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Here are some shots of The Edison, but let me assure you that this is only a TINY slice of all there is to see, and that photos BARLY do this spectacle justice.



Now, let me start by saying not only had I been held up in my bunk with the FLU two whole weeks going into this show, but also I was terrified nobody would come. I mean lets face it: this was a night the Edison was not normally open, we were the only band playing, it was a Sunday, and the Edison doesn't even normally have bands. So when the promoter casually mentioned that afternoon "yes, we've pre-sold 75% of the house already"my jaw hit the bar. At least, it would have, had I not been so painfully cool. ;)



This night was EPIC. In fact, i even think Historic might be in order. The Edison was built to be a THE Steampunk club. A Victorian power plant, polished and primped into a work of art. But until tonight (as the illustrious and elusive owner/creator of the Edison told me that night) "we've never before had a crowd that looked like they belong here.

(yes, that is Kato dancing in the first row. And frankly, quite a few people mentioned they thought they saw an incognito Dr. Steel in attandance. I can nether deny nor confirm that...but I WANT to believe.)

Abney Park at The Edison


Anyway, this has got to be the coolest, best dressed, most interesting and intelligent and friendliest crowd we have yet seen, in the most beautiful and most Steampunk place I've ever been to. We played all night long, and then just hung out with this amazing bunch until they kicked us out.

After the show, in the wee hours of the morning in a back alley under streetlight, gathered around a man cooking sausages over an open fire, me and Kristina and Peter met the manager of The Edison. he was the perfect illustration of focused enthusiasm and authority, and he spoke of a symbiant relationship between Abney Park and the Edison. A Synergy. That together we made something more the either of us had alone. I couldn't agree more. It seems we will do more together.

Not a bad birthday for a Airship Captain.

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