Extraordinary Happenings

[eastendbestend]

Too tired and with Internet down forced to write on my iPhone, but too buzzing not to try. The Libertines ... Well nearly, minus John and with Drew instead, played tonight at the Rhythm Factory. Six songs and an evening straight out of another time and place. Paddingtons, Unstrung, amongst others, Shambles with two songs with Pat Walden, it was a

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[yfli]

Sounds like a brilliant night x

[eastendbestend]

It was gobsmacking. The perfect place, the perfect context. Mindblowing.

[eastendbestend]

Well, I think this was just a bit of a one off really. The incredible thing was it felt so right. Easy. Comfortable.

[esclarmonde2907]

What fantastic news!! You must be elated after all that. I am, just from the confines of my sofa, so... How incredible - weirdly, I'm more struck by Gary being there than the rest of it. Brings the full-on reunion that bit closer, and that is something to be very excited about!

xxxxx

[eastendbestend]

I know you and Yfli and other RF regulars were there in spirit if not in body, loads of footage to emerge. X

[disprove]

Now here's the review I was looking for. Thanks for writing this.

A real time warp, as if they slipped into a mode from half a dozen years ago, felt almost normal, do unlike the tentative, formal quality of Hackney Empire just over two years back.

God, I'm just imagining how it would be like if they ever headline Glastonbury. *_*

[disprove]

My internet is being super crappy at the moment (seriously, an hour ago it was fine and now I can't buffer that new vid at libs_daily! Argh!) and that picture is somewhere in my photobucket. I'll try and look for it when my connection gets better.

[notquitearcadia]

Was a wonderful night, wasn't it? Was good to see you. I've still not slept (was troo buzzy to even try) but hope to do so before tonight's RF.

[eastendbestend]

Extraordinary. One up on you, had about four hours. See you tonight.