'twas a good one... but, then again, that feels a repetitive thing to say... after all, has anyone here
actually seen NMA play an utter stinker?
Now, this might turn out to be a VERY long thread, feel free to click off if I start to bore...(whaddya mean, I usually do that anyway)
A terrific meet with friends old and new from start to finish (for me, an NMA gig begins before you get into the venue and way after you leave it, particularly in Nottingham at Christmas)... good meet beforehand, finally got some proper face-time with Pol, drummyb and jc, along with my usual laughs with Shush and The Lovely Ange (I think that should become a Forum thing...) . Fine people, one and all. Although I feel that there was a big Anna-shaped hole in the evening...
Still not happy about how slow it is for Rockers to let people in, particularly when it's cold and bloody pissing it down outside!
The gig... fantastic. Both sets impeccable and full of surprises (and if I hadn't been to Chester a few weeks ago, there would have been a couple more surprises!). An odd thing... this gig wasn't sold out (to my knowledge) but it seemed more crowded than last year, howzat? Which brings me to another thing... I was by the sound-desk for the majority of the gig but I've been told by moshpit veterans that the pit was particularly hardcore this year? In fact, I saw a couple of security guys being asked to wade into the pit and manhandling a bare chested fella out who was rather streaked with blood that I don't think was his and he was complaining about it..? Anyone else found it a bit intense in there?
The aftershow... big thanks to vagabondage for pulling it off in difficult circumstances, I know you had trouble making it to the gig and I was there with Shush when you were trying to plug everything in and get that shit working... but you pulled it off, sir, and played a blinder. Would have liked to have a chat but you were a bit busy... and thanks for the Sisters tracks!
So many other forum-folks I met at the aftershow, mostly for the first time... suffice to say, I have croaky-post-gig-throat today... it was great to meet you all. A special shout-out to our new US friend Todd...
And one personal thing I'll say... big thanks to everyone I met who knows me from this forum and enquired about my well-being after my recent health problems... truly appreciated. And I'm fine.
Fantastic night. Did we hear Justin confirm that next year in Nottingham is booked? And that the new album is already finished?
Much NMA-ness happening next year, I think...
