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Well that tv show was - as predicted - fucking insane. It’s quite difficult to know what these Japanese shows are actually supposed to be about, but I'm guessing it was like some kind of version of our very own Top Of The Pops (R.I.P.).

 

 

 

It was all executed with military precision. For example they give you instructions like:

 

 

 

You will exit the dressing room at 8:34

 

 

 

You will enter corridor A at 8:37

 

 

 

You will shake this persons hand at 8:39

 

 

 

You will perform said song at 8:41 etc . . .

 

 

 

And the most amazing thing is it all runs like clockwork!

 

 

 

I was on with a load of Japanese acts one of which was a manufactured girl group called AKB48. I kid you not. There was maybe 30 of them all between the ages of 13-15!!! I suddenly started to feel very old.

 

 

 

The presenter was some old dude who looked at best like a James Bond villain.

 

It was loud fast and chaotic. Lord only knows why I was on there.

 

 

 

A good laugh all the same though.

 

 

 

Off to Osaka today.

 

 

 

That's all I've got for you I'm afraid. Jet-lagged out of my mind.

 

 

 

ONWARDS (and a little bit sideways!)

 

 

 

GD.

LOL "the itch keeps itchin."

I've seen him twice last year in Paris and I was very pleased since I love his album. My father went to see him to and fell in love with his music :D I'm going to see him at the Hultsfred Festival in sweden in 3 weeks, getting excited !

 

I had written a full live report on his gig in Paris last december so if you wanna find more about it you can go here !

I've seen him twice last year in Paris and I was very pleased since I love his album. My father went to see him to and fell in love with his music :D I'm going to see him at the Hultsfred Festival in sweden in 3 weeks, getting excited !

 

I had written a full live report on his gig in Paris last december so if you wanna find more about it you can go here !

 

Great review! :thumbsup: Are you going to Rock en Seine this year? Noel is going to be there. Maybe he is going to split with himself. :lol:

 

I upload some time ago the whole concert of Casino de Paris on Youtube.

 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAA91C8DB8390298E&feature=plcp

Great review! :thumbsup: Are you going to Rock en Seine this year? Noel is going to be there. Maybe he is going to split with himself. :lol:

 

I upload some time ago the whole concert of Casino de Paris on Youtube.

 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAA91C8DB8390298E&feature=plcp

 

I think i'll be at Rock en Seine too. We have to buy our tickets this week with some friends :)

I only had a few songs broadcasted by a French Channel, thanks for the whole show !!

I think i'll be at Rock en Seine too. We have to buy our tickets this week with some friends :)

I only had a few songs broadcasted by a French Channel, thanks for the whole show !!

Great! Have fun on the festivals.

 

 

 

 

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Yes comrades. So where were we? What day is it today? Sunday? It is here anyway.

 

 

 

So . . . back to Friday was it? Or Saturday? Fucked if I know anymore . . . I've had about 16 hours kip in a week!! So spaced out now it's getting psychedelic (I used to pay £20 to feel like this back in the 80's!!). Right well . . . I remember waking up in Tokyo whenever it was. Beautiful day. Caught the bullet train to Osaka was it? Got man handled at the station by an increasingly hysterical crowd of well wishers. They don't half like to scream questions at you over here. It can be quite an experience. Like a medium level bad trip. I mean what are you supposed to say when crazy birds are SCREAMING into your face . . .

 

 

 

"I LIKE YOUR SHOES . . . WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR SHOES!?!?!?!?!?"

 

 

 

Eventually got prized into the train, shades all wonky . . . dying for a piss.

 

 

 

Lovely journey though. Through what looks like beautifully manicured countryside. None of your unkempt foliage here mate! It looks like that kids toy gear, that Playmobil stuff? Like little Lego toy towns! I'm not even joking, it was like being on a giant train set in fact. I'm sure the Mighty I has got half the towns we passed through!!! A couple of hours staring out the window is my idea of a top day out. Arrived in Osaka. Chaos ensued. Running, shouting. More fucking screaming questions . . .

 

 

 

"WHY DID YOU NOT ANSWER MY LETTER!?”

 

 

 

“HOW IS YOUR WIFE!!? WHO IS YOUR CAT!?"

 

 

 

Or was it the other way round (who is your wife and how is your cat??).

 

 

 

All very strange. A good laugh all the same though. The gig was great. The best one of the tour I reckon. Now, you know the girl what made the sign that says "NOEL OR DIE!!"? Well, she must have read the last post and bless her she'd only gone and sewn on two White arrows on the sign pointing to the "OR"!! She also had made for me a couple of t-shirts to celebrate Man City winning the league. She'd substituted the eagle on the City badge for a Simpsons caricature of my face . . . thanks very much etc . . . but on closer inspection in big bold championship style lettering it said . . . (and this is so fucking true it hurts):

 

 

 

“MANCHESTER CITY PREMIER REAGUE CHAMPIONS 2012"!!!!!!!

