well, i suspect that on 9 January 1987 i did not sleep very much. why not? the excitement of 10 January 1987 and seeing :
yep, i will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of my first ever gig, and what a gig to see - my beloved Frankie Goes To Hollywood in the flesh, as it were. Manchester G-Mex. Berlin, of all people, were the support act. but never mind them.
Frankie burst onto stage with Warriors Of The Wasteland, then went on to one of my faves, Only Star In Heaven. what came next is a bit of a blur, but it was all Frankie. Relax (in 1987!) was referred to by Holly as a "blast from the past", and Ped had some ace red light sticks on the drums for the opening of Lunar Bay
The encore was Born To Run followed by Two Tribes with massive flamethrowers on the go with the beats. well, they were massive to an almost 14 year old Frankie Fan.
i, and the world, miss Frankie. what they had to say was so very, very cool. they were about having fun, and they were fun. Frankie made you feel part of the world. no one these days seems very interested in fun anymore, which is sad.
thanks to Michele's ace Christmas present, i was able to once again enjoy the b-side of the Power Of Love 12", with an extra special Christmas wish from the Frankie boys on it. no band today has enough humour to do the same thing.
be excellent to each other!! relax!!!
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