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Sunday, 19 December, 2004
 
TWP

Over on my old site, which is actually only about two inched to the left of this one, there is a side bar link to site dedicated to the Leeds band the Wedding Present. The text and contextual gloss says "the Wedding Present, will they ever gig again? The only way to know is to check here every single day." I doubted that even when I wrote it, they haven't played together in ten or more years. Haven't been over to the old site in a while, forgot what was there. I had wanted to turn it over to my niece would still. Strangely, she reacted to that like I had offered her a job breaking rocks on a chain gang in a southern climate. Hey look what it did for Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen.

The Wedding Present never really broke up they just stopped speaking to each other - like all good friends. Gedge (David) went off to form Cinerama with his girlfriend. the Others did other ... stuff. Speaking of other stuff did anybody catch Bruce Foxton from the Jam playing with Stiff Little Fingers last summer Talk about your alternative ulsters. Last Thursday I don't know whether heard or saw something, but I googled the Weddoes and found they were playing a tribute show for BBC's John Peel that night along with PJ Harvey and Belle and Sebastian. I even came across the site for TWP , I had linked to, which was up and carrying the news. Apparently they've released an ep and are working up another one and have a mini eu tour for the ep (as oppossed for the eu tour for the 'mini' ep).

I got to thinking: what would the one Wedding Present song to make the case for their unsung greatness. 'Shatner?' 'My Favorite Dress?' Too obvious maybe. 'Anyone can make a Mistake', 'Brassneck', 'Kennedy', 'Carolyn', 'Swimming pools Movie stars', 'Silver Shorts.' I think I've got go with 'Niagra' in the end, probably the most fully realized song from their big book of monsters of rock guitar chords period. "But does it have to end right now? Well, can't you stay - for another day?"


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