UGH!!! YEEEUCH!!! (Horrible NO-related experiences)

There's many stories about your enjoyable experiences involving all things New Order, but what about your memories of really toe-curlingly bad ones some way or other (loosely or otherwise) connected with the band? Like, say, someone throwing up on your pizza whilst you were trying to eat it, whilst"Temptation" happened to be playing in the background...that sort of thing.... There must be horrid experiences you'd rather forget but surely wouldn't mind sharing with the rest of us....

One of my most memorable goes back to 1984 whilst I was still living near Liverpool. I was in New Brighton - a now-defunct seaside town on the Wirral - walking along the prom on a wonderful summers day when I happened across a roadshow held by the local station Radio City, just outside the amusement arcades. The guy who was dee-jaying was dressed like a complete twat (80's mullet, day-glo Timmy mallet-style shirt, shorts, non-matching flip flops - fuckin' horrible) and loads of screaming Duranies and Culture Clubbies were haranguing him as he tried unsuccessfully, to get the vibe going by rapping in his flat monotone blocked-nose Scouse accent (I'm allowed to slag this off as I was a Scouser by birth, so there!) the words of Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" over the top of the instrumental mix (b-side obviously) of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Relax". Extremely badly. Can you believe that?? It was truly cringeworthy stuff. UGH!!! The reason why I blanch at the memory was that after three or so minutes of this tone-deaf hollering, he segued straight into, unbelievably, "Blue Monday" and....CONTINUED RAPPING OVER THE TOP OF IT!! Still COMPLETELY OUT OF TIME. It was fucking horrible. :\puke: I could even hear his epiglottis twanging as those flat whiney vowels smacked into my lugs with the force of brickbats. (Peter Hooton of The Farm could've done a better job without even opening his fucking mouth!!)

It was all I could do...I legged it as quickly as I could take myself and promised to myself never ever to stumble across a Radio City live summer roadshow ever again. Perhaps this was the real reason why I can't stand "Blue Monday" anymore...after hearing what this lardybutted fuckwit did to it in the name of "entertainment". Truly a traumatic moment in my life then all told......

bloody hell, that sounds fucking hilarious..almost as amusing as the touted step`s cover

Martin , once again you've left me in astonishment with one of your truly heartbreaking storys. Ripping Yarns! I can't come up with anything that just could sit a little in the shadow of your poetic outburst. Cheers Fuck , i'm still flying from last night

I hate these mudpeople!:headoff:

This is about the first time I ever saw NO (Oakland CA in 85). Drove 13 hours straight overnight to get to the bay area and get situated with gig location, hotel, etc. in the morning. One of my ex-roommates who was good friends with one of my sisters lived down there, and he wasn't doing so well. When he lived in Oregon while in high school, his dad was really overbearing and unsupportive of this kid, his only son. After graduation, he went into the Air Force, at San Antonio, but left after a couple of years, which led to him living in various places for minimum wage jobs.

When he was one of my roommates, back in the early 80's, I turned him on to all kinds of "new" music, as most of the kids were into Judas Priest, Scorpions, Van Halen, Led Zep, Rush,etc. Took him to see the Ramones, and that changed him around totally.

He didn't know I was coming down for the NO show, and I had heard he lived in Vacaville and worked at a Burger King. I went,the day after the show, through the drive-thru, and the look on his face was priceless when he saw me. Went out with him that night, and we had a great time, even though he lived in a ramshackle apartment and was still stuggling to find himself. We had kept in touch about once a year in the three years he'd been gone, but we resolved to stay in touch better now that he was on the West Coast.

The worst part is that he died in a car accident about 4 months after this meeting, but I do take some comfort in the fact that our last meeting was a very happy one indeed.

This is about the first time I ever saw NO (Oakland CA in 85). Drove 13 hours straight overnight to get to the bay area and get situated with gig location, hotel, etc. in the morning. One of my ex-roommates who was good friends with one of my sisters lived down there, and he wasn't doing so well. When he lived in Oregon while in high school, his dad was really overbearing and unsupportive of this kid, his only son. After graduation, he went into the Air Force, at San Antonio, but left after a couple of years, which led to him living in various places for minimum wage jobs.

When he was one of my roommates, back in the early 80's, I turned him on to all kinds of "new" music, as most of the kids were into Judas Priest, Scorpions, Van Halen, Led Zep, Rush,etc. Took him to see the Ramones, and that changed him around totally.

He didn't know I was coming down for the NO show, and I had heard he lived in Vacaville and worked at a Burger King. I went,the day after the show, through the drive-thru, and the look on his face was priceless when he saw me. Went out with him that night, and we had a great time, even though he lived in a ramshackle apartment and was still stuggling to find himself. We had kept in touch about once a year in the three years he'd been gone, but we resolved to stay in touch better now that he was on the West Coast.

The worst part is that he died in a car accident about 4 months after this meeting, but I do take some comfort in the fact that our last meeting was a very happy one indeed.

