Last I saw Darren Hanlon launching his new album I will love you at all, at the Thornbury Theatre. If it had been really any other gig I wouldn't have gone since I had been so unwell the previous day ( and wasn't feeling fully too flash yesterday) but I knew I just couldn't miss it.
Im glad I didn't.
It was a wonderful night out. It was my first time to the Thornbury Theatre and I loved it, think 50's European/georgian style decor lovingly restored but still with a daggy touch. It was really most civilised. The place where you see the band is all decked out in tables and it's a sit down gig, which I have to say was a nice change for all the long evenings of standing around in over crowded band rooms not being able to see a thing, but inhaling about 3 or 4 different body odours. It was nice touch to sit at a table rather than you know normal straight sitting and added to the intimate feel of the evening. I might be getting old, but I definitely could do more of these sit down gigs ( and it started on time and not tooo late- I'm really sound old aren't I)
Anyway Darrren Hanlon was gorgeous, funny self depreciating, but with heart and definitely wonkinees. I'm a big fan of the celebration of the ordinariness and ordinary things, and he certainly likes that subject.
I've written about his manner before, great banter and relating to
the audience makes a night out fantastic as well as good music , to me anyway. Luckily I didn't have to chose.
It's funny my friend Ingrid who I was there with, said " You really like people who are funny don't you" and it's funny I hadn't really thought about it, but yeah having a sense of humour and not taking yourself to seriously are things that I like in a person, especially when it's not mean or setting out deride or hurt other people. I love a good laugh, and I think we need it , there is plenty of shit, suffering and pain in life which would be overwhelming without it.
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