 

 

 

Japan you are the bollocks.

 

 

 

See you next time.

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD

Happy 45th birthday to Noel!! :vuvuzela:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is in Korea rigth now, he has a gig tonight.

 

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Yes comrades.

 

Spent the last few days in Korea. In the great city of Seoul. Love this place. It’s like the Scotland of Asia. The shows (which there were 2 of) were fucking bloody awesome.

 

Thanks for all the birthday presents. A special thanks to the kids what made the birthday cakes that ended up in the dressing room. Works of art they were!!

 

Someone actually passed a birthday cake onto the stage during the last song!!

 

I'm feeling a bit worse for wear this morning.

 

I'm about to start some kind of epic journey home.

 

I have nothing more to say.

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

 

 

Here are some videos from yesterday gig. He played A Simple Game Of Genius (lucky koreans!).

 

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Noel is going to headline the second night of Fuji Rock, the 28th July. The first night Beady Eye is supporting The Stone Roses. :shocked2: Noel and Liam on the same festival!

 

http://www.fujirockfestival.com/artist/

ouch, it's been quite a long time since I've been here...

 

Seeing Noel in a month ! :D

Also bought tickets for the gig in Lille, the bastard skipped Belgium again :p

 

How are you going ?

ouch, it's been quite a long time since I've been here...

 

Seeing Noel in a month ! :D

Also bought tickets for the gig in Lille, the bastard skipped Belgium again :p

 

How are you going ?

 

 

Hi! It's been a long time. I'm great. I saw Noel almost one month ago. It was perfect. I hope he plays LTLSALOM and ASGOG for you. Those two songs are monsters live. Have fun!

ouch, it's been quite a long time since I've been here...

 

Seeing Noel in a month ! :D

Also bought tickets for the gig in Lille, the bastard skipped Belgium again :p

 

How are you going ?

 

Hey!!

 

Wow you're so lucky, hope you have fun!! :D

Noel Gallagher turns down Strictly Come Dancing gig

Last night High Flying Birds frontman Noel said: “I’m flattered. I’d have done it an’ all as I’ve recently mastered the sticky task of c***** while dancing.

 

“Sadly though, I’m a bit busy. Maybe next time... ”

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4358795/Oasis-Noel-Gallagher-turns-down-name-your-price-offer-from-Strictly-Come-Dancing-bosses.html

 

:lol:

 

Mmm, Noel dancing...

 

 

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This video of the gig in Buenos Aires made me cry.

 

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Yes comrades. . .

 

 

 

Festival season is upon us. Non-stop now. Flying here, there and everywhere.

 

 

 

You currently find me in the great city of Moscow. Did a festival last night with that band The Cure and a load of other bands no-one's ever heard of (Everything Is Made In China?? Nope me neither!!). Had a pretty good one. Not sure the Cure fans down the front enjoyed it though. They did look a bit miserable it has to be said. I enjoyed it anyway so fuck 'em!! Seemed to be more police there than punters.

 

 

 

Legged it early to watch the England-France game. Not bad. Not great but not bad. Off to the Ukraine today . . . Kiev to be exact. Never been out that far. Gonna be hot, hot, hot by all accounts!!

 

 

 

Enjoy the rain back home suckers!!!!!

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

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Right comrades. Been a few days. Where were we exactly? On the way to the airport to catch a flight to the Ukraine I believe? Yes? I think so yes.

 

Flight was delayed a little bit and thank God it was. The most violent, loudest and windiest storm passed over the airport as we sat on the tarmac. The plane was being blown from side to side, rain POURING out of the sky. I usually love that kind of display from Mother Nature but when the pilot comes on over the tannoy and says in what can only be described as a comedy dead-pan Russian accent "Good morning. Welcome to Aeroflot AF 83 (or something!) to Kiev. Time will take 1 hour 25 minutes. Enjoy flight.” Whoa!!! Hang on a minute man you're not actually gonna take off in this weather are you!? The engines started . . . (we are all going to die!). Now I'm not a nervous flier by any means, but I was seriously hoping the pilot would see sense and hang back a little until the storm passed. There was an audible sigh of relief when he comes back on and says "There will be delay of 20 minutes. Storm will pass.” Thank the holy lord Jesus Christ almighty we were saved!!!!!!

