i'd like to know from each of you:
in what year did you start following the order around?
how many shows have you been to (would you say)?
what is your favourite brand of toothpaste?
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The Haçienda must be (re)Built wrote: Stalker alert
no. my motives are pure, i can assure you. no dead bunnies in pots, here.
First started trying to get to as many gigs as possible in 1984. Before that it was a case of local area gigs or tagging along with mates whenever they went further afield.
57 so far, should have been a lot more but have been a bit unlucky this year (total includes Werchter even though all we actually saw was Blue Monday from 300 yards away). Recently switched toothpaste to Signal from Colgate, a bit milder and a lot cheaper!
thank you, tim. now for the rest of you. come on, don't be shy.
there is a method to my madness.
- 1983
- 1 and a half (Passed out halfway through the second gig)
- Yellow & Gold (one of those "No Name Brands")
Not really a viking I guess...
in what year did you start following the order around? 1st gig I went to was Finsbury Park, although been a fan since 86.
how many shows have you been to (would you say)? Er... 2!
what is your favourite brand of toothpaste?
Colgate total whitening... 
First saw New Order in 1985, aged 17, and saw them 11 times between then and 87 but don't really consider that I "followed them around" in that period cos the furthest I ever made was Oxford, or maybe Brighton, and missed a lot of gigs through not really being arsed. I was a rank amateur compared to most. Missed them at Hemel which is the closest any band ever played to my home town just cos I had other plans and was seeing them Sunday in Hammersmith anyways. Funnily enough, I'm going to a stag do in Brighton tonight for a mate who went to that gig. Lots of my mates did that gig just cos of its proximity. You go to any old cock when you're a teenager, don't you? Actually, all the lot I'm out with tonight did Glasters in 87 as well but I couldn't be arsed, again, cos I didn't like festivals. Still don't if truth be told. Couldn't believe it when the likes of JG and then Gordie announced they were doing Coachella. Was adamant I wasn't going to the US at all so fcuk knows how I ended up there. Moment of weakness me thinks. So, I suppose, I didn't really start 'following them around' until post-80's cos I was rather amateurish before that time. I blame it all on Jonathan Scott's wonderful 'Paradise' article, which made the whole damn travelling thing sound so exciting.
65 gigs in total, across 14 countries and 3 continents. And you can chuck in a dozen side project gigs too, mostly Revenge, obviously, but again never went further than Cambridge to see them although did see Electronic in Glasgee, made all the more attractive by the fact ACR played King Tut's 3 days before.
There was a time in the mid 90's when I'd actually seen ACR more times than New Order but have never followed them around. They just did so many London gigs you couldn't fail to see them 3 or 4 times a year. Think I've seen them a good half dozen times in the Subterania alone.
Sensodyne gel. Ain't got sensitive teeth but love the taste/consistency of that one. Prior to that I was raised on Macleans.
Not a Viking but I can dream so here goes:
1st gig was Walthamstow Sept 81. The gig clashed with Cabaret Voltaire at North London Poly and Simple Minds (when they were still good) at Hammersmith Odeous. Never really followed them around but I did two or three gigs in a row a few times.(if that makes sense). The best gigs together were Finsbury Park/Leeds 85.
Macleans.
Not a Viking.
My first gig was Edgbaston Tower Ballroom 85, then WOMAD 85, then Oxford 86, then GMEX 86, then Royal Albert Hall 86 and thats it. I dislike travelling and theyll never come to Lowestoft in a million years.
Colgate daily. Boots own brand smokers toothpaste fortnightly. I`m not a smoker but it gets rid of the coffee stains etc.
Al Jarvis wrote: First saw New Order in 1985, aged 17, and saw them 11 times between then and 87 but don't really consider that I "followed them around" in that period cos the furthest I ever made was Oxford, or maybe Brighton, and missed a lot of gigs through not really being arsed. I was a rank amateur compared to most. Missed them at Hemel which is the closest any band ever played to my home town just cos I had other plans and was seeing them Sunday in Hammersmith anyways. Funnily enough, I'm going to a stag do in Brighton tonight for a mate who went to that gig. Lots of my mates did that gig just cos of its proximity. You go to any old cock when you're a teenager, don't you? Actually, all the lot I'm out with tonight did Glasters in 87 as well but I couldn't be arsed, again, cos I didn't like festivals. Still don't if truth be told. Couldn't believe it when the likes of JG and then Gordie announced they were doing Coachella. Was adamant I wasn't going to the US at all so fcuk knows how I ended up there. Moment of weakness me thinks. So, I suppose, I didn't really start 'following them around' until post-80's cos I was rather amateurish before that time. I blame it all on Jonathan Scott's wonderful 'Paradise' article, which made the whole damn travelling thing sound so exciting.
65 gigs in total, across 14 countries and 3 continents. And you can chuck in a dozen side project gigs too, mostly Revenge, obviously, but again never went further than Cambridge to see them although did see Electronic in Glasgee, made all the more attractive by the fact ACR played King Tut's 3 days before.
There was a time in the mid 90's when I'd actually seen ACR more times than New Order but have never followed them around. They just did so many London gigs you couldn't fail to see them 3 or 4 times a year. Think I've seen them a good half dozen times in the Subterania alone.
