From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V12 #171 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Monday, July 2 2007 Volume 12 : Number 171 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] Boys and Girls ["Tracy Connell" ] [AVALON] Re: avalon-digest V12 #170 ["Simon Galloway" ] [AVALON] Diana Concert ["Nigel Hollis" ] RE: [AVALON] Diana Concert ["Martin Stockman" ] [AVALON] Diana ["Nigel Hollis" ] [AVALON] Concert For Diana [johnobrien001@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Diana [kwil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Diana Gig at Wombley ["Michiel van Sleen" ] Re: [AVALON] Diana ["Michiel van Sleen" ] [AVALON] Di's Do [jocelynfiske@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Brian Eno art installation at Yerba Buena 77 million paintings for Long now [Helene Kremer ] RE: [AVALON] Diana concert ["Martin Stockman" ] [AVALON] Tower of London ["philip77@tiscali.co.uk" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Boys and Girls Hi Andrew, Yes there was a documentary. If I remember rightly it was Steve Wright who interviewed him? I used to have a copy on VHS but not sure if I still do. He talked to Bryan, who I think was in a black suit and white shirt, and smoking! They showed video clips and spoke about the Slave To Love video - Bryan saying that he was reluctant to make a video for it because he wanted people to interpret the song in their own way, to fit them. - that's what sticks out in my mind about it. I'm sure our resident experts will be able to fill in more detail or even provide a copy. Tracy :) >Hi All, > >I believe that there was a documentary, similar to Channel 4's "Dylanesque >Sessions," made about the Boys And Girls album in the mid-eighties. Does >anyone know anything about this, or even have a copy? > >Regards, > >Andrew. _________________________________________________________________ Win tickets to the sold out Live Earth concert! http://liveearth.uk.msn.com ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:56:24 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: [AVALON] Re: avalon-digest V12 #170 Well I'd completely forgotten about this Diana concert (the prospect of Elton John and Duran Duran make me feel physically sick every time I saw the promo on BBC1), but switched on the radio yesterday for a bit of light entertainment only to be greeted by a cavernous sounding Nelly Furtado. Had a quick look on the TV and stuck a tape in just in case Bryan hadn't been on yet. From the bits I saw, it was a very spirit-less show - slick and soul-less. The formal seating layout on the pitch area was surely a mistake, hampering any chance of a decent atmosphere. And the stage was an appalling black hole, the performers looking small and lost in front of the giant video screens. And the sound on the TV and radio was shocking. So I was immensely surprised to see Mr. Ferry fill that stage and project to the very back of the stadium. A very confident and assured performance, strong vocals and a tight backing band (was that really Dr. John on bass?). Wasn't sure about the fashion parade on Slave To Love, it got in the way of the performance. And the reaction to the opening of Let's Stick Together was tremendous, a huge cheer and rousing people to feet for a little boogie. I was expecting a usual perfunctory Ferry performance, but was genuinely blown away. Cracking! The sound issues appeared to have been resolved. Didn't see much of anyone else (apart from Rod Stewart, who I'm not keen on so it's not fair to criticise, other than to say it was sickeningly cheesey), in fact, I actively avoided it. How different would his Live Aid performance have been if he'd done Let's Stick Together instead of what he did d?. It's not that it was a bad performance, it just wasn't the right one. And in response to Andrew's question below, The Tube did a special feature on Bry at the time of Boys And Girls, making a special video for the song. The following year there was a one hour Whistle Test special in support of the Street Life compilation. Simon - ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:11:32 +0100 (BST) > From: "Andrew Robertson" > Subject: [AVALON] Boys and Girls > > Hi All, > > I believe that there was a documentary, similar to Channel 4's "Dylanesque > Sessions," made about the Boys And Girls album in the mid-eighties. Does > anyone know anything about this, or even have a copy? > > Regards, > > Andrew. