Re: The 2009 European Tour
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:30 pm
Saw Bob at The Hanbury Club in Brighton last night and he asked me to make a post for you.
The Hanbury is the sort of club you expect to find Bertie Wooster in, propped up at the bar with a cocktail and perusing the world through a monocle. Very Art Nouveau. Basically black interior with mirrors along most of the walls, black table cloths, black chairs all under a domed frescoed ceiling. A very small intimate venue, holding about 60 people. The well appointed dressing room above and behind the bar with a picture window overlooking the stage at the far end of the room. The lights from the Brighton Pier were peering through the early Autumn mist as Bob prepared to entertain the good people of Brighton.
And he did not disappoint.
He began with ' Roll the Windows ' down, followed directly with ' Gravity of the World ' and Tom Paxton's ' Bottle of Wine.'
' Wearing You ' followed and then the classic ' Cheryl's Goin' Home ' with a glowing reference to John Otway's version
This was followed by ' Exeter ( The Wedding Waltz)' and ' Maybe it's the Rain '
Then a new one on me the excellent ' Taking the Gamble Tonight '
Bob introduced the next song as one that he was really happy with at the moment. He was still wearing the wrist band from The End of the Road Festival and told us how Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker had joined him on stage there to sing ' Drifter's Sunrise '
After a magical version of ' Let it Go ' Bob eased into ' The Saints had it Easy.' I have to confess this had not been a favourite of mine but I have been well and truly converted after this rendition.
' Perspective ' then followed. This song is so good but I don't have to tell you that.
He then dedicated ' Someone to Adore ' to the enthusiastic audience. I noted some new lyrics to this one from the last time I heard it and he concluded with ' Butterfly '
Needless to say he was not going anywhere until he had done an encore.
He closed the session with ' How the Nights can Fly ' and a request from the audience ' Spilling Over.'
I asked the guy who was sharing the table with me what he thought of the show. He said he " felt quite emotional as it seemed that Bob could have been singing just for him in his own living room as the venue was so small."
The promoter Paul Adsett took the stage to conclude but was really too emotional to say much. It was one of those unforgetable evenings.
Thank you Bob and to Paul for organising the event.
The Hanbury is the sort of club you expect to find Bertie Wooster in, propped up at the bar with a cocktail and perusing the world through a monocle. Very Art Nouveau. Basically black interior with mirrors along most of the walls, black table cloths, black chairs all under a domed frescoed ceiling. A very small intimate venue, holding about 60 people. The well appointed dressing room above and behind the bar with a picture window overlooking the stage at the far end of the room. The lights from the Brighton Pier were peering through the early Autumn mist as Bob prepared to entertain the good people of Brighton.
And he did not disappoint.
He began with ' Roll the Windows ' down, followed directly with ' Gravity of the World ' and Tom Paxton's ' Bottle of Wine.'
' Wearing You ' followed and then the classic ' Cheryl's Goin' Home ' with a glowing reference to John Otway's version
This was followed by ' Exeter ( The Wedding Waltz)' and ' Maybe it's the Rain '
Then a new one on me the excellent ' Taking the Gamble Tonight '
Bob introduced the next song as one that he was really happy with at the moment. He was still wearing the wrist band from The End of the Road Festival and told us how Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker had joined him on stage there to sing ' Drifter's Sunrise '
After a magical version of ' Let it Go ' Bob eased into ' The Saints had it Easy.' I have to confess this had not been a favourite of mine but I have been well and truly converted after this rendition.
' Perspective ' then followed. This song is so good but I don't have to tell you that.
He then dedicated ' Someone to Adore ' to the enthusiastic audience. I noted some new lyrics to this one from the last time I heard it and he concluded with ' Butterfly '
Needless to say he was not going anywhere until he had done an encore.
He closed the session with ' How the Nights can Fly ' and a request from the audience ' Spilling Over.'
I asked the guy who was sharing the table with me what he thought of the show. He said he " felt quite emotional as it seemed that Bob could have been singing just for him in his own living room as the venue was so small."
The promoter Paul Adsett took the stage to conclude but was really too emotional to say much. It was one of those unforgetable evenings.
Thank you Bob and to Paul for organising the event.