On September 17 1999, a talented young Australian cabaret singer by the name of Christa Hughes performed at Surf Reality in NYC as the opening act of the weekly Grindhouse-A-Go-Go! performance series. She had just come off a successful run at the NY Fringe Festival as part of a group called Mongrel.

In this first of the 4 songs she performed that night, Ms. Hughes performs what I *believe* is an Edith Piaf cover about wine and/or beer, and achieves some interesting effects with a bottle of Stella Artois.