which ended with DV in mock surprise saying "Sorry
- I'd forgotten about you lot"
•Captain
giving a punter a glass of Absinthe just before, er, Absinthe;
•DV
telling us that I Fall was such an old song he'd recorded
it before he was born;
•A
brilliantly atmospheric Curtain Call with DV doing the opening
vocals shrouded from view by a cloud of dry ice. The rest of the
song was done backlit by silvery light. Excellent on stage lighting
throughout the show;
•Jet
Boy Jet Girl with DV doing the first bit of the backing vocals
from behind Monty's keyboard. And Ali (and friend - at least I think
there were two of 'em but my memory seems to have failed here) from
the MB joined in too;
•Captain
telling the crowd not too listen too closely to the JBJG lyrics
"Otherwise you'll go all pervy. Like me"
•Monty
emerging from behind the keyboards during New Rose to do
some wild cavorting about;
•Talking
of Monty he did the opening classical style having been dubbed "Ludwig
Van Monty" by Dave;
•Captain's
rant before History of the World. "the two most dangerous
people in the world leading us to oblivion - Cliff Richard and Phil
Collins" (turned out it's actually George Bush and Tony
Blair).