You bitches didn’t think I’d leave you without the frequent occasional Pete Doherty update, did you?

Hot damn, it’s hard to report that our antihero actually showed up for a gig and also presented himself as articulate and completely aware of his surroundings. Yet that’s exactly how Doherty appeared for the star-studded tribute of the Disney songbook on London’s South Bank. Dangling modifiers notwithstanding, a bit of critical praise has poured forth:

The much maligned Pete Doherty [appeared].

He was the only singer all night to have memorised his song. Almost whispered and at times strangely poignant, his rendition of the Dick Van Dyke chimney-sweep’s anthem had the hall spellbound. It was a truly inspired piece of casting.

Finally, some duly provided video footage: