| Autograph Session: TST HMV
27/9/99 8.30pm - 9.15pm Well, it's like that. I went to their autograph session, all excited since I know their autograph session won't be all security-tight stuff with all those scary tough looking men. I lined up for about 2 or so hours and got up there(the second floor of HMV). When I was upstairs, though I was within 5m area from them, I couldn't see them at all, thanks to those cardobard thing on the rack. I really wanted to knock them down at that moment - I was furious, I got kinda in the front part of the queue, very near to them, but couldn't see them. Anyway, when it was my turn, I came to Mat first(they were sitting in this way - Mat, Richard, Brett, Neil, Simon) I was wearing this Suede shirt which I put some glitter on(I find the black, grey and white a bit "monotonous", and Glitter Rules, you know!) and he asked me, "You made this?!" I told him yes and he seemed to be quite impressed that he told |
Richard(!!) about it, then Richard told Brett about it! Since I was asked by a mate to hug Brett for her, so I asked him whether I can do that, and he readily accepted my request and let me kiss him on the cheek. He also took my camcorder and smiled, waved and talked to it! Shame that I could only record part of it coz they(bad record company reps) didn't allow me to do that! Then I came to Neil, my friend also asked me to hug him, so I did that, giving him a kiss on the cheek. Lastly I came to Simon, but before I could really talk to him. I was dragged away by the security(I hate them!!)!! I bet I was grinning like an absolute fool when I was walking away, back to the queue. Then I went in the next turn, to sign get the CD cover for my classmate. Mat recognised me and seemed to be quite glad to see me(he signed "love Mat x":). Remember it's an autograph session, they just scribbled their names!) and I asked him whether I could hug him and he really *hugged* me! :) How nice of him, and so did Richard. He gave me a kiss | on the cheek with this really funny
"Mwh" sound. When I came to Brett the security guy pushed me behind him, so I
couldn't talk to neither Brett nor Neil.(Can you believe that?? I paid and bought the CD
to go to the autograph session and he pushed me BEHIND him, so I couldn't talk to them!!)
Simon asked me whether I made the shirt and I told him yes, he seemed to quite impressed.
But before we finished our conversation, I was once again, pulled away by the security
guy, couldn't hug him :( The autograph session was more or less like this - I'd say it was one of the best I've ever been to... no, it's the best. They're very friendly, down to earth and chatty. I've never expected that!! Since most bands don't really enjoy autograph sessions, they seem to like that quite a lot. Though the security was really tight, they were quite rude, including the record company people!!(They're very rude. Hope I wouldn't get into trouble by this...). Anyway, I've a fab time and a great memory. |
Gig Review: Hong Kong
Exhibition and Convention Centre Hall 3 28/9/99 8.30pm - 11.10pm(approx.) It was the best concert I've ever been, certainly Brett was enjoying a whole lot. I've never seen him grinning like that before, his face just... radiated. I got through the supporting act(well, don't want to mention her here) then came a 20MIN++++ SOUND CHECK/SETTING. That was INTOLERABLE. I was soooo tired already. After a few songs(Beautiful Ones, I think), Brett took OFF his shirt(at that time, i was pushed from within 5m from Brett to more than 20m!! But I was still quite near him, compare to those at the very back/middle. The only good thing about it is I could see Neil clearly), I was like "PHWOOAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!" Loadsa screamings from the audience. He makes me think of Iggy Pop... He looks like Ewan in TV |
Eye too...That
hands movements(like those Thai ones?), the way he moves and dances, reminds me sooooooo
much of Jonny in The Ballad of Maxwell Demon. He seemed to be enjoying the gig very much, he was smilng so sweetly - didn't
quite like his usual very cool image he's given me. He always gave us the mic, ask us to
singalong, likesay swing the whole mic stand with mic!!!!!!! He's so cute, I remembered he
stuck out his tongue to someone - I don't know who or why, but he looks just so cute! He
walked like Jonny in Tumbling Down sometimes, he's such a
graceful creature. |
I can't remember which songs they
sang and in what order. All the big singles and stuff like that. Another magical moment
was the encore. They did totally two encores - the first and "required one". I
think they sang Saturday Night and another one. I can't remember. The second
encore, they sang the beautiful, beautiful The 2 of Us. I love that song. And
Richard did the Keyboard for that song!! Never seen him on the keyboard before... Neil was wearing this leather jacket all the time during the gig, except the last song. He took that off in almost the end of the previous song, you know he stood up and take of his jacket really slowly!! Kinda showing off!! Hahah... It's a rare scene, Brett was still singing and jumping around but Neil stood up(very obvious, it's in the middle/end of the song) to take off his jacket!(He usually just sits there, put his hands on his knee - how cute! - when he has "nothing to do"). Neil also played the guitar in the 1st song, Can't Get |
Enough. |
says) to kinda show us that he
could play the "piano". He was putting on the loveliest grin I've even see - it
was certainly the best moment during the whole concert. Set list is as follows: Can't Get Enough |
Electricity Words by Gigi, The Oakes Playground |