28th of September now . . . I managed to catch Kate and Jesse ( of the wonderful Greatness of The Magnificence nights ) . . .
. . . in the final stages of packing for their move to France. They kindly indulged me in making a video recording of Jesse going through Peter’s Cube Orchestra conductor signs.
We managed to capture them in bright bursts of sunlight in-between brief downpours with umbrellas and coats over the camera.
A more sustained bright spell allowed us to get a full improvised piece with Kate on trumpet behind me behind the camera, so Jesse had some reality to interact with.
Jesse wore the bird head mask that he also wore to conduct the Orchestra at the Venn festival earlier in the year, which was originally made, I think, for a Liftmen video.
This was all for me to edit up for the Cut-Up evening where Orchestra Cube would perfrom to the instructions ( seeing the footage ‘live’ for the first time ).
As seasoned world travelling musicians there’s no doubt they will be back at some point in some form – “commuting’ even I heard to bring us more occasional magnificence. I know Jesse used to check this blog when he was in Bristol at least, so may well be out there now, if so hello! We all miss you, and for the meantime Bristol is a less colourful and soundful place without you.
This guy 
was well guilty of overacting. Anyhow I think like many others that we thought it was satirical at first, but pretty soon it became apparent that Hog was trying to depress us. Luckily I was on the wheels of steel and reached for 
thank goodness I left the Leonard Cohen at home.
Mr Hopkinson 
even went so far as to have 
I couldn’t bring myself to watch this but I did venture to see the Cube style extras you Just don’t get with other Cinema experiences 
Despite that humourous interlude 
He did a sterling job, especially in complimenting me on the tunes I played.
I admit I’m not much of a Dj but I wasn’t too bad this time, probably aided because I played some music people wanted to hear. Apart from this chap 
Now well done sir for making the effort to dress up, but asking for the ‘R & B’ to be turned off (when I’m playing quality HipHop) and replaced by 
Zorba The greek proving a real favourite witht the punters (do you hear me party people?). And also some Astronaut cross dressing 
Richie Paradise
Richie Paradise
Damn this was a good night and should go down in a top nights at the Cube Ever list (perhaps a Channel 4 tv program hosted by Jimmy thnigybob).
either that or long haired men drinking are highly comical to our antipodean cousins (in this case ‘Brassy’ Belinda Davies). Meanwhile backstage Tomoko and Elly contemplted the madness that was to come 
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Personally I don’t remember much about the music, we haven’t done the conducting signs thing for some time but we played well to the signs, here Ellie demonstrates 
and it must of worked ‘cus the audience didn’t walk out, yes I said the audience didn’t walk out! hence Ellie’s rather smug (and stoned) look (thats Richard and his melodica in the background factfans) 
a round of applause and then improvised craziness till the curtain brought an end to our most experimental of performances. Well done to all, Peter, Tomoko, Hugh, Stuart, Belinda, Team Brick, Richard, Ellie and myself, not to mention Jesse as the bird and Mr H himself.
Underneath the stage and seat Tom Bugs used movement snesors to create an orchestra of noises. I’m not sure what to suggest Tom, a good psychiatrist or the number for the ARTS Council.
that they should win the Turner Prize, and as a gentlemman and the husband of Belinda then I’m prone to believe him.
backed up Diss Miss on the decks with his keyboard antics. This was mighty impressive stuff, and there was some fine dancing in action by the sizeable crowd.
Which kind of started with Mr H punching out bits in card before playing it through one of those wind up thingys. What followed was unbelieveably good 
and apparently it’s only the first draft. The graphics were amazing, the music sensational and the whole thing so iimpressive that the main reaction of the audience was huge crazy smiles and Evagelical hands in the air nuttyness, SEE 
I really liked the bit where a tiny piano was being played whilst a penguin swum in the background. My Camera chose to run out of power around here but honesrtly the reaction of the crowd was fantastic, I feel truely honoured to have been involved in the peformance and in the film. Mr Hopkinson, we salute you.
Richie Paradise
Dani did a bit of conducting in a crazed Maestro way 
though he seemed to think the 
but forgive her for she is our 
Wham and Kajagoogoo covers. Marcus was late, 40 press ups for him, and his paunch needed the help believe me……..
self publicity, though me drumming was ‘crisp and enjoyable’ (Copyright 
and like most families we look a bit 
Marcus clearly older wiser, middle brother Barry sensible clean cut but full of anger and then poor younger stupider, uglier Team Brick. Isn’t life strange?
Richie Paradise
