May 19, 201016 yr Shame on you for tending to your family first! :laugh3: I just realized something: the biography that Matt alluded to is probably the one Debs is allegedly working on :dance:.
May 19, 201016 yr :surprised: How dare you have a life when there's a Coldplay book to read!! :PShame on you for tending to your family first! :laugh3:I'll gladly read all your reviews though! :lol:
May 19, 201016 yr read it to baby Sammy[/color].... One stone, two birds :P :laugh3: I can hear Jenjie say: "Ian! - now it is 3 hours since little Sam fell asleep so you can stop reading it to him for now" :D
May 19, 201016 yr Haha yeah! It's perfect for little Sammy his first word can be 'Fuck', 'Shit', 'beer' or "bloody hell" :P
May 19, 201016 yr Haha yeah! It's perfect for little Sammy his first word can be 'Fuck', 'Shit', 'beer' or "bloody hell" :Pyou should see him when he's captivated with the colours of my laptop screen, I'll be sure to cover your post with my hand and use beeeeeep during the book recital :P:laugh3:
May 19, 201016 yr Got it today! :dance: I want to read it, but I really should be studying for my exam this Saturday... the exam that I should have studied 250 hours for and I've only studied, maybe, 1. :whip: I took a quick peek at the pictures and a few words on random pages. And yes Ian, cuss words galore even from that little bit that I looked at, so don't read it to the little one unless you want a mini-roadie on your hands.
May 20, 201016 yr Hey Everyone...kind of new to the forum but wanted to share my excitement. after getting an emailing saying my book wasn't coming till June 4th I got home from work today to find it sitting by my door!! Needless to say any plans i had were quickly thrown out the window and i have just had a marathon read of the book for the last 3 hours...It is great! A wonderful portrait of the life of a roadie inside the craziness that is Coldplay. And Guy's photography is wonderful!!! So worth every penny! :)
May 20, 201016 yr you should see him when he's captivated with the colours of my laptop screen, I'll be sure to cover your post with my hand and use beeeeeep during the book recital :P:laugh3: You could pick one of his toys that make a noise or music and press it when there is a swear word... :lol:
May 20, 201016 yr you should see him when he's captivated with the colours of my laptop screen, I'll be sure to cover your post with my hand and use beeeeeep during the book recital :P:laugh3: Just don't read page 128 to him ewwwww :uhoh:
May 20, 201016 yr I had a reading marathon last night. I wasn't feeling well so I went to bed early and then I made the mistake to continue reading with the book and just.couldn't.stop. :bomb: Matt has a great ability to describe things from his perspective and makes you feel like you were actually there. :heart: It's cute to read he's a person who is "star-struck" easily and I loved all the little addressings to the reader like "for you anoraks still reading" etc. :lol: Matt leads you so well through time from the beginnings in a small van to the big machinery that Coldplay is now. The description of his typical day and of what has gone wrong wasn't boring it all!!! There's a story involving a cameraman which felt like the description of a movie's action scene! :lol: (It isn't life or death - but close :P) Oh and all his comparisons to movies made me smile more than once. :nice: What he writes is never boring and even the Glossary is soooooo funny! :laugh: If you want to hear the "nastily out guitar" Matt writes about on page 152, click here: 2000-05-25 The Square, Harlow For anyone who wants to see the video of what he describes on page 158ff, go here: 2002-12-16 Late Show with David Letterman A Rush of Beck's to the Bus for Matt and all Roadies! :drunkjoe:
May 20, 201016 yr I've so much to do right now & tired that I'm reading when I can...so I'm not far... I It's cute to read he's a person who is "star-struck" easily and I loved all the little addressings to the reader like "for you anoraks still reading" etc. :lol: I LOVED his description when he met Gwyneth or Kylie :laugh3: I smiled when he talk about roadies and how fans act towards them (screaming 'SETLIIIIIIIIIIIST' for example :lol: ) and that they are happy we know their name (of course we do :rolleyes: ) even the Glossary is soooooo funny! :laugh: Bassist: coolest member of a band. Less strings, less stress :laugh3: But I wonder why he didn't do the guitarist, the drummer and the singer.. :thinking:
May 20, 201016 yr Meeting Kylie was hilarious and the Gwyneth meeting was sweet :nice: Haha he did say they also find a bit freaky when we know their names :uhoh: :lol: I'm so gonna ask for a setlist how he suggests next time :wacky:
May 20, 201016 yr : I'm so gonna ask for a setlist how he suggests next time :wacky: 'excuse me sir, can I have a setlist pleaaseeeeeee' (and after the gig!!) :lol:
May 20, 201016 yr When I read the part about him and other roadies giving out/not giving out picks and setlists, I thought of Pris's "name that roadie" flashcards that she made for our Hartford CT concert in 2008 :nice:. Matt said one of the only reasons they ignore polite requests for souvenirs is when security are making them hurry up packing away the stage...I guess that happens a lot, because very seldom have I seen them willingly passing out things. Though I made friends with a "vidiot" in NJ in 2008 and he gave me my setlist...I just wish I knew his name!
May 20, 201016 yr When I read the part about him and other roadies giving out/not giving out picks and setlists, I thought of Pris's "name that roadie" flashcards that she made for our Hartford CT concert in 2008 :nice:. Matt said one of the only reasons they ignore polite requests for souvenirs is when security are making them hurry up packing away the stage...I guess that happens a lot, because very seldom have I seen them willingly passing out things. Though I made friends with a "vidiot" in NJ in 2008 and he gave me my setlist...I just wish I knew his name!"Name that roadie" :nice: :laugh3: Good that you got the setlist! :dance: I was lucky in Düsseldorf with being given a setlist and a drum stick but I think it was because of my banners, I didn't ask for the drum stick. :P And I got a plectrum from Andy ("vidiot" :lol:) after the Main Square Festival but that was aaaages after the gig when they had almost finished packing all the stuff. I was on my own in the hotel and couldn't sleep so I did a little walk back to the square and had a chat with them. :nice: And then afterwards I even met the other guys again by coincidence. :awesome: What a great trip it was. I read the book so fast - I think I'll read it again, slowly this time. :lol:
May 21, 201016 yr Matt's so funny. I was in hysterics for most of it and the captions under the pictures are really funny too. :lol: He met Eddie Izzard - I'm so jealous!
May 21, 201016 yr I read the book so fast - I think I'll read it again, slowly this time. :lol: I just love the background in this picture, cloudy white skies and those buildings are so beautiful! :cheesy:
May 23, 201016 yr So, I just checked the Borders Australia site and apparently it's in stock. I checked in borders today & they didn't have it, & I searched for it on one of their computers & it still said august. Guess I'll just have to wait then.:(
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