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item58je6.th.jpgitem59qr1.th.jpgLondon 2日目。今日も快晴。今日もまず Box Office で Ticket を受け取らなければいけない。そして、この日の Ticket のうち1枚は日本の友人の Scottish の友人(私も顔見知りだけど)に渡さなければ。Dublin でとりあえず会って待ち合わせとか決めておこう、と一応計画はあったのに、いい加減な私は、そういえば Dublin で会えなかったね、で結局、当日を迎えてしまったのだ。携帯メールのやりとりで、3時に Box Office 前で会う約束になったのだけど、会えなかったらどうしよう、という不安が拭えない。何しろ、Box Office 受け取りの人が、かなり大勢いるのだ。私から見ると、そのほとんどすべてが外国人なので、紛れて見つけられない可能性は、大いにあり得る。でも,相手は私の顔がわかるというし、きっと私が見つけられなくても向こうが見つけてくれるだろう・・。しかし、最大の難関は別にあった。前日の夜、暑さと煙とでかなり参っていた私は、帰りのバスで酔って完全にノックアウトされてしまっていた。吐いて吐いて、胃液しか吐くものが無いのに、まだ吐き気は収まらない。喉の奥に煙が詰まっている感じがして、気持ちが悪いのだ。次の日になっても、まったく治らず、食欲は0。動くと息が切れるし・・。でも、約束だからなんとか3時までには Victoria Park に行かないと。昨日より1時間ほど早めに出発した。・・ちょうどランチタイムぐらい。それがいけなかったのか、バスは途中で大渋滞にはまる。動いたり止まったりの繰り返しで、私は完全に酔ってしまい、Mile End に着いたとき、もう一歩も動けなかった。それでも、Ticket 受け取って渡さないと、という一心で休み休みなんとか Victoria Park までたどり着いた。Box Office まで行くと、すぐに待ち合わせの相手と会うことができて無事に Ticket も渡すことができ、なにかすごく大変なことを成し遂げたような気分になった(笑)。開場して中へ。今日は、気分を変えて Jonny 側。昨日とほぼ正反対の位置の最前。Jonny がさぞかし良く見えるだろう、と思ったら、彼は、結構奥に引っ込んでしまうので、逆に見えない。と同時に、 Ed が常に、ステージ前方にいる事実に気付かされて(なにしろ Ed 側でどんなに端から見てても、thom が見えなくなることはあっても Ed が見えなくなることは無いから・・)普段、まったく意識してないことだったので、可笑しかった。そして、この日のライブは、凄かった・・。Jonny 側で見たことも、一因だろう。この日の Jonny は、神懸かり的にすごかった。以降、必ず Jonny 側で見るようになってしまった。どちらかというと、Ed 側でまったり、のんびり見るのが好みだったのに。1曲目が Reckoner 。最近のライブで一番好きな曲。この曲で始めたのは、この日だけ。頑張れって励まされた気がした・・(妄想だ)。でも、ほんとは、この曲、後半で日が暮れてからの方がいい。ライティングと音が一体となって、音が降ってくるような感覚ですごく綺麗なんだよね。アンコールで演奏した The Bends 。今日の The Bends は、高速 Bends。一時期、止まっちゃうくらいのテンポで演奏してたけど、やっぱり、速い方がかっこいい。鳥肌立つくらいの迫力だった。Jonny のギターは、とにかくすごくかっこ良かった。thom がいるのを、忘れちゃうくらい(笑)。いや、thom は、いつもかっこいいよ。・・たぶん、ね。そういえば、今日の thom の衣装は、赤ピタパンツ。お気に入りらしい。ライブ中、何度も、お腹とはみパン、見させていただきました(笑)。今日は、今日のライブは、全員かっこ良かった。ライブ見ている間中、凄いな〜って感動してた。音と迫力に圧倒されてた。radiohead 好きで良かったって、素直にそう思った。こういうライブ見たくて、海外まで見に行ってるんだよ、きっと。
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London King's Cross~Victoria Park

