Tardis-like, it has reappeared in Melbourne for a couple of months as part of the Melbourne festival. As always, there are so many potentially interesting bands to go and see! Tonight we made a good start by seeing “Deborah Conway and Friends”, or “…and paid acquaintances” as they were introduced. An entertaining set, lots of jokes and chatting with the audience — its the sort of venue that encourages that. Finished off with Man Overboard, after many frantic calls from a couple of women in the audience. “How old is this song?”, I wondered out loud… “twenty years”? “Couldn’t possibly be”, claimed from a friend, “that would make me too old!” Aha! January 1983, The Waiting Room EP, so that’s twenty two and a half years ago!
