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We need this from another angle:wink3::wink3::wink3: Delicious! Thanks Mich!

:D Since neither one of those guys is a regular here I'm gonna say that also puts them out of the running for "Biggest CP Fan":dozey:

I'm gonna say that neither one of them LOOK like the biggest Coldplay fans:dozey: No CP shirt, no Chris mask... amateurs...:dozey: whoever wins is one lucky bastard:D

So much sweat....and thrusting of guitars..... :bomb: :dead:

From Budapest...

Bits of Fix You - Good Quality [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQrS01DBAXY]YouTube - Coldplay Fix You live in Vienna[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o8J2ptI2H4]YouTube - Coldplay Fix You live in Vienna[/ame]

Roadie #42 - Blog #32 September 25, 2008 12:02 pm #42 and the Budapest backline panic There were photographers and video cameras when we landed in Prague yesterday. Quite a pack of them, actually. Today, here in Budapest, there is a lone photographer and a couple of guys with a video camera and a microphone. Chris and security chief Kelly Samuels have quite the double act worked out when it comes to pap evasion. They've slid by un-noticed and without fuss through London and Manhattan's most hardened and ruthless press hounds. We sit in our van as today's hapless would-be TV interviewer misses each and every band member whilst trying to chat to Franksy to find out what time they'll be arriving. Once all the van doors slam shut and he realises that he's missed out, he throws his coat at the first van out of frustration. It's truly the first time I've ever heard a vanful of touring folks simultaneously "awwwwwww"-ing at a pap. Bless his cotton socks. Taking his exclusive with us, we whizz off into Budapest. I've not been here before. It's increasingly rare to be able to say that these days, which is a sure sign it's time for me to find a proper job before I turn into a haggard old roadie telling war stories that interest nobody. Obviously, there's many would say I missed that particular boat quite some time ago, but hey... Today's venue is very shiny and curved from the outside, giving it the appearance of some kind of futuristic breadmaking device. Once inside, it's a pretty standard arena scene, albeit a very big one. The one immediate "spot the difference" when we get inside though, is that the band's gear is missing. The stage is set as always, but there is a complete lack of drumkit, piano, amps, guitars and so on. It seems that the truck carrying the "Backline" (roadie term for the band's equipment, as opposed to the lights, sound, video etc) has broken down en route and has only just arrived. Given that the doors open to the punters in about 3 hours, that's not good. Times like this prove a crew though. Everyone is mucking in, there's sound crew getting the Viva La Vida tympani out of its case, lampies and riggers are pushing boxes of guitar gear and a lot is happening very quickly in a very productive chaos. It's made all the more bizarre by the fact that soundman Dan Green is playing last night's gig through the sound system to get a feel for the room. He's chosen Strawberry Swing, which is gentle, relaxed and joyous. Beneath the speakers it's like an ant farm on Red Bull, but floating through the air, the band is playing and all is well. By 7, the stage is set, Albert Hammond's gear is up and ready and the punters wander in none the wiser. I expect that the backline crew are now negotiating for a 4pm load in every day in order to secure a bit more valuable bunk time. I know I would be. It's a huge long arena here in Budapest, which creates a strange audio effect known as "slapback". It's most noticeable when monitor engineer Chris Wood is walking round with the radio mic giving it the "one two" (yes, roadies do really do this). It sounds as huge and powerful as ever coming out of the PA, but half a second later, it sounds distinctly as though there is someone at the far end of the arena with a large megaphone, mimicking him. None of this impacts upon the show, of course. In fact, it's rather a stormer. It's a very noisy crowd and a solidly powerful night from the chaps. Onwards to Vienna! R#42 Cast your daily vote for Roadie #42 in the Best Blog category at the 2008 BT Digital Music Awards

Roadie #42 - Blog #32 September 25, 2008 12:02 pm #42 and the Budapest backline panic There were photographers and video cameras when we landed in Prague yesterday. Quite a pack of them, actually. Today, here in Budapest, there is a lone photographer and a couple of guys with a video camera and a microphone. Chris and security chief Kelly Samuels have quite the double act worked out when it comes to pap evasion. They've slid by un-noticed and without fuss through London and Manhattan's most hardened and ruthless press hounds. We sit in our van as today's hapless would-be TV interviewer misses each and every band member whilst trying to chat to Franksy to find out what time they'll be arriving. Once all the van doors slam shut and he realises that he's missed out, he throws his coat at the first van out of frustration. It's truly the first time I've ever heard a vanful of touring folks simultaneously "awwwwwww"-ing at a pap. Bless his cotton socks. Taking his exclusive with us, we whizz off into Budapest. I've not been here before. It's increasingly rare to be able to say that these days, which is a sure sign it's time for me to find a proper job before I turn into a haggard old roadie telling war stories that interest nobody. Obviously, there's many would say I missed that particular boat quite some time ago, but hey... Today's venue is very shiny and curved from the outside, giving it the appearance of some kind of futuristic breadmaking device. Once inside, it's a pretty standard arena scene, albeit a very big one. The one immediate "spot the difference" when we get inside though, is that the band's gear is missing. The stage is set as always, but there is a complete lack of drumkit, piano, amps, guitars and so on. It seems that the truck carrying the "Backline" (roadie term for the band's equipment, as opposed to the lights, sound, video etc) has broken down en route and has only just arrived. Given that the doors open to the punters in about 3 hours, that's not good. Times like this prove a crew though. Everyone is mucking in, there's sound crew getting the Viva La Vida tympani out of its case, lampies and riggers are pushing boxes of guitar gear and a lot is happening very quickly in a very productive chaos. It's made all the more bizarre by the fact that soundman Dan Green is playing last night's gig through the sound system to get a feel for the room. He's chosen Strawberry Swing, which is gentle, relaxed and joyous. Beneath the speakers it's like an ant farm on Red Bull, but floating through the air, the band is playing and all is well. By 7, the stage is set, Albert Hammond's gear is up and ready and the punters wander in none the wiser. I expect that the backline crew are now negotiating for a 4pm load in every day in order to secure a bit more valuable bunk time. I know I would be. It's a huge long arena here in Budapest, which creates a strange audio effect known as "slapback". It's most noticeable when monitor engineer Chris Wood is walking round with the radio mic giving it the "one two" (yes, roadies do really do this). It sounds as huge and powerful as ever coming out of the PA, but half a second later, it sounds distinctly as though there is someone at the far end of the arena with a large megaphone, mimicking him. None of this impacts upon the show, of course. In fact, it's rather a stormer. It's a very noisy crowd and a solidly powerful night from the chaps. Onwards to Vienna! R#42 Cast your daily vote for Roadie #42 in the Best Blog category at the 2008 BT Digital Music Awards

