Morning Mr J Hows things going today - all adding up?
yeah so far. Most days my brain never works to full capacity - yesterday it just wouldnt get started.
Funny tho I did practice questions for three modules last night (under exam conditions and time) and did very well which was a confidence booster. All I can keep thinking of is that the pass mark is 65% and the last 4 semesters the fail rate has been between 30.1 and 34.6% - please dont let me be in that range!!!
Don't remind me. I still remember spazzing out over the Release opener too.
I remember I couldnt even sing the words to that. I had the hairs on my arms standing up, looking around wide eyed like a 13 year old on acid at a strip joint.
I remember I couldnt even sing the words to that. I had the hairs on my arms standing up, looking around wide eyed like a 13 year old on acid at a strip joint.
Another memorable part was me screaming out "Come Back" during the encore .. meaning I wanted to hear the song and some guy turning around and saying to me "Don't worry they'll be back".
Sydney, Australia - March 12, 1998; Sydney, Australia - February 14, 2003; Sydney, Australia - November 8, 2006; Sydney, Australia - November 25, 2006; Brisbane, Australia - November, 2009; Gold Coast, Australia - January, 2014, Gold Coast, Australia - November 2024
yeah so far. Most days my brain never works to full capacity - yesterday it just wouldnt get started.
Funny tho I did practice questions for three modules last night (under exam conditions and time) and did very well which was a confidence booster. All I can keep thinking of is that the pass mark is 65% and the last 4 semesters the fail rate has been between 30.1 and 34.6% - please dont let me be in that range!!!
The power of positive thinking is a wonderful thing, Brendan You WILL pass these exams!!!!!
The power of positive thinking is a wonderful thing, Brendan You WILL pass these exams!!!!!
Yep.
Eddie Vedder WILL bring his solo show to Australia!
Sydney, Australia - March 12, 1998; Sydney, Australia - February 14, 2003; Sydney, Australia - November 8, 2006; Sydney, Australia - November 25, 2006; Brisbane, Australia - November, 2009; Gold Coast, Australia - January, 2014, Gold Coast, Australia - November 2024
I remember I couldnt even sing the words to that. I had the hairs on my arms standing up, looking around wide eyed like a 13 year old on acid at a strip joint.
I would've had problems if I'd been there. It was breath taking!! Release from the Sydney boot has become my bed time song - lets just say - no batteries required :eek:
Well, I'm out people. Practically the whole town has shut down for the day and theres a big busy bee at Moni and Petes house.....doing stuff like cleaning out the gutters, gardening, getting loads of fire wood, etc etc etc. So I'm heading over to see what we can do.
I would've had problems if I'd been there. It was breath taking!! Release from the Sydney boot has become my bed time song - lets just say - no batteries required :eek:
I still remember jumping up and down and screaming "oh my god!!" and Dallas looking at me, rolling his eyes and saying "What's wrong with you?" I just smiled and said "never mind".
Sydney, Australia - March 12, 1998; Sydney, Australia - February 14, 2003; Sydney, Australia - November 8, 2006; Sydney, Australia - November 25, 2006; Brisbane, Australia - November, 2009; Gold Coast, Australia - January, 2014, Gold Coast, Australia - November 2024
Well, I'm out people. Practically the whole town has shut down for the day and theres a big busy bee at Moni and Petes house.....doing stuff like cleaning out the gutters, gardening, getting loads of fire wood, etc etc etc. So I'm heading over to see what we can do.
Have a good one and I shall catch you all later
That's what I love about small communities.
Cya Kyles.
Sydney, Australia - March 12, 1998; Sydney, Australia - February 14, 2003; Sydney, Australia - November 8, 2006; Sydney, Australia - November 25, 2006; Brisbane, Australia - November, 2009; Gold Coast, Australia - January, 2014, Gold Coast, Australia - November 2024
I remember I couldnt even sing the words to that. I had the hairs on my arms standing up, looking around wide eyed like a 13 year old on acid at a strip joint.
When it started up I looked at my mate (the 3rd interrogator) and just said "Release" with the biggest grin on my face. Long Road and Release are the 2 most powerful songs to start a PJ show IMO. When they opened the 1st Sydney show in 03 with Long Road I started to well up. I looked down the row I was sitting in and 2 seats down from me was this guy, head in hands, sobbing like a baby
When it started up I looked at my mate (the 3rd interrogator) and just said "Release" with the biggest grin on my face. Long Road and Release are the 2 most powerful songs to start a PJ show IMO. When they opened the 1st Sydney show in 03 with Long Road I started to well up. I looked down the row I was sitting in and 2 seats down from me was this guy, head in hands, sobbing like a baby
I dont understand how people cry at different songs. Believe me, I'm not criticising you at all for it because I've heard of people that do....I just don't get it.
