I had the pleasure of seeing the now very infamous Girl Talk in Providence tonight. It was a sold out show so naturally there were a lot of people, many clad in leotards, head bands and neon wayfarers, an homage to Greg Gillis. The poser factor was off the charts, but this music is so good, I am willing to overlook the silly teenagers that think they look totally awesome at these shows.
This was a full body contact event...lots of pushing and shoving. The crowd was super pumped. Once Girl Talk finally did start, about 200 kids got up on stage and danced, leaving literally enough space for Gillis to manuever his laptops and mix some beats from the floor. The crowd pulsed around him for the entire hour plus that he performed. We got caught in a powerful crowd surge that almost knocked us over, so we gave up on the floor and headed to the balcony, where we could watch the mayhem from a safe distance. No one ever stopped dancing, even when fans fell on the laptops, fell on Gillis, or messed up panels, or got tossed by security. Easily, this was the craziest show I've ever seen.
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