VR in London January 21, 22 & 23

[Graciela]

Seems like the crowds at the Hammersmith shows were a bit rougher than Brixton.....

Yeah, I was second row at Brixton and third row at Hammersmith. Hammersmith was pretty rough, a lot of pushing around. I had to get to the back in the middle of the set cos I was fainting. But I think the fact that I had been drinking for four days and didn't have that much to eat had something to do with it...

In any case, and even if my whole body is still aching, it was worth it. Fantastic weekend 

[Christos AG]

On Saturday, a certain young moderator who's name starts with an A, almost got kicked out of Bar 38 because I bought him a Coke!?

One of the staff even had to taste it to make sure there was no alcohol in it......?



/jarmo

Which means that you look old enough to buy alcohol but AdZ looks too young to drink it...

There goes your theory...   

[anythinggoes]

I was really getting pushed around, 3 heads from front centre. Was fine for most of it, but after Its so Easy i moved back as I`d had enough along with the fact I had broken my nose a few days before didn't fancy risking it!

Well you must have been very close if not next to me as i was 3rd row center too im just wondering if you were the dude pulling me coat and trying to leg in front of me 

[Andrew]

im just wondering if you were the dude pulling me coat and trying to leg in front of me 

Most probably 

[Graciela]

Which means that you look old enough to buy alcohol but AdZ looks too young to drink it...

There goes your theory...? ?

Well, I don't know about that, cos the barman asked Jarmo for ID at the Dogstar when he tried to buy a beer...

[jarmo]

But I think the fact that I had been drinking for four days and didn't have that much to eat had something to do with it...

I think it was the Carling we had on Saturday. Carling is evil.

That was a long "weekend". It started as soon as I got off the train on Wednesday and didn't end until Sunday.?

There goes your theory...

Read the post above mine.

It shouldn't be that hard to understand what actually happened.? ?

I bet that bartender had never seen a Swedish I.D card before!



This is a short list of the events that happened:

Friday: We met AdZ, Buckle and a few others at The Dogstar in Brixton. Since I was there with kids, the bartender assumed I wasn't old enough to drink. So I had to prove I was by showing him my Swedish I.D. card. He asked where the birthyear was, I told him, "it's the 75 there"..... Went to the show, ended up pretty close to the stage. Saw both opening acts. The Datsuns weren't bad, but Backyard Babies last September were better. VR did a great show and added "Bodies" as the last song which was a nice surprise. Duff and Slash seemed to be having a great time, both were smiling a lot.

Saturday: Met AdZ at Bar 38 in Hammersmith. I bought him a Coke and while I was in the bathroom one of the staff asked him if he was drinking. The guy even tasted the Coke to make sure there was no alcohol in it. They played MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" on the tvs at the bar. Very amusing..... We went to the venue after the opening act had finished. Had seats for this one which was a good thing. No surprises in the set which makes this show the least favorite of the three.

Sunday: Graciela and me went to Bar 38 again where we met up with a few "non-board friends". After a while, winter_rose and her friends joined us. Two of them recognized my Tommy Stinson t-shirt.?

Once again The Datsuns did a good job as the opening act. VR came on and played a great show with a nice surprise at the end. A cover of The Doors' "Five To One". Duff seemed annoyed by something. He wasn't smiling as much as on Friday and he was even giving somebody the finger at one point.


Highlights: Meeting all the cool people, "Bodies", Slash playing behind his back, Duff & Slash at Brixton
Lowlights: Team America trailer over and over and over again for three nights in a row.



/jarmo

[AdZ]

I agree.

[fieldsy]

Saw some kids drinking Grolsch in Brixton before the show. Then afterwards, the same kids were ordering Happy Meals at the McDonald's.....?





/jarmo

Welcome to England

[jarmo]

I think those kids were members of some gang..... They had a weird non-Finnish accent. 




/jarmo

[Graciela]

I think those kids were members of some gang..... They had a weird non-Finnish accent.?




/jarmo

Yeah, and one of them looked vaguely familiar to me...

Now a question: Did they play the intro to "Angie" or did I dream it?

[jarmo]

I heard the same thing when they came out to do the "acoustic" stuff at Brixton Academy.....?


I wonder how many people got a "free" VR ringtone as the lighters they passed out outside the Brixton Academy promised. 

Oh, and Buckle should be passing out flyers before shows. Seems like he's got the talent to deliver them throught people's windows directly into their homes. 



/jarmo

[jarmo]

Did any of you take pics at any of these shows?





/jarmo

[anythinggoes]

some but with a mobile phone along with some 10 sec video clips 23rd