ruined in a day! (about the dj set at arc club)

you are going to read a misery story about a girl from taiwan who has been a big new order fan for more than 10 years, but still haven't seen them thought she got three chances!!

i really don't know what i should say at this moment. this is the third time i bought tickets for new order and didn't make it to see them.

i was the first one in the queue, FIRST ONE! that may mean nothing but i was really excited about going to see barney and hooky. i bought the ticket to finsbury park which released as 511 three years ago, but for some reasons i had to cancel my plan. i still got the ticket in the dvd's box now. and then, this summer, i tried to buy the ticket of get loaded in the park. when i was in the HMV store, the staff told me i can't buy it in their store, must go to the park and buy it there. she said there should be some left. but when i got to the park it was so out!!! so i had to buy it from the ticket dealer outside. thank god he knew i'm from asia and gave me a "student discount." HOWEVER, hooky never showed up.

and finally LAST NIGHT, i was in the arc club alone. i was in the same town with them, maybe the same venue. ( at that time, the original lyrics version of "LET'S GO" was kept playing on my mind- " waiting for so long oh I've been waiting for a chance to see you. waiting for so long oh I've been waiting for so long!!!" SEE??? i am such a devoted fan!!!) maybe it was beacuse of that glass of champign, i don't know. ( it may be hard for you to believe but i hardly have alcohol drinks 1/3 bottle of smirnoff ice is enough to make me drunk.) i felt a bit cold and thought the tiny glass of champign won't hurt, so i finished that champign (in 40 minutes). an hour later i passed the f**k out, for the first time of my life!!!

i was the first one in the queue and i got the best spot! however before they came out i passed out and was handed out by two security guards! i felt so bad and cried on the bench by the beach alone. it was so darn cold and i couldn't stop shivering. i bought hot chocolate and a sandwhich but it was useless. still i felt so cold and couldn't even walk straightly.

so i have to walk back to the hotel, which i didn't know how i managed to do that. i threw up and felt so much better after that. it was about 20 past 12 and i tried to wake up at one then walk to the club again. i might be exhausted. i didn't heard the alarm at all. when i woke up it was already 2:30. the show ends at three, and it took me about 20 minutes to walk to the venue. so i rushed out. but the wind's so cold when it blew my head was like going to explode, and i still couldn't walk straightly- this is my first time getting drunk as well and just because of that champign! laugh at me! i remembered telling one of the security i shouldn't have had that champign. ( i also told her i was here for new order. felt so stupid at after telling her so) anyways i just fell down on my bed, weeping til i fell asleep again.

Therefore, i didn't see barney nor hooky after all. i was so mad at myself. what have i done to deserve this? I AM NO. ONE NEW ORDER FAN IN TAIWAN! i came all the way, studying here just because i bet they will release their album in 2005, and i own every record they release (well, in taiwan- now i try to collect rest of them on ebay. i already got a lot from japan though.) i know every single song they sing and why i miss the chance of seeing them again and again??? i am a quiet person. i don't go to clubs often unless for the gigs, and i wouldn't even shout out "barney i love you" if i see him on stage. ( well i guess so) i CANNOT accept the truth that i passed out because of the champign but not him!!!

this is definitely the worst thing ever happened to me. everyone on the street hug and kissed their friends for the coming new year, and i could only sit there alone and bite that sandwhich. what a lousy end of 2004, and what a lousy start for the new year!

i already got back in nottingham and feel so much better now. it's just that i still can't forgive myself. now i don't even know if i will ever have a chance to see them since something always happens before i could do so.

if you read here, thank you very much. i know my english's awkward so thanks for your patient. please please say something nice to me. i DO need some comfort now.

ps. i met a guy who's second of the queue. sorry i forgot his name after passing out. but just would like to know how the dj set was and if he managed to see them pretty closely.

Don't feel so bad about it, young lady. Most of us young people on this site seem to have missed out on seeing the ever-elusive New Order for some reason or other. That is quite the sob story, though. My condolences on your loss. :(

Thats just Sh1t:(

Lucky for you that they will release the new album in the next 3 months so they HAVE TO tour while you are still in the UK. So Don't be too sad, you will still see them at lease once live this year.

