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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

    Again the more comments people leave... the bigger my head gets and the more likely I am to spend time creating content.....
    Lol, well I read it and I'll leave a comment later. Very well worded, particularly all the stuff on the way to London - I was an absolute nervous wreck. I've never been like that before - just WAITING for something to go wrong. I was sitting on the stanstead express thinking 'ok well the plane didn't crash and this train's going pretty well but now I've to get on the underground in RUSH HOUR' :eek: There were just so many opportunities for something to go wrong that I never thought of the most obvious one: me ending up in a mental hospital before the gig :o . And you described the shellshock feeling brilliantly too. Maybe it was just all the relief.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • ScotInAmsterdamScotInAmsterdam Posts: 1,004
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Very well worded, particularly all the stuff on the way to London

    I used to read a lot of Kerouac, and the whole point of my blog is to give me soemthing today while I'm in Airports, train stations etc.... so usually the journey is better described than the destination......

    In this case it was really tough... cos if I'd just kep on writing in the stream of conciousness like I do... I would have never made it to describing the gig... cos I was busy trying to put into workds how much I like Pearl Jam...
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    ScotInAmsterdam wrote:
    I used to read a lot of Kerouac, and the whole point of my blog is to give me soemthing today while I'm in Airports, train stations etc.... so usually the journey is better described than the destination......

    In this case it was really tough... cos if I'd just kep on writing in the stream of conciousness like I do... I would have never made it to describing the gig... cos I was busy trying to put into workds how much I like Pearl Jam...

    Lol, don't bother... there ARE no words :o

    And the worst thing was I HAD the tickets in my bag :eek: so that was one more thing to look out for - there was the possibility of getting mugged :rolleyes: although I wouldn't fancy their chances :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    ScotInAmsterdam wrote:
    Again the more comments people leave... the bigger my head gets and the more likely I am to spend time creating content.....

    I wrote something on one of the other threads here but will go back and write a comment later.

    so do you think it was more or less stressful for me going along without a ticket :o I didn't realise how stressful it had been for you guys :D:D:D
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Chime wrote:
    I wrote something on one of the other threads here but will go back and write a comment later.

    so do you think it was more or less stressful for me going along without a ticket :o I didn't realise how stressful it had been for you guys :D:D:D

    Lol yes, you were lucky :D

    Honestly it was horrible. Right up until getting into the place I was waiting for something to go wrong - that's why I only had the one drink with you lot cos I was afraid to leave the queue for too long :o . Then the stub had almost come off my ticket so I was holding on to the little bit holding it together for dear life in case they separated and they wouldn't let me in :rolleyes:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Lol yes, you were lucky :D

    Honestly it was horrible. Right up until getting into the place I was waiting for something to go wrong - that's why I only had the one drink with you lot cos I was afraid to leave the queue for too long :o . Then the stub had almost come off my ticket so I was holding on to the little bit holding it together for dear life in case they separated and they wouldn't let me in :rolleyes:

    yeah. the time in the queue was most stressful after our hopes had been gotten up that there would be tickets but not knowing how many people may be in the queue in front of us without tickets :eek: wondering should we still be trying the touts :rolleyes: but think all this worry made us enjoy ourselves even more once we were eventually let in :)
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    ScotInAmsterdam wrote:
    I used to read a lot of Kerouac, and the whole point of my blog is to give me soemthing today while I'm in Airports, train stations etc.... so usually the journey is better described than the destination......

    Reminds me of my days when I was single and without commitment (well... I did have two cats). I used to travel a lot and kept journals. Not only it's something to do but it is wonderful going back to them years later - beautiful memories!
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Chime wrote:
    yeah. the time in the queue was most stressful after our hopes had been gotten up that there would be tickets but not knowing how many people may be in the queue in front of us without tickets :eek: wondering should we still be trying the touts :rolleyes: but think all this worry made us enjoy ourselves even more once we were eventually let in :)

    Yeh, that's probably it cos once they came on stage that was it. They're there, right in front of me. Even if they only played one song I would have been ecstatic.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • belfast1belfast1 Posts: 788
    ScotInAmsterdam wrote:
    Since the gig, I've either been working or drunk.....

