July 17, 2005

I Can't Get to Sleep

Just got in from seeing Colin Hay live tonight - good, good show. Opened up with a couple of acoustic numbers ("Beautiful World" and "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You"), and then went into the "Colin Hay with band" mode. That is, louder and more rocking.

Add in another guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, and a backup singer/interpretive dancer, and you get the idea. The backup singer, Cecilia Noel. who turns out to be his wife, quickly goes from being a curious addition to the stage to being an integral part of the show, and not just because she can shake her bottom so fast that it blurs.

Although that doesn't hurt nothin' either.

Only real complaint is that I would have liked a stripped-down, acoustic version of "Overkill," as I think it better fits the mood and words of the song.

Damn, that was a good show, but now it's almost 3am and I want little more than to curl up under the sheets with my wife and zonk out until well past sunrise.

update: Mission accomplished. I stayed in bed until 11:30am. Go Andy go!