OK then 'first gear' means the same thing it would here. And 'bobbins' is rhyming slang: 'bobbins of cotton' rhymes with 'rotten'.
So call me a berk. On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM, 1-11 <1...@bethere.co.uk> wrote: > Derrick May played in Manchester, Ingerland, a few weeks ago. > > > > First gear all night. > > > > Bobbins. > > > > From: Mel N [mailto:mymachines...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 8:40 AM > To: list 313 > Subject: (313) Reporting in from Paris > > > > Hi all > > > > I just thought I'd report in. Saw Derrick May and Rolando play at Showcase > on Friday night. > > > > Interesting the venue was a boathouse by the Seine under Alexandre III > bridge before it became a venue. The venue was odd - guys in button shirts, > loafers etc and girls in short dresses and heels. There was a VIP section > where people slammed down bottles of champagne. I think the place was a pick > up joint. The drinks were super expensive (5 euro for water/ softdrink, 8 > euro for a heineken, 12 for vodka redbull). However the guestlist is free if > you sign up online and you arrive before 1.30 am. I signed up at 11pm and > got an instant response back that I was on the list. Luckily you just have > to show the door an email. > > > > I didn't meet the promotor, so I couldn't tell you how Derrick and Rolando > ended up on the bill there. There were a few usual clubbing kids there > though. > > > > I don't know who was on before Derrick, but it was just some techno, i think > slightly more minimal style. > > > > I couldn't name any trax, I think Derrick played a few usual ones he always > plays (but still welcome...) I haven't seen Derrick play this well in ages, > despite the crowd. I think there were a few happy cheesy moments, but > overall spot on, tight mixing, pretty good track selection. He played from 2 > - 4 > > > > Rolando came on 4 and totally just smashed it out of the ballpark. Over the > years I've noticed how uncompromising he is with the tunes and he just plays > what he does best... slamming hard but funky at the same time...and in this > case I think some of the crowd left (but could have been due to > tiredness....). I think he played a few things that totally reminded me of > the older harder UR stuff but 'new'. I think there was new Red Planet in > there... He played all of Jaguar, BUT the crowd didn't pick up on it really > so in a way that was good because it was as though the song was just another > track. Anyway he played until 6.20 am, and after that it was strange but > nice to come out of the bottom of the bridge to see the lights still > glistening on the Seine, and the sun just about to rise. > > > > Cheers! > > Melody > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6458 (20110912) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com >
