bluefacedpixie

i saw you in fife, when the band was tattered and broken

i saw you in lockerbie, when you were full of hope

now, the first fish tour post marillion

the fervent hope that teenage dreams would be kept alive

my t-shirt. black, the new logo proud on the front, the tour list rolling down the back

october 24th, stirling albert hall

october 30th, glasgow barrowlands

university; holiday; shows; work; life; heartbreak; travel;

america, where no one knew your name

threadbare, now thin black cotton

worn rarely, under shirt, under jacket, in the cold, for special.

cracked letters

tighter now

holes where there shouldn’t be

vigil in a wilderness of mirrors tour 89-90

the last service

welcome to the rag pile

you’ll help paint my home

you’ll help clean my bike

and finally, your soundtrack will be gone

Danika often says I’m too sentimental about old things, especially my scabby old t-shirts, but a good tour t-shirt has a story and a life beyond the night of the show.