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:46:50 +0000 From: "Andrew Shearer" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Boys and Girls There was also an hr long C4 interview with Paul Gambacinni in the garden at Petworth, which was memorable for BF demonstrating his chain smoking by getting out a cigarette whilst he still had one in his mouth. >From: "Tracy Connell" >To: avalon@smoe.org >Subject: RE: [AVALON] Boys and Girls >Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:22:43 +0000 > >Hi Andrew, > >Yes there was a documentary. If I remember rightly it was Steve Wright who >interviewed him? I used to have a copy on VHS but not sure if I still do. > >He talked to Bryan, who I think was in a black suit and white shirt, and >smoking! They showed video clips and spoke about the Slave To Love video - >Bryan saying that he was reluctant to make a video for it because he wanted >people to interpret the song in their own way, to fit them. - that's what >sticks out in my mind about it. > >I'm sure our resident experts will be able to fill in more detail or even >provide a copy. > >Tracy :) > >>Hi All, >> >>I believe that there was a documentary, similar to Channel 4's "Dylanesque >>Sessions," made about the Boys And Girls album in the mid-eighties. Does >>anyone know anything about this, or even have a copy? >> >>Regards, >> >>Andrew. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Win tickets to the sold out Live Earth concert! >http://liveearth.uk.msn.com > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > _________________________________________________________________ Tell MSN about your most memorable emails! http://www.emailbritain.co.uk/ ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:19:53 +0100 From: "Nigel Hollis" Subject: [AVALON] Diana Concert "He certainly got the crowds up - including the two Princes" Sure did. Quite ironic though to see Prince William Wales and Prince Harry Hewitt up and dancing to LST. A pity though that Bounder, Cad, and complete waste of space of an old man couldn`t have ever heard the song and listened to the lyrics when Diana was alive.I am suprised that the two princes` show such restraint towards their "father".I would have thought Wembley Stadium would have been the perfect venue to invite him along and then give him a thoroughly good public kicking. Diana might have approved. Mr Ferry though stole the show IMHO. Viva Roxy (and the Republic). N. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:43:37 +0100 From: "Martin Stockman" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Diana Concert Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming, organic food, and environmental issues years before any mainstream politicians. Strange but true. And arguably Diana's promotion of celeb culture has led us down the path of Mariah Carey, Pop Idol, Big Brother, Simon Cowell and all the other curses of the age. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Nigel Hollis Sent: 02 July 2007 11:20 To: avalon digest Subject: [AVALON] Diana Concert "He certainly got the crowds up - including the two Princes" Sure did. Quite ironic though to see Prince William Wales and Prince Harry Hewitt up and dancing to LST. A pity though that Bounder, Cad, and complete waste of space of an old man couldn`t have ever heard the song and listened to the lyrics when Diana was alive.I am suprised that the two princes` show such restraint towards their "father".I would have thought Wembley Stadium would have been the perfect venue to invite him along and then give him a thoroughly good public kicking. Diana might have approved. Mr Ferry though stole the show IMHO. Viva Roxy (and the Republic). N. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:04:11 -0400 From: kwil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana Concert Never mind that Martino - what did you think of Ferry's performance? J - -----Original Message----- From: Martin Stockman BCC: kwil632057@aol.com Sent: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11.43am Subject: RE: [AVALON] Diana Concert Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming, organic food, and environmental issues years before any mainstream politicians. Strange but true. And arguably Diana's promotion of celeb culture has led us down the path of Mariah Carey, Pop Idol, Big Brother, Simon Cowell and all the other curses of the age. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Nigel Hollis Sent: 02 July 2007 11:20 To: avalon digest Subject: [AVALON] Diana Concert "He certainly got the crowds up - including the two Princes" Sure did. Quite ironic though to see Prince William Wales and Prince Harry Hewitt up and dancing to LST. A pity though that Bounder, Cad, and complete waste of space of an old man couldn`t have ever heard the song and listened to the lyrics when Diana was alive.I am suprised that the two princes` show such restraint towards their "father".I would have thought Wembley Stadium would have been the perfect venue to invite him along and then give him a thoroughly good public kicking. Diana might have approved. Mr Ferry though stole the show IMHO. Viva Roxy (and the Republic). N. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:15:31 +0100 From: "Martin Stockman" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Diana Concert Truth? I was at a trendy dinner party and too embarrassed to ask if I could turn on the concert! No doubt the good denizens of YouTube will allow me to review his performance in all its diamante spangled glory. However, and I know I've said this before; I loved his 85 Live Aid heroics - what an outfit! What a Kamen solo. What a trio of guitarists. (D Gilmour for Gods Sake.) What an audience. Ha! _____ From: kwil632057@aol.com [mailto:kwil632057@aol.com] Sent: 02 July 2007 12:04 To: martinstockman@btinternet.com; avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana Concert Never mind that Martino - what did you think of Ferry's performance? J - -----Original Message----- From: Martin Stockman BCC: kwil632057@aol.com Sent: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11.43am Subject: RE: [AVALON] Diana Concert Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming, organic food, and environmental issues years before any mainstream politicians. Strange but true. And arguably Diana's promotion of celeb culture has led us down the path of Mariah Carey, Pop Idol, Big Brother, Simon Cowell and all the other curses of the age. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org ] On Behalf Of Nigel Hollis Sent: 02 July 2007 11:20 To: avalon digest Subject: [AVALON] Diana Concert "He certainly got the crowds up - including the two Princes" Sure did. Quite ironic though to see Prince William Wales and Prince Harry Hewitt up and dancing to LST. A pity though that Bounder, Cad, and complete waste of space of an old man couldn`t have ever heard the song and listened to the lyrics when Diana was alive.I am suprised that the two princes` show such restraint towards their "father".I would have thought Wembley Stadium would have been the perfect venue to invite him along and then give him a thoroughly good public kicking. Diana might have approved. Mr Ferry though stole the show IMHO. Viva Roxy (and the Republic). N. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon _____ size=2 width="100%" align=center> Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Click Here for more information. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:52:02 +0000 From: "Andy Cooper" Subject: [AVALON] Diana Gig at Wombley I was at Wembley with the family and differ in my opinion ( but then I would wouldn't I?). The slow dull track from Dylanesque was a mistake - should've done the second promo track Simple Twist of Fate or even a back catalogue hit like LITD or Do The Strand. And the fashion show girls for Slave to Love? - cr*p idea and they didn't appear to have rehearsed walking around the stage so got it wrong - mostly dumb blondes I suspect! Difficult thing to do - walk in time with music.... Much as I loathe to admit it, best turn of the night was Rod Stewart - three big hits and good looking girlies in the band, Rod kicking footballs into the Wembley crowd (a good kicker). A real crowd pleaser. Best band (IMHO) - - The Feeling. Biggest surprise - P.Diddy actually did something pleasant and appropriate. Biggest pile of poo - joint award, three ways. Lowlights - - Joss Stone and anything she dragged her silly arse on stage for including the duet with TJ, AND Tom Jones himself - bad set apart from Kiss, and thirdly, Kanye West - what the f*ck was all that about? I must be getting old. Acoustics in new Wembley generally not good for concerts, should stick to Footie. Seat allocation was sh*t. My wife got through minutes into the first ticket sale back before Christmas and we got very poor seats four rows from the roof, way above the Royal Box on the side of the stadium. Supposedly best seats allocated first - b*ll*cks!!! Then add the ripoff food and drink and the fact that you weren't allowed to bring in your own of either - security risk cited as the excuse (OK we can accept that after this last week in London and Glasgow) - They charged #1.85 for 500ml of water, #5 for Pimms and #8 for Fish and Chips, #5+ for a hotdog - what a rip-off!!!!! It was a great atmosphere though and certainly worth taking the kids just to see such a thing. Glad I'm not going again next week to 'celebrate global warming' as Ricky Gervias said. Andy C (in showery London) _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 13:30:24 +0100 From: "Nigel Hollis" Subject: [AVALON] Diana Martin writes :- "Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming" You mean the farming of a naive young Diana as a breeding mare while at the same time mounting an old Trojan horse? Ethical? N. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:26:48 -0400 From: johnobrien001@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Concert For Diana I didn't get the chance see the show either. I was like Martin and?had a previous engagemnet. Mine was not as posh as Martin as I spent the day having to have a pee behind a tree etc on the way hiking with my son up the tallest mountain in UK, Ben Nevis (as heard on Bryan Ferry's Taxi) All I managed to get was the Radio broadcast as I drove home and managed to catch Bryan. It came across well on the radio and even without the images I could sense the crowd where on their feet for Let's Stick Together. I heard some discussion on the radio this morning and the theme of the conversation was that the 'older' acts showed up the younger ones and that BF's Let's Stick Together kick started the show. J.O'B. ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:46:01 -0400 From: kwil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana How about keeping on the topic of Bryan's performance at the Wembley rather than offering ugly and unwanted opinions Nigel? J - -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Hollis To: avalon digest Sent: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 1.30pm Subject: [AVALON] Diana Martin writes :-? ? "Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming"? ? You mean the farming of a naive young Diana as a breeding mare while at the same time mounting an old Trojan horse?? ? Ethical?? ? N.? ? ___________________________________________________________________________? To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon? ? ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:53:39 +0200 From: "Michiel van Sleen" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana Gig at Wombley No no no, you sound very young :-) Or are the 'older' reactions showing up the younger ones on this list? Michiel > I must be getting old. f*cking sh*t - b*ll*cks!!! Andy C (in showery > London) > > _________________________________________________________________ > The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 13:59:57 +0100 From: "Martin Stockman" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Diana Yup, apologies for extending that thread. Just received Dylanesque the Movie, and I must say it's a treat. Beautifully produced. Aurally and visually. Bry is terrifically relaxed, especially when one compares it to his awkward tic-ridden to-camera chat circa Mamouna. Its like a bowl of nourishing soup on a cold evening. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of kwil632057@aol.com Sent: 02 July 2007 13:46 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana How about keeping on the topic of Bryan's performance at the Wembley rather than offering ugly and unwanted opinions Nigel? J - -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Hollis To: avalon digest Sent: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 1.30pm Subject: [AVALON] Diana Martin writes :-? ? "Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming"? ? You mean the farming of a naive young Diana as a breeding mare while at the same time mounting an old Trojan horse?? ? Ethical?? ? N.? ? ___________________________________________________________________________? To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon? ? ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:18:47 +0200 From: "Michiel van Sleen" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana Aye, Mr Partridge. Just leave the cup on the step. Michael > Its like a bowl of nourishing soup on a cold evening. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > kwil632057@aol.com > Sent: 02 July 2007 13:46 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana > > How about keeping on the topic of Bryan's performance at the Wembley > rather > than offering ugly and unwanted opinions Nigel? > > J > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nigel Hollis > To: avalon digest > Sent: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 1.30pm > Subject: [AVALON] Diana > > > > > > > > > > Martin writes :-? > ? > > "Poor old Charles. No-one remembers that he promoted ethical farming"? > ? > > You mean the farming of a naive young Diana as a breeding mare while at > the > same time mounting an old Trojan horse?? > ? > > Ethical?? > ? > > N.? > ? > > > ___________________________________________________________________________? > > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon? > ? > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store > photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your > favourite artists. Find out more at > http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:41:36 -0400 From: jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Di's Do I felt like Phil Collins flying across the Atlantic in time to watch the Wembley concert on TV yesterday (the only time I have ever felt remotely like Phil Collins in any capacity). But I have to agree with Simon right down the line. It left me wondering what might have been had Ferry got Live Aid right all those years ago. Obviously, he had learnt from his corporate outings. The catwalking during Slave to Love lifted straight from his triumphant appearance at the Fashion Week Tom Ford thing (but fetish motorbike catsuits and PVC raincoats in June, are they mad??!!). And getting the audience to jangle their jewellery during Let's Stick Together, perfect for any occasion. I did worry that, after his brave yet enthralling rendition of To Make you Feel My Love (sung more strongly than I have ever heard before), he'd blow it by following up with Tom Thumb's Blues, but no, spot on this time. And good to see that the Ferry camp had even bothered to provide decent video backdrops with Bond-like silhouetted dancing girls blazing with fire. And just to make doubly, no triply sure of a home win, put on your three best backing singers and a couple of guitarists more than ready to make it on a much bigger stage. And good to see the royal sequined jacket getting an airing - no