Probably didn't miss much

Hey i passed out outside the KFC at FINSBURY but i don't like NEW ORDER.I like KFC though so i went to the concert anyway.And it rained like mad.So the moral of the story is don't go to see them on empty stomach,a full one of ALCOHOL or drugs.Or in JEFF'S case...a EMPTY head!

That sounds like a pretty harsh night.

Look on the bright side - the first time you see them will be at a live gig (thats how I want to see them, not at a DJ set)

I remember you-I was thrid in the queue in the pale blue shirt. I am so sad after reading your message-God knows what was in that champagne, but my friend woke up with a black eye, and if its any help-I was so pissed I can hardly remember any of the set-although I did tell Barney I loved him about 10 times! (How embarrassing!) I really really wish I could remember the set list,if anyone has a better memory than me-do you think you could post it on here? I do haved a very vague memory of dancing to 'Teardrops' and '24 hour party people' .....felt very very rough indeed y'day, and have just made it back home to bournemouth now! I would post some pics, but they are so blurred and awful, fingers all over the lens-NICE! Apart from that-I am still walking on air, hardly able to believe that I have met Barney, but really wish I could rememeber more of it. I tell you....that champagne was WELL dodgy!!;)

you had to be there matey...and be that close to your heroes..in the flesh...it was a case for champagne...a case for a case of champagne!!..... ' I feel so extaordinary.......'

Originally posted by chant you are going to read a misery story about a girl from taiwan who has been a big new order fan for more than 10 years,but still haven't seen them thought she got three chances!!i really don't know what i should say at this moment.this is the third time i bought tickets for new order and didn't make it to see them.i was the first one in the queue, FIRST ONE!that may mean nothing but i was really excited about going to see barney and hooky.i bought the ticket to finsbury park which released as 511 three years ago,but for some reasons i had to cancel my plan. i still got the ticket in the dvd's box now.and then, this summer, i tried to buy the ticket of get loaded in the park.when i was in the HMV store, the staff told me i can't buy it in their store, must go to the park and buy it there. she said there should be some left.but when i got to the park it was so out!!! so i had to buy it from the ticket dealer outside.thank god he knew i'm from asia and gave me a "student discount."HOWEVER, hooky never showed up.and finally LAST NIGHT, i was in the arc club alone.i was in the same town with them, maybe the same venue.( at that time, the original lyrics version of "LET'S GO" was kept playing on my mind- " waiting for so long oh I've been waiting for a chance to see you. waiting for so long oh I've been waiting for so long!!!" SEE??? i am such a devoted fan!!!)maybe it was beacuse of that glass of champign, i don't know.( it may be hard for you to believe but i hardly have alcohol drinks 1/3 bottle of smirnoff ice is enough to make me drunk.)i felt a bit cold and thought the tiny glass of champign won't hurt,so i finished that champign (in 40 minutes). an hour later i passed the f**k out, for the first time of my life!!!i was the first one in the queue and i got the best spot!however before they came out i passed out and was handed out by two security guards!i felt so bad and cried on the bench by the beach alone.it was so darn cold and i couldn't stop shivering.i bought hot chocolate and a sandwhich but it was useless.still i felt so cold and couldn't even walk straightly.so i have to walk back to the hotel, which i didn't know how i managed to do that.i threw up and felt so much better after that.it was about 20 past 12 and i tried to wake up at one then walk to the club again.i might be exhausted. i didn't heard the alarm at all.when i woke up it was already 2:30. the show ends at three,and it took me about 20 minutes to walk to the venue.so i rushed out.but the wind's so cold when it blew my head was like going to explode,and i still couldn't walk straightly-this is my first time getting drunk as well and just because of that champign!laugh at me! i remembered telling one of the security i shouldn't have had that champign.( i also told her i was here for new order. felt so stupid at after telling her so)anyways i just fell down on my bed, weeping til i fell asleep again.Therefore, i didn't see barney nor hooky after all.i was so mad at myself. what have i done to deserve this?I AM NO. ONE NEW ORDER FAN IN TAIWAN!i came all the way, studying here just because i bet they will release their album in 2005,and i own every record they release (well, in taiwan- now i try to collect rest of them on ebay.i already got a lot from japan though.)i know every single song they sing and why i miss the chance of seeing them again and again???i am a quiet person. i don't go to clubs often unless for the gigs,and i wouldn't even shout out "barney i love you" if i see him on stage.( well i guess so)i CANNOT accept the truth that i passed out because of the champign but not him!!!this is definitely the worst thing ever happened to me.everyone on the street hug and kissed their friends for the coming new year,and i could only sit there alone and bite that sandwhich.what a lousy end of 2004, and what a lousy start for the new year!i already got back in nottingham and feel so much better now.it's just that i still can't forgive myself.now i don't even know if i will ever have a chance to see themsince something always happens before i could do so.if you read here, thank you very much.i know my english's awkward so thanks for your patient.please please say something nice to me. i DO need some comfort now.ps. i met a guy who's second of the queue. sorry i forgot his name after passing out. but just would like to know how the dj set was and if he managed to see them pretty closely.

