One of the several rambling, funny tales James Yorkston tells tonight has him bumping into an old acquaintance he hasn’t seen for years who, worried he’s looking “a bit rough”, enquires if he has a job these days.
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James Yorkston, Union Chapel, London
Thursday 22 December 2011
One of the several rambling, funny tales James Yorkston tells tonight has him bumping into an old acquaintance he hasn't seen for years who, worried he's looking "a bit rough", enquires if he has a job these days. Yorkston, considering his wandering singer's life, allows him to think he's unemployed, just scraping by. He's offered a house-painting job, but can't make it as, dressed in the clothes that had him tagged as destitute, he's playing this gig.
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