Last night’s venue in Saskatoon was a church. It was a state of the art facility with a great stage and great amenities. From what I could gather afterwards, the new facility was the project of a church that has seen a division in its congregation over the new expansion, and one that also prompted a small protest outside the show last night by individuals claiming that I was playing ‘the devil’s music’.
Above: The devil – disproving the theory that my image can be captured on film and in mirrors. Or is that only vampires?
There are a variety of ways one can take that. First, being that I wrote the material performed, that I am, in fact, the devil. Second, that I am a vessel of the devil and preformed at the church in hopes of bringing his message to the masses. Either way, it would seem that I represent the embodiment of evil and am therefore on the fast track to eternal damnation.
My use of expletives on stage last night was also something that wasn’t welcomed, though it matters little to me. If you’re going to book a show in a church and know that the artist performing is, well – me – you have to expect that sort of thing.
Interestingly, the next show being held at the venue is Tegan and Sara, which means that the heads of those that show up to protest will no doubt explode when they discover that not only is the music of the devil being performed, but that it’s being performed by gay women.
On a more positive note, last night I was party to a plan to allow a fan to propose to his girlfriend in the middle of the performance. I want to congratulate the happy couple and wish them nothing but happiness in the years ahead.