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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    psycosmic wrote:
    i was bored so i added some links and neil's first post to the blog...

    http://pjlondonastoria2006.blogspot.com/


    is that your zoolander pose ? :D:D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • whisperthruamegafone
    whisperthruamegafone Posts: 15
    Me and my friend John are both going to the Astoria, fans for about 12 years – never seen them live! So the 20th is going to be something special. I’m up for meeting up in the pub before hand and chatting to fellow UK fans, as there aren’t that many in my neck of the woods (Southend). I probably will keep the beers to a minimum as I want to be 100% on the ball for the show! What time is everyone thinking of queueing? I’ll probably start early to secure a good place!
    I’ll be easy to spot cos my mate is ridiculously tall (much to the annoyance of many short people who stand behind him at gigs!) and tries to look like Morrissey, with varying degrees of success.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman1974 wrote:
    I know... as a Pj virgin i was saving myself for something special :o:o

    Ooohh, I'm a virgin too :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
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Ooohh, I'm a virgin too :o

    yeah we know about this :rolleyes: ... but is it your first PJ gig as well ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • psycosmic
    psycosmic Posts: 504
    dunkman1974 wrote:
    is that your zoolander pose ? :D:D

    it was more like "hmmm... a little bit more to the left... a bit up... is the poster in?... did i just push the button?... oh well..." :D

    but now that you mention it... i once did this online thingy where you upload your pic and it tells you which celeb you resemble... i got ben stiller...
    not true, but he's a funny guy so i won't complain :D
    ~~~
    Some days you wake up and sit on a park bench next to an eighty year old Russian architect, and some days you don't. I think this is my new life philosophy.

    http://epplehausradio.blogspot.com/

    pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
  • Chumfatty
    Chumfatty Posts: 140
    Me and the Missus are PJ Virgins, I have been a fan since the start, lost touch after Vitalogy then bought a Bootleg in 2000 on a whim, then had to buy NoCode - Binaural and lots more boots, then DVDs. Then got obsessed with going to see them. And now I am WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
    My body is a temple come kneel at my prayer mat.

    Astoria 2006

    *Astoria Crew*

    Dublin 23/08/06 - best gig ever!
  • Wastedlife
    Wastedlife Posts: 2
    Right this is my first ever post so, don't really know what I am doing.
    I have been Pearl Jam fan since 1991 and a 10c member for about 10 years. Managed to see them once in 2000, good show but Wembly is one of the worst venues around!
    Still can't believe I managed to get tickets for the Astoria, I was walking around in a daze for at least two days. Been to the Astoria a few times, would like to meet up before hand and meet some fans as my friends and girlfriend have never fully understood. I live near Southampton so if any anyone is jumping on the train and wants to start early I will be heading in to the smoke around midday. Other than that I will look out for posts about pubs and just turn up.
    Managed to get a ticket for Reading sunday and will be going to as many tour gigs as possible.
    Its year of the Pearl! at last.
    Wembley 29.5.2000
    Astoria 20.4.2006
    Reading 27.8.2006
    Bercy,Paris 11.9.2006
    Wembley 18.6.2006
    Shepherds Bush 11.8.2009
    O2 Arena 18.8.2009
  • wash_
    wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Wastedlife wrote:
    Right this is my first ever post so, don't really know what I am doing.
    I have been Pearl Jam fan since 1991 and a 10c member for about 10 years. Managed to see them once in 2000, good show but Wembly is one of the worst venues around!
    Still can't believe I managed to get tickets for the Astoria, I was walking around in a daze for at least two days. Been to the Astoria a few times, would like to meet up before hand and meet some fans as my friends and girlfriend have never fully understood. I live near Southampton so if any anyone is jumping on the train and wants to start early I will be heading in to the smoke around midday. Other than that I will look out for posts about pubs and just turn up.
    Managed to get a ticket for Reading sunday and will be going to as many tour gigs as possible.
    Its year of the Pearl! at last.
    I live in Soton!!!!! Good to see there's some jammers round here!
    Welcome to the board...it's fun! :D
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Hmm... accommodation reserved - a nice cheap 'hotel' in earls court :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
  • Wastedlife
    Wastedlife Posts: 2
    Are you going to Astoria?
    Wembley 29.5.2000
    Astoria 20.4.2006
    Reading 27.8.2006
    Bercy,Paris 11.9.2006
    Wembley 18.6.2006
    Shepherds Bush 11.8.2009
    O2 Arena 18.8.2009
  • wash_
    wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Wastedlife wrote:
    Are you going to Astoria?
    Yep. Although I will be going home (im a student) this weekend so i'll be travelling from Basingstoke.
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Hmm... accommodation reserved - a nice cheap 'hotel' in earls court :rolleyes:

    why is hotel in quotes missus ????
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Wastedlife wrote:
    Are you going to Astoria?
    I think we're all going :)

    Welcome to the board :)

    If you read through this thread we're sorting out a pub and you're more than welcome along - the more the merrier.
    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
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman1974 wrote:
    why is hotel in quotes missus ????

