Lano and WoodleyFirst MICF: 1988Colin Lane: Frank and I did our first MICF as The Found Objects [with Scott Casley]. Our show was at The Last Laugh in Collingwood. We thought it would be hilarious if we pulled out all this camping equipment from our backpacks, including a little bar heater which we plugged in on stage. We then did this routine where we put bathing caps and goggles on and spit water into each other’s faces. Hilarious!Then a guy in the front row put his hand up. We went, “Alright mate, stop interrupting.” And he goes, “I just thought that you should know that a towel was thrown onto the bar heater, and now it’s on fire.” We were a bit pissed off he was interrupting us, but our backdrop was painted in acrylics - that whole place would have gone up very, very quickly.Frank Woodley: I still have nightmares about that fire occasionally, but it all ended okay. You could smoke in venues back then and I remember reaching down and picking up a packet of cigarettes off a table in the front row. I was acting like I was going to smoke a cigarette to deal with my shock from the fire. And then I just ate the cigarette? I can still feel the tobacco burning in my throat. It’s making me feel sick just thinking about it. Luckily, those kinds of unhinged improvisations are a thing of the past. I’ve got a semblance of impulse control now.Then, I thought it’d be funny to step out onto one of tables and I got hit in the head by the ceiling fan. It was very funny for the audience. Luckily, I didn’t get decapitated – though that would have made a much better story.That was only the second MICF ever; there were about six shows at the festival back then. I was only 19 – I’m 58 now! It’s just great to see that the festival has lasted so long. We’re so lucky to have it.