The Eye Had It

------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Eye Had It Stay in Touch - GOSSIP EDITED BY DAVID DALE AND BROOK TURNER Page 28 Wednesday, 24 September 1997 Monday's ARIA Awards were so smooth it was hard to stay awake, but host Paul McDermott (Triple J and Good News Week presenter) managed to find a sharp point on which to impale himself within minutes of taking the stage. The Newcastle band silverchair had performed a couple of songs before McDermott's official entrance, and the band's drummer, Ben Gillies, tossed his sticks into the mosh pit. A fan happened to be waving one about, as apparently one does, when McDermott was introduced. As the host took a deep bow, he was hit in the eye by the stick, which dislodged his contact lens painfully. At which point McDermott proved to be either a consummate professional or a former boy scout. He hopped off stage, replaced the damaged lens with a spare he happened to be carrying and soldiered on. And there you have the most interesting part of the evening.

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