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Andrew

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What is your best New Model Army memory?
« on: December 19, 2009, 06:10:19 PM »
I have lots of great NMA memories, but my first best one, is when I went to an NMA gig at St Georges Hall in Bradford. It must have been 20 years ago now, I still remember the gig, well most of it anyway. Hearing songs from Thunder and Consolation played live was just a fantastic experience. Walking out of the venue after the gig, and stepping onto the cold, damp streets of Bradford, I actually had a feeling that my life had just changed. And it had. Musically, nothing came close to NMA anyway, or indeed Thunder and Consolation after that night. Everything had changed, and for the better.

 
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2009, 08:34:48 PM »
Think this was my first army gig, was a bit of a goth at the time and so was reluctant to acknoledge being an army fan will always remember the passion of the fans and the chaos of the gig! Remember people jumping down from the balcony to get closer to the band.
Not sure if this was before the free gig in Leeds outside the town hall, remember stumbling out of the darkness of the phono.
Happy days indeed!
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2009, 02:14:05 AM »
Coming out off a gig either wolves or brum.some bloke selling bootleg NMA posters.Joolz walking up,grabbing  his stock and giving them out free.Bloke went ape but shut up when he saw roadies.Class.Still got the poster.cheers  Joolz
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2009, 06:21:06 AM »
Quote from: dilla on December 20, 2009, 02:14:05 AM
Coming out off a gig either wolves or brum.some bloke selling bootleg NMA posters.Joolz walking up,grabbing  his stock and giving them out free.Bloke went ape but shut up when he saw roadies.Class.Still got the poster.cheers  Joolz

I remember Joolz doing the same thing at Guildford Civic hall sept '87
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2009, 10:36:55 AM »
My chat with Justin in November 2009 after Berlin's gig about Afghanistan (where I worked and I may work in the future), Bradford (where I studied), Prof. Tom Woodhouse (great prof we both studied with) etc.
Definitely a great guy.
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2009, 01:29:57 PM »
Best would be meeting Justin in the pub at Holmfirth last year with my girlfriend her first army gig he was a gentleman couldnt have been nicer made our day plus all the people i have met over the years had some great times
 
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2009, 11:36:29 AM »
Quote from: adie on December 19, 2009, 08:34:48 PM
Think this was my first army gig, was a bit of a goth at the time and so was reluctant to acknoledge being an army fan will always remember the passion of the fans and the chaos of the gig! Remember people jumping down from the balcony to get closer to the band.
Not sure if this was before the free gig in Leeds outside the town hall, remember stumbling out of the darkness of the phono.
Happy days indeed!

I think this was the gig that people were jumping off the balcony. I do remember that for sure. Fantastic gig, Ed was on Violin for Vagabonds and his solo intro to it was just perfect.
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2009, 12:14:56 PM »
Quote from: Andrew on December 21, 2009, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: adie on December 19, 2009, 08:34:48 PM
Think this was my first army gig, was a bit of a goth at the time and so was reluctant to acknoledge being an army fan will always remember the passion of the fans and the chaos of the gig! Remember people jumping down from the balcony to get closer to the band.
Not sure if this was before the free gig in Leeds outside the town hall, remember stumbling out of the darkness of the phono.
Happy days indeed!

I think this was the gig that people were jumping off the balcony. I do remember that for sure. Fantastic gig, Ed was on Violin for Vagabonds and his solo intro to it was just perfect.


I was there also - my first Army gig....did indeed change my life for ever more!!!
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2009, 01:41:27 PM »
My first gig in 1985 in Lyon (France).....the beginning of my story with NMA....
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2009, 08:47:49 PM »
Every Army gig transports me to a wonderful place. A really awesome one was joolz doing some spoken word followed by ed on violin then the Army. Bradford I think. Early 90s. All gets a bit muddled in the memory as the years pass! Many more awesome experiences to come I hope....
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2009, 12:47:27 PM »
Cant remember ;0(  sooooooo long ago
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2009, 02:36:30 PM »
i have two

cork, green and the grey, in that oistin beag or something that is spelled like that

boston, 2008, with my mate canto, just us and the band really. good fun before during and after
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2009, 03:36:36 PM »
After 'following' the band for approx. 20 years it's pretty difficult to name one memory but all in
all ... maybe the best one was last weekend, Köln and Amsterdam with A'dam being nr 1 due to
the adventure we had to get to the venue, meet people along the way and ofcourse Island and
North Star in a venue that was filled with maybe 1/3 of the normal amount of people.
And on top of that I finally shook hands with a bandmember - being Marshall.
I guess some of you know the members and the crew and meet them on a regular basis before
or after the show but .. well, not me. So yes, it was Amsterdam dec 2009!!
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2009, 02:03:07 AM »
hard to pick one but maybe the hot, steamy show in a small auditorium in Leeds...
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Re: What is your best New Model Army memory?
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2010, 09:28:00 PM »
Paris 2009 - you should have been there (and no 225)

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