The Psychedelic Furs
Slim's, San Francisco, CA
January 26, 2005

Last Wednesday Veronica and i met up in the city for another yummy Chai Yo dinner with Geoff and Naomi before hopping off to Slim's to see the Psychedelic Furs. We'd seen them a few years back at the Inland Invasion 2003 debacle and before that opening for the B-52's and the Go-Go's. A theatric live band with a collection of gripping songs that haven't aged too badly , certainly worth inspecting in a smaller venue. The great thing about Slim's is that when it's not sold out, it's fairly easy to get a spot close to the stage, and on this occasion we found ourselves in touching distance. Richard Butler and co. powered through a set featuring the requisites "Heartbreak Beat", "Love My Way", "The Ghost In You", and "Pretty In Pink", as well as standouts like "Highwire Days", "Sister Europe", "Heaven", "President Gas", and "Dumb Waiters". All in all a good show, despite the fact that after two or three songs i realized Richard was coked out of his mind. A benefit of being so close: the nervous energy and darting eyes are plain to see, even through the black sunglasses. A bit sobering to think the man is still living the rock star lifestyle at ~50, but hey ... he did put on a good show.

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