Tuesday, June 29, 2010

and the first one said to the second one there I hope you're having fun

I don’t mean to brag, but look at this setlist. I grew up with his work – my parents played the band and the solo stuff all the time. It was all over the radio. We sang Ob La Di in kindergarten. Yellow Submarine was my bath-time story. Yes, I had a bath-time story. But never did i ever think id ever see a Beatle. Ever. Hoped to see George play live one day, but no. I went to Strawberry Fields on Johns birthday back in 2005. And did bump into Yoko Ono the other day near the Bon Jovi hotel I was stalking them at, and that was surreal.

 

McCartney last night was brilliant. Voice was a bit off, but who cares??? The crowd was louder than him most of the show anyway. Songs 20 through to 36 made me rather happy – and im not even the biggest fan of the mans work.

 

There was a live YouTube stream of the show and its still online of you want to check it out www.youtube.com/bornhivfree

 

1. Venus and Mars / Rockshow
2. Jet
3. All My Loving
4. Letting Go
5. Got To Get You Into My Life
6. Highway
7. Let Me Roll It
8. The Long And Winding Road
9. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
10. Let ‘Em In
11. My Love
12. I’m Looking Though You
13. Two Of Us
14. Blackbird
15. Here Today
16. Dance Tonight
17. Mrs Vandebilt
18. Eleanor Rigby
19. Ram On
20. Something
21. Sing The Changes
22. Band On The Run
23. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
24. Back In The USSR
25. I’ve Got A Feeling
26. Paperback Writer
27. A Day In The Life / Give Peace A Chance
28. Let It Be
29. Live And Let Die
30. Hey Jude

Encore
31. Day Tripper
32. Lady Madonna
33. Get Back

Second Encore
34. Yesterday
35. Helter Skelter
36. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / The End

i miss my therapist

and her primary support team / parents.

Monday, June 28, 2010

I'm going through a black hey Capricorn day

I'm stuck on the highway
leading straight to hell
Like any other drifter with a soul to sell
You know I'm dealing with the devil
In everyone I meet
And their faces tell a story,
That life ain't so sweet

 

This day of the festival wasn’t easy to attend. But i was instructed to by my musical muse who used a Blues Brothers reference to persuade me to go. Sheep = win.

 

FYI; Jay’s still got it – he’s not as full of Columbia’s finest  marching powder as he once was, but that motherfcuker can dance. Id like to see the garage too.

 

 

Sunday, June 27, 2010

nightmares on wax

Some of them were really lifelike (Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg). Some sucked (George, John, Ringo & Paul). Some should not be there cause in real life they suck (Zac Effron, Britney, George Bush, Shane Warne, John Howard) But the attention to detail is insane. They even had Xtinas tramp stamp. My previous comment re: museums still stands as in my arrogant opinion this is a place of entertainment and not a museum. Word.

i just want to scream HELLO

The third coolest thing to come out of Canadia (After Arcade Fire and Robin Sparkles) was there too so he could see musical greatness. And it was. Just needed a certain Mr Rae for it to be even more awesome

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

those british boots go kick bengali in the head

This is the British Musical Experience exhibit. History of music in the UK. Its good – doesn’t compare to Cleveland’s Rock n Roll hall Of Fame, but still cool.

 

I refuse to go see stupid boring museums full of old pointless cr@p about a period in history i don’t give a flying fcuk about or that history should probably forget. I don’t do that sh1t back home and im not going to do it in Europe. I don’t fcuking care. Maybe ill go see some art – the Guggenheim is near my hotel in Bilbao, Spain when im there in two weeks. Old stuff from the Battle Of Hastings in 1066 just doesn’t float my boat. But if Hendrix once had a burger at a cafe somewhere, then ill travel hours to have a burger there too. Thats how i roll. Put me in a room full of records, guitars, posters and interactive exhibits about Led Zeppelin, the Stones, the Who, Oasis, Def Leppard, Spice Girls, etc and im all over it. Spent 4 hours at this place. Then went to see Bon Jovi again.