Last Event Attended
Dan Same
Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
Same rules as the 'Last film seen' thread however this thread is about non-Bond related events such as concerts, stage plays/musicals, sporting events or any other event that isn't related to Bond but also isn't a film.
I recently saw a production of The Phantom of the Opera starring the incomparable Anthony Warlow. I had previous seen Phantom before (I believe twice) however this was the first time I saw it with Warlow, and I had a really good time. Phantom isn't my favourite musical and I don't in fact consider it to be a great musical but I nonetheless very much enjoyed the singing, particularly by Warlow and the female lead. Warlow is truly magnificent, and for him alone, I would recommend it to anybody who is in *Melbourne (or will be there in the near future.)
*It will probably head to Sydney as well.
I recently saw a production of The Phantom of the Opera starring the incomparable Anthony Warlow. I had previous seen Phantom before (I believe twice) however this was the first time I saw it with Warlow, and I had a really good time. Phantom isn't my favourite musical and I don't in fact consider it to be a great musical but I nonetheless very much enjoyed the singing, particularly by Warlow and the female lead. Warlow is truly magnificent, and for him alone, I would recommend it to anybody who is in *Melbourne (or will be there in the near future.)
*It will probably head to Sydney as well.
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On a side note...Omigod omigod, Dan changed his avatar!
I was dragged along my my friend Lelah who is in LOVE with them. not bad. The guys make up songs about Harry Potter movies and books. The opening band was Draco and the Malfoys.
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I rememeber seeing it when i was in grade 2 (way back when I was 6) and it had a lasting impact on me.
Nice! B-) I'm a pretty big fan of 80s rock, and Styx has a few great toons as well. I don't really care for foreigner, however.
I went to the Cleveland Indians (My team) vs. Chicago Whitesox on Friday night. It was the best Indians game I've ever been to. They were losing 5-0 and came back late to win 8-5! It was a very exciting and dramatic finish. For those who follow baseball they are in front of the Detroit Tigers for first place.
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I took Loeff Jr and Loeff III to a WWE professional wrestling event tonight, at the local convention center. The Main Event was Batista vs The Great Khali---a 7'3" monster whom I would not be at all surprised to see Bond going up against some time in the future
Still, a good time was had by all B-) A guilty pleasure which I've long outgrown...with occasional relapses
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Alice Cooper and Queensryche were also there. But the Coopman put on a hell of a show. In my opinion, the highlight of the evening
The music was terrific! I hadn't heard a lot of his non-Bond stuff before this. Nevertheless, it brought a smile to my face when a portion of "Nobody Does It Better" appeared during a medley of his "Academy Award Losers."
In-between pieces, Mr. Hamlisch told stories and told jokes. He is actually a really funny guy! The audience also got a chance to ask him questions, which he gladly answered.
All in all it was a great event!
I had asked Loeffelholz to join me for this one, but unfortunately he had to work.
However, Jethro Tull is coming to town on October 15th. If the tickets are not sold out, we both may very well go to this one...
-Roger Moore
Second event was this past Saturday night. I attended the Dave Matthews Band concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, CA). It was a cool concert. They played for almost three hours. They usually play a two night stand, but have a shortened tour this summer. Hopefully DMB will get back in the studio, cut an album and have an extended tour next summer.
Any one else attend any events lately?
Good comic from the TV series Mock The Week.
Cracking gig - Tom Smith must be one of the best front men at the moment with his adrenaline filled performance, he's got a good voice too
I was more impressed with the venue than the gig really. It was in the round, so the stage was like that of a boxing canvass, unusual for the UK. Sadly, the stage was shaped like Prince's squiggle, with the round end facing us, and he rarely stood there.
Too many funky things at the beginning, and then for an encore he delved into his hit collection doing one or 2 mins of stuff like Raspberry Beret. "Hey, I know you like that one!" exclaimed the Purple One. Well yes mate, so why not play more than a minute of it on your piano!
He did play some full length classics like Sign of Times, Cream, When Doves Cry (a bit off key) but also Nothing Compares 2 U (more Sinead's number, I don't like his bombastic version even if he wrote it) and I Feel For You (again, I prefer Chaka Khan's version, though he wrote it).
The venue is very uplifting, you come out at Greenwich North or something and you're right on the dome. But as I'm sure many of you know, the O2 is not the entire Dome, just inside part of it. And it can take a good 10 mins to get to your section. The rest is given over to a Vegas style shopping mall, not unpleasant or anything, it felt exotically American (well,, for a Londoner).
It would be cool to get a boat back to central London, but perhaps the reason for the many encores at Prince was to stagger the crowds so they didn't swamp the Tube, which was okay as it turned out.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Anyway, the show was a typically high-energy affair, with The Boss in fine form and backed by an E Street Band that produces a true wall of sound (sometimes there were five guitars). Some other observations:
-- Not often these days that I go to a concert in which the average audience member is older than I am. This was one of those cases.
-- It was also the whitest audience ever. I think Clarence Clemons was the only black man in the building!
-- A little shorter show than the old days, but Bruce still played for two and a half hours.
-- Set list was a great mix of old and new. The new album plays really well live, but we also got classics like "Promised Land", "She's The One", "Dancing In The Dark", "Badlands", "Born To Run" and "Jungleland", as well as a fabulous up-tempo rendition of "Reason To Believe".
He's not the young, restless poet singing about redemption anymore, but Bruce Springsteen is still relevant and still a blast to see play.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
This is one band I would see live if I knew more of their songs. I do own the live album from Madison Square Garden and it sounds great. Good to see you had fun. Maybe one day I'll catch them live.
They're in Oakland next week.
Moneys tight right now. I'm thinking next time they come around I'll have to catch them.