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Great stories guys...you are making me want to curse my family for leaving Scotland all those years ago...but actually, I guess I should thank my lucky stars...if they hadn't left, I would probably have ended up related to ShugzV!!!:p
or a Rangers supporter!!!
Originally posted by #41 Great stories guys...you are making me want to curse my family for leaving Scotland all those years ago...but actually, I guess I should thank my lucky stars...if they hadn't left, I would probably have ended up related to ShugzV!!!:por a Rangers supporter!!!
I also met MAJOR T ...he was stood aprox 10 feet away from me when THE DOVES where on.At least that is what it looked like via the nicked sunglasses i was wearing.
Originally posted by Spotnick So Stephen goes here eh?Now we can say we actually have a confirmation that band members do visit us from time to time.. unless Rocket Mick confused with the dark side :p
(tries to think if I've ever said anything nasty about "man tits")
The highlight for me was when Barney sang with the Dove's it was a cracking rendition of Bizzare Love Triangle. I think the Dove's performance was very good too condidering Jimi Goodwin's mother died yeterday.
I also met Stephen Morris who was stood near the recording booth. I also saw Badly Drawn Boy again (I can't escape from him!) as well the women who interviews New Order (don't know her name)
It was a good night but I wasn't too keen on Mr Sruff, it dragged on far too much. A few more New Order classics would have been nice.
Originally posted by Rocket Mick > Originally posted by #41> Great stories guys...you are making me want to curse my family for leaving Scotland all those years ago...but actually, I guess I should thank my lucky stars...if they hadn't left, I would probably have ended up related to ShugzV!!!:p> > or a Rangers supporter!!!
I also met MAJOR T ...he was stood aprox 10 feet away from me when THE DOVES where on.At least that is what it looked like via the nicked sunglasses i was wearing.
Are my Oakleys in CHORLEY now ? Just as well a MANC summer is so brief . AS a reward,treat yourself to a morrello cherry ice cream at FREDERICKS ice cream parlour , put it on my tab . Was the 24hpp badge I found yours ? If so we have a hostage situation , trained negotiators will meet you at THE YARROW soon .
Originally posted by tocknet see what u missedhttp://www.sharingthegroove.org/msgboard/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68044
Good stuff, but yes, the sound quality is aweful ;) But it's good to see a bit of it live ;)
Do you have the other one?
Originally posted by Garymac > Originally posted by Rocket Mick> > > > Originally posted by #41> > Great stories guys...you are making me want to curse my family for leaving Scotland all those years ago...but actually, I guess I should thank my lucky stars...if they hadn't left, I would probably have ended up related to ShugzV!!!:p> > > > or a Rangers supporter!!!
I also met MAJOR T ...he was stood aprox 10 feet away from me when THE DOVES where on.At least that is what it looked like via the nicked sunglasses i was wearing.
Are my Oakleys in CHORLEY now ? Just as well a MANC summer is so brief . AS a reward,treat yourself to a morrello cherry ice cream at FREDERICKS ice cream parlour , put it on my tab . Was the 24hpp badge I found yours ? If so we have a hostage situation , trained negotiators will meet you at THE YARROW soon .
No your OAKLEY's are not with me...wish they were!But i think you could well have my McNUGGET as after the FINSBURY KFC INCIDENT i had to stay away from BARGAIN BUCKET's.Rumour has it that DR CLAYHEAD was seen wearing a BARGAIN BUCKET with NEW sunglasses inside THE RITZ!Is this TRUE?
top night, ACR were amazin' got some great photos & short film clips of barney & hooky's rocket pointing. .. "he's in good company, ian curtis and martin hannett...Who's next!?... YOU! nah, it's fcukin tony wilson, we all know that don't we"
i can post nicos pics (half of you lot are probably in them without me knowing!) but movies will have to scaled down first before i mail them
"nice night isn't it Manchester, nice way to say goodbye to anybody"
How the fuck did you get your camera in? The bastards on the door told me I had to get rid of mine so I trudged mournfully back to the car and dumped it before returning to the Ritz. FOOK KNOWS quite how I managed to miss everyone - I must have spent 45 minutes wandering round looking for familiar faces - in the end I dedcided you must all be posh-nobs upstairs and gave up. I did catch a glimpse of Major T (not difficult as him and his mate were probably the tallest people there!), but he vanished into the ether all-too-rapidly. Given Mick's report I was probably only stoody 6 or seven metres from the bunch of you. Oh well, we'll have to wait until Tim & co.'s JD/NO extravaganza.
I would just like to reiterate my earlier point about ACR - they are the funkiest fuckers I have ever witnessed and I cannot believe I've never got round to seeing them before. SOOOOOOOOO much better live than on record, just sublime.....
Twas a damn good night. I pushed past Hooky and then suddenly realised who it was. Oops.
Big respect to Jimi for doing the gig after finding out about his mum while they were sound checking.
