Had too many ciders tonight
My head's reeling
Straining to hear the sound
Of Chris's beats
Spinning effortlessly on the
Pristine turntables before him.
My feet start to move
In fast, fluid fashion
To the electric thumping
Of "Insomnia",
Faithless' finest hour.
It's 2am,
Any second now
It'll be chucking-out time.
I wait in anticipatory dread
For last orders to be called.
Did my first performance
At The Green Room
For about 18 months
Amidst the glory of
Jazz, hip-hop and soul melodies.
It's as if I've never been away.
"A Unique Celebration"
Always goes down well.
The obligatory ballads close the night
In sophisticated style.
Sade's sweet, throaty vocal
Ends a joyous event with a flourish.
I'm gonna remember tonight
As my day-to-day life
Is put into perspective
Becoming richer all the time
For knowing about nights like this.
(c) NZ 2009.