Potters Bar were always taking a risk laying on the Thorvertones for Easter Sunday evening entertainment. We like risk takers.
But, the thing with risks is they are inherently risky. Just ask Turner - his last attempt at hostage negotiation ended very badly for the Tibetan Liberation Front. And although our trip to Potters involved fewer Thai Double Agents in Helicopters, it was just as intense.
The audience was extremely selective, at times outnumbering the band. Bernie's apprenticeship in the Working Men's Clubs of the Far North paid off, and the dogged professionalism and persistence needed to entertain at least one member of the audience prevailed.
In the end, there was dancing, there was cheering and there were encores. There was the frisson of violence and not a little sexual tension. Which is pretty good going for an audience that had swollen to nearly ten by the end of the night (if you count the bar staff). It was a microcosm of a classics Tones gig, which is just as good as the real deal.
Good fun, and a great dry run for the Racehorse next week. Bring your jodhpurs, we'll bring the riding crop.
- posted from a wireless telegraph
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