I have tickets to U2!!!!!
On Monday I found out I could get early access to tickets to U2's Vertigo tour because I was a member of U2.com.
This meant I could buy 4 tickets the next day!!!! After 20 mins of trying to refresh the ticketmaster site (they were busy due to excess traffic) I managed to get 4 tickets to the Brisbane show. My oh my am I happy.
Now I just need to wait until Monday to get the tickets for the Melbourne show!
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Foo Fighters
Monday night I went and saw the Foo Fighters play!
We had general admission tickets right up the front ('we' were myself and David plus some of his friends (Beth and Luke - who happens to work with one of the frisbee boys, Marco))
We got there early and manged to get a spot just 4 people from the front and just to the right of centre stage.
The first support act was pretty crazy - the bass player dislocated his knee during the third song! We saw him fall to the ground and then throw off his bass. Thought he was just screwing around but then a roadie came out and helped him to the side where he slumped beside a speaker. He then asked for his bass and kept playing, and singing!!! He was clearly in a lot of pain but kept on going. After they stopped playing he was helped into a wheelchair and was taken to hospital! He recieved thunderous applause for his efforts (which compensated for the quality of their music or lack thereof)
Kaiser Cheifs were the next support band who were quite good and energetic and have that "I predict a riot" song.
Anyway, finally Foo Fighters came on (after the drummer had teased us by throwing his drumstick above a screen which hid the band while they set up)
I couldn't belive that it was actually Dave Grohl right there in front of me!!!
The show was awesome. Very loud, very powerful and intense.
The crowd was a bit pushy at the start and I just slipped back a few meters to get more comfortable.
Best songs were "Everlong"; which started soft with just Dave on guitar and then went nuts, "Stacked Actors"; which went for 10 minutes including a middle section where Dave ran through the crowd to the back and had a play off with the guitarist over Heartbreaker by zepplin, and "Monkey Wrench" which was the last song, during which I started jumping up and down and somehow drifted further and further to the front and middle of the crowd and ended up just in front of Dave with what felt like hundreds of sweaty bodies pressed up against me. After the show I managed to snare one of several of Dave's guitar picks which were thrown into the crowd which I ended up giving to Dave. It took two showers to feel like I had removed all the other peoples sweat from my body. Uhhhhh.
I pushed the car out of the carpark just for fun (people let us in out of sympathy) and then went home after a delighful and eventful evening.
We had general admission tickets right up the front ('we' were myself and David plus some of his friends (Beth and Luke - who happens to work with one of the frisbee boys, Marco))
We got there early and manged to get a spot just 4 people from the front and just to the right of centre stage.
The first support act was pretty crazy - the bass player dislocated his knee during the third song! We saw him fall to the ground and then throw off his bass. Thought he was just screwing around but then a roadie came out and helped him to the side where he slumped beside a speaker. He then asked for his bass and kept playing, and singing!!! He was clearly in a lot of pain but kept on going. After they stopped playing he was helped into a wheelchair and was taken to hospital! He recieved thunderous applause for his efforts (which compensated for the quality of their music or lack thereof)
Kaiser Cheifs were the next support band who were quite good and energetic and have that "I predict a riot" song.
Anyway, finally Foo Fighters came on (after the drummer had teased us by throwing his drumstick above a screen which hid the band while they set up)
I couldn't belive that it was actually Dave Grohl right there in front of me!!!
The show was awesome. Very loud, very powerful and intense.
The crowd was a bit pushy at the start and I just slipped back a few meters to get more comfortable.
Best songs were "Everlong"; which started soft with just Dave on guitar and then went nuts, "Stacked Actors"; which went for 10 minutes including a middle section where Dave ran through the crowd to the back and had a play off with the guitarist over Heartbreaker by zepplin, and "Monkey Wrench" which was the last song, during which I started jumping up and down and somehow drifted further and further to the front and middle of the crowd and ended up just in front of Dave with what felt like hundreds of sweaty bodies pressed up against me. After the show I managed to snare one of several of Dave's guitar picks which were thrown into the crowd which I ended up giving to Dave. It took two showers to feel like I had removed all the other peoples sweat from my body. Uhhhhh.
I pushed the car out of the carpark just for fun (people let us in out of sympathy) and then went home after a delighful and eventful evening.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Six Feet Under
Just bought the Third and Forth Season of Six Feet Under on DVD.
