The David Gray gig last night was brilliant. He's one of my favourite song writer - I don't know his story but his songs really relate to me, so spritual. Listening to him I'm always taken back to some special moments, esp. one night in a garden in a rehab in Kent with a lad who had Cerabal Palsey and was a drug addict, another lad who had cystic fybrosis and a horrendous gambling problem who was determined to live the last years of his shortened life away from the mess he'd got into and a young guy from Iran who'd been living on the streets and was in a real mess in many ways. They all loved David Gray and my limited busking repetoire got massively hit that night with us singing away under the stars. Of all this merry band I was the one with everything including good health, here were guys who had a real reason to be there and to actually say - "To hell with this if you were me you'd do this to to escape the pain" But I had nowhere to run no excuse for that, a very very poignient and important moment in my recovery it being only days before I came out. Like Eric Clapton said in his autobiography I only got it just at the end of my time there.
Okay - however the gig was marred by two things. One two complete c***s who had a scrap in the middle of the crowd. What the hell - it's a David Gray gig, I've seen Motorhead and Megadeath in that venue and loads of others and never seen that level of stupidity - it was like football grounds in the 70s. That sadly dampened the atmosphere.
Secondly talking at gigs! Why go to a gig and stand there talking through it? I'm lost it seems to be getting worse lately, last night twice David Gray had to say "Shhh!" into the mic as he tried to play a quiet solo bit. If you want to talk go to a bar you'll save yourself £20 at least on the ticket to start and given my coffee, smirnoff ice, packet of crisps and a kitkat cost me over a fiver surely your local is cheaper these days. I'm out of touch Guinness was £2.10 four years back, I presume at a gig it's more nowadays.
Still as I say he was great - a stunning performance which I really enjoyed, Mrs F liked it too excepting the two points above and the having to stand for 3 hours... :-)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
David Gray gig
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I'm rolling with the vibe of the post and am with you all the way except for the part about David Gray.
loved the first bit :0) not that I did'nt like rest of the post :0)
I don't mind David Gray, glad you both enjoyed the gig.
David Gray is one good singer, why people need to talk, i would of told them to shut up if i was near them!!
A fiver just for a kitkat and coffee cheaper to take your own food!!
Been to many skinhead and punk gigs. Never witnessed any real scrapping (apart from the Southall Riots which were outside the pub hosting The 4-Skins so don't count)
Maybe David Gray does that to people eh? ;-)
Who the fuck is david gray?
Yeah 4xd I remember the Southall riots. I was a Hanwell lad and knew one of the boys that started that crap with the stabbing. We were just youths but I recall all of that period with utter dismay. In a way it kind of guided me towards my new way of thinking and a new way of living. I became a Mod. Following that I became a trendy hippy. I'm still dealing with it really. I've neve really grown up.
Never grow up axe. Life's too short for maturity ;-)
Aha the 3 hour stand - that is just the reason I can't get Mrs DeeJay to go to anything other than seated events. the fact she is only 5'2" probably has something to do with it as well. Still the Illegal Eagles gig was seated and we were in the front row centre stage - a result I didn't even have to wear my glasses lol
It must have been bad for thr artist to tell them to shut up. Politely of course. that is so rude.
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