Sectioned:
Thursdays at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Paul Burston: Time Out No. 1441 April 1-8 1998
Donated by the fabulous Linny... Oh Yes

It's the year 2005.
Gay identity has been marketed so successfully that heterosexual men are an endangered species. The Artist Formerly Known As the Divine David has been sent from a retirement home for the bewildered, from whence he offers us, brave time travellers all, the following words of wisdom: 'I am mad, ladies and gentlemen. Looking back over my life, I think it all started with the desire to shove gristle up my shitter!'
Yes, the Divine One has descended once more and is dwelling among us, full of grace and truth. His new club night Sectioned marks the return to the grit and intimacy of the Vauxhall Tavern, which actually suits him far better than the swanky Connaught Rooms.
He may have a talent for broad brushstrokes, but as a performer he really only comes into his own when he's up close and personal.
Last week saw him handing out fivers to nervous punters in honour of those gay businessmen who boast about giving something back to the community. When the fivers ran out, he tore a tenner in half, suggesting that the two lucky recipients get together afterwards and, like, communicate.
The Divine David may think of himself as mad, but at times like these he's little short of genius.

please note that Sectioned no longer EXISTS!

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