Question for Peter or Will or anybody else who was on stage (or in the audience) that night:

Christmastime, mid-80s, one of the most memorable shows I've ever attended was the one you played at Irving Plaza with Alex Chilton opening for you. This was the first time I saw you, and I remember having the best goddamned time and thinking you guys were amazing. Any memories from this show? Was it as classic as my memory tells me it was? I think I remember that in the encore you played "Suspicious Minds" and then Alex joined you for "Jesus Christ" and "Feliz Navidad" where (I believe) Peter sang "Elvis Navidad" at one point.

Thanks for sharing (as they say).

JD

Was that the night Johnny Hickman's The Unforgiven was on the bill too? Four guitars in that band ...which in theory... shoulda' been cool. But. As I recall, that band was pretty laughable, spaghetti western shtick-ola! Johnny's since redeemed himself. Phew.

I think that particular dB's Xmas show @ Irving was '85 tho. ...? The week after we saw The Cult in full Love mode and w/the great Clintons opening o'er The Ritz. Your recollections ring bells tho, so maybe it was '84.

Saw the band a couple years in a row in December for a while there ... my 46 year old brain isn't as sharp as it once was, ah well.

m

I do think you're right: it was 85. I don't remember anyone else on the bill, though, only Alex Chilton (who was great, and played really amazing guitar without a pick).

One thing I remember from that night is telling Alex that it seemed weird that he would be opening for us. Somehow or other, he misconstrued what I meant and thought I was trying to be humiliating. He didn't speak to me again for several years. I felt horrible about that misunderstanding. The version of 'Jesus Christ' was so much fun for me, as I had always loved the music Alex Chilton gave us in Big Star--still do.