Post by Clint Hell on Nov 2, 2008 18:33:16 GMT
GLASGOW - ROCKERS 18/09/08
So I arrive in Glasgow about 3 ish...and text clint to see where he is.
He texts me back saying to getting him at the lobby of the eurohostel. I head off in that direction (obv). As I turn the corner I have butterflies in my stomach..nerves of the unknown and excitiment....I go to the door of the hostel.
And they he is in the famous jacket, waving, ready to hug....Wait a minute. WHERE THE FUCK IS YOUR HAIR!!!
Clint: hehehe gone.
Me: :/
So we head off to the solid rock for a drink (underneath the sex pistols guitar obv) and yap about almost everything. You can tell Clint is very Smart and clever. Especially when half the time I just nod at words that I don't bloody know (I sucked at english). We head back to the hostel to find John, Hans and Nick. We go to get food and drink before the night starts....
If you haven't been at Rockers in glasgow, it's similar to CBGB's in new york....but smaller. We wait...for a while...get bored....do bar tricks (on the vids peeps). Then the first band.
Shatterhand hail from falkirk, a rosy little town. So obv they are gonna be pissed! Great band, the singer keeps communicating to the (quite small) crowd, making sure his bandmates get credit has well. They all look like a gang, they all work together to create amazing music. Unlike the next band....
The look on everyone's faces says it....this must be a young band doing their debut night. The band have no contact with the (still small) crowd and continue to placy covers. The only dude enjoying it seems to be their bass player who tries to at least be noticed by the crowd. Try harder next time guys and make sure your singer faces the right way...
And now here we go. I tremble...the excitement is too much to handle....I take my camera and ....Clint is dancing...at first I' m like wtf? and then seriously taking it all in. He's one fucking amazing frontman, his eyes darting around, looking and singing in everyones face making sure they fucking listen. Nick's bass trembles like thunder, an awesome beat to dance, pogo and probly even fuck too. He joins hans' beats which are without a doubt loud and perfect thoughout (despite his honest opinion that he sucked - Hans all fucking bands makes mistakes, that makes them better - I didn't hear any of them!!) And john, his licks entangle thought the backbeat, loud and proud. Clint is dancing, running, and falling over barriers which makes the small crowd roar with excitement. As the set end, Clint buggers off stage...leaving all the focus on the band as they lead up to the finale. It ends. My heart is beating, I'm sweating as I just run up to Clint and hug the fucker. That was amazing, even to a small crowd they made it seem like they were playing an arena. I just couldn't wait till tomorrow. Pippin, Tasha and the Eddies were waiting for us.
But first back to the eurohostel for drinks and xmas songs. Yes nick sings rude xmas songs when Drunk. or Sober. I hug them goodbye for the night and meet Dad who takes one look at my huge smile and says' I'll take that as a'that was the best night of my life' smile. I wink.
DUNDEE - HUSTLERS 19/09/08
So I get up. Head to Glasgow. Head to Glasgow...head...FUCKING TRAFFIC JAMS!! I make my bus to Dundee just in time, briefly meeting Pippin whos on the next bus. Didn't matter we arrived at the same time! (the bus i was on goes though other towns) Booked the hostel (amazing staff I may add) and headed to the room. Went to get Cider and Black, and then headed upstairs to the boys room who were practising. We soon stopped that.
ME/PIPPIN: OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!!
So we enter and yap before we head up to Hustlers. Dave is one awesome guy, he is excited to see the band and greats them all before soundcheck. Lee from the Eddies appears and we have a chat. Me and pippin head off during soundcheck (I forgot the camera) and we can hear bodies playing right at the bottom of the road!! We get food/drink and go and see the Eddies drummer's band first at the Balcony. They played BFMV. They rock...unlike the first band at Hustlers...a death metal band...call Abach. They had two singers and really loud music. Too loud. Me and Tasha started making fun by sign langauge and random boogieing. Yes boogieing to death metal. Bodies went first seeing as The Eddies were the local band. And it was as awesome as the first time. But better as it was a bigger crowd. Me, Pippin and Tasha were boogieing and pogoing to the music. Dave was amazed by Clint's dancing and ability to get the crowd going. Esp when he boogied with us. The band were agian on top form, Nick going up to John and 'dueling' with their guitars whilst Hans seemed to be getting louded. In fact it was louder and because the venue was higher than Rockers it seemed to boom arcoss the town! They also managed to get some merch sold. Yay! Dave loves them and wants them back. Now that's a success.
The Eddies. This is my 3rd time seeing them. They NEVER dissapoint. We all pogo, jump and boogie to them, there music harder and faster than Bodies but they always put on a show. Lee is like Clint, Dancing and jumping from the stage as if trying to escape from it. Amazing Night.