    I finally got time this morning to update my blog with my memories of the gig... If you;re really bored... take a read... if you;re even borederer leave a comment:

    http://furbyx4.blogspot.com


    haha i laughed when i read your shenanigans with the security staff - i had the same thing (although not wearing a big kilt i must say!)

    Security - "you got a camera in there?"
    me - "no"

    "whats that - a camera?"
    me - "no"

    "is that a camera?"
    me - "listen sunshine if i'd brought a camera i'd have wacked ye with it by now"

    some people - honestly!!!!
    dublin 1996 london 2000 dublin 2006 prague 2006 copenhagen 2007 london 2007 rotterdam 2009 london 2009 dublin 2010 belfast 2010 vienna 2014 amsterdam 2014 london 2018
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    The Chileans are awake......
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Yeah... we're still closing though ;) afternoon all :D
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    UKDave wrote:
    Yeah... we're still closing though ;) afternoon all :D

    Afternoon.

    You need to give us running totals to encourage us. Although I presume at the rate we are going it may take months for us to catch up so it may have the opposite effect :confused:
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Hey Dave - you've been quiet! Busy at work?
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    I reckon less than two months at the rate we're gaining... ;)

    Yeah was off site working Thursday / Friday, away over the weekend and being treated to lunch when I eventually got in today... wine on a lunch time, Leeds game at the pub tonight... gonna steaming later :eek:
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    UKDave wrote:
    I reckon less than two months at the rate we're gaining... ;)

    Yeah was off site working Thursday / Friday, away over the weekend and being treated to lunch when I eventually got in today... wine on a lunch time, Leeds game at the pub tonight... gonna steaming later :eek:

    Two months :eek:

    You do realise that the Dublin thread will overtake this before then ;)
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • conguitaconguita Posts: 222
    Chime wrote:
    yeah. the time in the queue was most stressful after our hopes had been gotten up that there would be tickets but not knowing how many people may be in the queue in front of us without tickets :eek: wondering should we still be trying the touts :rolleyes: but think all this worry made us enjoy ourselves even more once we were eventually let in :)

    eheheheh, you were trully afraid I was gonna beat you up hellen?? ;) ehehehe!!
    that queue was something..... ;)
    (did you finally got my email??)
    ..:: I wanna taste everyone I see ::..
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Chime wrote:
    Two months :eek:

    You do realise that the Dublin thread will overtake this before then ;)

    Wouldn't take too much to reduce that vastly though!!

    Dublin may well do it to be fair, not too bothered but we "Europeans" need to make our presence felt ;)
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    Afternoon all :D Damn work has been keeping me busy today :( ;) Honestly I don't know
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    stonesgstring wrote:
    Afternoon all :D Damn work has been keeping me busy today :( ;) Honestly I don't know

    Don't know what........?! ;)
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    UKDave wrote:
    Don't know what........?! ;)

    Erm I don't know!! :D:D
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    What did you say dear? ;)
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    UKDave wrote:
    What did you say dear? ;)

    Cheeky so and so ;)
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    conguita wrote:
    eheheheh, you were trully afraid I was gonna beat you up hellen?? ;) ehehehe!!
    that queue was something..... ;)
    (did you finally got my email??)

    Lol, honestly??? You ticketless people were scary? :o

    Can't really check my e-mail today - my connection is unbelievably slow but I'll have a look tomorrow cos I'm going home soon. So you're not coming to Dublin then? :(
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Lol, honestly??? You ticketless people were scary? :o

    Can't really check my e-mail today - my connection is unbelievably slow but I'll have a look tomorrow cos I'm going home soon. So you're not coming to Dublin then? :(

    Remember.... blank DVD.
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    stonesgstring wrote:
    Cheeky so and so ;)

    Thought you were supposed to be nice to people :p
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    UKDave wrote:
    Thought you were supposed to be nice to people :p

    Only at work ;):D
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Oh..... :( ;)
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    UKDave wrote:
    Oh..... :( ;)

    You enjoy it really, go on admit it! ;):D
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Of course... ;):D
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    A sucker for punishment, are you?
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