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There was no doubt in anyone’s soul as the entire company plus the dancing airhanger crowd joined forces for a stirring grand finale rendition of “Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll” that they don’t come any Stiffer than this! | There was no doubt in anyone’s soul as the entire company plus the dancing airhanger crowd joined forces for a stirring grand finale rendition of “Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll” that they don’t come any Stiffer than ''this''! | ||
Short blasts of impressive sets, coming in rapid speed with the merest modicum of seconds between each one, during which time would be spend with the solitary-tooth Hysterical Camp Follower of the Albertos agitating the Croydon crowd, whose early restraint when it came to Pogo demonstratives and related calisthenics meant Wreckless Eric got the proceedings off to a slow start. | Short blasts of impressive sets, coming in rapid speed with the merest modicum of seconds between each one, during which time would be spend with the solitary-tooth Hysterical Camp Follower of the Albertos agitating the Croydon crowd, whose early restraint when it came to Pogo demonstratives and related calisthenics meant Wreckless Eric got the proceedings off to a slow start. | ||
His back-up band comprised Ian Dury on drums resembling Sergeant Fury of Marvel’s Howlin’ Commandos fame in G.I cap jauntily perched on top of his shaven skull, giant pilot shades which nearly obliterated half of his Juicy Fruit chewing visage and laying into the kit with casual arm-flailing savagery. | His back-up band comprised Ian Dury on drums resembling Sergeant Fury of Marvel’s ''Howlin’ Commandos'' fame in G.I cap jauntily perched on top of his shaven skull, giant pilot shades which nearly obliterated half of his Juicy Fruit chewing visage and laying into the kit with casual arm-flailing savagery. | ||
His beautiful black girlfriend laid down superb offbeat bass-lines and the True Romance rhythm section had its sound fleshed out by another girl on keyboards, a vinyl-clad hep-cat on saxophone and out slashing with epileptic cool at his Telecaster and growling his self-penned songs like Lee Feelgood, Wreckless Eric, himself resembling Dennis Waterman on Pro-Plus, and failing to cut to the core with anything other than “The Whole Wide World,” featured on the “Bunch of Stiffs” compilation album and benefitting greatly from relative familiarity. | His beautiful black girlfriend laid down superb offbeat bass-lines and the True Romance rhythm section had its sound fleshed out by another girl on keyboards, a vinyl-clad hep-cat on saxophone and out slashing with epileptic cool at his Telecaster and growling his self-penned songs like Lee Feelgood, Wreckless Eric, himself resembling Dennis Waterman on Pro-Plus, and failing to cut to the core with anything other than “The Whole Wide World,” featured on the “Bunch of Stiffs” compilation album and benefitting greatly from relative familiarity. |
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