Again a slight break to the usual Sunday schedule as we commemorate the 18th anniversary of the second time I never saw Tarnation on 7th June 1997.
I awoke as you would expect in an extremely hungover state dreading the train trip to Edinburgh where, yes you've guessed it, I had a ticket (ticket number 00001 in fact) to see Tarnation perform in a place called La Belle Angele.
To be quite honest I wasn't really expecting much and I was not disappointed.
I got to Edinburgh mid afternoon and had a wander. I found La Belle Angele and there was a sign on the door advising that the concert had been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions in the Irish Sea -bear in mind that this was June and that they were supposed to have played in Sheffield the night before and not Belfast or Dublin.
So there you have it I never got to see Tarnation. They split up shortly thereafter (or perhaps even a few days previously).
I thought about getting a rebate for my ticket but never got round to it and I therefore keep it as a memento of a slightly different twofer.
It has taken my 18 years to get over the trauma and write about it.
Palaver Productions indeed!
Tarnation - Big O Motel
Tarnation - Little Black Egg
The winds in the Irish Sea have been known to create havoc between Yorkshire and South East Scotland. Bugger.
ReplyDeleteI am of course that you never got to see Tarnation TWICE and that I only had ONE non-concert
ReplyDeleteWhat a load. If it's any consolation, these were two highly entertaining posts. Uh, yes, I thought not.
ReplyDeleteCheers Brian - I'm just about over it!
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