 

After that it was quite an uneventful flight. Just how I like them. At customs in Kiev I noticed a peculiar sign as I was trying to enter the country. It was a list of things that one shouldn't really be carrying if one doesn't want one's day ruined by the police . . . amongst the usual suspects - gold bullion, plastic explosives and weapons (although there are always one or two of those on any tour!). There were also these two . . . WORKS OF ART (over 50 years old) and DRASTIC SUBSTANCES????? Now, I have no idea what a drastic substance is, but I intend to make it my life mission to find out and hopefully sample some and relay my findings to you good people of the Internet (and/or mobile devices).

 

So . . . Kiev? What a great place!! Loving it. Had great show on Wednesday. One of the top 10 of the tour for me. Only marginally spoiled by some fat drunken skinhead English yobs desperately trying to cause trouble. Thankfully one or two of them did and one or two of them got their heads kicked in by some locals. Kind of restores your faith in the unwritten law of karma!! Anyway, great, great night. Felt it all day yesterday though. Total wipe-out.

 

So . . . there you go. I'm off to see England play Sweden. I shall try and avoid the inevitable blood-bath should England lose which is a very strong possibility. Although I foresee a draw so we, I and the great city of Kiev, will live to fight another day (so to speak!).

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

Am I alone here? :uhoh:

 

Well, great news. The new single from Noel, Everybody's On The Run, is going to be release on August 6. The B-side is a 15 minutes version of What A Life from Amorphous Androgynous. :dance:

 

http://www.nme.com/news/noel-gallagher/64372

Am I alone here? :uhoh:

 

Well, great news. The new single from Noel, Everybody's On The Run, is going to be release on August 6. The B-side is a 15 minutes version of What A Life from Amorphous Androgynous. :dance:

 

http://www.nme.com/news/noel-gallagher/64372

 

You're not alone! You're doing a great job posting all the Tales From the Middle of Nowhere for us to read :nice:

You're not alone! You're doing a great job posting all the Tales From the Middle of Nowhere for us to read :nice:

 

Thanks! I'm quite excited about this new single. One more to add to my collection!

Am I alone here? :uhoh:

 

Well, great news. The new single from Noel, Everybody's On The Run, is going to be release on August 6. The B-side is a 15 minutes version of What A Life from Amorphous Androgynous. :dance:

 

http://www.nme.com/news/noel-gallagher/64372

 

I'm here regularly too to keep up on the Noel news - just don't post much. So thanks for keeping this thread so up to date. Much appreciated for sure :)

I'm still loving the album and listen to it all the time. Looking forward to the new song - What a Life from Amorphous Androgynous.

I see Noel on Wednesday! Can't wait!

I see Noel on Wednesday! Can't wait!

 

Oh, lucky you! I just want to ask, what is this concert on the Euro fanzone? Is this on a stadium or in another place? Noel is the only one playing there? I know that it is for the Euro 2012, but I don't know the details.

Oh, here is a thread about Noel! that man is a genius

Oh, lucky you! I just want to ask, what is this concert on the Euro fanzone? Is this on a stadium or in another place? Noel is the only one playing there? I know that it is for the Euro 2012, but I don't know the details.

 

Yes, it's on the fanzone. Play Ziemianie (unknown polish band :P), The Vaccines and Noel. Today we got information, that it will be free. I hope there come only fans. :D

 

I'll write my review when I come back home. :smug:

Oh, here is a thread about Noel! that man is a genius

 

Welcome to Noel fanzone! :P

 

 

Yes, it's on the fanzone. Play Ziemianie (unknown polish band :P), The Vaccines and Noel. Today we got information, that it will be free. I hope there come only fans. :D

 

I'll write my review when I come back home. :smug:

 

 

Great! And seeing Noel for free, how lucky you are! ;)

 

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Yes comrades.

 

So . . . that England game was an epic encounter. Great atmosphere. Good laugh and all.

 

Caught an early flight the next morning with a load of glum looking swedes to Stockholm. Did a show at that Hultsfred Festival. It was ok . . . nothing more. Think the crowd enjoyed it more than I did which really is all that matters innit? Legged it straight off stage to a waiting private jet what took us to Denmark.

 

Somewhere along the way my suitcase had an accident. It looked like it had been run over by a tractor when it finally got to my room. Shampoo everywhere!!! A right fucking mess. The festival in Denmark was an odd one. It seemed like it was in the middle of a housing estate. Cold, windy and grey. The rain came later. The gig itself was mega. Don't know why . . . it just was. Left the stage to light drizzle. Snow Patrol had to deal with that though!!

 

Got straight in a car and off to Copenhagen for a day off. Didn't do much except somehow catch a bastard cold. Not feeling too clever at all. Off to Gdansk tomorrow. It’ll be my first ever time in Poland.

 

Looking forward to it.

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.