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J. Ah yes. [laughter] | J. Ah yes. [laughter] | ||
[Mark was soon due on stage to sing "[[Johnny | [Mark was soon due on stage to sing "[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]" with The Divine Comedy. A woman enters the dressing room.] | ||
W. It was wonderful but short [offering her hand]. | W. It was wonderful but short [offering her hand]. | ||
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C. 32 seconds? [laughter] | C. 32 seconds? [laughter] | ||
Paddy [DC’s Irish road manager]. You should have just played faster. Wait until you hear Mark’s 18 minute rendition of "[[Johnny | Paddy [DC’s Irish road manager]. You should have just played faster. Wait until you hear Mark’s 18 minute rendition of "[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]". [huge laughter] | ||
J. How did you come to be touring with The Divine Comedy? | J. How did you come to be touring with The Divine Comedy? | ||
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M. Fuck ‘em. [he turns tape off.] | M. Fuck ‘em. [he turns tape off.] | ||
After a while, Mark recomposed himself and we talked a little longer before Paddy came in to say that it was time for him to join The Divine Comedy for "[[Johnny | After a while, Mark recomposed himself and we talked a little longer before Paddy came in to say that it was time for him to join The Divine Comedy for "[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]". We stood up to leave the dressing room, and Mark let me embrace him, reciprocating warmly. In parting, but with arms still around each other, I said "I think you are wonderful and I always have." He melted, searching my eyes intently for several seconds in a kind of hope that I really meant it, but at the same time, his eyes seemed to shiver as he found it hard to hold my gaze. This moment was one of the most profound and wonderful of my life. | ||