Fortune, at Fort Canning, INXS

It was a blast of a show last night, at Fort Canning, with INXS and their new frontman JD Fortune. It was very different from MH but it was fresh, and with a nuance that brought a new sort of feel to the music, without taking away what the original versions were. Best of all, it did not sound like a cover version. Fortunately, Karen called me to say she had spare tix and I was happy to go, and with the evening appointments cancelled anyway, it was a straight walk from work there (but I took the bus in the end). Traffic was horrible downtown last night, but the crowds were warmth, anticipative and best of all, ready for a good time. Typically and only in Singapore, there were some girls (women, really) who were waving their hands across their frowning faces just to signal their apparent disgust at those who were puffing in the field. Give us a break, man. They were just like social police. Anyway, the Caucasians aren't always very conscious of their own boisterousness, and they have a way of totally passing an Asian without eye contact but immediately left of us, with other Whites, you see them smile and wink and cavort. Funny to feel invisible in your country. The band was great, and they looked like they were having fun with the sell-out crowd. The best thing I witness was not JD baring parts of himself, but a young boy and his friend, bewildered, as he stared out from where he stood, which was a sunken spot between the adults. He seemed only to be able to peer at the bright stage lights overhead with his wide blue eyes, filled with white and wonder, but could not see the band. Then, like a cameleon, he and his friend try to go up higher as they push and pull each other. I think they don't realise that it was not where the band was but that the adults were completely blocking their view! Hoarse now, with a very loud ring in my ears!