I saw Steve Kilbey in New York, Soho in 1992, I think.  Anyway, it was at 

the Knitting Factory.  They spelled his last name "Kilby".  Do these guys 

get any respect?  Besides that, I saw him at the second of two shows and he 

was great.  I met the Church drummer J.D. Dougherty before he had 

cut an album with them.  He was standing at the top of some stairs, and I 

asked him if he was who I thought he was.  He was totally freaked out 

that anyone would recognize him.  I think Steve got a little tipsy there 

for awhile, he was forgetting many of the lyrics....... stopping a lot.  



But then, he just seemed to get it back together, and it was the best 

concert I've ever seen.  There was about 50 people there, no more.  I was 

in the second "row"  from the stage.  It was just Steve with a 12-string 

and some amazing echo effects tastefully added to his mic.  It was 

definitely an experience I'll never forget.  He was taking requests from 

the audience most of the show.