If I saw a grown man sobbing like a baby to a PJ song with his head in his hands I think I'd just stare at him thinking "wake up to yourself! It's just a song!"
I thought it was brilliant too. When it was finished I had to put on sunglasses for when I was walking out of the theatre
Leigh was about 26 when he saw Big Fish and his father died when he was 20 but I don't think Leigh really grieved properly. WELL, after Big Fish finished he cried and cried and cried and I thought "fuck, he's having some sort of break down!!" I'd never really seen him cry properly in the 5 years before that movie.
Then our 10 year old dog died around the same time and he cried and cried and cried. Big Fish and our dog dying got out all those emotions he'd been unknowingly bottling up for years. He cries more than me now at movies and sad shit on tv etc. You should have seen him at King Kong at the movies! FUCKING HELL! I managed to sit there dry eyed -- JUST! I hate crying at the movies.
I dont understand how people cry at different songs. Believe me, I'm not criticising you at all for it because I've heard of people that do....I just don't get it.
If I saw a grown man sobbing like a baby to a PJ song with his head in his hands I think I'd just stare at him thinking "wake up to yourself! It's just a song!"
I think it was because I missed seeing them in 98 (stupid mum :mad: ) so it was 5 years of built up anticipation and frustration being let out in one single moment.
I welled up during Alive at Newie too but that was mostly because it was amazing to see 7000 people going insane around me and knowing that I had something to do with it
I think it was because I missed seeing them in 98 (stupid mum :mad: ) so it was 5 years of built up anticipation and frustration being let out in one single moment.
I welled up during Alive at Newie too but that was mostly because it was amazing to see 7000 people going insane around me and knowing that I had something to do with it
When the shows got announced I asked mum if I could go. She told me I couldn't go because she couldn't afford it. Obviously I was disappointed, but I accepted it.
When the day of the show rolled around I remember sitting in my room listening to PJ wishing I was with my mates at the show. While I was listening to PJ, mum popped her head around the door and asked if I was ok. I told her that I wished I could've gone to the show, and that's when she replied with, "You could've gone if you wanted. All you had to do was ask"
:mad: :mad: :mad:
I've never forgiven her for that and probably never will :(
I dont understand how people cry at different songs. Believe me, I'm not criticising you at all for it because I've heard of people that do....I just don't get it.
If I saw a grown man sobbing like a baby to a PJ song with his head in his hands I think I'd just stare at him thinking "wake up to yourself! It's just a song!"
OMG!!! I am lost for words (for the first time in my life) as to how to comment on this :eek: :(
When the shows got announced I asked mum if I could go. She told me I couldn't go because she couldn't afford it. Obviously I was disappointed, but I accepted it.
When the day of the show rolled around I remember sitting in my room listening to PJ wishing I was with my mates at the show. While I was listening to PJ, mum popped her head around the door and asked if I was ok. I told her that I wished I could've gone to the show and that's when she replied with "You could've gone if you wanted. All you had to do was ask"
:mad: :mad: :mad:
I've never forgiven her for that and probably never will :(
How old were you?
Man, I would have been PISSED OFFFFFF!!!!!!!!
But you did ask....and she said no! ARRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
But, you definitely should have asked more than once you silly boy!
When it started up I looked at my mate (the 3rd interrogator) and just said "Release" with the biggest grin on my face. Long Road and Release are the 2 most powerful songs to start a PJ show IMO. When they opened the 1st Sydney show in 03 with Long Road I started to well up. I looked down the row I was sitting in and 2 seats down from me was this guy, head in hands, sobbing like a baby
Agree! We had 'Long Road' as opener in '03 as well and it was just perfect VERY powerful indeed.
But you did ask....and she said no! ARRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
But, you definitely should have asked more than once you silly boy!
I'd just turned 16.
I didn't want to press the matter because I was told that we couldn't afford for me to go. Now that I know she was lying, yes, maybe I should've whinged and moaned like a 5 year old. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
So, I was sitting in the Wiltern crowd on the 12th and I started to get this realization. I thought I'd share it here. If it needs to be moved, that's fine.
What I came to realize is that I wouldn't put up with a solo tour by any other artist. Perhaps it's my admiration for the man, but more likely is his ability to entertain regardless of what he's playing (i.e. playing Smoke on the Water on the uke) or whom with.