We sell and buy merch and head off to Cage. Bodies all dance except Clint who's explains it isn't his stage and so he won't dance. And nick is singing Xmas songs again. We get the DJ to play 'Bodies' by the sex pistols as we boogie all night.
ABERDEEN - THE MOORINGS 20/08/09
Still in Dundee we grab brekkie (from wothersthingys' the food heaven) and shop. Well me and Pippin do. The boys have headed up. We get the megabus and talk about last night.
Arrive in Aberdoom. Go to my flat to get dressed and drop of stuff. Head to moorings. The guys are there waiting for Dan the guy they are staying with. They later get in and go off for some food while me and Pippin wait for the gang. We sell stuff to them. Because we forced em XD.
Corba Kai are first up. And they are quite good. In fact quite awesome. The next band Deadloss Mutherfuckin Superstar are the same. They do not disapoint. Even fighting onstage at the end is a show!!
Then our boys come on. It's a bigger crowd. The biggest crowd on the tour. And the fucking blow them all away! It's a small stage so Clint doesn't stay on it for long, running up to strangers and screaming at them, looking in every single ones eyes. Even some randon dude is dancing more the Clint and yelling he loves it. The band are again amazing. With the crowd they seem more happy, wanting to be louder and even more energtic than before. It ends...it's upsetting...it's the last show. Even the random dude wants more. The boys head to bed for their early flight home. Me and the gang head to Moshulu but even it's changed and it cannot change our moods....we head to my flat to get some snooze....I don't.....but I'll p.s why..
8 fucking am the next morning. Get up, get dressed run to train station. Meet up with guys to say our goodbyes. As they head to the train, Nick is singing xmas carols, John smiles, Clint is hugging too tight and Hans is late to even board the train (he got stuck in the barriers). Me and Pippin go to the stairs to get see the train off. We sing xmas songs and boogie as it leaves. Then he get depressed. Even the depressing brekkie and shopping is nothing....then I get a txt from Clint as does Pippin. It blahs on about how amazing it was but the last line 'we will be back' makes us smile. We head off into the day with me heading back to glasgow for loaded...
p.s You know a band is important, not their music, not even the fact their a band, but their friendship when after the last gig you go to bed, plug in your mp3 and hear...'you sicken me....you...' and break down in tears...
***************
THANK YOU TIGGA!
=D
Clint
So I arrive in Glasgow about 3 ish...and text clint to see where he is.
He texts me back saying to getting him at the lobby of the eurohostel. I head off in that direction (obv). As I turn the corner I have butterflies in my stomach..nerves of the unknown and excitiment....I go to the door of the hostel.
And they he is in the famous jacket, waving, ready to hug....Wait a minute. WHERE THE FUCK IS YOUR HAIR!!!
Clint: hehehe gone.
Me: :/
So we head off to the solid rock for a drink (underneath the sex pistols guitar obv) and yap about almost everything. You can tell Clint is very Smart and clever. Especially when half the time I just nod at words that I don't bloody know (I sucked at english). We head back to the hostel to find John, Hans and Nick. We go to get food and drink before the night starts....
If you haven't been at Rockers in glasgow, it's similar to CBGB's in new york....but smaller. We wait...for a while...get bored....do bar tricks (on the vids peeps). Then the first band.
Shatterhand hail from falkirk, a rosy little town. So obv they are gonna be pissed! Great band, the singer keeps communicating to the (quite small) crowd, making sure his bandmates get credit has well. They all look like a gang, they all work together to create amazing music. Unlike the next band....
The look on everyone's faces says it....this must be a young band doing their debut night. The band have no contact with the (still small) crowd and continue to placy covers. The only dude enjoying it seems to be their bass player who tries to at least be noticed by the crowd. Try harder next time guys and make sure your singer faces the right way...
And now here we go. I tremble...the excitement is too much to handle....I take my camera and ....Clint is dancing...at first I' m like wtf? and then seriously taking it all in. He's one fucking amazing frontman, his eyes darting around, looking and singing in everyones face making sure they fucking listen. Nick's bass trembles like thunder, an awesome beat to dance, pogo and probly even fuck too. He joins hans' beats which are without a doubt loud and perfect thoughout (despite his honest opinion that he sucked - Hans all fucking bands makes mistakes, that makes them better - I didn't hear any of them!!) And john, his licks entangle thought the backbeat, loud and proud. Clint is dancing, running, and falling over barriers which makes the small crowd roar with excitement. As the set end, Clint buggers off stage...leaving all the focus on the band as they lead up to the finale. It ends. My heart is beating, I'm sweating as I just run up to Clint and hug the fucker. That was amazing, even to a small crowd they made it seem like they were playing an arena. I just couldn't wait till tomorrow. Pippin, Tasha and the Eddies were waiting for us.
