In February, Todd Rundgren brought his "With a Twist" tour to a club in
Petersburg (naturally, we had a pre-show party). The premise was that he was a
lounge singer in a cheap Tiki lounge. On stage were a bar and tables, and lucky
audience members got to watch the show onstage. Having seen the show in DC in
November (and being a Todd afficianado), I knew to find Al the bartender before
the show and volunteer my services. Turns out I was able to score the highly
sought-after role of the drunk, and got to watch the second and third sets
onstage. Thanks to Greg DeBruyn for the photos.
Todd performs "The Individualist" (in cannibal makeup), and mugs with Tim.
The next series of shots is the "bit" where I get drunk, hit on the babe,
babe throws drink in my face, I clean up, I despairingly lay down on the bar and
Todd pats my head, and Steve the bartender helps me out.
It was magic.