item63xb6.th.jpgitem62gj0.th.jpgUK初日、LONDON1日目。今回の Tour は直前まで Ticket が届かず、結局 Box Office 受け取りになってしまった。UK で受け取れる人以外は全員対象なので、指定された3時に Box Office に行ってみると、かなり行列ができている。4時 Gate Open までに受け取れるか微妙。というか、Ticket が届かなかったので、3時から Ticket 受け取れること以外何もわからなかった。で、無事 Ticket 手にして、さあ、どうしようか?と思ったとき、Gate 前にどっと人が押し寄せて列を作り始めたので、何となく Box Office から横に移動して、結果としてずいぶん横入りしてしまった感じ。・・ホントは列の後ろに並ばなければいけなかったんじゃないかな?ま、でも誰も文句言わなかったから、いいか(笑)。item64qt8.th.jpgすごく天気がよくて、直射日光浴びてると,はっきり言って暑い。4時に会場入ってから、前座の Bat for Lashes が出てくるまで約3時間。ちょうど、ステージに向かって陽が射してるので、会場は日陰が全く無い状態。おまけに、周りの人たちが絶えずタバコを吸っているので、すごく煙くてなんというか、まるでスモークされてるようだった。今日も、Ed 側。といっても、かなり端っこで、ステージ横のスクリーン前ぐらい。でも、一応最前。じゃないと、thom 小さくて見えないんだもん。(この場所でもステージが遠くて高いので、thom が後ろに下がると 視界から消えてしまう・・)この日は、前座の途中でハプニングがあった。曲の途中でいきなり音が消えて、どうやら電源がショートしたみたい。そのまま Bats の皆さんはさよならしてしまったので、ちょっとかわいそう、と思ったけど、復旧してから、ぞろぞろ出てきて再開したので、結果として、最後 radiohead の時間が足りなくなってr の皆さんがものすごく慌てて演奏してた。2度目のアンコールのとき、明らかに時間押してるのになんとか全部演奏しようと、やたら素早く行動するんだけど,Cymbal Rush のあと、thom は立ち上がってうろうろしてしまい、後ろから Colin に、次もピアノだよ、と教えられて苦笑いして座り直したり(笑)。余談だが,私は帰ってセットリスト見るまでずっとCymbal Rush を Super Colider だと思い込んでた。Dublin で聴いた時とえらく印象変わったなあ,なんて思いながら。(当たり前だ,違う曲なんだから!!)ま、それだけ The Eraser 聴いてないってことなんだろね。でも、ライブで聴くといい曲だな〜。1日目のハイライトは、私的には The Tourist 。友達はきっと、曲じゃなくてthom の " I love you too, darling ” と、それ言ったあと猛烈に照れまくった thom の仕草が一番良かったって言う気がする(笑)。この台詞、次の日の The Guardians にしっかり載っていて皆、注目するとこって一緒なんだな、って笑っちゃったよ。item53ta4.th.jpg
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Radiohead, Hurricane Festival 22/6/08

Good job guys

Some personal favourites over the weekend at the Hurricane Festival - Couldn't get there for the Friday, but then - Biffy Clyro, Elbow, Sigur Ros and then a blinding set from Radiohead. Camping meant no sleep at all for two nights; nothing to do with the loud music playing all over the camp, there was a spider in the tent! The advertising thingy at the side of the stage being repaired during Elbow's set did nothing to detract from how good they are on the big stage. The Loneliness of the Tower Crane Driver enhanced by the rigging guys as they struggled with the wind and fabric to put things back togetherRadiohead were superb as ever and this show seemed to run with fewer of the gremlins that they have experienced on other dates. The music and the light show were quite brilliant even if the set was a little shorter than at other times. (Stop your moaning people. You can't complain about that. Be fair we never want Radiohead to stop playing.) The weather was even kind. Severe weather warnings flagged up on the monitors promised heavy rain and wind and they were not wrong. My bright yellow Radiohead rain mac kept me well dry and it had all cleared up before a surprise start with Planet Telex. So much to tell, but I'm too tired - I need sleep! Here's another picture
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Follow You Around

I've finally seen FMA via the youtube links on atease. Looked like fun, and the bootlegs sure were cool back in the day. Definitely glad to see an old version of "there there" where the drums drop out.Anyhoo, off to Alto, GA tomorrow to see family. Should be an interesting trip, though certainly not the Basque country ...
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What music do you listen to when you've had too much booze and not enough sleep ?Tom Waits - Rain DogsQueen - My melancholy BluesArggghhh... My feet hurt. Last night's worst idea was to go to a party with heels. Again.Knowing I would have to walk the way back home, which is a good 5 km away from the party location. Couldn't that fucker live closer to me ?[/existential questions]Well, on the positive side of it all, it made me give wrong directions to someone who was as drunk as me, yay ! Maybe I should have just shagged that other guy back at the party(we had had the nicest conversation on music), would have spared me the long walk...Anyway, みんな, joyeuse fête de la musique !
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"Every note of music has enough breath to carry you away and as a director, all you have to do is let the right wind blow at the right time." - David LynchNo other film director can do, what Lynch describes, as perfectly as he does...Let yourself be carried away and float...Welcome to Lynch's irrational world of beatiful strangeness...