But first back to the eurohostel for drinks and xmas songs. Yes nick sings rude xmas songs when Drunk. or Sober. I hug them goodbye for the night and meet Dad who takes one look at my huge smile and says' I'll take that as a'that was the best night of my life' smile. I wink.
DUNDEE - HUSTLERS 19/09/08
So I get up. Head to Glasgow. Head to Glasgow...head...FUCKING TRAFFIC JAMS!! I make my bus to Dundee just in time, briefly meeting Pippin whos on the next bus. Didn't matter we arrived at the same time! (the bus i was on goes though other towns) Booked the hostel (amazing staff I may add) and headed to the room. Went to get Cider and Black, and then headed upstairs to the boys room who were practising. We soon stopped that.
ME/PIPPIN: OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!!
So we enter and yap before we head up to Hustlers. Dave is one awesome guy, he is excited to see the band and greats them all before soundcheck. Lee from the Eddies appears and we have a chat. Me and pippin head off during soundcheck (I forgot the camera) and we can hear bodies playing right at the bottom of the road!! We get food/drink and go and see the Eddies drummer's band first at the Balcony. They played BFMV. They rock...unlike the first band at Hustlers...a death metal band...call Abach. They had two singers and really loud music. Too loud. Me and Tasha started making fun by sign langauge and random boogieing. Yes boogieing to death metal. Bodies went first seeing as The Eddies were the local band. And it was as awesome as the first time. But better as it was a bigger crowd. Me, Pippin and Tasha were boogieing and pogoing to the music. Dave was amazed by Clint's dancing and ability to get the crowd going. Esp when he boogied with us. The band were agian on top form, Nick going up to John and 'dueling' with their guitars whilst Hans seemed to be getting louded. In fact it was louder and because the venue was higher than Rockers it seemed to boom arcoss the town! They also managed to get some merch sold. Yay! Dave loves them and wants them back. Now that's a success.
The Eddies. This is my 3rd time seeing them. They NEVER dissapoint. We all pogo, jump and boogie to them, there music harder and faster than Bodies but they always put on a show. Lee is like Clint, Dancing and jumping from the stage as if trying to escape from it. Amazing Night.
We sell and buy merch and head off to Cage. Bodies all dance except Clint who's explains it isn't his stage and so he won't dance. And nick is singing Xmas songs again. We get the DJ to play 'Bodies' by the sex pistols as we boogie all night.
ABERDEEN - THE MOORINGS 20/08/09
Still in Dundee we grab brekkie (from wothersthingys' the food heaven) and shop. Well me and Pippin do. The boys have headed up. We get the megabus and talk about last night.
Arrive in Aberdoom. Go to my flat to get dressed and drop of stuff. Head to moorings. The guys are there waiting for Dan the guy they are staying with. They later get in and go off for some food while me and Pippin wait for the gang. We sell stuff to them. Because we forced em XD.
Corba Kai are first up. And they are quite good. In fact quite awesome. The next band Deadloss Mutherfuckin Superstar are the same. They do not disapoint. Even fighting onstage at the end is a show!!
Then our boys come on. It's a bigger crowd. The biggest crowd on the tour. And the fucking blow them all away! It's a small stage so Clint doesn't stay on it for long, running up to strangers and screaming at them, looking in every single ones eyes. Even some randon dude is dancing more the Clint and yelling he loves it. The band are again amazing. With the crowd they seem more happy, wanting to be louder and even more energtic than before. It ends...it's upsetting...it's the last show. Even the random dude wants more. The boys head to bed for their early flight home. Me and the gang head to Moshulu but even it's changed and it cannot change our moods....we head to my flat to get some snooze....I don't.....but I'll p.s why..
8 fucking am the next morning. Get up, get dressed run to train station. Meet up with guys to say our goodbyes. As they head to the train, Nick is singing xmas carols, John smiles, Clint is hugging too tight and Hans is late to even board the train (he got stuck in the barriers). Me and Pippin go to the stairs to get see the train off. We sing xmas songs and boogie as it leaves. Then he get depressed. Even the depressing brekkie and shopping is nothing....then I get a txt from Clint as does Pippin. It blahs on about how amazing it was but the last line 'we will be back' makes us smile. We head off into the day with me heading back to glasgow for loaded...
p.s You know a band is important, not their music, not even the fact their a band, but their friendship when after the last gig you go to bed, plug in your mp3 and hear...'you sicken me....you...' and break down in tears...
***************
THANK YOU TIGGA!
=D
Clint