My good lady and I visited the O2 Arena in London Docklands yesterday to see the latest Muse concert. We arrived in London early and had a bimble around Covent Garden where we bumped into Kirsty Allsop - quite lush in real life. She was about to start filming and so I went up to her and said "Where's Phil ?" Phil is her co-presenter on television property shows. She said,"We've sent him to Southampton on assignment because his farts were getting really bad."
I told her I thought she was "Out-raaage-eous !" and bade her farewell. She and the camera crew were laughing their heads off.
Muse were utterly utterly superb and we were very close to them indeed. They are consistently awarded the best live performers awards in all surveys and I have never seen a 50k arena crowd rock throughout a gig like that before(O2 is a fantastic venue - with regret it's well done to Peter Mandelson.) If ever you get the chance to see Muse play live then do - you can't fail to be impressed. By the end the new comers around us were converts too, "My God ! Oh my God !!! It's the best gig I've ever seen in my LIFE !"For those of you who don't know, Muse come from our town. I play my guitar at the bassist's (Chris Wilstenholme's) Mum's pub. I know that the 'headless' bass he plays on stage actually belongs to a chap called Tom who runs the open mic sessions at the Devon Arms. Chris borrowed Tom's bass and 'forgot' to give it back (Tom now holds Dominic's electronic drum kit to ransom.) I picked quiet moments to get Wilstenholme's attention by shouting, "Teignmouth !" he looked over, a big question mark forming above his head. A bit later I shouted, "Stormin' Norman !" more looks (he couldn't see me in the darkness) - anyone who hails from Teignmouth knows who Stormin' Norman is. A bit later I shouted, "TOM WANTS HIS BASS BACK !" Well that cut through the mix - he gave a look in our general direction as if to say WTF ???
This reminds me of the time wifey and I went to see the Jerry Springer opera and Gerry Halliwell of the Spice Girls was sitting a few rows in front of us. One of our group started chanting, "Jerr-ry, Jerr-ry, Jerr-ry ..." clearly irked she looked around and shot daggers at him and he said to her, "No ! Not yew, silly !!!"
(Mrs E-K was at all three incidents and reads my blog - for anyone who doubts.)
22 comments:
An excitable chap indeed...a night out with you must be pretty hectic.
Wow you are SO COOL!
Muse was number 1 in our country for ALL TIME Favourite tracks, you know.
Uh uh, even beat home-grown lads, Silverchair and Powderfinger.
Great post. Love Muse.
I am very jealous of your encounter with the gorgeousness that is Kirstie Allsopp!
Thud - I think Smackers is more accurate about me. I'm pretty laid back in RL.
Smackers - get to see them if you can. As close as possible.
Steve - I don't like what her property ramping programmes do, I'm not particularly keen on her; but she was utterly ravishing in the flesh.
(Kinky boots on too !)
Muse rock.
You mean I missed a chance to meet Mrs EK?! Gutted.
Kinky boots...? Now you're just rubbing it in.
Great story. Laughed at your addendum. May need a sworn affidavit. LOL
Kirsty big unit. We likes. Thanks.
I like the idea of music in The Dome.
When Bliar was ordaining it's construction, the station at North Greenwich was built first, then mothballed.
My chum, who worked for the builder then, held an open day so we could all have several drinks, and then a tour of the huge cavern underground.
Admittedly, it was after the 'few drinks', but I did tell him, and anyone else who wanted to listen, that it was a superb place to have a rock concert, as the acoustics are splendid there!
Quite a few agreed too...
In fact, you've just reminded me, another chum was the under-bidder for The Dome when it eventually came to the market.
What did he want to do with it?
Yup - a Rock concert venue...!
Excellent. I love muses.
Oops. I mean A - muse. Lol.
I think I'm going to have to purchase some tickets!
Hon Kirsty Allsop does not have to run much water into her bath, if you get my drift. Nice English complexion, but legs by Cammell Laird.
I suspect you have just doubled the capacity of O2, e-k. I cannot imagine there were 50,000 when I was last there, and it was ftb.
23k 'seating capacity' according to my Googling, Idle. But there were a heck of a lot of people standing in the central areas. I was at the Teignmouth gig where there were 10k standing. I'd expect there were at least double that standing in the central area of O2 - at least. I tried to do a rough reckonning. The central area is the size of a football pitch and the seating around it similar.
I dunno. It was a lot anyway.
You'd love 'em, I'm sure of that. Get yer young ladies along to a Muse concert. They'll think you're the coolest Dad.
Not one who meets internet psychos - har har har ! Neeeeya-ha-ha !
(Replies to others will follow tomorrow. Enjoy your Sunday everyone)
I invite your wife to email me, Kev as I'd very much like her to read my blog too :-)
Gaddzooks Kirsty Allsop is a dashing looking filly - far too good for the likes of me, what with having a pulse and all. Isn't Cameron enobling her (never heard it called that before!!) because his missus went to school with her or some other such nonsense. Hmm...never really heard much of the band but have jolly well noted it for future reference. Alexander O'Neil next week I think - huzzah and perhaps even a hoozoo
So17 - Aye !
Blue - We didn't have that long in reality.
Steve - Kirsty was hot hot hot !
Uber - Some things in my life are beyond belief.
Tuscan - My pleasure. A homely lass. Yes. We Likes !
Scrobs - I've been to Wembley etc and nothing compares. It's very VERY good. Very well laid out too. You don't feel crowded at all.
Shelley - Do have a look if you can.
Phillipa - I'll send her over, though she thinks that blogging is a waste of time.
Dick - enobling or nobbling ?
I imagine there are one or two brave souls still lost in the folds of la Allsop, gasping for breath and wondering when help might arrive.....
kirsty was my ma's idea of the perfect wife for The Beast
PS
I would add that whilst the lass has good taste in shoes and is good fun she is as we say oop North
A bit of an en expert when it comes to the consumption of pies puddings and beer.
Kensington and Chelsea seesaw champion 1999 says it all
Blogging a waste of time!! hmff... It is ecofriendly and spreads the milk of human kindness across continents ...or summat
My fave band the Alternate Socks often paly at the Rowing Club should you be down this way...
Idle - I was stuck in Allsop. Sounds like a plausible excuse for executives late for Board meetings.
Beast - Kirsty seems a bit of a spoilt brat to me. Not perfect at all. I'd love to givver one though. Just out of charity.
Emma - I agree with you. But Mrs E-K is parochial and does all her socialising here in the real world.
Mutley - Alternate Socks.
Sock musicians ???
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