I was fifteen at my first TD gig. 1980, Apollo Victoria. I went the day before to check the route. I can still picture kit being loaded off a truck into the stage door. EF was there I can see him. Not sure about the other members. It had never occurred to me to take a personal interest in the band members I just listened to the music. Oh you fool - you could have gone over and said "hi". But no.
And since then 19 other gigs - less than I wanted but a good tally. Every year could be marked as a year with the highlight of a TD gig or a barren one. The months of expectation, in later years, the meet before and band meet after. And the gig itself - even the tracks I wasn't so keen on had new significance. The bridges - and trying to pick out the next track. Then encores and the long applause but no, the lights come up and that's that. The earlier gigs had the band just leave - I can picture EF shaking clasped hands above his head leaving the stage but that was all the interaction you got. Later of course the closing words - teasing us in London after Germany beat England at football, but always a few topical thoughts that sustained the magic.
Eventually the cold tube or bus home. But always with the comfort there would be another gig.
No more.
Damn.
On no more gigs.
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On no more gigs.
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TD
/ did \
- does - ROCK!
\ will /
https://shiningpyramid.bandcamp.com/releases
http://www.redziller.co.uk/ffp/ TD video game