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Post by PsychedelicElvis on Sept 1, 2008 13:12:02 GMT -5
It's on oasisinet.
Weird but cool and appreiciated
27 August 2008
So we arrive at the sound-check for the gig in Seattle and Jesus, you want to see this place! It’s supposed to be a warm up, it’s massive! The sound-check’s a bit shit really. Sounds like we’ve not played for 10 days (which we haven’t). The dressing room’s a joke. It looks like the inside of a big brother house. White fake leather sofas you can’t actually sit on as much as slouch about 4 inches off the floor AND a little Buddha surrounded by little fake flowers in a little fake fountain that makes you just want to go for a little fake piss. LUDICROUS! Someone’s taking this 60’s thing too far. Who do they think we used to be? Kula Shaker? Meet Matt Costa backstage (he’s a singer/songwriter!) He’s opening the show on this leg of the tour. And Ryan Adams, who’s wearing VERY stripy socks.
Me and Gem are nominated by our fellow housemates to do ANOTHER interview which turns out to be quite serious for a change. Does kind of make me feel like I’m in Radiohead though.
It gets to that weird time of the day where no one’s sure what to do with themselves. Most have gone for dinner (I don’t do dinner before a show; there’s something not quite right about playing rock’n’roll music on a full stomach), I’m going outside for a smoke. Run into a few fans who ask THE most annoying question – “can we get a quick picture?” (“Erm..dunno CAN you?”). They try emotional blackmail by informing me that they’ve come “all the way from St. Louis" (wherever that is). I tell them that that matters not a jot as I’ve come all the way from England, which is (as everyone knows) FUCKIN’MILES AWAY!! Matt Costa gets up and sings some songs that he wrote all by himself, two of which are pretty good. Ryan gets up and also sings some songs he wrote by himself but he plays them with his band The Cardinals. It’s really good (just my opinion!). As for us? We were ok. Alright. Not bad. I know we’ve done better gigs and I’m sure we’ll do worse.
Off to Canada tonight. Vancouver to be exact. 4 hours door to door it is. Not enough time to get really pissed. Never mind, it’s early days. There’s plenty of time for that. And yes, my missing bag did eventually turn up (thanks for asking).
In a bit.
General Dread.
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Post by wrinklyrocker on Sept 1, 2008 13:49:09 GMT -5
Fucking awesome! He's done it every day. I love that man...
You missed the first one though, you've got to click "Click here for more".
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Post by LlAM on Sept 1, 2008 13:52:47 GMT -5
"Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere". Wow. Title for my next song  |
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Post by cookie001 on Sept 1, 2008 13:56:27 GMT -5
It is weird but I love it.  Hope he keeps this up! |
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Post by wrinklyrocker on Sept 1, 2008 14:01:25 GMT -5
I think he'll try to keep it up if he gets good feedback...duno how he can receive it though...maybe e-mails to russell bland?
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Post by caats19 on Sept 1, 2008 14:14:20 GMT -5
haha, i like that he likes Obama. and this "I even turn a blind ear to some Beach Boys tune or other (told you I wasn’t feeling myself!)"
which means he digs the beach boys, i've always wondered, nice to hear. people who only know the beach boys for the pop songs and not pet sounds are idiots
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Post by Elias on Sept 1, 2008 14:33:31 GMT -5
I even turn a blind ear to some Beach Boys tune or other (told you I wasn’t feeling myself!)" which means he digs the beach boys, Means the exact opposite fella, Noel's been quite vocal about his dislike of The Beach Boys over the years. |
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Post by AbbeyR0ad on Sept 1, 2008 14:40:29 GMT -5
whoa this is random
yet AWESOME
btw tour diary is definitely just a fancy way of saying... Noel is a blogger.
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Post by Cast on Sept 1, 2008 14:55:31 GMT -5
maybe ryan gave him the idea? who knows but I love it. He seems so down to earth and cool. You kinda feel like your there with them. Gotta Love Noel.
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Post by LuNi9 on Sept 1, 2008 14:55:52 GMT -5
this seems very un-noel ish
but hey its a good read
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Post by Jonny on Sept 1, 2008 15:03:02 GMT -5
Only Noel could have wit like that. Hopefully gonna make it regular then publish it!
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Post by AbbeyR0ad on Sept 1, 2008 15:04:23 GMT -5
if anyone's wondering, it's pretty interesting to read foggy.ryan-adams.com with Noel's tour diary.. both kind of talking about the same events, pretty cool. |
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Post by wrinklyrocker on Sept 1, 2008 15:04:31 GMT -5
this seems very un-noel ish but hey its a good read then you don't listen to him on radio 2 every weekend |
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Post by caats19 on Sept 1, 2008 15:06:38 GMT -5
I even turn a blind ear to some Beach Boys tune or other (told you I wasn’t feeling myself!)" which means he digs the beach boys, Means the exact opposite fella, Noel's been quite vocal about his dislike of The Beach Boys over the years. really? i guess that makes more sense, i would peg him more as a disliker. i thought turning a blind ear meant he didn't listen to it? then he wasn't feeling himself cause he would usually. these crap turn of phrases always confuse me. |
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Post by webm@ster on Sept 1, 2008 15:18:17 GMT -5
Am I wrong to assume that there might be a guy hanging with him throughout the tour who writes the blog as a phantom writer? Would Noel really sit down and write this in his free time..?
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Post by supersonic8587 on Sept 1, 2008 15:27:28 GMT -5
Yeah I can't see Noel sitting down on a computer for much of anything, let alone writing a blog about his tour. I'm thinking Noel might talk to a guy with a tape recorder or into his own or something and somebody else actually types it out.
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Post by Jonny on Sept 1, 2008 15:27:30 GMT -5
Am I wrong to assume that there might be a guy hanging with him throughout the tour who writes the blog as a phantom writer? Would Noel really sit down and write this in his free time..? I wouldn't be surprised. It sounds like the way he speaks. I imagine him writing something down being very different. |
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Post by Underneath the sky on Sept 1, 2008 15:43:40 GMT -5
Yeah it's obviously ghost written, there's no way Noel could be bothered to sit down and write all that. Still it's an interesting read.
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Post by wrinklyrocker on Sept 1, 2008 16:00:40 GMT -5
you guys don't give him enough credit
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2008 16:02:04 GMT -5
you guys don't give him enough credit If he's writing this stuff, then he doesn't give himself enough credit. Always with the "computers hobb globb gem and andy use them". Enjoyable reads, nonetheless. |
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Post by calioasis on Sept 1, 2008 16:06:03 GMT -5
This is bizarre and unexpected
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Post by General Dread on Sept 1, 2008 16:56:14 GMT -5
I love it  great read! |
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Post by Mr. Monobrow on Sept 1, 2008 18:10:55 GMT -5
Am I wrong to assume that there might be a guy hanging with him throughout the tour who writes the blog as a phantom writer? Would Noel really sit down and write this in his free time..? Yeah, he's famously dyslexic, and the spelling on those articles is pretty good. I reckon he's dictating it, maybe to someone on the road with them, maybe on the phone to Oasisinet. Who cares though, it's great stuff. Hope he keeps it up. |
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Post by webm@ster on Sept 1, 2008 18:25:04 GMT -5
Am I wrong to assume that there might be a guy hanging with him throughout the tour who writes the blog as a phantom writer? Would Noel really sit down and write this in his free time..? Who cares though, it's great stuff. Hope he keeps it up. agree, his rambling, rants and worldly thoughts make a perfect read |
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Post by MacaRonic on Sept 1, 2008 18:38:39 GMT -5
Definitely someone else writing for him. I'm enjoying them though.
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great read!
