Memphis + Hooded Fang Workshop - Hillside Saturday 2011

Torq had taken command of the stage by the time I joined him and Hooded Fang in progress. And frankly that is understandable and enjoyable considering the stage time on his resume. Besides what other workshop member hand wrote out lyrics to their songs for the other band? (As he did for the Pet Shop Boys cum Memphis Love Comes Quickly.) He was also visibly thrilled to play HF's Green River which he mentioned had been on repeat in all venues of his life for the past few months. Turned out to be a dandy too as he could obviously play along with the full Hooded Fang complement. Even the workshop go-to, the cover song, seemed preplanned. Though it wasn't planned too too well as neither band knew the words, ironically to Learning the Lines by The Hidden Cameras. Fortunately Cams member Gentleman Reg happened to be in the audience and joined them onstage to fill in the blanks. (Unfortunately he sang backup on the actual track and hence only had a somewhat better grasp on it.) Nonetheless the song was pulled off and the workshop set was deemed a veritable success.