This has to be one of the best TV shows ever. It is so emotionaly intense.
I hate the character of Lisa though, she is so infuriating!
She dies soon, which is good :-)
This has to be one of the best TV shows ever. It is so emotionaly intense.
I hate the character of Lisa though, she is so infuriating!
She dies soon, which is good :-)
Monday, November 21, 2005
Finished At Last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today I handed in my final Design assignement!
After 8 years it may all be over.
I have 1 last thing to hand in tomorrow which I hope to hand in now as well and then it is done!
I start work back at project services next week so I have this week off.
Will hangout with my friend from Melbourne, Thomas, and probably play some frisbee.
Also - U2 ARE COMING TO AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR - what a relief!
After 8 years it may all be over.
I have 1 last thing to hand in tomorrow which I hope to hand in now as well and then it is done!
I start work back at project services next week so I have this week off.
Will hangout with my friend from Melbourne, Thomas, and probably play some frisbee.
Also - U2 ARE COMING TO AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR - what a relief!
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Top 50 Songs
This is a list of my Top 50 Songs that I made about 6 months ago. It may still change a bit.
50. Blister In The Sun, Violent Femmes
49. Heroin, Velvet Underground
48. Trouble, Coldplay
47. Good Riddance, Greenday
46. Song 2, Blur
45. Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
44. Dirty Day (Bitter Kiss), U2
43. Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
42. Kim, Eminem
41. Street Spirit (Fade Out), Radiohead
40. Nowhere Man, John Lennon / Beatles
39. Karma Police, Radiohead
38. God Only Knows, Beach Boys
37. The Tracks Of My Tears, Smokey Robinson
36. Norwegian Wood, John Lennon / Beatles
35. Seven Nation Army, White Stripes
34. In My Life, John Lennon / Beatles
33. Creep, Radiohead
32. Where The Streets Have No Name, U2
31. Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers
30. Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley
29. Kill You, Eminem
28. Island Home, Christine Anu
27. Working Class Hero, John Lennon
26. Shady Lane, Pavement
25. All I Want Is You, U2
24. Exit Music (For A Film), Radiohead
23. With Or Without You, U2
22. You And Me Song, Wannadies
21. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, John Lennon / Beatles
20. Yesterday, Beatles
19. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
18. A Day In The Life, John Lennon / Beatles
17. Every Time I Try, Spain
16. Falling At Your Feet, U2
15. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
14. Strawberry Fields Forever, John Lennon / Beatles
13. Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley
12. God, John Lennon
11. One, U2
10. What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
9. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zepplin
8. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
7. October, U2
6. Paranoid Android, Radiohead
5. Beautiful Day, U2
4. Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad, U2
3. Lose Yourself, Eminem
2. Bad, U2
1. Imagine, John Lennon
50. Blister In The Sun, Violent Femmes
49. Heroin, Velvet Underground
48. Trouble, Coldplay
47. Good Riddance, Greenday
46. Song 2, Blur
45. Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
44. Dirty Day (Bitter Kiss), U2
43. Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
42. Kim, Eminem
41. Street Spirit (Fade Out), Radiohead
40. Nowhere Man, John Lennon / Beatles
39. Karma Police, Radiohead
38. God Only Knows, Beach Boys
37. The Tracks Of My Tears, Smokey Robinson
36. Norwegian Wood, John Lennon / Beatles
35. Seven Nation Army, White Stripes
34. In My Life, John Lennon / Beatles
33. Creep, Radiohead
32. Where The Streets Have No Name, U2
31. Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers
30. Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley
29. Kill You, Eminem
28. Island Home, Christine Anu
27. Working Class Hero, John Lennon
26. Shady Lane, Pavement
25. All I Want Is You, U2
24. Exit Music (For A Film), Radiohead
23. With Or Without You, U2
22. You And Me Song, Wannadies
21. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, John Lennon / Beatles
20. Yesterday, Beatles
19. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
18. A Day In The Life, John Lennon / Beatles
17. Every Time I Try, Spain
16. Falling At Your Feet, U2
15. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
14. Strawberry Fields Forever, John Lennon / Beatles
13. Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley
12. God, John Lennon
11. One, U2
10. What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
9. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zepplin
8. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
7. October, U2
6. Paranoid Android, Radiohead
5. Beautiful Day, U2
4. Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad, U2
3. Lose Yourself, Eminem
2. Bad, U2
1. Imagine, John Lennon
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