After a dinner consisting of both savory and sweet crepes (thank you, Estelle), Carlos and I headed over to Bang! so that we could catch my old DJ buddy, Frankie, play in the '80s room.

Right after I greeted Frankie with a big hug, he played "Chips on My Shoulder" from Soft Cell's classic album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. It was the perfect piece to get me dancing, on account of the fact that I had spent the whole week complaining about everything and anything. Felt good to dance it out, even though I'm kind of a trainwreck in three-inch heels.

Some time after that, although perhaps not the next song, he busted out Trans X "Living on Video," which, as you should know, is one of the best dance songs ever.



Following that was a special request made by yours truly-- Kon Kan "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)." At this point, I began dancing madly with one of my old school goth club pals who I haven't seen in at least a year.



The unexpected highlight of the set was Depeche Mode "Boys Say Go." Vince Clarke-era DM with all of the (now) uncharacteristically giddiness. Also, it's nose-ring era Dave Gahan, which I guess you can't gather from just hearing the song.




Since Frankie played so many songs I loved last night, I'll close this mega-video post with a clip for him. It's "Birds of Passage" by Bel Canto.

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