For reasons best known to themselves, Spence and Paul decided to attend in drag. Word spread quickly, and Marty and Lee joined them. There were rumours that Kenny would resort to full Kiss make-up, but fortunately we were spared that. In retrospect, it may have been easier to handle than some of the sights we saw.
While Spencette and Martina went for the Les Dawson / Monty Python look, and Leeanne opted for a Julian Clary approach, Pauline easily took the "Scariest Sight of the Night" award; see the photos for details, but be aware that they really can't do justice.
The three regular band members started the charity collection by donating £20 each. The final total was £215, four shillings and sevenpence, plus nine or ten ounces of assorted washers, twelve drachma and a Belgian franc. (We know who that was, and we also know where he lives!)
There was no set-list as such. Instead, the eager crowd could select from a list of fifty songs, paying £1 per song for the (doubtful) privilege. There were three totally unrehearsed songs available for £2 each, and songs not on the list at all were available for a donation of £5. Offers of £1 not to play were also accepted, and, as predicted, "Mustang Sally" raised a significant sum. The Fudjit "Kit-and-a-Half", premiered at the New Year's Eve party, was again in evidence. Slowhand Steve was sponsored 50p for each second that he could hold the long note in "Parisienne Walkways", and raised another couple of quid. Spencette offered to stop playing the song, but no-one was prepared to pay the tenner it would cost.
The night started with a (paid) request for "Shadowplay". As it turned out, Martina had forgotten to bring the words, so (s)he paid a £1 default for not singing it.
The evening then continued as detailed below.
| Title | Vocal | Guitar | Bass | Drums |
| Paranoid | Spencette | Kenny | Pauline | Andy & Spencette |
| Feel Like Making Love | Phil & Sherryl | Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Wishing Well | Patrick | Jim & Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Delilah | The Sensational Martina Fudjit | Ian (Zal) Fudjinson & Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Won't Get Fooled Again | Ian | Ian & Kenny | Pauline | Phil & Spencette |
| Who's Crying Now | Amanda | Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Little Red Rooster | Chris | Chris | Carol | |
| (Can't Remember) | Chris | Chris | Carol | |
| (Can't Remember) | Chris | Chris | Carol | Spencette |
| Rhiannon | Sherryl & Pauline | Ian | Pauline | Phil |
| Black Velvet | Amanda & Sherryl | Kenny | Pauline | Andy |
| Parisienne Walkways | Spencette | Slowhand Steve & Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Bad To The Bone | Chris | Chris | Pauline | Spencette |
| Don't Stop Believing | Amanda | Ian | Pauline | Spencette |
| Johnnie B Goode | Leeanne | Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Born To Be Mild | Martina Fudjit | Ian & Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Wipeout | Ian & Kenny | Pauline | Andy & Spencette | |
| The Chain | Sherryl | Kenny | Pauline | Spencette |
| Smoke On The Water | Spencette | Kenny | Pauline | Phil & Spencette |
(I aplogise to Chris for forgetting which songs he played; it would be easy to say that all blues sounds the same, but that is certainly not the case with this guy.)
I generally publish only a selection of the photographs taken but this has to be an exception, and only the grossly out-of-focus shots have been withheld. Please note that parental consent may be required before viewing some of these shots (and medical treatment may be required afterwards).
(Click on a thumbnail for a larger view.)
Unless otherwise stated, these are (c) Ian, even the ones that Leeanne took.