Originally posted by Shug Worst experience was Reading 93, with Dinosaur JR on before New Order, their fans were a bunch of skinheaded retards, jumping all over the place, got fucking mud everywhere - ruined a pair of jeans and trainers...But the order made up for it with a great performance....Where are Dinosaur JR now? Deceased hopefully Bastards!!!

I totally agree - Reading 93 was a terrible experience apart from the actual set by NO. There was no a decent band on before them. We spent the day in a beer tent, before they came on. Dinosaur JR were absolute shite.

Anybody catch New Order in October 1986 at Newcastle Mayfair on the Brotherhood tour? Bloody hell - remember those wankers at the front, shouting Manchester, Manchester, in Geordie accents. I mean, what was the point of that??

The gig wasn't that brilliant, all told - we heard a few newies from Fac 150 but I couldn't concentrate on enjoying the songs cuz of those knobs at the front baying like they were at some footie match up the road at St. James. (I think it was also about this time that many New Order fans had gained the footie-yob reputation that everyone knows and loves/hates now, but don't quote me on it!)

We got one encore - The Perfect Kiss, and then an hour after it started, NO left. And the last thing I heard from some of the footie hordes at the front? "THEY WERE SHIT!!" FUCKING SHIT!!"

You know something? I've never seen New Order live since......fuck knows why......

I used to have a bootleg from the 'Royal Court'were the crowd sang 'who's that dying on the runway' and other Munich'58 chants anyone recall this.

saw No in 86(ish) at The Roxy in sheffield (owned by a guy called Barry Noblewho was peter springfellows role model) after the gig my so called mate buggerred off home (Leeds) without me and then hand to spend 5 hrs kipping in a photo-booth on sheffield station waiting for the bus in the freezy cold

No played an encore of Do the Ostrich anyone else ever hear it ?

I remeber Newcastle Mayfair, you failed to add the plastic 'glasses' of beer lobbed off the balcony.

A bizarre memory was New Order playing Reading University Rag Ball in 1987. Half the crowd were in tuxedos/ballgowns, despite the first rendition of 1963 it was a poor gig rounded off brilliantly by an encore of lonesome tonight.

Originally posted by NORDERPHILE I remeber Newcastle Mayfair, you failed to add the plastic 'glasses' of beer lobbed off the balcony. A bizarre memory was New Order playing Reading University Rag Ball in 1987. Half the crowd were in tuxedos/ballgowns, despite the first rendition of 1963 it was a poor gig rounded off brilliantly by an encore of lonesome tonight.

Talking of this gig again, do you happen to know who the support band were? They had a female keyboardist, that's all I could recall, and I recall also some glasses lobbed at them as they walked off, as the frontline mob thought they were pants. Know any more??

I have no idea who the support were, I remember the gig being promoted with 'extra special guests' but as usual the support were suspect.

Originally posted by Niel Johnstone saw No in 86(ish) at The Roxy in sheffield (owned by a guy called Barry Noblewho was peter springfellows role model) after the gig my so called mate buggerred off home (Leeds) without me and then hand to spend 5 hrs kipping in a photo-booth on sheffield station waiting for the bus in the freezy coldNo played an encore of Do the Ostrich anyone else ever hear it ?

Yeah, they played it at Woolwich as well. Seem to remember a couple of other gigs too. I think that the "Love Juice" at Auckland was probably going to be this, as were most of the "Sister Ray" noises that we were treated to. It's best described as a loose encore jam revolving around three chords and whatever's left in the bottle !

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Yecnuaj Mit> > > > Originally posted by Niel Johnstone> > saw No in 86(ish) at The Roxy in sheffield (owned by a guy called Barry Noblewho was peter springfellows role model) after the gig my so called mate buggerred off home (Leeds) without me and then hand to spend 5 hrs kipping in a photo-booth on sheffield station waiting for the bus in the freezy cold> > > > No played an encore of Do the Ostrich anyone else ever hear it ?>

Yeah, they played it at Woolwich as well. Seem to remember a couple of other gigs too. I think that the "Love Juice" at Auckland was probably going to be this, as were most of the "Sister Ray" noises that we were treated to. It's best described as a loose encore jam revolving around three chords and whatever's left in the bottle !

"Do The Ostrich" is a Lou Reed song, Tim, not just any old jam.

I did Woolwich and missed that encore (Atmosphere, in days when Atmosphere was still special!) cos of the train timetable. Had the girlfriend with me and we had to get back across town for the last train, as she wasn't the type to stop all night in a railway station waiting for a milk train!

Yes, I know, on the pinkish coloured sleeved record that predates White Light White Heat. Pretty crap too :) I think that when they come back on and decide to just start playing though, whether you get Ostrich or Sister Ray depends on if Barney can remember the riff !

Woolwich isn't the sort of place to be after dark at the best of times :evil: hole that it is.....