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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
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 Posted - 06/15/2007 : 13:57:47
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ludwig, I'm pretty sure I chatted a bit with your colleague. He came around where I was standing a few times to get in touch with his cousin, the roadie (the one with with the beard, right?) and they had a heartwarming reunion. We tried to talk, but it was just too loud. After the show, the roadie gestured at him that there would be no chance of an encore.
Later I asked the roadie if he could hand me the drummer's setlist, but he said, he wasn't allowed to give away stuff of the band. That filthy liar... |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 06/15/2007 : 14:09:20
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ludwig, I had the same feeling about the Paris crowd. Most of them were only there becaue it was free and it was the guy from the Pixies. There were 2 requests during the gig, one guy asked for (I kid you not) "Vamos a la playa" and another guy for "Dark End of The Street", which was weird since Frank was into heavy rocking mode. As we were up front and yelling all the lyrics I didn't pay much attention to the crowd but they seemed indeed very cold, although the band received quite a lot of applause. It was kind of strange to see Frank having fun with a Fatboy Slim tune and the crowd not responding. Ah, who cares. A handful of people obviously knew all the lyrics of the Bluefinger tracks, and those ones (including us) had a blast.
Also, I liked the towel story.
Denis
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
729 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2007 : 02:50:23
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Here's a photo, someone at the german Rolling Stone forum posted. The general consensuns there seems to be that the gig was shit: boring, poorly executed and in general lacking any inspiration...
Standing in the right corner is your colleague's cousin, right, ludwig?
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ludwig
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Posted - 06/16/2007 : 04:09:05
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| yes, that's him. I think I noticed you standing at the bar. Mostly because you were one of the view people singing along. And either you stood on a part of the stage or you are really tall! I don't know what the guys in the Rolling Stone forum are talking about. Probably they've never seen the man live before. He is as he said in this forum "no fucking dancing bear". I am! :-) Reschpekt for coming from Berlin on such a short notice. Did you make your way home in time? |
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
729 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2007 : 04:58:55
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Originally posted by ludwig
... or you are really tall!
Guilty.  1,98m.
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Did you make your way home in time?
Not right after the show. The last bus to Berlin leaves at nine, the last train about half past nine, and I had no luck searching for an arranged lift (thanks to www.leo.org for that expression). So I rented a room at the "Kogge" around the corner for the night and took the first train home at six in the morning. It takes only 1:44h so, yes, I made it in time.
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frankburns
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Germany
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Posted - 06/16/2007 : 06:39:13
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@kelladwella:
i'm the grey-haired one on the photo above... |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 06/16/2007 : 06:55:41
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Originally posted by frankburns
@kelladwella:
i'm the grey-haired one on the photo above...
I thought that was Taylor Hicks. |
Edited by - coastline on 06/16/2007 06:56:06 |
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frankburns
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 06/16/2007 : 07:13:44
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Originally posted by coastline
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Originally posted by frankburns
@kelladwella:
i'm the grey-haired one on the photo above...
I thought that was Taylor Hicks.
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 06/16/2007 : 09:05:25
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| Hey, the grey hair beats the two bald heads. |
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
729 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2007 : 09:16:58
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| Three, if you count Frank. |
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
729 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2007 : 02:04:36
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Found that photo on flikr. Check out the black nails. |
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Mac E. Doobage
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 06/17/2007 : 06:56:13
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Awwwww, black on black: tasty snaaaaaaawck.
Shut ewp.
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Originally posted by kelladwella
Found that photo on flikr. Check out the black nails.
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Idalgo Clandestino
- FB Fan -
Yugoslavia
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 03:40:12
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Originally posted by kelladwella
Ok, where to begin?
This was my first visit to the Prinzenbar but I liked it immediately. The location is pretty small, holding about 300 people I was told. All walls and the (quite high) ceiling are richly covered with stucco ornaments and figurines, it has different levels on where to stand, there is this really big mirror over the wooden bar. The place has just a nice atmosphere to it.
The stage is very small and meets with the bar on one end. That was where I was standing. This particular position had lots of advantages. Very near to the band, about third row, with a pretty good view of the band, I was even able to read Frank's and Ding's setlists.
Plus I could lean on the counter to enjoy the show and had a constant beer supply. (3,-€ for me,frankburns, since I didn't want to drink that crappy Astra. Don't know what happened to the promised 1,50€.) The only downside of this spot was, that it had one of the speakers right next to it. Therefore sound quality wasn't that great for me.
The show was intense. Frank was rocking out very, very hard and got into screaming mode pretty often. Insane screams!
The band looked very concentrated. There was quite a bit of interaction going on between them: exchanging of looks, Frank counting with his fingers or making little gestures.
The drummer seemed relaxed during the whole set. I didn't have the best view on Ding. Who sure has an air of solid punk. Charles Normal on the guitar got into some heavy strumming from time to time an did a good job with the backing vocals. After the show I saw the two giving autographs and later enjoying a beer, chatting with each other.
As ludwig said, it wasn't the most enthusiastic of crowds. People seemed to have their fun, but there wasn't too much reaction going on. I saw a few people singing along or recognizing songs. But had my fun nonetheless. As much as I had enjoyed being part of a happily dancing and singing crowd in front of the Pixies on their last concert in Berlin, this time I was just happy to see the man from this close. From the moment they started I had a grin on my face and sang along. Admittedly, a bit more crowd motion and appreciation would have been nice.
What else? At the beginning of the show Frank opened a bottle of mineral water and it exploded in his hands due to overpressure. Later he asked his roadie for a glass of red wine and had several refills.
Oh, and the Prinzenbar is located in St. Pauli's red light district. The ladies who work there are a tough gang with a pretty aggressive marketing and customer acquisition attitude, I learned on my way to the concert. Dangerous turf for an innocent visitor.
Hey, ludwig and frankburns, where did you stand?
great review, keller dweller! thank you
and then a miracle occured: the whole world got better |
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Idalgo Clandestino
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Yugoslavia
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 03:42:50
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Originally posted by kelladwella
Found that photo on flikr. Check out the black nails.
is that black francis with SHAWARMA?
--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma
and then a miracle occured: the whole world got better |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2462 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 01:39:20
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/26/2007 : 02:24:41
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Does anyone want to upload some pictures from this gig to the Gallery? If yes, post here, and I'll give you a link, cheers.
No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God George Bush snr |
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