Larry

Only 3 hours until Bayern Munich - Werder Bremen! Tension, excitement!!! :D

This game is so bloody hilarious! It's so hard to concentrate, but after a while I became addicted to it. :D

I've mostly decided for football, but I also enjoyed playing handball. Oh and not to forget dodgeball! :cool: Tennis and squash were also brilliant.

LOL I didn't know that! :D Which instrument did you play? Last year someone changed the first letter at my local Lidl-market... then the sign showed "Pidl", another word for... well... a weenie! Haha. I had to laugh so hard! The same happened with "Schlecker" where someone add two letters so the shop was called "Arschlecker" (english: a***licker). :laugh3: Do you also have Schlecker in GB? :sneaky:

Really? I spotted Aldi and Lidl in Prague, but I had no clue they also try to crack the market in England. :laugh3: I think Aldi isn't that bad. We often buy foods there at least once a week. The quality is great and prices are very low. The increased cost of heating a house and running a car at a time of high oil prices force people to save money elsewhere I believe.

Lidl and Aldi in GB? :stunned: I can't believe that! :D

Das glaub ich dir! :( Aber hey, siehe es positiv! Du wirst dafür bestimmt früher oder später wieder woanders hinziehen und den Kontakt zu deinen Freunden wirst du ja auch nicht so schnell verlieren, da Bonn von deiner alten (neuen) Heimat nicht sehr weit entfernt ist. :) Das wird schon klappen! Naja bin jetzt pennen, gute Nacht! :)

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Ha/habido/accidente/cabecera/33/izquierda/creemos/aviacion/elppgl/20080918elpepunac_12/Tes :(

That could be a reason perhaps. Oberhausen was my first Coldplay concert. I agree! Sometimes I think most of Coldplay's songs are not suitable for big arenas. They do have so called stadium songs, sure! But if they had played in a little club (like back to the roots) I think I would have got tears in my eyes while Chris was playing "Trouble". Perhaps the guys became too commercial, I don't know. Thanks very much and I agree with the crying Italian girl. It was so sweet. :nice: I nearly bought the tour book, but when I asked for the price and the girl said 20€ I was like WTF? I spent so much money for Coldplay only to see them in Hamburg and Berlin so I thought it was enough right now. Just changing the $-sign with a €-sign is nothing but a rip-off IMO. :(

You mean this Viennese Waltz song? Johann Strauß II - An der schönen blauen Donau (english: On The Beautiful Blue Danube)

Der nervt mich so! Und dann dieser dumme Spruch mit Jan Delay. Also neee... :rolleyes: Aber von Tomte soll ja demnächst auch nen neues Album kommen was?! :) Oder gibt es das schon? Muss nochmal nachlesen... Kommt der Dennis eigentlich mit oder nur ihr beide?

God, they were annoying! Very loud and agressive and when someone asked them to shut up they used the famous Polish word "k****". :angry: I thought they wouldn't stop so I decided to find another position. Good for you they became quiet. It's too early for me to decide whether Berlin or Oberhausen was better. I think this one in Berlin wasn't as emotional as expected. Can't really say why. I only got goosebumps when Chris began with "Trouble". But sure it was an incredible concert, no doubt!

Hmm ja, sag ihm mal bitte, dass mir seine Interviews, wie neulich im Musikexpress, gehörig auf die Nerven gehen. :laugh3:

Hab mich schon gewundert, wieso die heute Mittag bei NDR2 noch meinten, dass es noch massig Karten für R.E.M. in Hamburg gibt. Ich würd mir die ja auch mal anschauen, aber dafür extra nach Hamburg und dann die teuren Tickets? Neeeeee... ;) Guck grad den Rach! :D hab die Folge ja aufgrund des Coldplay-Konzerts verpasst hehe.

Fein, hat Felix schon was geschrieben? Versuchen die 1. Reihe zu kommen? Und was machst du so?

Ach Felix und Dennis sind jetzt bei R.E.M. oder?

