noni

CHAPTER 1 - BEFORE THE GIG I woke up really excited and happy just thinking in the night. At the morning my friend Alicia called me to tell me that maybe she and David (his partner, also my friend) weren’t gonna go to the gig because of the money. They wanted to try re-selling the tickets. I understood them but felt really sad and down. The day didn’t begin really well... :/ In the afternoon I had to go to my new job to do the training course and I finished it at 6 pm. The place is just in the back of the venue. It was horrible just standing there trying to learn something and thinking that the guys were just in the back street!! :stunned: When I arrived there were some people there but the band was already inside, doing the soundcheck. Now, seeing some pics a girl took with them I’ve realized that they were there around 5.15 pm... Damn it damn nit!! :angry: They should have waited for me!! Well, I heard part of the soundcheck, about 15 minutes, only ‘Happy to hang around’. Around 6.30 pm a lot of journalists came inside the venue to do interviews and I decided to go to a bar and wait for my other friend, Monica. She arrived at 7.30 pm and we went to the venue. The queue was reaaaaaally long and we waited about 1 hour until the doors opened. Then I felt scared. I know that the security staff of this venue is really strict and cameras are never allowed. And I had two in my bag. The digi camera is really small and I could hide it, but not the normal camera, bigger. When I arrived at the beginning of the queue the guy looked a bit inside the bag, took it , and felt it. Then I heard the other security guy telling to a girl that she can’t come with a camera. The guy with my bag doubted a bit, looked at my eyes and let me come in. Pheeeeew, saved!! Lucky me!! :D :D

These days I'm receiving a lot of mails from people asking me the review. There are also some guys under my window, some of them also have a huge banner: 'Noni, we need to know'. Someone has created a forum and a mailing list asking the same. I've heard that there's also a fan club!! I'm not able to dissapoint all this people who is waiting for my review. Then, I did it just for you... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ok, I suggest you take a comfortable seat and get some drink/food... This is gonna be a biiiiiiiiit long... :D

Supongo que no te sale porque lo haces desde 'quick reply', debajo de todos los mensas. Pero tienes que hacer un reply desde la pestaña de 'post reply', abajo de todo. Eso te llevará a otra pantalla y allí lo veras...

Heeey, Ren, how are you??? :D A few days since I saw you here... I think I'm gonna post my review here tonight...

Yeeeeeeeah, OK Computer is a classic!!!! I also recommend you '12 Memories' from Travis, but they're more pop...

but you are not talking in here.... you are typing.... so start typing already! :angry: :/ :stunned: :stunned: I'm scared of you!! *runs quicker than Forrest*

Mmmmh, I have to admit that Catalan is very important here. Spanish and Catalan are co-official languages in Catalonia. Everyone learn it at school, it's used in enterprises, official buildings, transport, education... it's totally introduced in our way of life. I think you told me you'd like to come here to work. Well, everyone here speaks spanish, of course. But catalan is really used here, it would be good if you learn it. But I think it's not very difficult if you speak spanish. I live in a neighbourhood in the west of the city. It's not an outskirt because it's the own city, but it's not the centre, of course. But it's a beatiful place, calm and quiet. I love it!! More than 100 years ago this place was a town, but when Barcelona began to grow it became part of the city.

Chiqueta, creo que la foto es del 2000 o del 2001, no recuerdo. La encontré por la red, pero creo que era de la revista Mojo. Y, segun me dijo el conductor del bus, estuvieron en Barnacity el miercoles. Maldita sea!! Yo tambien estuve por el centro con los ojos como platos, por si acaso... Estas en pl. Universitat? Qué estudias? Filologia? No me digas que mates... :confused:

