What have a disco bike powered by Fun Boy Three, two impressions of Fred Dibnah, and Paul Simon got in common? They all made an appearance at PASTA last night.
Now, attendees might not remember Terry Hall riding a bike across the stage. They may even have been under the impression that the impressions were West Coast rap and cockney. There’s an outside chance Paul Simon was actually two separate people. One called Paul and one called Simon. But none of this took away from an excellent night of poetry, spoken word, and a sing song or two.
We started with some wonderfully muddled admin from our very own Purshouse. A reminder to everyone this is a night to relax, have fun and try stuff out. And they did. Our first half theme was “Wheels” so it’s no surprise Terry Hall turned up on his disco bike. We also had lost moons, great shirts, and a sing along. Special mention also has to go to Bill, who elevated himself from Poet Rookie with an excellent performance. We’ve got our eye on you, Bill. We predict excellent things for your future.
After the break Paul and Simon waxed lyrical, we had another song and we discovered just how much other poets learn about poetic forms from our very own Purshouse. There is no doubt, what Purshouse lacks in admin-based professionalism she more than makes up for with knowledge of poetic forms. Or at least the phone number of someone who knows about poetic forms.
There was no denying it was another captivating night of poetry and spoken word. A hastily drawn theme of “Mystery”; or possibly “Amateur”; is scheduled for our next helping of PASTA on 17th June. Who knows, next month maybe Martin Degville, the lead singer of Sigue Sigue Sputnik, will turn up on a toboggan. There’s only one way to find out. Come along.
PPP
21st May 2025