Sensodyne gel. Ain't got sensitive teeth but love the taste/consistency of that one. Prior to that I was raised on Macleans.
Ah yes, but do you have post-tour regrets like Mr Scott, who I believe still claimed to be paying back debts for the '89 US tour years afterwards and sounded quite bitter about it??
First show: GMEX '88 Total gigs: 12 Toothpaste: Whatever's on offer at the supermarket - no brand loyalty except to the Order & the Rip Roaring Potters.
Al Jarvis wrote: Was adamant I wasn't going to the US at all so fcuk knows how I ended up there. Moment of weakness me thinks.
glad you did. :)
thank you for your answers, boys. much appreciated and a 'bet' has been settled.
AgentWood wrote:
Al Jarvis wrote: Was adamant I wasn't going to the US at all so fcuk knows how I ended up there. Moment of weakness me thinks.
glad you did. :)
thank you for your answers, boys. much appreciated and a 'bet' has been settled.
What was the bet? "Do the Vikings brush their gnashers?"
:D
Shug wrote:
AgentWood wrote:
Al Jarvis wrote: Was adamant I wasn't going to the US at all so fcuk knows how I ended up there. Moment of weakness me thinks.
glad you did. :)
thank you for your answers, boys. much appreciated and a 'bet' has been settled.
What was the bet? "Do the Vikings brush their gnashers?"
:D
no. and we all know al does at least, because of his eerily straight teeth.
just something another NOOLer and i were wondering; a roundabout way to figure something out, let's say. the toothpaste question was just thrown in there.
CAKE - CLOCK - ZWART wrote: What is "paradise" by Jonathan Scott - and why was it so important?
Paradise was a fanzine that appeared around this time, done by sometime NOOL member David Smith. Jonathan Scott (well known to many on here as New Order aficionado) contributed a magnificent article about life on't road, Stateside. The definitive article for a generation of Vikings.
CAKE - CLOCK - ZWART wrote: What is "paradise" by Jonathan Scott - and why was it so important?
Paradise wasn't Jonathon, Paradise was a magazine which started in the 80's and run by David Smith and another lad who's name I've forgotten. Jonathon wrote an article about his 89 tour of America (I have it somewhere) which featured in one of the issues, I think there were 13 in all. In fact Johan may also have contributed to designing a few of the covers as well, he was/is a bit of a designer.
Fanzines like Paradise and Last Orders were a must for all fans in the days before t'net 
oldmonkey wrote:
CAKE - CLOCK - ZWART wrote: What is "paradise" by Jonathan Scott - and why was it so important?
Paradise was a fanzine that appeared around this time, done by sometime NOOL member David Smith. Jonathan Scott (well known to many on here as New Order aficionado) contributed a magnificent article about life on't road, Stateside. The definitive article for a generation of Vikings.
Gotta get up early to beat you.....and I was up at 5.30 this morning for a round of Golf with Baldrick
Al Jarvis wrote:
Solitude wrote: Not a Viking
Of course you are!
thanks mate. I forgot to add that I have done 24 gigs up until Wembley 87 when I was hooked on the Sisters/ Salvation/Mission/Rose Of Avalanche/Ghost Dance goth mess.:D
CAKE - CLOCK - ZWART wrote: is paradise online anywhere?
No. Ask him nicely though, and David Smith will sell you a copy. It's worth it.
CAKE - CLOCK - ZWART wrote: is paradise online anywhere?
I don't think so, but as many of us here have complete collections I'm sure it could be arranged. Unless there are copyright issues, of course....
AgentWood wrote: in what year did you start following the order around?
*1998. Previously I just couldn't ever have the money to afford a travel to see them. I just could dream reading English magazines and fanzines. But when they got reunited I just thought "Fuck it, this time I won't miss them, by any means necessary". I really meant it. At the time I was still a student and I just gave up studying for two months and got the first job I could to raise the money. Had no time to choose. So I just did the worst thing you can ever do in your life, worse than shooting heroin in your balls: working in a marble factory. I literally spat blood for New Order. And it was worth it.
how many shows have you been to (would you say)?
*Eeerrm, five.
Couldn't do better I'm afraid, but each one of them has been a precious experience.
what is your favourite brand of toothpaste?
*AZ15. I don't think you have it outside Italy. Freshest in the world. Few things are as good as drinking a glass of water after using it, which I'm just going to do now... Goodnight!
Doctor Clayhead wrote:
CAKE - CLOCK - ZWART wrote: is paradise online anywhere?
I don't think so, but as many of us here have complete collections I'm sure it could be arranged. Unless there are copyright issues, of course....
I think myself and John have all 13 as well, I remember offering to photocopy all the issues for someone a while back, then David appeared on the site (after a tip off) with details for package and posting.
Havnae heard from him for some time, and no, it's definitely not available online.
in what year did you start following the order around? 1980
how many shows have you been to (would you say)? 32
what is your favourite brand of toothpaste? Arm & Hammer :D
Anything else?
Chris Nash wrote: in what year did you start following the order around? 1980
how many shows have you been to (would you say)? 32
what is your favourite brand of toothpaste? Arm & Hammer :D
Anything else?
what's the maximum amount you'd be willing to spend on a NO concert ticket?
does it really make a difference which brand of pencil one buys?
