After earlier mishaps, sorry I couldn't raise one there with you.
For a man with the 'flu, the singing Charming Man never sounded better. The fancy-pants 5th Smith, young Gannon, earned his keep - he'll go far. We loved 'Nowhere Fast' and 'The Loop'. 'Some Girls...' garnered as many smiles as 'Girlfriend...' did, plus awe at the guitar-playing, like 'Bigmouth'. 'Shoplifters...' and ' Sister, I'm a Poet' brought out the gusto of the exuberant refusers, and 'The Boy with The Thorn...' tugged at the heart-strings, along with 'What Difference...'. The house was rocked with 'First of the Gang', 'Irish Blood', 'Hand in Glove', 'I Started Something...' and 'Still Ill'. So, even though I'm not finished, I trust that I have translated the vibes of the night that were much appreciated by a capacious, celebratory and damned good-looking crowd!