Sorry to everyone who was trying to find me, my mobile was fucked. I was getting texts all day today that were sent last night! 
I had a really good night. Left at about 12 cos I was knackered and had to travel back to Newcastle today. Thought the Ritz turned out to be a good place to hold it after all (wasn't really sure to expect beforehand!!)
Amazing night. Great to finally meet the legend Rocket Mick 
- hours of entertainment - along with Gary and Liam.
My favourite moments were Barney's dancing and seeing Hooky, Gillian and Steven in the crowd. Thought Dove's set was brilliant, the fact it was acoustic really enhanced it, ACR were as good as ever!
Originally posted by Doctor Clayhead [NB - didn't get up to Manc until about 8pm due to crippling hangover from 'secret' Charlatans gig in Stoke the night before
Where they any good ??? Off to see em at 'ammersmith apollo a week on friday
Did anybody else think Mr Sruff (I assume it was him who played between The Doves and ACR) went on a bit? I really hate that kind of music (no offence to anybody that loves it) I am just an indie kid, I like the Doves, New Order, Joy Division, The Verve, James etc not that stuff he was playing.
I just hope I didn't make too much of a foul of myself when I went up to Stephen Morris in my Joy Division t-shirt and say "are you stephen morris I think you're a great drummer"
Having spent the entire afternoon and most of the evenign travelling, i have remembered some things about my conversation with Steve.
I told him that he is the 2nd most famous person i've ever met, after Brian Lara, and he said he didnt know if that were a compliment or not. I also told him that Selfish is a great record and he said "oh good." Actually mentioned something about a gig in Belfast to him and he said they've only played there once. I told him it wasnt worth playing there (sorry shelley) now that i'm leaving.
I lost my Signed ACR set list! GUTTED!
Originally posted by Uncle Liam I told him that he is the 2nd most famous person i've ever met, after Brian Lara,
Remember you telling me this last night Liam, one of the funniest things I've ever heard 
. It's the kind of comment I can imagine Steve Morris thinking about the next day...'last night, I'm sure some young lad said to me....'
That ACR set list you had was quality, printed up with the Fac 511 design on it. Most of the band had signed it when I saw you on the stairs chatting with Denise Johnson who was looking very do-able. When you shouted over to me, she looked at me and went 'are you Johnny Giles?!' laugh? I nearly asked her if she'd bought a new Tambourine :D
Thought the whole event was first class, shame this can't be an annual event. Doves and ACR were immense. How much does Hooky love it? Born to perform, that geezer. The way he held his bass up to the crowd when he came on, like, this is my weapon! Nice burst of AOC too, a la Brixton Academy.
Big-ups to the following:
Ness and Mel for giving me floor space and a quality w/e, Brett Attrocity Exhibit for sorting out the tickets, this fella spent ages talking to half the box offices in Mcr to track them down and came thru' like a good'n, nice one, I owe you. Hope the exams go well!. Mr and Mrs Mickey Way, Jaz, Iain and Bunny - thanks to you and Kevo for the other ticket, Shug and Tamsin, Rocket 'gag a minute' Mick, Jim & Mrs, Liv & Kezzie - good to see you both after soo long, Major T, Liam - NOs future is safe with mad young fans like you, John McV, David Sultan and GaryMac, good to put a face to your name and an ear to your tales, shame bout your shades they were looking good!.
Star spotting - Badly Drawn Boy was hanging around on the steps out the front at the end looking more scruffy than Mr Scruffy. Miranda Sawyer was mooching about with some Irish comedian who I saw a couple of months back but can't remember his name. 3 Gilbert sisters who practically look like triplets. Good to see them and Steve Morris all standing in line with everyone else outside The Ritz before the start, had the makings of the scene from 24 HrPP, only this time they got allowed in.
Not the type given to much envy, but it indeed sounds like a brilliant night out. Quite enjoyable reading all of the stories of everybody.
Originally posted by Ian MadManc Did anybody else think Mr Sruff (I assume it was him who played between The Doves and ACR) went on a bit? I really hate that kind of music (no offence to anybody that loves it) I am just an indie kid, I like the Doves, New Order, Joy Division, The Verve, James etc not that stuff he was playing.
Can't beat a bit of Northern Soul fella, and thought Mr Scruff's set was a nice touch as a bit of a tribute to Rob Gretton's roots as a Northern Soul DJ - I thought it was a bit of a shame that more people weren't getting into and dancing to be honest.
I am not objecting the fact they played it, I can understand it, but it lasted too long. The night just seemed to start off so well, even though I didn't arive till 8:00 because Stagecoach seemed to think it was funny two miss two buses out.
One thing is for sure though I defanatly I am going to see New Order live at my earliest oppurtunity, I was very impressed with what I saw and Stephen Morris was so genuine considering he was the drummer in one of the most infuential bands ever.
