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Post by prettyvacant on Apr 13, 2012 9:00:18 GMT -5
One of the best blog diaries is that one! Ha quality
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Post by jilliam on Apr 13, 2012 10:59:02 GMT -5
Funny as fuck blog. Good one Chief. Kudos fucker for riding out a Mexican earthquake. Those are pretty scary. I've done a ton of LA ones but I hear Mexican quakes have such a violent intensity they'll sober you out of any hangover. Lastly however, Coachella is not LA. Fucking polo fields are nearly 2hrs out of the city. Anyone going tonight? Have a great one Noel
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Post by johnnyrotten on Apr 13, 2012 12:32:18 GMT -5
I concur with the gentleman from Manchester..... The Atlanta gig was amazing.
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Post by cosmos on Apr 13, 2012 13:02:50 GMT -5
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SECOND MEXICO CITY GIG, IT WAS AMAZING!!!! Everybody felt the vibe, Noel felt it, you could see it in his face. Maybe it was the earthquake that spread good vibrations around the people, but fuck, that night was divine.
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Post by spaneli on Apr 13, 2012 15:04:36 GMT -5
It's great to hear that Noel is truly having fun on this tour.
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Post by Emil (AKA... The Mexican!) on Apr 14, 2012 0:48:37 GMT -5
The whole "Gallaghermania" in Mexico was fucking insane. I went to both concerts, they were MEGA. The last one was just something really special. Scully was everywhere around the theatre lobby recording and taking pictures with the fans. There were fans outside Noel's hotel every single day! I went there on sunday and got his autograph and a handshake. Cool as fuck, as always. As someone mentioned, you could tell by his face he really did had fun in Mexico, in his days off and during the concerts.
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Post by Swarfiga on Apr 17, 2012 0:38:27 GMT -5
Yes comrades . . . been a few days. Mexico was great . . . as always . . . I fucking love that place.
So . . . anyway . . . landed here in LA a few days ago. Can't remember what day it was. It was raining though . . . think it was Friday. Drove out to top old peoples home "Palm Springs" for that Coachella Festival. Nice drive. Stopped at a place that claimed that it served "world famous" milkshakes. I mean the date and banana one was a winner but . . . come on . . . I bet they ain't heard of them in Tanzania!!!
Coachella Festival goes against everything that festivals stand for in the sense that it's VERY FUCKING CLEAN. You get the sense that you’re at an entertainment facility, not a massive piss up in a field, which is essentially what most festivals are right? I mean I was body searched on the way in?!?!?!? Jesus.
The gig itself was great. Not sure whether the old Yankee-doodles liked it or not but I loved it. Played great, sang great and because we was on at 6:30 we got to legitimately wear shades onstage!!! Always a bonus. Did manage to catch Kasabian soon after in some tent or other and they fucking smashed it . . . might have been the best I've ever seen them . . . saying that, I was out of my fucking mind!! Spent the rest of the night marauding round the sight like a cross between that video "weekender" and that other video "smack my bitch up" having the time of our lives . . . there may have been some dancing in the dressing room (and if there was I do hope no-one's filmed it!) might also have bumped into an Arctic Monkey . . . then all of sudden BANG!!! I woke up back where I started . . . in my room in LA . . . 3 hours away!! What the fuck?
I very much look forward to doing it all again next Saturday.
Now I gotta go . . . I'm runnin' outta' change.
ONWARDS.
GD.
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Post by Swarfiga on Apr 22, 2012 3:17:03 GMT -5
So..comrades.
Where were we? San Diego? Strange place. Nice place. Very hot. Not much else to say about it really. It was an in and out job. The gig was a bit . . . a bit . . . a bit . . . I'm searching for a word here and I can't find it . . . a bit meh? That's what you young people say innit? Not earth shattering. Not shit. Just dull. Now that could be due to the crowd seemingly being a visibly older crowd than what we're being used to dunno . . . any way I've said too much we should move on.
Before I forget though I must give a shout out to the girls with the "jesters of malice” sign. It does give me a little chuckle that gear . . . and the Dalai Lama who was in town but sadly never came to the show (miserable little Buddhist monkey man!!!!) . . . anyway ENOUGH!!!!!!
Over-nighted it to Phoenix, Arizona after that. Now that place is fucking HOT,HOT,HOT!!! 95°F . . . lovely. Gig was pretty much the same as the night before. Uneventful in the extreme . . . apart from one fucking guy who kept shouting out at the top of his voice . . . "YOU'VE MADE IT MAN . . . YOU'VE CRACKED AMERICA MAAAAN!!!!" A quick glance up at the smattering of empty seats in the balcony would suggest otherwise I thought . . . but thanks anyway MAAAAN!!!
Legged it double early the next a.m. back to L.A. Iree Nancy, the Mighty I and Bunny Dread are on holiday there see? Had a nice day off at the funfair yesterday. I won a Smurf (not a real one) for the Mighty I by smashing fuck out of some frogs on the head with a mallet (again not real one's).