Aww, this is really sad. You seem to have been very unlucky chick. Don't be too despondent though because there's sure to be some live stuff coming up early next year, so I reckon you'll get to see them. DJ sets are all good and well but nothing beats live music!!!

Try to put these experiences behind you. Exciting things are (hopefully) on their way New Order wise :)

I might see you at one of their gigs, if I can stop wasting my money and actually save something up.

Take Care:):)

Originally posted by Revenge Of The Clone That must have been the longest quote ever!

I know, I got a shock myself when I read back through it but I haven't quite mastered how to be selective yet

Still the sentiment in my message was sweet

oi! there was nothing wrong with the champagne. we served 468 glasses of it for free! i bought the bloody stuff and helped pour it.

lightweights.......

Chant, maybe it's just black magic

never mind chant,life can be cruel at times,ive just lost my job, the girlfriends left me,the dog's died, my mum's had a heart attack, my gran has got pneumonia.:( but hey thats life! stick to diet coke next time luv! regards

Originally posted by nuts never mind chant,life can be cruel at times,ive just lost my job, the girlfriends left me,the dog's died, my mum's had a heart attack, my gran has got pneumonia.:(but hey thats life!stick to diet coke next time luv!regards

Like me your having a good run of BAD LUCK. Girlfriend LEFT,dog had heartattack,DAD died,Son disappeared,LOST another job but i haven't got any living grandparents.Hey but you also have a great collection of records,a sense of HUMOUR and THE WILL TO FIGHT ON.Get ready for the new tour and i will buy you a BEER. Rocket Mick

Originally posted by Rocket Mick > Originally posted by nuts> never mind chant,life can be cruel at times,ive just lost my job, the girlfriends left me,the dog's died, my mum's had a heart attack, my gran has got pneumonia.:(> but hey thats life!> stick to diet coke next time luv!> regards>

Like me your having a good run of BAD LUCK. Girlfriend LEFT,dog had heartattack,DAD died,Son disappeared,LOST another job but i haven't got any living grandparents.Hey but you also have a great collection of records,a sense of HUMOUR and THE WILL TO FIGHT ON.Get ready for the new tour and i will buy you a BEER. Rocket Mick cheers rocket needed that!

thanks to you all who replied me.. it's really kind of you to do so :) i've read every one of them and feel so much better right now. thanks david and CuanaD and every one of you!

by the time i post it i also read that it's very possible that they'll have their new album released in three months! YES! i am going to at least three concerts to make this up! ( yeah, i agree with clockwork c and julie, i do want to see them in a real concert rather then a dj set, but i just never saw any one of them before and i know i would get a closer look of them in a dj set so i went there anyway.. i was even dreaming that i might take photos with barney like shug did with hooky.. ;)) too bad gillian is not in this time. i like her a lot! hope she'll at least show up in the concerts.