Haha, oh Gott wie peinlich! Habt ihr das hier schon gesehen? Ich würde an seiner Stelle am liebsten im Boden versinken! :D http://tvtotal.prosieben.de/components/videoplayer/1218/1218-00-02-index.html

For those who are interested, here I’d like to add my two cents about the concert… My journey started at 10am and after changing the high speed ICE trains in Bremen and Hannover I arrived at Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 2pm. I used the S-Bahn to my hotel and checked in before I left my room at 3.15pm and used the S5 to Ostbahnhof. At Tiergarten station a musician came in with his guitar and played Ralph Mc Tell’s “Streets Of London”. He was amazing and I hoped he’d play a Coldplay song either, but unfortunately he left 2 stations later. First I was very tired from Hamburg, but when the musician came in I felt very excited again. I texted Sarah and Felix and we met in front of this amazing new O2 world next to the Eastside Gallery. Just 2 days ago Metallica inaugurated the arena with an amazing concert I read in a newspaper. The entrance was a lot better as they had many gates around the arena so there was enough time to go back to the train station to buy cheeseburgers. :D There weren’t many supporters in front of the arena until 5.30pm. So typical for Berlin!!! The security was very friendly and we were allowed to enter the arena at 6.15pm I believe. I managed to get a good position in the 4th or 5th row, Sarah and Felix decided to stand in front of the right side stage though. Then I was waiting and waiting. Sadly there was no one to talk with as everyone around me was either Dutch or Polish lol. At 8.15pm Albert Hammond Jr. entered the stage and this time I was more pleased with his performance. I recognized the other members who I met in Hamburg afterwards. When they finished 3 drunken Polish “fans” suddenly appeared and they were so rude and aggressive, touching other girls, screaming the whole time etc. I didn’t know what to do. Should I stay here in the face of danger that they will ruin my concert, should I go back to Sarah and Felix or should I try to get a different position?! Mercifully they seemed to have some technical problems above all of us so there was enough time to change the position. I was standing next to the left side stage when the concert began. First I listened to Jay-Z again and everyone around me went nuts. It was crazy. I felt that this time the crowd was a lot better than in Hamburg yesterday. The Viennese Waltz followed and for a moment I thought I would be somewhere in Austria lol. Then lights went out and Coldplay entered the stage with “Life In Technicolor” followed by “Violet Hill”, “Clocks”, “In My Place”, “Speed Of Sound”, “Cemeteries Of London”, “Chinese Sleep Chant” and “42”. Until here it was the same set list in Hamburg, but I enjoyed every single second. Chris tried to speak German after “Clocks” which was amazing. He said he failed all German exams at school and therefore he apologizes for his German. The next songs were “42” and “Fix You” which was probably the first highlight tonight. Everyone seemed to know the lyrics. I was so glad the audience was so much better than yesterday. Then it was time for “Strawberry Swing” before the band went to the right side stage to play the techno versions of “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” and “Talk”. I had no clue which song should have followed and suddenly Chris played “Trouble”!!! I couldn’t believe it. I wished they’d play more songs of Parachutes or any old b-sides and now Chris was playing Trouble on his piano. So I called Kara, but wasn’t sure if she was able to hear it with her mobile phone. I could have killed Chris when he suddenly stopped to play. He said “Fuck this” and continued with “The Hardest Part”. WHYYYYY??? “Postcards From Far Away” followed when Chris said the atmosphere will change rapidly in a few seconds. “Viva La Vida” began! Wow, what a song! It’s my favorite song of “VLVODAAHF” and I couldn’t believe that Will recently mentioned in an interview this song shouldn’t be on the album first. During “Lost!” Chris suddenly appeared next to Guy and started hitting the timpani drum. It was sooo funny! The band left the stage to come back somewhere in the last corner of the arena to play an acoustic version of “The Scientist”. After that it was time for Will and his song “Death Will Never Conquer”. Then the first break and we all listened to this “Viva La Vida Remix”. I’m so in love with it. Anyone knows exactly this version? After a short while Coldplay came back on stage with “Politik” before Chris played a snippet of “Yes”. Argh they didn’t play it in Hamburg either. Then I prepared myself for “Lovers In Japan”, because I know this would be the climax again. Damn, the Japenese clips in the background, the butterflies, everything’s just perfect!!! At this time an Italian girl next to me began to cry. Awww that was too sweet. After “Lovers In Japan” it was time for “Death And All Of his Friends” before they did a last break and ended with “Yellow”. When I listened to “The Escapist” I knew it was definitely over. This time it was very emotional for me, because I know it hass been my last concert. I went to the merchandise in the main hall, but I think prices there were an unbounded cheek. Let’s changed the $-sign with the €-sign and nobody will notice it. Not with me!!! Simple shirts for 30€ - horrible – the tour guide I really wanted to buy for 20€. Common that’s not fair! So I left the arena without any souvenirs where I met Sarah and Felix. Outside the O2 world I spotted the Irish singer Rea Garvey of the German band Reamonn. We decided not trying to stalk again for Coldplay, because it was extremely cold and we were all very exhausted. That’s why we decided to go back to the Ostbahnhof and later on Sarah and Felix left the S-Bahn at Alexanderplatz. I became thirsty so I left the train at Zoologischer Garten and went to my favorite Irish Pub in Berlin for a beer. I was back in my room at 1am and spent an additional day in Berlin before taking the train back home at 5.45pm next day. Altogether I have to say that the concert in Berlin was better than the one in Hamburg, although my position was worse. The logistics at the entrance was great, the crowd more emotional and I think the band had a better day as well. But I can’t decide whether Berlin or Oberhausen in 2005 was my favorite Coldplay concert ever. It needs some time I believe. I think it’s also legal to pass some criticism on Coldplay. First I think the tickets were too expensive. Don’t know if it’s because they are more mainstream than before or perhaps due to the stage setting. For me it’s also a pity that they concerts are usually not longer than 90 minutes. They have so many incredible songs (Parachutes? AROBTTH?), but instead they only play very short songs like “Death Will Never Conquer” or only snippets of “Yes” and “Trouble”. Not to mention the merchandise at last. As already written above everything’s extremely expensive. But I also noticed some positive aspects. First it’s great that the band tries to get closer to their fans with side stages and an acoustic performance somewhere in the back of the arenas. Chris is also more communicative than 3 years before. I like how he tries to speak French, German, Spanish, whatever. Thanks to everyone for these two great days! :)