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1. Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch - Shelly (1990, Twin Peaks)2. Little Eva - The Locomotion (2006, Inland Empire)3. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (1990, Wild At Heart)4. Julee Cruise - The Nightingale (1990, Twin Peaks)5. David Bowie - I'm Deranged (1997, Lost Highway)6. Angelo Badalamenti - Main Title (1986, Blue Velvet.)7. David Lynch - Ghost Of Love (2006, Inland Empire)8. James Marshall feat. Sheryl Lee and Lara Flynn Boyle - Just You (1990, Twin Peaks)9. Angelo Badalamenti - Lumberton U.S.A. / Going Down To Lincoln - Sound Effects Suite (1986, Blue Velvet)10. Lou Reed - This Magic Moment (1997, Lost Highway)11. Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star (2001, Mulholland Dr.)12. Julee Cruise - Into The Night (1990, Twin Peaks)13. Roy Orbison - In Dreams (1986, Blue Velvet)14. Julee Cruise - Questions In A World Of Blue (1992, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me)15. Rebekah del Rio - Llorando (2001, Mulholland Dr.)
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one week ago, the house i live in wit me dad,its a big house and a due the stagnant feeling prevading this house until this month-circumstances left the condition of all the roooms top to bottom in worse shape then i ve ever seen it.i lved somwhere else most of last year-left things a messi finally have the ability to face me- al nescribbly bits from a not so giid time, and other really awesome things'as far as the clean slateit took a day for each room, i have three or four left to complete before school starts,what the? whatever i am better then ever now.no longer will this home be neglected.my dad's mom-my grandmother - just passed away-being on my own for the last wek while me dd is up norh dealing with the cremation, which at her request she asked to be burned with a book, my dad chose david sedaris 's new book'when engulfed in flames"and real sad missing my grandma- i felt the right thing wasd to scrub the entire place to its best form.so its relieving for dad when he gets back.am deliriouswhy am i blogginglightin serviccecate
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Return to reality

Hi everybody,I just come back from my Radiohead Holidays,I was to Bercy 2 times and to Nimes Arena 2 times too.It was fantastic, begin with Bercy : Big place with a strange sound but Radiohead and their music are so terrific that the show was magic(....not as well as Nimes )After the first show, I hoped that Radiohead change something, but that was much more surprising that I could hope.8 differents songs and mostly the unpublished song (for me) --> Super Collider.I adore their music it was so unrealistic. In Paris the sun was present and it was pleasant. After that show, my boy-friend and me went to Settes to wait the 2 shows of the nimes Arenas. We arrived in Nimes the 14 and we located our hotel to let our bags and we went to wait for the show. There was not many people at 13h so we drank a biere in a pub, the sun was good and and from time to time I was going to see if more persons waited. At 15 h we decided to wait in front of the arena.The weather was hot and the wait was good mostly when radiohead began their sound test for the show.I was already to Nimes in 2003 and the last year for Bjork, this place is so incredible IT IS MAGIC really MAGIC, beautiful, the sound, the history, the band : all is fantastic.I was in Frejus' Arenas and Vaison's Arenas and I think that this kind of place is amazing and perfect for this kind of show.When I arrived in front of the arena, I knew that the concert would definitely be better than in Paris because the place is favorable for sound, lights and good energy.After the show in Paris we bought a little camera to take picture of the Nimes Show.We have already a numerical Reflex but it is too big to enter.We was just in front of the barrier in the first.For that matter why is it forbidden to take pictures in concert ? maybe someone can explain me.....So we bought a camera with a very good zoom because we prefer be in the arena's seats.We belonged right behind the space reserved to the disabled personsIt is a good, very good place to watch this great show.The 2 evenings we was in this space, we tried opposite but it was less interesting.In Paris we had about 25 songs, and to Nîmes it was the same. The first night it was a little less but the show was wonderful, the sound was perfect (at my place), the light was beautiful and that add an atmosphere of unreal : I was in front of Radiohead for my 12h show.the place which I already know leaves people in trance. The band looked happy to be there.They appreciate the place and the public. The second show was different, the weather is not very good with many cloud and in the end of the waiting there was some raindrops, but the exitation to see radiohead once again gained the upper hand.During the show we have the chance to see a song of the solo album of Thom "ERASER".It was incredible, I have never thought see there thom playing his own album in live. So I was very happy to be there, at the end of this song thom took Jonny in his arms.I think that they were moved. I appreciated every minute of each of the 4 shows of Radiohead and thereafter I wondered if we alloyed to go has ARAS to continue this adventure a bit.It is hard to come back to reality but it was wonderful and unique.This small break was good for us.We recharged our batteries up to the next album and next concerts.I hope that all the people who have lucky to see them are satisfied like me and for the others that they try to see them the next time because It is so amazing that nobody can miss this.Have a nice day.....Enjoy photographs, videos and mp3 to remind you of of these big instants.
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Inocente Inconciente