You currently find me at LAX waiting to board a flight to one of my most favourite places . . . . . . .
LAS VEGAS!!!!!!
ONWARDS.
GD.
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Post by gdforever on Apr 22, 2012 10:21:33 GMT -5
The idea of Noel at a fun fair playing booth games is hilarious. And I love the fact the Sonny's name is Bunny Dread. That should stick with him.
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Post by nataliemckinney on Apr 22, 2012 15:22:38 GMT -5
Could you imagine going to your town carnival and there's Noel Gallagher playing whack-a-frog?
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Post by bluemagpie on Apr 22, 2012 15:31:44 GMT -5
Could you imagine going to your town carnival and there's Noel Gallagher playing whack-a-frog? That mental image will be in my head forever ;D
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Post by idledreamer on Apr 22, 2012 21:19:09 GMT -5
Could you imagine going to your town carnival and there's Noel Gallagher playing whack-a-frog? That mental image will be in my head forever ;D that would be beyond biblical.
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Post by Swarfiga on May 2, 2012 5:14:39 GMT -5
Yes comrades, it’s been a while eh? Lots to tell so let's go all the way back to Vegas.
That day was a fucking nightmare. Iree Nancy and our 2 princes had arrived in Los Angeles for a little holiday so I decided to fly to Vegas on the day of the gig. Not something one would ordinarily do as it can be fraught with danger. So . . . got to the airport on time, checked in and all that, sat around for 2 bastard hours until some vagina announced that the flight had been cancelled!! Not to worry though thought I, we still have plenty of time. We'll just get the next one . . . can't we?? Nah . . . the next one was fully booked leaving me stranded!! Had to negotiate trying to get my bags OFF the airplane that had been cancelled only to be told that they'd already been booked on to the flight after that!!! So . . . had to leave my bags at LAX and hire a car to drive me 6 BASTARD HOURS through the desert to try and make the gig! The scenery was incredible and I did get to stop at a Burger King (I ain't been in one of those joints for YEARS!) which was nice . . . on't tell the wife though! Was supposed to be onstage at 9pm. Didn't arrive until 9:35. Walked straight in and onstage at 9:40!! Felt like Elvis . . . that may have been the burger though?!?! Great gig. Lot's of Brits, so it was a good laugh. There was a few roly-poly's in from Yorkshire. I know that because they kept chanting "YORKSHIRE,YORKSHIRE.." at every available opportunity. I bet their ex-wives would've been most proud!!!
Up early the next morning to drive 6 hours the other way back to the Coachella Festival again.They have it on twice now see? By the time we got there it was 114 degrees!!!!!! ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN DEGREES!!!!!!! Holy fucking shit balls?
The gig went pretty much the same as the previous weekend. The night itself followed pretty much the same pattern. Not as chaotic but right up there all the same.
Drove back to LA the next day not feeling great. Spent the day discussing what we could remember about the night before which in my case was virtually nothing. Good job Nancy had her shit together or it could well have been consigned to the dustbin.
The next day I had a video shoot for my new single. That'll be the 5th off this album which is unprecedented in all my time making records. This album is fast becoming my "Thriller"!! I played the part of a slightly hungover grumpy northern taxi driver which is just as well as that's exactly what I felt like. I feel it's some of my best work and most definitely worthy of at least one Bafta. That actress Mischa Barton was in it too. Nice girl. City fan would you believe!?!?
You currently find me in Sao Paolo in the great nation of Brazil. Been on holiday the last week. In a place called Laguna beach. Paradise. Home of the most over-rated band in all of music . . . "The Beach Boys". Nice gaff though.
ONWARDS.
GD.
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Post by headshrinker84 on May 2, 2012 7:23:23 GMT -5
Who is nancy?
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Post by pascal on May 2, 2012 7:37:53 GMT -5
Laguna beach is a wonderful place. I used to live there a few years ago. headshrinker84 noel refers to his wife as iree nancy. can't remember why though...
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 7:41:36 GMT -5
Laguna beach is a wonderful place. I used to live there a few years ago. headshrinker84 noel refers to his wife as iree nancy. can't remember why though... its from 1 of those random name generators in this case i thik it was a jamaican raster generator, its where general dread came from
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Post by Swarfiga on May 7, 2012 3:27:26 GMT -5
Yes comrades.
So . . . Rio? Fuck me! What an unbelievable night. A truly special gig. Not because of anything I did I hasten to add - I played AND sang like shit!! But them kids man!?!? it was just a privilege to have been there never mind on the stage AND I got in for free(I know the bass player innit?)!!!!!!
The green and gold balloons were out in force, More weird and wonderful banners (there was even a "Noel or die" one . . . which was nice!. Tthose kids were singing the guitar solos and lost Oasis classics in-between the songs . . . they were even doing "the Poznan" at one point!! Now I'd like to think I've done a fair few momentous gigs down the years but that one goes straight into the top 10 . . . no question.