I think of it like this. Let's say you have a favorite restaurant. A barbecue rib joint, and you've eaten at this restaurant for over a decade. You know the people who work there, you know their families yada yada yada. Well, one day they tell you they're gonna open a new place. It's just up the street and they want you to try it. The thing is, it's just gonna serve salad and bread. Not a salad bar. You don't get to put a hard boiled egg or bacon on your salad. It's gonna be their side salad and french bread.
The thing is, you don't care that it's not what you're used to because it's coming from the same people that have brought you all those plates of delectable ribs and corn on the cob. Same guy that whipped all that great food is now just chopping up lettuce and slapping on a portion of bleu cheese dressing. And you eat it up.
Ed and the boys have been bringing me big ole slabs of ribs for years but that night. Ed and I had salad and bread in a small room and I friggin loved it.
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Funny tho I did practice questions for three modules last night (under exam conditions and time) and did very well which was a confidence booster. All I can keep thinking of is that the pass mark is 65% and the last 4 semesters the fail rate has been between 30.1 and 34.6% - please dont let me be in that range!!!
I remember I couldnt even sing the words to that. I had the hairs on my arms standing up, looking around wide eyed like a 13 year old on acid at a strip joint.
Another memorable part was me screaming out "Come Back" during the encore .. meaning I wanted to hear the song and some guy turning around and saying to me "Don't worry they'll be back".
Yep.
Eddie Vedder WILL bring his solo show to Australia!
Have a good one and I shall catch you all later
I still remember jumping up and down and screaming "oh my god!!" and Dallas looking at me, rolling his eyes and saying "What's wrong with you?" I just smiled and said "never mind".
That's what I love about small communities.
Cya Kyles.
no bullshit
Really? I loved that movie! My sister and mum and dad didn't though.
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
who's Ed? hahahaaaa :eek: *runs*
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
I thought it was brilliant too. When it was finished I had to put on sunglasses for when I was walking out of the theatre
When it started up I looked at my mate (the 3rd interrogator) and just said "Release" with the biggest grin on my face. Long Road and Release are the 2 most powerful songs to start a PJ show IMO. When they opened the 1st Sydney show in 03 with Long Road I started to well up. I looked down the row I was sitting in and 2 seats down from me was this guy, head in hands, sobbing like a baby
I dont understand how people cry at different songs. Believe me, I'm not criticising you at all for it because I've heard of people that do....I just don't get it.
If I saw a grown man sobbing like a baby to a PJ song with his head in his hands I think I'd just stare at him thinking "wake up to yourself! It's just a song!"
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
Leigh was about 26 when he saw Big Fish and his father died when he was 20 but I don't think Leigh really grieved properly. WELL, after Big Fish finished he cried and cried and cried and I thought "fuck, he's having some sort of break down!!" I'd never really seen him cry properly in the 5 years before that movie.
Then our 10 year old dog died around the same time and he cried and cried and cried. Big Fish and our dog dying got out all those emotions he'd been unknowingly bottling up for years. He cries more than me now at movies and sad shit on tv etc. You should have seen him at King Kong at the movies! FUCKING HELL! I managed to sit there dry eyed -- JUST! I hate crying at the movies.
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
I think it was because I missed seeing them in 98 (stupid mum :mad: ) so it was 5 years of built up anticipation and frustration being let out in one single moment.
I welled up during Alive at Newie too but that was mostly because it was amazing to see 7000 people going insane around me and knowing that I had something to do with it
What the hell did your mum do in 1998? :mad:
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
When the shows got announced I asked mum if I could go. She told me I couldn't go because she couldn't afford it. Obviously I was disappointed, but I accepted it.
When the day of the show rolled around I remember sitting in my room listening to PJ wishing I was with my mates at the show. While I was listening to PJ, mum popped her head around the door and asked if I was ok. I told her that I wished I could've gone to the show, and that's when she replied with, "You could've gone if you wanted. All you had to do was ask"
:mad: :mad: :mad:
I've never forgiven her for that and probably never will :(
WOW! I feel....OMG I just don't know????
How old were you?
Man, I would have been PISSED OFFFFFF!!!!!!!!
But you did ask....and she said no! ARRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
But, you definitely should have asked more than once you silly boy!
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
I'd just turned 16.
I didn't want to press the matter because I was told that we couldn't afford for me to go. Now that I know she was lying, yes, maybe I should've whinged and moaned like a 5 year old. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Wonder how many hours I've been on here to get to 7,000? I don't want to know!!!
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★