9 posts tagged “foo fighters”
Ooh, Mark and I are getting very adventurous in our old age. We're seeing the Foo's three times next year, twice in Brisbane, and then again at Wembley stadium, and I've just bought tickets to see Ace Frehley at the Astoria in London in April. Woot! I'm soooooo excited! I really never thought I would get a chance to see him play live, so this very well may be the last opportunity we get. Very, very excited. :-D
I have seen our babies - and they are both ginger and white, just like our little Prince. :) I am having nightmares coming up with names. Naming Rory was so quick and instinctive, I knew straight away what I wanted to call him, but this is tougher for some reason. One name keeps coming back to me- Alfie. I have absolutely no idea why. Actually, the first two names that popped into my head were Alfie and George, but I know Mark isn't too keen. I've been trying to make a list tonight and so far I have:
Archie
Alfie
Ace - but of course
Apollo and Starbuck -HAHAHA!
Bosco and HM - One for the A Team fans ;)
Harry
Foozle - can't imagine where that came from...
Bailey - I like this, but Blaze Bailey keeps coming to mind, and that I don't like.
Stewie
Sam and Al - Got to love all the TV references
Dude - Ok, ok, I wouldn't seriously use this one, but you have to admit, The Big Lebowski is an ossum moofie.
Jake and Elwood - I do quite like this
George
Han and Chewie
Lister and Rimmer or Dave and Arnie (Hey, I could just call one of them Cat and be done with it!)
So that is my pathetic list of names as it stand right now. I want ma kittehs!
Despite having very little sleep, we got up at the crack of dawn (erm, ok, 8.30am) to get online for the Foos Presale, for Wembley Stadium. And you know what? WE GOT TICKETS! Woot! Probably not all that surprising, to be honest, I don't think the thing is going to sell out that quickly, but still, I live safely in the knowledge that I will be seeing them next year. It's level 2, which is apparently a premium seat; I noticed Level 1 was not available, so I'm wondering when they will be flogging those off. I can only hope that Level 2 is a steeper rake than Level 1, and therefore better for me and my little short legs.
Ok, ok, maybe a teeny exageration. It wasn't quite as good as last night; the seats were what I would usually have called brilliant, but you know, I got spoiled last night. The set list was good, they played My Poor Brain finally, after the poor bastards at the front spent the entire tour pestering them into it. We got The Dead Kennedys Holiday in Cambodia, too, another treat.
Perhaps it was because last night was sheer perfection for me, tonight just couldn't live up to that. It's like A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races. How do you top ANATO? You can't, so you sidestep and make something good in it's own right, ADATR. Saturday was my ANATO gig moment. It will never be topped. Unless I actually get on the stage next time, it will never ever be topped.
Thank you Foos, you were magnificent. See you next year!
Ringtones: What's yours and how often do you change it?
Submitted by enrico.
I have four:
I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister - This is the ring tone for Mark. Yep, he is in a group of one. :)
Kyles Mom's a Bitch - This is for my closest buddies. Why it has to be this particular song, I don't know. Maybe I should look into changing that.
The A Team theme music - this is for my work buddies.
Guitar solo from Love Gun by Kiss - this is my general ring tone, for someone not in the above groups. :)
I haven't changed any of these in months, but I think I'll maybe put something Fooish on for my buddies. Or I could be really hokey and have You're My Best Friend by Queen. HA! Hmmm...
Saw the Foo Fighters tonight; best gig I have EVER seen, and I'm doing it all again tomorrow! They just get better every single time I see them, played loads of old stuff which is always great to hear (you would have loved it Andy, all the real heavy shit!) and as if that wasn't enough Brian May and Roger Taylor came on stage and played '39 from Queen's A Night At The Opera album. I'm not ashamed to admit that I actually started to cry at this point. You have to understand that I have been a Queen fan for 21 years (FUCK! That long?!) and have never seen them play live. Not only did I get to see half of them, but they played a song they rarely ever played, and a beautiful song at that. It was magical, totally magical. The seats we had were frankly unbelievable - I have never had such amazing seating for any band I've seen, we couldn't have been much closer to the stage, and you could see every expression on the bands face. It was wonderful. And there was no one in front if us - we were front row!
How will they top this? I'll find out tomorrow.
Oh - the o2 is an amazing venue, great sound, great views. Alas, getting home was a nightmare. We saw the ridiculously long queues for the tube and then decided to get the ferry. Waited nearly an hour in the freezing cold, and then couldn't get a nightbus. Ended up forking out 20 quid for a cab. Oh well. Nothing could spoil this night. :)
Dave Grohl and Jack Black are both in my top 5 "men other than my husband" list, and even in this video I find them hot. I really do.
Truly, truly ossum...