Stopped quite by chance at a random bar on the way back to the hotel and fuck me if we didn't have one of the funniest, bestest nights out in a long time. Not sure what the bar was called but it was on the Copacabana. A waiter in shades kept putting down these bowls of nuts and shouting "these Viagra!!" They were in fact just nuts. A comrade of mine who shall remain nameless but you can refer to as "truffles" was convinced that everyone in there was either a prostitute or a pickpocket or in some cases both!! Top, top night though. Didn't even feel too bad the next day either, which made it even better.
Brazil . . . you NEVER, EVER disappoint.
Obrigado.
ONWARDS.
GD.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 12:57:19 GMT -5
Rio de Janeiro, top 10, I was there.
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Post by daii on May 8, 2012 17:57:34 GMT -5
the banner was mine. ;D
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Post by eva on May 8, 2012 19:04:08 GMT -5
nice one! ;D
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Post by theclock on May 8, 2012 19:25:27 GMT -5
Great Daii! Congratulations!
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Post by Marcos on May 8, 2012 19:59:20 GMT -5
I've seen tons of "Noel, kiss me", "Noel, marry me" banners in Rio, but "Noel, adopt me" is the first time. What a legend hahaha
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Post by Marcos on May 8, 2012 20:08:10 GMT -5
This is the banner me and my mates prepared, but Noel never saw it. It was good fun though.
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Post by ponydigger9 on May 10, 2012 5:07:32 GMT -5
Yes comrades.
So . . . Paraguay? Holy shit-balls what a crazy country!! We'll get to the gig in a bit but first let me take you on a little journey from the hotel to the soundcheck. 40 minutes it took and honest to God you've never seen anything like it . . . well I haven't anyway.
So . . . we set off in a convoy of sorts. 3 vans, security guards armed to the teeth in unmarked cars, police in off road vehicles sirens wailing and some on motorbikes which looked like they may have been brand spanking new at some point in the 80's . . . closely followed by crazy fans in a separate convoy of private cars and taxis; It quickly turned into some kind of stunt driving chase scene from a James Bond movie. The faster we went the faster these kids went. Each time we hit traffic (quite literally I might add!) and slowed down to a crawl these kids jumped out of their cars and surrounded mine banging on the roof and waving random memorabilia like they were some kind of religious artifacts. At one point we were hurtling up some kind of dual carriageway and a fucking cow just appeared in the middle of the road . . . A FUCKING REAL COW . . . just casually out for a stroll!!! We skidded right up to it's gloriously gormless bonce as it give us that look that cows do and mooed at us as if to say . . . "watch your speed gringo!"
On we went at various points I seen:
A fully functioning gym just "there" at the side of the road.
Brand new-shrink wrapped-office furniture just stacked up in the middle of a flooded street.
A LOT of broken down motorbikes.
A herd of chickens . . . in the middle of the road (probably looking for the cow).
A seemingly endless army of young men at traffic lights holding out bunches of bananas (for sale presumably).
Big houses, little houses, bombed out houses and half built houses no-one could be arsed finishing.
A city of tents.
Something what looked like a car repair work-shop/pet shop!!
And to cap it all somebody transporting a horse on the back of a truck . . . not a wagon . . . a little truck . . . not in a horse box, oh no, just standing on the back of a little truck with some lad holding onto it's mane!!! All this while travelling over pot-holes the size of swimming pools!! (It's probably fair to say you won't be seeing Morrissey anytime soon!!).
The time was 2:30 in the afternoon. God help us all when it goes dark I thought to myself.
The gig itself was HUGE. Another 10,000!! It was held at a jockey club race track thing. As night fell and the dust was being kicked up and the floodlights were on it looked like something out of Apocalypse Now, or apocalypse yesterday . . . whatever . . . it was cool as fuck!!
Now, as we know these South Americans love a banner and of course there were the usual marriage proposals and paternity claims etc,etc . . . but this next one has to go down as the weirdest one yet . . . here goes:
IF I HAD A GUN I'D SHOOT A HOLE INTO THE FRUITS BACKSTAGE!!!
What the holy fuck is that supposed to mean? Surely they didn't mean my band??
Had a nice little (I say little but it was perfectly adequate) bra slung onstage too!! Always a treat. One side of it was a sequined Paraguayan flag . . . the other a sequinned Union Jack!! And in that wonderful moment our two great nations had never been closer.
That – comrades - is the power of music (and probably a little bit of alcohol) right there.
Makes you proud eh?
Paraguay. You are madness personified.
I loved you very much.
We'll meet again.
ONWARDS.
GD.
Holy shit, maybe one of the best entries yet.
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Post by MasterplanMatt on May 10, 2012 7:01:11 GMT -5
"The time was 2:30 in the afternoon. God help us all when it goes dark I thought to myself." I see what you did there Noel!
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