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Post by caro on Jan 18, 2012 13:22:53 GMT -5
Dolly Parton actually wrote and sang the original. Whitney Houston sang the remake. my mistake ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2012 18:01:37 GMT -5
Its already been arranged that at my 40th birthday party (in 2032) im having a "Dolly Parton Tribute Band" play..
Im being serious aswell....
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Post by spaneli on Jan 18, 2012 20:48:48 GMT -5
Noel should know who Dolly Patron is.
I think he told a story on Radio 2 on Boxing Day back in 2008 about his uncles calling him Noelene as a child. He referenced the song Jolene by Dolly Parton as reason they might have given him the nickname. He then proceeded to threaten everyone who was listening that if they bought a sign to Wembely with the sign Nolean, he'd have them thrown out. ;D
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Post by gdforever on Jan 18, 2012 21:34:45 GMT -5
Wasn't their dad a country DJ for a while come to think of it?
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Post by gdforever on Jan 18, 2012 23:47:26 GMT -5
Japanese interviews really are crazy.
Wonder if this is the one he was talking about.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jan 19, 2012 5:54:58 GMT -5
Yes…
Made it to New Zealand. Auckland, to be exact. It's summer time!!!
The sun's out. Loud and proud. Twas a fuckin' slog yesterday though. Sleep deprivation is a killer.
Some girl comes up to me at the airport in Japan. She was pregnant. She says to me, "Can you touch my stomach and bless my baby?" Sorry? "Please touch my stomach and bless my baby." Ok… there you go, kid… consider yourself blessed. Then she says… "Please can you name my baby?" What? "Please name my baby." What now?? Right now?? "Yes please." Ok… Is it a boy or a girl? "Oh, I don't know yet!!" Jeez... Meet me half way, eh??
Anyway, the flight was ok. Got some kip at least. The jet lag's not too bad when you get this far around the world. Feeling back to normal.
I haven't been to NZ since 1997. I have no recollection of it at all! My tour manager informed me I may have had an impromptu sing song round a piano in a hotel bar with that singer Joe Cocker!! I don't remember that at all!! Scary, eh?
Looking forwards to the gig tomorrow. My first festival of the year. Kasabian are on the bill so it should be a blast.
ONWARDS.
GD.
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Post by gdforever on Jan 19, 2012 11:12:45 GMT -5
OMG...bless my baby?
These are getting better and better. I love the Japan ones.
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Post by spaneli on Jan 19, 2012 11:31:09 GMT -5
Jeez...meet meet me half way. ;D
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Post by manualex on Jan 19, 2012 11:35:45 GMT -5
What's next... aliens   |
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Post by caro on Jan 20, 2012 11:25:43 GMT -5
Can it get more hillarious than that? ;D He needs to stay in Japan ;D Noel naming your baby... Now that's an idea ;D I wouldnt ask Noel though cos I like the name Liam |
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Post by spaneli on Jan 22, 2012 13:58:05 GMT -5
'Charming, eh? How does one refuse that request?'
Yes…
Well the gig in Auckland was well good. It was my first ever festival and I'd forgotten how much I like them. (Well, not my first EVER, but you know what I mean.)
Got down the site early to see them rock'n'roll soldiers Kasabian. They were somewhat predictably very fuckin' good indeed. Immaculately turned out. Well stylish!!!
The morning after, whilst in a mad rush packing / eating breakfast, I had a brilliantly funny scene with a hotel employee in my room. I won't go into it here 'cos it won't look good in print, but it was classic Laurel & Hardy gear. I'll tell you next time I see you.
Met some woman at the airport yesterday who comes over asking would I do a photo with her husband… "Aww, go on," she says. "It'll make his day… His mates are always taking the piss out of him 'cos he looks like you!!!!!" Charming, eh? How does one refuse that request?
I sat next to a priest on the plane!!!!!!!!!! Dunno why that warrant's a mention, but it does. A real fuckin' priest. He had the full rig out on and all… Mega!!!!!
Bar one petty criminal birthday boy customs and immigration was negotiated expertly. Arrived here on the Gold Coast late yesterday evening (I said Gold Coast, not golf course!!).
This hotel is a nightmare. It's a proper blimmin' holiday resort. Full of fat people in towels. Hell on earth.
ONWARDS.
GD.
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Post by caro on Jan 22, 2012 14:33:46 GMT -5
If I ever meet Noel in an airport it really is going to be worth a mention on this journal....
<3 Noel <3
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Post by gdforever on Jan 22, 2012 14:40:44 GMT -5
I hope we get to hear the hotel room story soon. lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 20:50:52 GMT -5
Full of fat people in towels. |
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Post by gdforever on Jan 25, 2012 12:08:59 GMT -5
Yes well... been out of the game for a couple of days. Not sure if I can remember all of what's been happening. We shall see...
So... where were we up to? The Gold Coast, I believe. That Big Day Out gig was pretty good, as I remember. It fucking pissed down though! Like a proper Biblical downpour. Fuck that! Come to Australia, they said... It's their summer, they said... What a load of old bollocks.
I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS SHIT!!!
There are many similarities between this place and old England, festival weather being one of them... What a fucking swizz. I even got my shoes muddy watching Kasabian... An outrage!!!