De las ramas mas oxidadas de la mentirase desprenden aromasse desprenden tus ropasvan cayendo descalzas de culpasintiendo la vida mas viva que nuncaEn remolinos y ruedos se muevendentro mío las redes de la lujuriano quiero pegarme a esa telarañaque me seduce con su seda escarlataPero ya estoy adentro y exalo con fuerzay empujo mi alma adentro de su cuerpoy raspan mis ganas de romperte los huesosy comerme tus penas bañadas en sexo.Y al darte la espalda mientras durmiendoanotas en mi espalda los acordesde lo que hemos aprendido en un nuevo encuentrofogozo, fugaz y delicioso....Sebastián Guitar.
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COMEDY = TRAGEDY + TIME

long time, no speak, all you lovely w-a-s-t-e-rels!you would think that the intervening period would've resulted in many, many happy stories to share with you. alas, i can't claim this to be the case. got my tickets for glesca green though. whoop!i'll be the bald bloke in the skeletor t-shirt, feel free to say hi...seriously, that's like record time for me. i usually muck about and end up buying them from some dodgy looking bloke outside the venue. like most people, i'm against touts but i seem to end up using them all the time.regular readers (yes, both of you!) will be pleased to know that the cat is still trying to kill me. last week, i was about to leave for work when i heard an ungodly weeping noise. needless to say, the cat had got stuck down the back of the walk-in wardrobe and couldn't get out. this happens at least twice a week.after much scratching and struggle (the little swine always scratches when i'm about to save it from distress or death), i got it out and, stopping only to disinfect my wounds, headed out of the door.upon closing the door (why do i check afterwards? why?), realised i didn't have my keys. normally this wouldn't be a problem, but my flatmate THE LEGEND was away all week with his baby momma, piglet and her other kid.they were due to got to some horrific disney thing in florida (in fact, because of the thirteen hour flight, THE LEGEND gave gave up smoking - which was another six weeks of misery for me). unfortunately, the woman in the local post office had been embezzling funds and throwing away the passport applications, so THE LEGEND was forced to go to the north of scotland instead. true story.another true story - i was once woken in the night by a thudding sound. THE LEGEND had applied too much baby oil to himself and slid straight off his partner, onto the floor. things that go bump in the night, indeed.this is all true. this is my life. my best friend is barney gumble from the simpsons, only with more ugly-sex.so, back to the topic in hand, i was locked out. this meant, until i could get a locksmith round (one hour or less, my arse...), i was forced to stay at my parents' house.you've probably guessed; from my rambling blogs and whiny emails, that i have the potential to be annoying. my father is worse, he's like me - but without the personality sense of humour. apparently, zero can be a number.the locksmith came the next day and between him, my family, the neighbours, my work colleagues and anyone who phoned or talked to my family, neighbours, or work colleagues, everyone had a good laugh at my expense. by this point i was beyond caring about anything other than (don't tell anyone) the welfare of the cat. little bastard.fortunately, i had stocked up its various bowls and the cat was in rude health. this was best demonstrated by the smell of the unchanged for thirty hours litter tray. if nothing else, it shut the locksmith up.so, my essay is done (no more work until october!), my radiohead fix will be sated on the 27th and i've paid for the majority of my edinburgh festival tickets. life is good. THE LEGEND has had his legendary-ness revoked, after bringing scented candles back from his holiday, but doubtless he'll soon return to form in some sort of drunken sex shenanigans and the universe will right itself.yes, you probably guessed, my keys had fallen down the back of the walk-in cupboard. the fucking cat.anyway, remember - i love you all.every single one of you.steve x.
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A bit self centered?

