Steven O'Rourke posted on April 25, 2008 12:12
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Key Notes is brought to you today by the number '0', the letter 'F' and the word 'Dilemma.'
Key Notes is in trouble. You see, somehow, your blog has found itself in the midst's of a love triangle. Finding itself torn between its long term partner and its new love, with whom it's recently spent many sweaty, drunken nights. Key Notes, it seems, has some tough calls to make.
Now, before Mrs. Notes gets too worried, Key Notes is referring to Manchester United and CLUAS. On Tuesday April 29th, this blog has a long-standing commitment to review the Gemma Hayes gig in Tripod, the same night its beloved United play Barcelona for a place in the European Cup final. Of course, it would have been easy had United been beaten last Wednesday (indeed, they probably deserved to lose) but no, the match remains on a knife edge, with the possibility of victory and a place in the Moscow showpiece tantalisingly close.
Then there is CLUAS. You see Key Notes is also responsible for the distribution of gig passes to CLUAS writers and has to set a good example to all the other CLUAS writers after his enforced absence. However, the reason Key Notes faces such a dilemma is not because he HAS to review this gig, but rather because he WANTS to review it.
Tipperary born Gemma Hayes has always troubled this blog you see. To Key Notes, most music is love or hate, eject or repeat. Hayes however, belongs to the pretty exclusive 'meh' club (other members include Whipping Boy and - don't tell the boss - My Bloody Valentine). There's nothing about her that's particularly offensive nor, until recently, has there been anything to keep Key Notes coming back for more. That's all changed though with one song - 'Out of Our Hands' - which Phantom, have played quite a bit of recently.
There's no particular reason why, but Key Notes likes this song a lot. That is why he is so keen to review Hayes, to give her another chance to get out of the 'meh' club. If only it wasn't on the same night as the football? But that's just life isn't it, we sometimes have to choose between things we love, just to appreciate them even more. Key Notes loves United, but it looks like his love for himself music, is going to come out on top. Looking below, it's not really hard to see why. Besides, United will probably lose 12-0 anyway.
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