I love Nick Cave for his music. Not his writing.
In fact, I haven't read much of his writing at all. Only enough to note that it is very rythmic, at times carelessly obscene, and really rather dark. None of these necessarily translate as bad. But I am not an obsessive fan of Nick Cave the author. As of yet.
Even so, when it became apparent that the man was coming to Edinburgh to give a reading, I did not hesitate to throw caution to the winds and run around the block to purchase tickets for Tim, Rebekah, Tor and me, at £25 a piece. We got the final four in the shop (which was a rather delicious record store I had never noticed before, but which I vowed to visit again soon).
Today was the day. We arrived in good time, ready for the doors to open at 7. Seats on the balcony, which is never ideal, but what can you do. I was pleasantly surprised by the venue. The
last time I had gone to see the man play, the venue had been really rather dingy. This was a clean and friendly location with a modernised feel of an old fashioned movie theatre. We sat on purple cushions, and there was a bar behind and underneath us. I was quite excited at the thought that I might actually see something this time.
Now. Whenever Nick Cave speaks, I am shocked to find that the man is Australian ...
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