You're gonna have to take orders and go buy them all this shirt:laugh3:

:bomb: :dead: *runs off to listen to all the recordings of this amazing song*

I had the very same thought:D

OK this is kinda funny... What Would Gwyneth Do? Mmmm... tastes like Gwyneth! (AP) Like a ministering angel, that paragon of tastemaking -- Gwyneth Paltrow -- has at last answered our prayers with her latest venture, a Web site named GOOP (which, along with "Apple" and "Moses" makes her 0 for three in the naming department). The site -- which bears a scarily similar feel in look and tone to Daily Candy -- promises to share Paltrow's unerring taste with anyone with a Web browser and a desire to emulate the insouciant one's charmed life. While there is a short mission statement currently posted at the site, Celebritology managed to get a copy of the draft version*. We share it in its entirety below: My life is good because I am not passive about it. [i took full advantage of being born to famous parents.] I want to nourish what is real [my Britishness], and I want to do it without wasting time. I love to travel [first class, de rigueur], to cook [when it suits me. And not have to do the dishes. Ha!], to eat, to take care of my body [i still don't get why everyone doesn't hire a trainer] and mind [i'm all about my Trivial Pursuits fact-a-day calendar], to work hard [at being as insouciant as possible]. I love being a mother who has overcome my bad qualities [foot in mouth disease] to be a good mother. I love being in spaces that are clean** and feel nice [like my London home when Chris is on tour]. Over the years I have tried different things [like Brad Pitt and comedy]. I have made lots of mistakes [the whole "Apple" thing -- too late now]. But I have figured some things out [DVD remote] in the process and would like to share them with [lucky lucky] you. Whether you want a good place to eat in London [who doesn't?], some advice on where to stay in Austin [i'm so hip!], the recipe I made up this week [i eat!], or some thoughts from one of my sages [Madonna!], GOOP is a little bit of everything that makes up my life. Make your own life good [poor things]. Invest in what's real [like, say, a Tod's leather satchel]. Cook a meal for someone you love [yes, oneself counts]. Pause before reacting [boy have I learned this one]. Clean out your space [i can't stress this whole clean thing enough]. Read something beautiful. Treat yourself to something. Go to a city you've never been to [and stay there!]. Learn something new. Don't be lazy. Work out and stick with it [and you, too, may find yourself in Jay-Z's inner circle]. GOOP [i have no idea what this means. It's like "Smurf."]. Make it great.--- * You know we like totally made up the bracketed bits, right? ** Gwynnie's obsession with "clean" is well documented. In 2004, she explained her naming of daughter Apple thusly to Oprah Winfrey: "...apples are so sweet and they're wholesome and it's biblical - and I just thought it sounded so lovely and ... clean!" By Liz | September 23, 2008; 11:15 AM ET http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2008/09/what_would_gwyneth_do.html?hpid=entnews

I think Jonny being described as self centered may be the funniest thing I've ever heard.:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: There are probably few people on earth with less ego than our shy Jonny;)

I think he's been doing it since that video from the other night...at least twice...maybe more:stunned:

Brilliant!:D

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKjGhbqmz64]YouTube - Coldplay - Life In Technicolor & Violet Hill[/ame]

Yes, we definitely will. When? Who knows.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4HoE5a00E]YouTube - Coldplay - Viva La Vida Tour - 42[/ame]

Nothing here??? :cry:

:lol:

I like it:D ...this is all taking place at my house right?:D

AND...Chris seems to be fond of replacing "to me" with "Jon-eee" during IMP lately....

I know who he is thinking of there....muwahahahhahaha

SHOWTIME!!!! HAVE FUN EVERYONE!!!!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JerYwJ1YNSg]YouTube - Coldplay Stockholm: In my Place 2008[/ame]