Sheeeeeeeeezzzzeeeee
Man, guys, I have to write this now, even though it’s hard, because I won’t do it tomorrow.
I had an incredible time tonight!
I went to two events. One was this:
- Jackson’s Way
Jackson’s Way is a theatre / comedy show by Will Adamsdale, centered around a character called Chris John Jackson, who is a life coach / motivational speaker. I first saw a version of this show in Bath when I was working at Invention Studios, about 5 years ago. The crux of Jackson’s way is this: we mostly observe actions that have a point in this world, like stapling, or closing the fridge, but there is an almost infinite amount of actions that have no point whatsoever. It is the Jackson Way to focus efforts on these pointless actions, for no reason.
Pointless actions like: trying your very best to pick up a bottle of water 5 feet away from where the bottle of water actually is, or throwing a towel up in the air and trying to keep it up by shouting “SEBASTIAN ADAMS!” or picking up a discarded paper cup in one place, keeping hold of it, noticing another discarded paper cup in another place far away, leaving the original cup in the new cup’s place, and taking the new cup back to the place of the first cup and leaving it there. Actions without a point, understand?
It was great, and there’s no point in talking about the show because it’s hilarious and you need to see it in the flesh to get the full shazzzzoooowwww. I had the good fortune of meeting Will Adamsdale after the show and he was a thoroughly nice gentleman. He was also a bit ill, and very tired, but humoured me with conversation as we walked down the road together. It must have been hard work, and I appreciate that! Imagine your relief at finishing a show only to be stuck with some bellend who is going in the same direction with you for much longer than you could have dreaded.
- Jackson’s Way (great!)
- DORIAN CONCEPT (outstanding!)
I’VE JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM SEEING DORIAN CONCEPT PLAY AND MY MIND HAS CRUMBLED!!!
This guy is nuts. I’ve been a fan for a while, but had not seen him play live until tonight. It was incredible! His beats are like nothing else, his keyboard skills are off the chart, and his chords are phat and majestic like a phat old silver painted king. He just kept the tunes coming, I nearly exploded with piss because of the lack of any discernible toilet break!
There was a man who farted a few times in a bad, eggy way, but it was fun discussing who may have dealt it with some strangers. There was also a silly, silly MC there who kept trying to plug in, and kept gesturing to Monsieur Concept to turn him up, but NO WAY MAN! What do you think we paid for? To hear you talk endlessly about nothing and yourself? Of course not!
I think I was a bit of a prick to this MC because he was standing next to me and I was dancing all with my arm going onto the microphone, and bringing it away from his face to thwart his efforts. But it wasn’t even turned on! But he still kept trying! Like a silly man! Ha! What a silly, silly man!
Regarless, Dorian Concept was superb.
Check these out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/yorktownrecreation
YEAH! Imagine that stuff in a room full of moving, vigorous people, and a silly MC.
I told him what my problem was with him trying to MC, and he said “yeah, fair enough. You paid for that guy, yeah? Fine. But did I sound OK? Did you think I sounded OK?”
Funny question, considering the fact that I obviously thought not, but I said yes because he probably was an alright MC when the time called for one. But still! What a silly, silly man!
CLUE: DON’T BE SILLY, UNLESS TWO OR MORE PEOPLE THINK IT’S FUN.
p.s. I had a great evening. I like this living in London lark. Last night I went to a club called Plastic People which is a small club with no lights on the dance floor, a big sound system, and a simple bar. It’s great because it’s just about mewwwsic. The night I went to was called CDR, and anyone was welcome to bring along a CDR of a track they’ve been working on. The DJ played a freestyle set of all the submissions, and put the name of each artist and track up on a projection as it played. Everyone listened, danced, and applauded after each track. It was lovely.
Sadly, Plastic People may be being shut down for no good reason, which is a bummer considering it stands for good things – like supporting and enjoying music for what it is, rather than just getting wasted.
p.p.s. I had a great evening seeing Jackson’s Way and Dorian Concept. Even the bus journey was nice, because I knew where I was going this time instead of last night when I walked the wrong way and it took me an hour and a half to get home. Step by step, eh?
p.p.p.s. I met Dorian Concept briefly too, he is a friendly and humble man. He plays music good, and all.
Good night. x
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