April 2, 201016 yr I predict it'll be more quiet here on the forum around that time :book2: Hahahaa, this could be possible :lol: Ian, did you start reading yet? And? And? And???? Please, give us something.... :lol:
April 2, 201016 yr Might give it to jen first, she's the book lover! polite way to say she kidnapped the book ?! :lol:
April 2, 201016 yr Thank you Ian! I wasn't sure I would have bought the book .... but now that I saw your pics and ... I want it!!! :D (Happy Easer everybody!!!)
April 2, 201016 yr Might give it to jen first, she's the book lover! Ohh, that must be true love :heart: :lol:
April 2, 201016 yr there's a jonny pic that Angie will love :smug:Did Ian tell you that I have Sam and that book needs to be on a plane NOW! :angry:
April 2, 201016 yr there's a jonny pic that Angie will love :smug: What else what else oh pretty, beautiful, caring, sweet, wonderful Jenjie :blush:
April 2, 201016 yr there's a jonny pic that Angie will love :smug: God, stop the torture, pleeeeaasssseee :\:)
April 2, 201016 yr I so want that book! But I'm just thinking about how much my best friend would love to have it as well, so I may just buy it for her by now and then order a copy for me later on! I'm sooo excited to see pictures taken by Guy! It's gonna be sooooooooo good!
April 3, 201016 yr Aaaah, Note To Self: ORDER ROADIE !!!!!!!! :laugh3: I can't wait to get this book and read it and squee over pictures taken by the gorgeous and talented Mr B and read all the inside gossip :D
April 3, 201016 yr ^ Oh good idea :D Now I think about it, the release isn't that far away from my b'day - very good idea :laugh3: Will suggest to my mum tomorrow then :P
April 3, 201016 yr Did Ian tell you that I have Sam and that book needs to be on a plane NOW! :angry: :uhoh:!!! What else what else oh pretty, beautiful, caring, sweet, wonderful Jenjie :blush: yes,amazing,wonderful,majestic,and gracious Jen :wacky:
April 3, 201016 yr Oh I will join in: Please, please, PRETTY please with 42 butterflies and possibly the members of Coldplay on top (:D) could you tell us a little bit more about what is in the book? We will be eternally grateful... :laugh3:
April 3, 201016 yr A Coldplay roadie's diary of excess From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/apr/03/coldplay-my-life-on-the-road You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll yawn. A Coldplay roadie reveals all in a no-holds-barred account of life on tour The Dirt, the story of Mötley Crüe's descent into druggy, boozy mania might be packed with stories of death, orgies with porn stars and car crashes, while Led Zep chronicle Hammer Of The Gods has underage groupie sex, backstage assaults and guitarists dressed as Nazis. But next up in the canon of tell-all rock tour memoirs is guitar tech Matt McGinn's Roadie: My Life On The Road With Coldplay with its tales of cheese butties, meeting Gwyneth, and telling Jay-Z move out of the way. Rescued from the Observer New Review's charity shop pile (shame on you, New Review!), here are some of its other highlights ... On Rock Debauchery "Coldplay crew members, like the band themselves, don't just wheel out the bloody Horlicks and the board games post-show; we all like a good knees-up with a pint and a pie after work, same as anyone else." On Inventive Nicknames "All Jon [buckland]'s guitars have names ending in "y" – Blacky, Sunny, Browny etc". This is followed by a three-page list of different guitar pedals and units. On Meeting The Stars " ... Another time I held the door open for Paul Weller at the BBC when I was doing Jools Holland's Later show with Kenickie." On Live 8 "I'm not getting into the politics ... frankly you'd do better to listen to some other people, like maybe Bob Geldof. Say what you like, this is a man who deserves respect." On Snow Patrol "I didn't even like them that much until they showed up and politely knocked us sideways with their niceness and generally relaxed, professional attitude." On Seeing America "Chicago is an amazing town. It's right on a massive lake for a start." On Disastrous Errors "Not content with handing Jonny a wrongly tuned guitar for his performance of Clocks, I later managed to drop a blob of superglue into one of its vital moving parts. Nice work, roadie!" On Glastonbury 2002 "I do remember some daft things about the aftermath, like my triumphant post-show cheese, pickle and crisp sarnie." On The Roadie's Plight "In his otherwise sharp and funny personal memoir Cider With Roadies, ex NME-hack, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie arguably does his book's fantastic title a disservice by hardly talking about roadies at all." On Fame "Imagine my excitement – after years of adoring Ash from afar – of being asked to stand in on guitar for their leader at a soundcheck." On Drummers' Names "Will Champion, eh? What a great name." On Dishing The Dirt "Other stars can be a big disappointment, and almost put you off their terrific music just by being ****s ... but we'll name no names here." Continues for 240 pages Roadie: My Life On The Road With Coldplay (Portico) is out 17 May
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