Ja schon gesehen! :nice: Warum denn nur da und nicht hier? :P

Ja, hätte mich erst fast wieder vergessen. Hab ja schon auf meiner Rückreise aus Prag Riesenärger mit der Bahn gehabt. Aber letztendlich war ja doch alles noch gut. Hab in Bremen sogar noch nen Kumpel getroffen, so dass wir noch zusammen fahren konnten. Wie war eure Fahrt? Alles gut gelaufen mit dem Bus?

Ja glaub ich dir Julia, dass du auf den ganzen Kram kein Bock hast, aber da musst du jetzt durch. :P Muss nochmal erwähnen, dass ich es echt mutig von dir finde. Aber du weißt sicherlich selbst am besten, was für dich richtig ist und was nicht. :) Das wird schon klappen alles! Sarah, wen meinst du mit Horst? Mich? :shocked2: Falls ja... naja ging so! In Hannover am Bahnhof auf die Anzeigentafel geguckt und siehe da... mein ICE nach Bremen war nicht aufgelistet. Ich :angry: -> Service Point -> dieses Gesicht gemacht :angry: -> dann gehört, dass der Zug ausfällt und ein IC als Ersatzzug eingesetzt wird - > ich :angry: -> oben am Gleis die Durchsage, dass der Ersatzzug später kommt -> ich :angry: -> dann die Durchsage, dass ich Gleis wechseln muss - > ich :angry: -> ich wieder unten beschwert und dieses Gesicht gemacht :angry: -> dann Gutschein für 1. Klasse bekommen, Zug kam plötzlich doch pünktlich, ich also rein, Sitz mehr oder weniger als Liege ausgebaut, bekam Kaffee umsonst an den Platz serviert, Anschlusszug in Bremen noch bekommen -> ich :cool: Haha! Mit der DB erlebt man immer was! :wacky:

I watched Bucharest - Bayern Munich (0:1). It was a boring game and lucky victory for Munich. :dozey:

Hm naja wenn du zu Hause wohnst hast du ja den Vorteil, dass du keine teuren Mieten zahlen musst. Ich weiß zwar nicht wie teuer so eine Monatskarte für den öffentlichen Verkehr bei dir ist, aber sicherlich noch deutlich preiswerter als die Miete direkt in Bonn. ;) Ich find es gut, dass dich deine Eltern und auch deine Freunde dabei unterstützen. Das ist nicht selbstverständlich. Hoffentlich klappt das alles. Weißt du schon wann du genau ausziehst? :)

As a German it's not difficult to understand Swedish, because it's very similar. :D This one for example, the last message, says that the concert is over and people are still collecting these confetti butterflies. ;) 22:32 By the way, nu fyller folk sina handväskor fulla av konfetti. Härlig sovenir..antar jag.. Bands normally do encores during their concerts. It means that nearly at the end they said the concert is over, they leave the stage, but then they're coming back to perform a few more songs.

Don't know, but here's a short clip of the first few songs... http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/article3337899.ab