Around early summer of 2006 I saw a flyer adveritising Patrick Wolf D.J'ing at a club night in Soho called 'Club Myra'. My friends and I went down to the tiny venue 'Push bar'. Almost as soon as we entered the venue we were approached by a woman taking our photographs and a boy who I recognised.
I recognised the boy from a Patrick Wolf show at Bloomsbury theatre on 30th March 2006. He was sat next to me shouting things at Victoria the violinist. Kelly Osborne and Kele Okereke of Bloc party fame were also sat a few seats away.
The boy, named Craig danced with us for the rest of the evening. Wolf turned up later, Craig introduced us to him as well as other friends 'Mama Peaches' and Ingrid Z ('Patrick's ex girlfriend who owns 'The Residence Gallery'). After Patrick had d.j'd his sister Jo Apps (see blog 5. The family) d.j'd and Patrick danced with us for the rest of the evening.
Craig exchanged numbers with us and we went to the next Club Myra in September 2006 when I had moved to uni. Patrick played a few songs this time, Lady Patricia Quinn (of Rocky Horror fame) joined him on stage.
The following is a link of video footage from the evening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhmMCfF91po
The 1st October I saw Patrick play at the Zodiac in Oxford, then the 4th I saw him play at Koko club in Camden. I met up with Craig after this and we went to a bar called 'The Crescent'. Among others were Alice, Victoria- Patrick's violinist and some others.
We moved on to 'The Black Cap' where we met Edward Larrikin (singer of band Larrikin Love) who is Alice's boyfriend, Lady Patricia Quinn, John and some others. Patrick turned up later but we all had trouble with the club and left this place for a place in Camden high street. More people turned up including Jo Apps, Bertie (Alice's best friend who is also at Camberwell with her) and Ingrid Z.
On October 17th I met up with Craig and went to Kentish town. We met up with Edward Larrikin and the rest of Larrikin Love in a pub near to The Forum. They'd just played a gig with The Kooks and had met up with friends afterwards. I met a new friend of theirs Tom Beard who is a photographer and Lauren, who is folk musician 'Mechanical Bride'- signed to Transgressive records (Larrikin Love started on this label and Foals are also signed to them).
Mechanical bride myspace can be found here:
http://www.myspace.com/mechanicalbride
(I plan on writing a lot more later about all of these artists, clubs and Transgressive records.)
That evening Craig, Ed, Alice (Ed's girlfriend- at Camberwell college of art, doing Graphic design) and I got a taxi from Camden to Push Bar. Tour manager and friends were there.
When leaving the club Ed and Alice invited me to their house warming party which was that Friday. I went along to a small gathering of friends. Tom Beard, Patrick and Ingrid, Craig and his boyfriend Dan and a couple of others. I got extremely drunk and tried to force feed Patrick sponge cake. He applied make up and wigs, then we all left to go to Kash Point, held at 'The Eve club' (Patrick also filmed his video for Accident and Emergancy in this club). He guestlisted us all and d.j'd around midnight, he also sang 'accident and emergency' in a circle in the club, Ed joined in with his guest vocals.
Later Craig introduced me to his friend. I asked her her name, she replied 'Kelly'. Later I realised it was infact Kelly Osborne. Who wasn't too impressed with me asking her such a question.
For Craig's birthday in November we met up in Soho and went to Push Bar again. Alice and Ed came out, as did John, Ingrid and others.
The next time I saw Patrick was at The Old Blue Last in December 2006. He and Jo Apps were d.j'ing, Foals were also playing this evening.
A little later, on the 19th I saw Patrick play London Union Chapel in Islington. An extremely good show. I met up with Craig, Lady Patricia Quinn, Ingrid and others at a small bar. We all headed our seperate ways, on the way meeting one of their friends 'Holestar' (also at camberwell university. A lady transvestite... looking like a man wearing makeup.) The first time I met Patrick I was wearing a heavily beaded top which he asked for. I had only worn it this once so decided to give him it. Unfortunately he didn't come out this evening so I gave it to Craig to give him.
I then saw Patrick play the Zodiac on the 6th February, 'No Bra' supported him, another friend of his who has been at events like Club Myra before. Craig was at the show and ended up singing on stage with Wolf to 'accident and emergency.' Which I filmed and can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaC2g9zb7Do
Saturday 17th I saw Patrick play at Nottingham Rescue rooms. He is currently on tour supporting The Arcade Fire.
Craig is a musician, known as Craig Template. I plan on writing about him next.
His music myspace is:
www.myspace.com/craigtemplatemusic
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