Going out is a story. It’s an emotional journey.
A night out has a beginning, a middle and an end. It has peaks, troughs; good times and bad. Though you can’t always remember exactly what happened, the feeling of a night out stays with you, like a good film, or a really bad film.
Are you familiar with Boiler Room? It’s not a film. Actually, it is, and it stars Vin Diesel, but has… anyone seen it?
No, this Boiler Room is best known for broadcasting live DJ sets from glamorous locations around the world. One broadcast, coming from Belfast’s AVA Festival, featured DJ and producer Or:la, but there was someone in the crowd who stole the show a little.
Say hello to Psychedelic Tiger Shirt Guy.
It looks as if Psychedelic Tiger Shirt Guy might have had a little too much lemonade. We all get a bit silly when we’ve had too much lemonade, don’t we? All those bubbles and all that sugar – it’s a zesty old drink, that’s for sure.
What Psychedelic Tiger Shirt Guy is, as well as a fizzy pop fan, is a cipher. A metaphor. His five minutes of fame tells the story of every big night out, from the glorious highs to the bewildering lows.
Let’s join him on his journey.
Massive Night Out: Act I, Part I
“Got my psychedelic tiger shirt. Got my beauty pageant sunglasses. Got my… lemonade. I’m here to party. I’m here to have a good time. Low-key, though. Low-key lemonade, that’s me. Mr Cool, that’s my name. Mr Cool is in his groove, the sun is shining and I’ve got my psychedelic tiger shirt. I might have a beer!”
Massive Night Out: Act I, Part II
“Life… life is good! I’m so happy to be here in my psychedelic tiger shirt, having good fun with good music and good people. Why can’t this just be life? This is what life should be like all the time. I kinda wanna hug someone. Would that be weird? It’s all love, man. It’s all love.”
Massive Night Out: Act I, Part III
“Yes. Yesssss. YEEEEEEESSSSSS. That lemonade is really kicking in. That’s some fizzy fuckin’ lemonade. And this music is gooooood. Oh shit, that’s my song! That’s my fuckin’ song! LEMONAAAAAAADE.”
Massive Night Out: Act II, Part I
“Shit. This doesn’t feel right. Is it my mouth? Fuck, it’s my mouth. Why does my mouth feel like it’s disappearing? Why does the guy in front of me have a pot plant? How is her t-shirt so… white? Who are all these people? Why has my mouth disappeared? A pot plant? Where did he get that? Should I get my own pot plant? Fuck, I’m thinking too much. Fuck, I need to get out of my head. Fuck, I need a pot plant.”
Massive Night Out: Act II, Part II
“WhydidIdrinkthreelitresoflemonadeIdidnotneedthatmuchlemonadethatwastoomuchlemonademythroatmythroatwhatisthismusicwhyishetakingapictureofthepotplantwhereismypotplant?????”
Massive Night Out: Act II, Part III
“Why. Do. You. Have. A. Pot. Plant????”
Massive Night Out: Act III, Part I
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Massive Night Out: Act III, Part II
“Okay… alright… I’m good. We’re all good here. Just don’t look at the plant pot. Holy shit. That lemonade is fizzy.”
Massive Night Out: Act III, Part III
“Okay, it’s all good. It’s all under control. Just tenderly squeeze Pot Plant Guy’s shoulder and hang on for dear life. It’s all going to be fine. It’s all good. I’ve still got my psychedelic tiger shirt. I’ve still got my beauty pageant sunglasses… I think that’s enough lemonade for now.”
Check out the full Boiler Room set below. Psychedelic Tiger Shirt Guy’s best bits kick in from 43:00.
