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Brooker and Fisher at Bramhall, 22 June 2002

Eilish Gorse



 
The Commander, about to begin a song
Matthew Celestial Smith, about to choose his registration
A white jacket for Gary ... it was Matthew who wore white on the Danish dates.
But we're not implying that they share a single jacket, of course.
Unusual to see Matthew at the C3, though that seemed a standard instrument in Copping days
Gary playing from The Book of Orchids ... which has words, not chords, in it.
The organist's left hand close to the Leslie switch, while the Leslie itself sits to his right on its trolley
We believe this ultra-sturdy piano stand travels with the band, though the keyboard itself is hired in situ. It doesn't always get used ... but Gary never plays on the x-shaped, ironing-board style stands.
The floor monitor, behind, was not giving Matthew the mix he wanted on the night: too much piano.
Gary searches for a song. During the last number he announced 'Eilish Gorse, 40 today, turn a whiter shade of pale': indeed, Eilish took these pictures for BtP with the camera that was her birthday present ... thanks ! :-)
A golden light suffuses the organist ... somehow more Celestial?

Thanks, Eilish!


 
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