and finoa, i remember you too! hope to see you pix since i can't make it on my own. hope i'll see you again in their concert.

i believed there's nothing wrong with the champigne, iain, it must be me! coz no one passed out like i did. i'll try my best practising al, but i think i'll still stick to soft drinks like steve said!

anyways.. thanks to you ALL again and it's barney's birthday today! SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND PLEASE TOUR AND LET ME SEE YOU THIS YEAR!!!

ps. this site has been my homepage for years so i won't miss any tour dates if it's posted here! see you guys in their concerts! :)

Listen, CHANT, cheer up, girl. I've never see them guys neither and it's just because I live in this IDIOT COUNTRY that gives you no opportunities. I'd like to go to England this year but the question is will their embassy here allow my going there. Will have many problems with the emabassy, that's for sure just because I'm Serb. Boy, that sux. Being the Serb really really sux. But I'll do my best. I know you're feeling VERY bad but do you have any idea how I feel?

Cheers!

PS - Have beer next time! ;)

Originally posted by barney's girl sumner I can hardly remember any of the set-although I did tell Barney I loved him about 10 times! (How embarrassing!)

you did better than me - when i met barney at the arthur baker birthday bash the other year, i got all tongue tied and just grunted at him. dunno what came over me - although it may be something to do with the shock of watching hooky rub my signed ticket on his balls before handing it back to me

have been busy little bee having babies - well one at least. had to be back for sitter at 12.30 (mother in law), so spent a coupla quid getting into a pub with shit a shit dj and spent the night wishing i'd gone to arc maybe next time...

you and she well? any mini-you's?

well..now my feet are back on the ground... I can begin to recount some of new years eve at the arc. I arrived there at 8:45 and queued behind 'chant' and another n.o.fan. when they let us into club, the delicious champagne flowed! two arc based dj's one of which looked VERY much like a young keef richards (which I told him and he was suitably impressed!) started spinning some sounds- absolutely ace build up to the eveing-eclectic mix-beatles-joy division (she;s lost control) morrissey-iggy pop- sex pistols..all being played..

at 10:30 me and my friend made our way to DJ BOOTH where we remained until Barney left-! music still ace-lots of dancing and people 'being there for barney/hooky' (delete as appropriate!!) FINALLY...around midnight--Mr Hook arrived-played a great set! He spun Monaco 'what do you want from me?!' and made large spontateous gestures throughout! He was smiley, and chatted to fans-including me.... and then..through the smoke--across dance floor..I spun round to see Bernard! Immediately I was patting him on the back and saying very embarrassing things...You're ace..I love you etc!! After mastering the cross fader curteously done by keef richards...he was spinning his sounds! I and other fans chatted to him at length- I personally told him..a) how much I loved him (no surprises there!!) and b)what a hugely profound effect his music has had on my life. The main thing that struck me was what an amazingly nice bloke he was. Very friendly, and happily posing for pics and signing things for fans. I have a pic of me and barney-one of the few that was in fiocus, but sadly it is VERY scary!! (of me!.... he was doing A LOT of whistling and whooping and THAT DANCE!! I just remember BEING IN HEAVEN at the fab 'TEARDROPS/CHIC' mix he played- IT WAS AWESOME! I would love a list of what he played, in what order-don't know if there is anyone anorak enough to have taken notes! a guy next to me was taking tonnes of pics on his digital camera- would love to see them, I am sure that his came out MUCH better than my blurry mess!! At end of set- we cheered, whistled...gurned..(!)....well: OUR APPRECIATION at Barney. He was great. He was soooooooo nice (or maybe just sympathetic!!) It was the night I died and went to Heaven.! Thank you, ALL INVOLVED. Fiona

Chant, is that you in your avatar?

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by flo> you and she well? any mini-you's?

Er, nope. Sore subject. We're divorced!!

Seeing a lovely girl in Brighton now as it 'appens, down your way this weekend!

blimey - doesn't seem that long since i met you! we'll have to drinkies some time - i believe my other half owes you something :D