i kind of feel that my blog lately has been all about me ,well it should be in my humble opinion but a close friend of mine reminded me the other day that i also should writte about "important" things happening in the world arround me sooo here i go.this will be my Ollie goes Green entry!!!speaking about radiohead related stuff ,since they are pro green as well , i have bought my water bottle and i must confess that im a bit frightend about the world lately.Over here , in mexico , we are currently under another tiresome ( and also surrealistic in the flavor flave reality show esque ) debate about our oil , mexican reserves of oil are going downhill and the current locations for extraction will be dry in 10 years , also , the United States recently anounced that they are going to explore their part of the golf for oil , a part that is shared with mexico wich , in the worst scenarios could lead in to a conflict if mexico do not explore thouse locations quick.At this point you might be thinking hey!! this was suppose to be a green entry , what the fuck are you talking about? you should be encouraging your goverment to find new green friendly ways of energy!!. Sadly it doesent work like that in mexico , a country with magnificent natural resources , with vast lands for farming , with hard working people , with loyal people , a place that could produce enough ethanol for the whole continent if the efforts where forcused on that!! nooo , here our fucking govermnets made us dependant on OIL , with no oil the whole country would go to hell , yes , OIL and inmgrants sending money back to mexico are the ONLY tow things supporting the economy of one of the most populated and big countrys in the world!! so if both go to hell wich is bound to happend thanks to the lack of planing and brains from our goverments the whole country will go on a civil war and a food crisis!!Wait.. Food Crisys? we are alredy there!! and , going back to the whole global vision its unbelivable that places like Germany where they are famous for farming and animal derivated products are having problems with the milk suply.. why? well if you want to read it yourself , you can go here there and check it yourself , but in short words , the current raise on fuel prices , wich , by the way , are also increasing in the US and other places in europe..so our goverments instead of finding not only better , but also green friendly energy forms go back to OIL WE NEED MORE OIL!! its outrageous and stupid , but hey!! again quoting BBC and triying to think that they got the best intentions when it comes to information i found this too: here where basicly bio fules might be responsable of the recen food crisys wich lead to the increase on rice and corn prices...i want to think that BBC is only informing us and is not behind an evil campainge to defend oil and the interest of the MANY rich guys behind the Oil companies like Exxon..in the end the more biofuel componets we produce the more food we could produce for the people that is in a huge need , we could yes raise the prices of the food if we continue to demand more and more biofuel , even tho when we can renew the resources it does take time to grow and what not.. BUT i still like it more because then we could resolve the problems that farmers are having to survive , we could get more people working on the fields , field owners could get a slice of the cake and it wouldnt be as outrageously stupid as it is at the moment with oil where not only a few see the profit , but also , we all se the damage..thats it for today , i do apriciate the comments to keep them comming!
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Young Yakuza, language, laziness

A few weeks ago I went to a small theatre playing experimental movies. It is located inside a part of the Lille university, quite far from where I live, but worth a visit from time to time. I've only been there twice in two years, which is a shame. Lazzzzyyy me...Last time was to watch a documentary showing similarities between life in suburbs (mostly Paris, Lyon and Marseille) and life in prison. This time, I watched another documentary, called Young Yakuza, by French realisator Jean-Pierre Limosin. It appeared in the Cannes festival (outside the official competition).Limosin managed to film the everyday life of a Yakuza clan. Not so easy when you know how secretive they are... Several things are to be noticed : firstly, it is filmed as a fiction, and not as a documentary (choice of camera angles, light, and other things I have read about but am unable to appreciate). Which is quite what Limosin told us about yakuzas themselves (he was there and chatted a little with the audience) : they all live in a world of their own, that they have built around themselves and in which they are actors.Never genuine, always acting, as if they wanted to re-create those old Japanese movies.Then, you can, if you know the Yakuza movies, find lots of little references, like the one to Kitano's movies with the scene near the sea (always recurrent in Kitano's work, as he's always been afraid of the sea (or is it water in general ?)).And well, it's a documentary, so you learn...stuff.

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So, worth a few hours of my time. The trip back home wasn't as much fun, though.At least, I know I'll have to look for the little stickers mentioned in the documentary (some kind of 'My shop has nothing to do with Yakuza business' sticker, even if that's not necessarily true) when I am in Japan.It's getting closer and closer, I'm glad everything seems to be fine so far. Except language of course : my poor attempt to talk to a Japanese girl in the queue for the June 9th gig was a complete failure on my side. But hey, if I had known I'd meet Japanese people at a Radiohead gig, I would have brought my books with me. がんばります !!I don't like relying on people, but I'm glad the friend I'm going with speaks (and reads) Japanese better than I do. Might help.
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До и после

Недавно шли с Шухом и рассуждали, как бы сейчас жили, если бы не знали музыку RH. И что мы слушали до этого? Нет, неплохую музыку слушали, но RH стали, думаю, последней яркой музыкальной точкой. Для меня - уж точно."Редко, - сказал Шух, - услышанное может так резко разделить жизнь на ДО и ПОСЛЕ".А у меня такое уже было в 1986 году, когда впервые увидела АКВАРИУМ на ТВ. Шипящие и неразборчивые записи на бобинах не в счет, хотя, конечно, они тоже свою роль сыграли, но полноценный А и звук их, и слова - только на Музыкальном Ринге.Жаль, здесь нельзя рисовать - я бы нарисовала график жизни в зависимости от МУЗЫКИ.:)
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