LEVELLERS/CITIZEN FISH
Cambridge Corn Exchange Nov 14th
BUYING IS NOT REBELLING
Jelly wrestling with the superego, abandoning the LMHR stall-warts
and waiting for the ranks of the unimploded to explode, a black-clad
midlifer (with hair!) commented in the urinal:
- Two quid for a piss at a Levellers' gig!
It wasn't. It was the cloakroom "fee".
But this sums up a certain expectation about the big-hearted Brightonian
band with a rep for good works as long as the bassist's dreads. Deep
pockets and long arms. Strawberry Fair benefits from their largesse,
a certain fairie says. (Said fairie was also sad to relate a death
in the Leveller's family. Say no more.)
The demi-bald at the back of the auditorium swayed gentilely. Big
& bouncy up the front. As per. Those in the VIP area wondered
how it was possible to look so cool playing a violin. It's all in
the legs, some say.
The faithful were sated. The tour had kicked off in Cambridge. We
were special. To be first. Extreme electricity on stage. And despite
the pause, Simon The Boatman never got to tell his joke.
What a beautiful day! Movember the 14th!! Spanish general strikers
did battle with the cops. Portuguese workers generalised their fightback.
A four-hour wage slave-free stoppage by Italian and Greek unions.
Malta, Cyprus, Lithuania, Belgium. Turket, etc. Even the BBC corporate
lie machine had to acknowledge... What a beautiful day!
The curtain raisers Citizen Fish would be well happy with discontented
workers bouncing up and down to Ska Punk as they overturned burning
vehicles to barricade the high street.. Anger management therapy by
the masses.
It wasn't two quid for a piss. But it was £10 for a Levellers'
hoodie.. replete with ironic bar code... Buying isn't rebelling, but
they got big bills to pay if they are to spread anarchy throughout
the south Sussex diaspora. Bless 'em.
Bar Code? Bah humbug. Fcuk Xmas. Let's storm the VIP area comrades!....
http://www.levellers.co.uk/
Words - Magic Phil, The
Spaghetti Faction
Pix - Henry Shepherd, more here
Thanks to Michael Eccleshall and Neil Jones for sorting
things out for us - beyond the call of duty!