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The Commander, about to begin a song
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Matthew Celestial Smith, about to choose his registration
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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.
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Unusual to see Matthew at the C3, though that seemed
a standard instrument in Copping days
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Gary playing from The Book of Orchids ... which has
words, not chords, in it.
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The organist's left hand close to the Leslie switch,
while the Leslie itself sits to his right on its trolley
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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.
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The floor monitor, behind, was not giving Matthew
the mix he wanted on the night: too much piano.
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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 ! :-)
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A golden light suffuses the organist ... somehow
more Celestial?
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