Legged it straight off stage back to the hotel to watch Man City - Tottenham. We made hard work of it, but we got there in the end. Super Mario rolled in the winner with about 10 seconds left. What a druid that kid is.
So then... I had my own show here in Sydney a couple of nights ago. A truly great gig. The best one of the entire tour, no doubt about it!!! They do like a sing-song down here. They was loud and proud...
Gotta say though, it's a night that will live long in the memory for another reason. That being the night I got my first bra thrown onstage!!! I was so proud, and the young lady should be too, if you know what I mean? Made me feel a bit like Tom Jones!!!
Met up with some old comrades from my well spent youth at the Hacienda. Tall tales were told and shit was talked into the small hours. Not sure what time 'time' was called, but I do know it was pissing down when we left!!!
Woke up yesterday with a naughty hangover. Felt like a dead shit. It was still raining. What the fuck? Didn't do much. Stared out the window watching the rain. Reminded me of being on the dole back home in Manchester in the '80s.
It's Chinese New Year. The Year of the Dragon. My eldest son will be pleased. He LOVES dragons!
Went for a Chinese last night at a place called Marigold... Marigold??? What an odd name for a Chinese restaurant, no?
Anyway, as we were waiting for a table, that band UB40 walked in...
Well I say UB40, it was deffo the singer cause I spoke to him. Not sure who the rest of them were, they deffo weren't the same firm that was on Top of the Pops in the '80s. Then about five minutes later, in walks that singer and top dreadnought Billy Ocean!!! Caribbean Queen, and all that? No? Google him. Top food. Maybe some of the best I've ever had, and I've had a lot.
Woke up this morning... STILL FUCKING RAINING. Got another day off.
Bored.
ONWARDS.
GD
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Post by mossy on Jan 25, 2012 19:48:37 GMT -5
Will this start a bra throwing trend ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2012 21:01:50 GMT -5
First bra thrown on stage!!!  What happened to the bra though? |
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Post by gdforever on Jan 25, 2012 22:06:40 GMT -5
First bra thrown on stage!!! What happened to the bra though? It's being framed. |
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Post by caro on Jan 26, 2012 11:36:48 GMT -5
genius! ;D
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Post by johnnyb on Jan 27, 2012 9:36:13 GMT -5
"Felt like a dead shit"
Oh my....
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Post by Swarfiga on Jan 28, 2012 9:10:53 GMT -5
Yes…
So, been out of the game for a couple of days AGAIN!!
Here goes… What day is it today? …Friday? Saturday? Fuck knows.
The last time we spoke I was in Sydney, right? Just getting ready for The Big Day Out?
Well… Woke up that morning and guess what? That's right, it was pissing down… I mean what IS the point of Australia while it's raining? There is no point. I'm staggered by the weather. "Oh, fuck off!" to the sky, said I.
'Twas a big day for the Aussies. Australia Day. It's a day where they celebrate all things Australian… Whatever that means. Still part of the blimmin' Empire, if you ask me, innit? Sydney Harbour was full of boats and ships. Spectacular. There was cannons going off and even a fly past by the Aussie air force (mate!)... IN THE RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was a bit of a scene with the Aussie PM (some ginger Sheila). She got a bit roughed up by some protesters and had to be bundled into a car that looked like a taxi. Thing is, she lost one of her shoes!! Like Cinderella!! The news went in heavy on the protesters… (What a scandal… No… Not sandal… They didn't make it clear what style of shoe it was!!!)
By the time I got down to the festival site to continue my battle of wits with the Aussie media (mate), Kasabian had been and gone!! Heard they were good though.
My gig was really bloody good (mate). Had a pair of ladies knickers thrown on stage and a top hat!! I do hope they came from the same person!!
Legged it early the next day and arrived here in Melbourne (mate). And guess what? No… You're wrong see, because it's bloody boiling (mate). Yes sir!! The sun has got his hat on, and it's got little corks dangling round the rim!!
They still have that Jerry Springer on TV down here. Forgot how psychedelic that programme is. There was a threesome on it called… "Sha-toya" and "Jo-neesa" and a guy whose name was "Country". Mega. I laughed until it wasn't funny anymore.
So then I stopped and turned on the news. Turns out the big story building was about "the shoe".
"Where is the PM's shoe?" They asked.
"Who's got the shoe?" They pleaded.
"We must find the shoe!!".
Had a bit of a mooch around and about (didn't find the shoe). Not much going on here, but by the time I got back to the hotel THE SHOE HAD BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was a brilliant Monty Python-esque moment were they went live to the actual shoe being handed over to the authorities by what looked like a protester…
"There you go Cinders, you shall go to the ball," I thought.
Except she didn't. She went to the tennis. To see Andy Murray lose… AGAIN!!!
ONWARDS.
GD.
PS: Dunno what all the fuss was about. The shoe was bobbins. A black suede wedge?? Not this season...(mate).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2012 10:05:56 GMT -5
To see Andy Murray lose?AGAIN!!! |
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Post by daii on Jan 31, 2012 10:52:05 GMT -5
noel has the ability to transform the most stupid thing, in is the most amazing history!
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Post by Jessica on Jan 31, 2012 13:07:08 GMT -5
Oh my god @ the tuna festival.
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Post by caro on Jan 31, 2012 13:12:29 GMT -5
he could truely get into stand up comedy, he has the gift of extracting fun from anything!
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