There's a man I know.........

On the 10th December three middleaged men from Stratton relived their youth in a dodgy venue in Birmingham!

This years blog is ending as I begun, feeling a little older by the day. But what a way to be reminded that the band that once seemed so new and produced a soundtrack for many a blokey dance have been around for thirty years. I last saw Madness in 1985 (when they had already been around for five years or so). And when they bounded onto stage and Chaz Smash started "Don't watch that watch this!" it was as if the years fell away.... a room packed with aging blokes (and a few reluctant women), many wearing a trilby or fez, began to sing/shout every word of 'One step Beyond', 'Embarrassment', 'My Girl' and a host of other classics as if they were hits only yesterday.

Seeing lots of meanacing, heaviliy tatooed ex--skinheads singing 'It Must Be Love' and 'For the Wings of a Dove' at the top of their voices was a joy to behold.

This was the most entertaining of gigs!