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Being the musings and informational diarrhoea of one Benjamin Louche, a Lynchian figment, your disreputable and aberrant host to The Double R Club and beyond… accompanied by his misadventures in the shadowy, performative dell, the cultural enclave of cabaret, song and performance; and yes, there may even be whimsy…
Otherwise, this blog is ‘about’ that which is Lynchian, not necessarily that which is strictly Lynch.
l y n c h i a n
adj. – having the same balance between the macabre and the mundane found in the works of filmmaker David Lynch.
a lynchian juxtaposition of perversion with americana.
-urban dictionary.com
“refers to a particular kind of irony where the very macabre and the very mundane combine in such a way as to reveal the former’s perpetual containment within the latter.”
– David Foster Wallace
HEY, NEIGHBOURS... 
Hi Benjamin,
Really enjoyed my first visit to the Double R Club last night – great evening, particularly being a massive Lynch fan and finding this. You performed a great song last night to open the 2nd half of the show – with lyrics something like: “…everybody needs some kind of crime…”. Loved the song and the music – can I get hold of this somewhere? Or was it written specially for the show?
Thanks and see you at the next show!
David
Hey David,
Glad you enjoyed the show… the song in question was ‘Some Kinda Crime’ by Chrome Cranks, and appears on the fantastic double CD compilation ‘Diabolical Boogie (singles, demos & rarities 1992 B.C. – 1998 A.D.)’ – I cheekily made my backing track from the original, editing around the vocals…
Thanks for the info Benjamin! Love this song!
Hi Benjamin, I came to the Artist Dining Room event and really enjoyed your performance, it was a fab evening! My friends and I have been trying to find that 1950s song you opened the evening with, would you mind telling me what it was please? ….Or did I just dream it?
Hi Kara,
Glad you enjoyed the night! It was a little different from my usual thing at The Double R Club, but seemed to go well.
The song was ‘In Dreams’ by Roy Orbison, my lip-synch a version of the one seen in Lynch’s Blue Velvet, performed by Dean Stockwell as ‘Ben’.
For further information on the Lynchian cabaret club I run with my wife (The Double R Club) see thedoublerclub.co.uk
Thanks,
Ben
Hello ! My name is Judy Clapper, and live in Columbus, Ohio. I just listened to your delightful, and humorous story!!! I actually volunteer (ushering / clean up tables) in a local cabaret style theatre that does Sketch Comedy; Dance Theatre; & Rock tribute shows – Shadowbox Live. So, I appreciated your “Pee Wee Herman nightmare makeup”. Thank you for sharing a story with us ! Kindly, Judy
Thank you, Judy!