I didn't like being searched though thats the first time thats ever happened to me when going to clubs in Manchester (which is quite often)
Originally posted by The Haçienda must be (re)Built > Originally posted by Doctor Clayhead> [NB - didn't get up to Manc until about 8pm due to crippling hangover from 'secret' Charlatans gig in Stoke the night before
Where they any good ??? Off to see em at 'ammersmith apollo a week on friday
Ordinarily I wouldn't have bothered (pretty much gave up on them after their peak LP "Up to Our Hips"), but as it was just up the road in a wee venue and all me mates were going.....they were actually great, and I really enjoyed it. They played "Can't Even Be Bothered" - me all-time fave Charlies tune - and though they're all looking older and worse-for-wear than New Order (no, really!), it was a good gig: you should have a good 'un in London, mate!
And the Northern Soul tunes at the Ritz were fantastic as well - everyone seemed to have the moves where I was, and as I mentioned earlier up this thread, attractive young blondes (clearly E'd off their heads, mind) kept putting their hands all over me in an effort to get me to dance, so Mr Scruff is grrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaat as far as I'm concerned....
Originally posted by Johnny Giles Most of the band had signed it when I saw you on the stairs chatting with Denise Johnson who was looking very do-able.
She used to get on my bus when I lived in Chorlton. I love her - Primal Scream doing Screamdelica-era stuff live without her is just wrong IMO.
Anyway Mr Giles, what was all that about you thinking I was a Health & Safety Officer?! Was it some elaborate joke that went way over my head due to my much inebriated state?! 
Originally posted by Johnny Giles Major T, Liam - NOs future is safe with mad young fans like you
Fucking great weekend - except for the missus fainting in The Ritz (rumour has it Rocket was trying a new date rape drug )
I still haven't got the energy to write about it yet - I might gie it a go this arvo. Met Hooky who promised to get a photie done, but the bastard never came back, mind, he was getting hassled by everyone, Liam told me about Stephen and Gillian, but after meeting Liam, the last thing they'd need was Shug going over to say hello. Fair play to The Doves after the bad news, Barney was ace - said hello to Rowetta, missed Badly Drawn Boy, but did meet GaryMac "Badly Drunk Boy":D Will fill in more details after I've had something to eat. Detox and shakes. With Celtic winning the Scottish Cup, then FF and Moz and Rob's tribute it's safe to say I have drunk the quivalent of 6 months worth and smoked me way through several rain forests
Originally posted by Major Tarantino > Originally posted by Johnny Giles> > Major T, Liam - NOs future is safe with mad young fans like you
Don't EVER get on a school bus with these two though!
Thought MAJOR was VERY sensible when i spoke to him,he must be coming down with a cold or something.Very strange.He was almost NORMAL.
Originally posted by ShugZV© Fucking great weekend - except for the missus fainting in The Ritz (rumour has it Rocket was trying a new date rape drug
SHUGZV your HIRED date was lovely.But what the HELL did you do to that PIZZA.PS there was some very strange noises emitting from your room until i dropped the glass.Did you have JOHNNY GILES in there with you.
Top quality day though...wished we had have stayed till late at THE RITZ but as i had already done ROCKET'S NORTHERN SOUL IN A BEZ KIND OF WAY WITH DALE WINTON ON ACID i thought that i would LET the younger ones a chance.
COME DANCING...always!
Originally posted by Garymac LOSTone nephew, aged 17one pair of Oakley sun glassesFOUND24hpp Glastonbury badge50 pence coinchicken Mcnuggetnew dance style based on lager and Mr ScruffHIGHLIGHTSACR and Hookyvarious people who let me use their mobile phonefalling off the waggonsmoking againsayin a drunken hello to some noolsdancefloormeeting old Hac regularsBarneySun in M/CRthe eternal patience and understanding of Mrs garymac
that could be my long lost 50p from ages ago! top man.
Originally posted by Facthunt 6 months worth - that's about 12 pints for you isn't it?
And he didn't buy any of them!
BTW the first drink i bought him was a PINT OF COKE...but he told me not to mention it so i won't!:p
Originally posted by Spotnick > Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63> Just a thought Nick, but given David Sultan's band connections and the stated wish of yourself to get this site accredited, it might be time to stop the quasi-jest of "the dark side" references to WIM, and start accepting that he's here to stay ? I know there have been issues in the past, but haven't we all got those somewhere along the line ?
It's been a long time since I've buried the hatchet my friend... the "dark side" reference don't come from me 
it came from me!
my only claim to fame on nool..........
Even if I had his connections, I wouldn't do what's he doing.. honestly, I don't know what the hell I could talk with the band in front of me, so I'd rather stay behind the scene :D
So seriously, it's good for him if he likes it, I wouldn't mind to get some news from the band's management of course, but well, it's not that important, we know it anyways when it happens!