    Ok well I'm sure OFFICIALLY it's a hotel but hotel rooms don't usually have their own kitchenette, do they? :rolleyes:

    And frankly, I'm quite surprised at the lack of ensuite rooms in London :eek: well we managed to get some but you have to be careful apparently or you could be sharing a toilet with the whole floor :eek:
    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
  • psycosmic
    psycosmic Posts: 504
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    you have to be careful apparently or you could be sharing a toilet with the whole floor :eek:

    the same happened to me at this hotel...
    http://www.theregentpalacehotel.co.uk/

    but that was many years ago...
    ~~~
    Some days you wake up and sit on a park bench next to an eighty year old Russian architect, and some days you don't. I think this is my new life philosophy.

    http://epplehausradio.blogspot.com/

    pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    psycosmic wrote:
    the same happened to me at this hotel...
    http://www.theregentpalacehotel.co.uk/

    but that was many years ago...
    That was one I NEARLY booked cos I can remember a night or two in Callaghans and I think it was a pretty good pub but then I read some of the customer comments and thought 'nah'. Although I was scared off nearly every place I went to book by the comments. We found the Exhibition Court Hotel in Earls court - ever hear of it?
    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
  • nutmeg81
    nutmeg81 Posts: 627
    well it wasnt til yesterday afternoon while on the auld internet in college
    that i first heard of this astoria gig!!!

    i aint got internet access outside of college for the last while or so as
    ive moved house so ive been kickin myself that i didnt know bout this
    til it was too late.......

    anyway of all the weeks im goin to be in the uk that week with family
    and am now determined to try and find a ticket....so im pleadin with
    anyone here to help a desperate wee irish boy in finfdin a ticket??!!

    no chance im guessing but one can always hope??!!

    also hoping that they play ireland noe that theyve been confirmed for
    reading/leeds fests in aug!!!!

    its benn june 2000 since i saw em last so please help me!!!!!
    26/10/96 dublin
    01/06/00 dublin
    23/08/06 dublin
    11/09/06 paris
    18/06/07 london
    17/08/09 manchester
    18/08/09 london
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    We also nearly booked this place:

    http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g186338-d192150-Reviews-Kensington_Edwardian_Hotel-London_England.html

    cos it was cheap but after reading some of the comments :eek:

    They were pretty entertaining and all but seriously... I got more and more annoyed by people saying this place needs to be reported to the police/fire authorities/tourist bureau/etc. and thinking why don't YOU report it? Cos they were ALL saying it. They make you pay upfront for whatever amount of nights you're staying and they refuse refunds if you won't stay there cos of the standards. There were reports of semen on the walls, blood stains on the beds, people having to call the police cos the manager would not refund them the locksmith THEY had to call to get into their room, etc :eek: It almost turned me off going to London at all :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
  • nutmeg81
    nutmeg81 Posts: 627
    any spare tix in cavan/dublin helen??!!!!
    26/10/96 dublin
    01/06/00 dublin
    23/08/06 dublin
    11/09/06 paris
    18/06/07 london
    17/08/09 manchester
    18/08/09 london
  • shmike
    shmike Posts: 216
    I was lucky enough to win free tickets for the gig....I got an email today from the 10c. This is an extract from it....

    "The box office at the venue will open at 6:30pm. Pearl Jam will play
    around
    8:00pm. There is no support act for this show and there will be tight
    security, so please allow enough time for your arrival"

    So I guess PJ will play around 2 hours, as there is a club night after the gig (unless they have arranged a late start - hopefully).

    how long do PJ normally play for - anyone?

    I think it would be a good idea for us to arrange some way of sharing our photos/videos from this gig (come on, you GOTTA take a camera!)

    Looking forward to meeting you all soon

    Mike (another PJ virgin)
    Living the dream in 2006 - Astoria, Reading & Prague
    And 2007 - Wembley

    With alchohol in leaf and tree it must be natures plan, for there to be to some degree...alchohol in man

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