A decently-sized and amiable crowd, their mood due partly to the holiday season and partly to being extensively plied with cream horns and peanut butter cookies.
The night starts with a SuperSimian duet. A nicely-delivered rendition of ….. (can't remember the song name).
Next up; 21TR. Shockk on drums. A solid enough set, highlighted by a Jack Freelance-fronted 'The Curtain Draws,' and sent off the rails a little by a weightless 'Bengal Tiger' and amphetamine-paced 'Fuse-Lit Bombs.' Frontman Super Robertson also decided to make a song up on the spot, which caused less consternation among his bandmates than usual.
After that, Willingdon Black and the Snake Island Salvage Company. A somewhat new feature to the Supper Show, featuring ACM as Bass Whisperer, with Super Robertson on Drums and the Shockker on guitar. Powered with some superb bass grooves (one of which was an excerpt from Rob 'Mule' Hughes' 'Saturn and the Beautiful White Devil'…we won't play it again without his permission). Jack Freelance offered up some nice rapwork, with Pockets contributing her usual canny insight. Fireman, the local music scene's own Rasputin, approached the stage, horn in hand, but was stopped at the 'door' by bouncer/drummer Robertson. The Fireman was, however, was allowed to deliver a re-cap of his own Flying Monkey's cult gathering, which took place the previous Saturday.
After that, there was an excited murmur in the crowd.
"That looks like Roadbed," said a voice.
"It is Roadbed!" said another.
And indeed it was. Super, Shockker and Sim on stage for a brief set of 'Gibbering Fool' and 'Provincial.'
Super Robertson complained afterwards of bass problems during the set, but it all sounded good out in the crowd. It was speculated by experts that Robertson's Fender Stu Hamm Signature Bass was simply acting up, having been so recently and expertly handled by Willingdon Black. When back in the hands of its owner, the bass rebelled by hurling itself at stationary objects and refusing to play in tune.
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