I had two setlists from some USA show, but I can't find it now... I could remember, more or less, the songs they played in Barcelona, but not the order. Let's see: Happy to hang around (1st song of the show) All I wanna do is rock Writing to reach you The fear (mmmh, not pretty sure) As you are Driftwood Turn Why does it always rain on me? (last song) Sing Side Flowers in the window (aaaaaaaaah, you're gonna die when you'll hear it!!) The Humpty Dumpty love song Quicksand Beautiful occupation Re-offender Peace the fuck out How many hearts Somewhere else Love will come through I'm missing one... can't remember if it's The cage :dozey: Anyways, enjoy it!!! :D :D :D

You studied in Granada? What did you studied? Wow, I've never been in but all the people tell me that it's a beautiful city, specially La Alhambra. I must go someday. Yeah, Gaudi's architecture is very peculiar, but original and cool. I really like Park Güell and also La Pedrera. The tourists get crazy about the Sagrada Familia, it's really funny!! In fact, it's a cathedral, although it doesn't like like that. :D Aaaah, las Ramblas is one of the best places, and also one of the most known. Manic Street Preachers also mention it in a song... ;). And the seaport is beautiful too. :lol: :lol: Bocatta!! You ate that!! Everyone eat that when you haven't money. I always do it!! It's this kind of fast-food like MacDonals, but they cook sandwiches. And yeah they're really good.

My sister snoring Badly Drawn Boy - Something to talk about

Santakemolaaaaaaa!!! Jajaja, Caldes mola mas eh? De Travis intentare poner fotos en un sitio web que tengo y si no en alguna pagina que dejan colgar, porque aquí lo máximo son 25 k y son muy pequeñis... Como poner una foto: debajo de donde escribes el mensaje hay una opcion que pone 'add an attachment', le picas y luego debajo sale otra vez casi lo mismo y le das a 'examinar', entonces se abre una ventana para que busques en tu disco duro la foto que quieras poner; le das luego a submit y... voila!! Pero recuerda que lo maximo son 25 k!! Hotmail? Sí, sí que tengo... :sneaky:

Bad bad girl? Meeeeeeeeee? :stunned: :stunned: :stunned: Yeeeeah, I'm the evil reincarnation!! *evil laugh* Evaaaaaaaa, I love your sig... SOY UNA PETARDA, YEEEEEEEAAAAH!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Aaaaaah, so cool! Then, did you enjoy it? I'm sure you did... They're great playing live!! :D

La Pedrera is in the Paseo de Gracia, in a corner. It's a curious building with a waving shape. I'm sure you visited it, it's really typical. You studied here in Barcelona? When? Yeeeah, it is a very beautiful city. All the visitors love it. And, Gisela, your spelling was perfect!! :D Yeah, the guys stayed here the next day after the gig. Well, that's what the bus driver told me. Their next gig was Berlin and they had a day off. Damn it!! I'd like to meet them somewhere... :bigcry: :bigcry:

Regalazo, nena, regalazo... :P :P Que de quien es? Huuum, no sabría decirte, la fiesta fue muy salvaje... pero creo que de Franniemegadulce :D Por cierto, Eva, que yo pensaba que vivias en Sta Coloma, y ahora veo que en tu location pone Caldes... :stunned:

quien podra ser ese alguien eh? :P ..experiencia religiosa hmmm como la cancion? :rolleyes: :o :o 9 meses! :P Huuuum, no recuerdo quien creo el thread... :P *hugs to ren* Maldita sea!! Siempre olvido que tu tambien hablas español... Tendre que dejar de decir tonterías... :D :D

Aaaaaah, thanks God I'm not the only one... :P

Alguien tuvo el detalle de hacer un thread especial para mi y mi concierto (mira en The world of music')... Alli compartire mi experiencia religiosa con vosotros :lol: :lol: Pero, en dos palabras: im-prezionante :P Que qué conseguí de ellos? Huuuum, ya lo veras de aqui 9 meses... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :P :P

Yeah, from Glasgow if I'm not wrong...

Noni = me Travis = best scottish band

Turin Brakes - By TV light

I can't speak about it because I'm still in shock. My therapyst says it's better not trying to talk about that for a few days. Just relax... :D :D :P

*runs off the message board ashamed*