Fireworks, parades, crowd surfing, power-ballads, massive crowds and an electric atmosphere - The Lucky Crow pub had it all - but across the road at Yah Yah's, Jo Meares' Band played.
Besides for three sharply dressed individuals in attendance, the crowd lacked the fashion arrogance usually reserved for Brunswick St, as Jo Meares et al sauntered and sauteed through mega-hit after mega-hit.
Warmed up by three talented female sopranos straight out of the fifties, Jo Meares took the stage with seven of his mates to rock Yah-Yahs to the point where the bartender misheard Jon and offered him a Draught rather than a Coopers. During a soft love ballad, Jon was overhead commenting to a hot girl dressed solely in denim that his 'shirt has come up nice in the wash'.
The show was amazing, according to Thommo, rock-star fan and avid 80's dresser who was quoted as saying, "The show was amazing". Others in attendance just described the mood as incredible. "The mood was incredible," Matilda 'Beryl' White said.
The climax of the night for me was later back in my bedroom, but prior to that, Jo and Co. ended their show with a very rock, 'I think we have time for one more,' comment, before launching into a crowd favourite (judging by the swaying of 17 white guys on the dance floor) to end the show.
His silence on the issues surrounding the September 11 anniversary and the Fremantle Dockers exit from the footy finals made a very strong political statement - which was no doubt in the minds of most punters as they left to make the time-honoured march to the Rochy*.
Jo Meares - 3 'Woos' out of 5
*Matilda - this could be the shittest pub ever.
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