8August2008
Posted by jo under: chatter.
We did the Abbey Road quiz a while back. We all thought it was a music quiz, and got a bit scared when we realised it wasn’t and had played our joker on the music round (you think we’d have realised by that point). Anyway, we beat everyone (including teams from Domino and Bella Union) and got a nice trophy.
Because it was Abbey Road, we walked across the crossing with our winnings (as after coming top in the quiz, we then won almost all the raffle prizes). It got a bit embarrassing - however, winning a 43 CD Top Of The Pops collection made my night.
27June2008
Posted by jo under: Music.
That Petrol Emotion have reformed!! Tufnell Park is the venue, late August (27th?) - tickets are a tenner - but only if you’re registered over at www.thatpetrolemotion.com. Cue rubbish photo taken from their last ever gig* at the Clapham Grand..
* well they haven’t played again yet, have they.
27June2008
Posted by jo under: chatter.
This is what it looked like for us. Occasionally you’d hear Kevin Shields, but his vocals were so quiet, it truly was occasionally. Bilinda you could hear, but not see. Colm you could see, Deb you could see, holding everything together.
For the first twenty minutes or so I didn’t feel like I knew the songs, then things kicked in, singles, b-sides and songs I knew from 20 years ago.
‘Soon’ was the moment where the noise stopped, and it became trance-like, a noise which became beautiful rather than just deafening, the rest of the songs building to the ending of ‘You Made Me Realise’ and no encore.
In some ways I wish we’d been down the front, in others, I’m glad we weren’t. I’ve had my time down the front at MBV gigs - I’m 20 years older and feeling it - sitting down was much more preferable.
There was weirdness, however, in an email prior to the gig - offering me access to a VIP bar, for just twenty pounds, and a complimentary glass of champagne. Of course I didn’t - I’d have had to burn my stripy t-shirt - how horribly corporate sounding…
See you in another 20…
1June2008
Posted by jo under: chatter.
I guess that wasn’t too bad?
16April2008
Posted by jo under: chatter.
just this.
