Saturday 25th May

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I DREAMED:

That one day we would play in a venue as beautiful as this.
What an extraordinary place, beautiful, wooden poetry & the 
people who work at the Melbourne Recital Centre work with 
such dedication that it lifts your game even when the whole
day is spent chasing faults. We didn’t sleep, or eat much & 
jet lag was kicking in heavy as the day progressed. Our voices
thinning as our throats crusted up from days of airconditioning.
Our mouths dry all through the show & notes that came to us 
like faithful dogs on every other show evaded us until we had 
to find another part of the body to sing from. Still, the venue, 
the crew, the crowd & (for me) the band too, lifted & carried 
me through all of it until I stopped seeing double & saw the
smiles on the faces of the people raising hands in celebration.
Melbourne, thank you for this welcome to the Beautiful Land of Oz.

(K)

8 thoughts on “Saturday 25th May

  1. ahhhh,
    thank you karl,
    was a great event,
    in a great venue.
    good banter……”near wolverhampton”…….!!

    poetic
    moving
    aural
    landscapes,
    thrn some underworld,
    once ya took ya jacket off

    great performance
    thank you
    welcome to melbourne…💙💜

  2. You didn’t look like former human beings from the north.. now vegetables on stage as you said. You didn’t sound like you’d breathed sawdust for a week. Your giftings and talent still sparkled through the smoke and adversity and your charm won our hearts. Thank you for giving us your all. You will always be welcome in our beautiful country.

  3. Loved the album. Loved, loved, loved the video. The iBook is a layered revelation. The concert was perfect. Thank you for bringing your joyous energy and exquisite music, your voice, your band to our fair city. That last word you sang – “HAPPY” – and the look on your face will live in my memory forever.

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