Fr. McGreer wrote:old barney greyheron wrote:MissWalshy wrote:Had a couple of pints earlier and the barmaid in my local also works in the Canterbury told me that 3 people showed up in the Canterbury on Saturday night thinking the gig was then. One had travelled from Australia especially. Apparently they were devastated (understandably).
Still buzzing from Friday night.
So they weren't exactly Three Wise Men...
Some people are just too dumb to live...
Holy shit, is that true do you think? I do recall a post on here a few weeks back someone saying they were travelling over from Oz for the gig. Hardly them?
Think that was me that said that. But wasn't me that ended up on the wrong night, poor bastard.
I made it alright, to both the Manchester and the first Brixton gig and despite the fog of my jetlag I managed to bounce around with all the beautiful lunatics down the front. Pogue paradise, but for the lack of Phil. Struck by the focus on Shane over there (UK) when for me it's as much about the other lads and the thing they create on stage when all together. Special mention to Spider for singing his guts out and soldiering on with the MC duties, and James for his gentleman's acrobatics. And to Darryl for getting the hell back up again with dignity. And Andrew Jem and Terry for their smiles and doing their quiet thing to keep it all chugging and plinking along.
Manchester was a vocal rabble of a crowd, loved it. Brixton was just all limbs and pit-beast and I hope the little lady and her gentleman down the front we were trying to save from drowning in the eager press didn't have too many bruises the next day. You're all bloody beautiful and if there is a next time and they do Red Roses or If I Should Fall... in their entirety I'll be swimming to England from Australia to be there.