doubt the naff sparkly black suit will be back for us plebs tonight. So for me, Ferry was undoubtedly the stealer of the show, the only thing coming close was Nelly Futardo's Lorenesque eye make-up. Oh go on then, I have to admit I thought Take That were good (did I actually say that out loud?) and freaky old Tom Jones had me in hysterics belting out his cover of the Arctic Monkeys Bet You Look Good on the Dance floor. Funny Andy, that what worked best on my side of the goggle box worked least for you live and vicy vercky. I hated Rod's strangled struggling vocals (and his degenerate arse wiggling) to such an extent I let jet-lag overwhelm me and have a nod, which meant I missed Kayne West whom I was looking forward to seeing. Also noticed that Elton was struggling with his top register too. Bryan's vocals almost sounded youthful in comparison, I wonder if he's been buying some strange elixir on Ebay. So, at last, Ferry scores at Wembley and hopefully puts to rest the own goal of 1985's Live Aid. Jocelyn ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 08:26:22 -0700 From: Helene Kremer Subject: Re: [AVALON] Brian Eno art installation at Yerba Buena 77 million paintings for Long now I missed this, it was only showing 3 nights :-( here's the link though: http://www.longnow.org/77m/ Helene On Jul 1, 2007, at 2:48 PM, Larry Buchalter wrote: > if anyone gets a chance to go and see this exhibit. I cant go -I > need to study . Please report back > > thank you > Larry:) ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:46:00 +0100 (BST) From: Chris Turner Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana concert I was in the stadium, and there were certainly problems with atmosphere. Firstly Wembley is a huge, albeit impressive, aircraft hanger. Maybe having the roof closed further might have helped. Secondly the audience were predominently middle-aged women, which didn't suit several of the acts. Lastly there were lots, and I mean hundreds, of empty seats. Presumably people were spooked by the al Quaeda incidents in the previous two days. We tried though. We all stood up 'for peace'; we all 'put our hands together'; and we all said yes on all 1795 occasions we were asked if were were having a good time. We all took time to think about what Diana meant to us...and then we went for a cheeseburger. The lack of continuity, with artists only having a short set didn't help either, although I was impressed with the speed with which the acts were turned around. Generally there were very few staging problems it appeared. I was right at the back on the top deck as well. The view was adequate, but the sound generally muffled and swirling around. Wembley has also become a venue where the catering is seen as important as the spectacle, and that makes for lots of displacement activity going on. In all fairness, it is mainly a sports venue, and when I went a month ago to the League 1 playoff Final, 60,000 fans also struggled to get the atmosphere going. Ferry did go down very well. The stadium was very quiet and respectful while he sang the ballad, (BTW, could this not have been Sonnet XVIII?) and was up on their feet for pub-rock classic LST. That song gets longer and gains more Chuck Berry licks every time I hear it. His set got the thing moving. Immediately afterwards Tony Blair's pre-recorded segment was aired, and was roundly booed, which geed up the crowd further, and then the songs from the shows began. Ferry has to have been happy with the scheduling though - 7.30 on a Sunday evening. I would say that was a prime-time showcase. The OBE is in the bag too. But where, oh where, was the "it's great to be back at Wembley" intro? Ferry first played at Wembley (at the Arena on that occasion) thirty five years and one day previously, in support of, (and reputedly blowing away) Alice Cooper. I wonder how many of the Lily Allens and the Natasha Bedingfields will be around in 2042? Boris and McEnroe were an odd combo, although considering recent events, getting two Germans (McEnroe was born there) to introduce Ferry was a nice ironic touch. I wonder if the Daily Mirror noticed? Oddly I found some of the things I expected not to like, such as the ballet or the Lloyd-Webber section to be excellent and were very well-received. Strange that Ferry was on the same bill as Bocelli and Roger Hodgson, just as he was for Night of the Proms in 1995. That fella Bocelli sure can sing. Beautiful. Some acts just didn't go across well, Kanye West in particular was disastrous, and ridiculous. Orson, who I had looked forward to hearing, struggled too. The Quo got everyone going but were removed after one song, while Nelly Fandango went on forever. I heard Joss Stone was arrested for murder after the gig, with Queen and David Bowie considering pressing charges. Well she was Under Pressure... Rod went down very well, although it was only when he shanked his first volley over the crowd and into the sound booth that I finally accepted he was a real Scot. I'd not seen him before but his set hit the right tone. The biggest cheers of the day though were for David Beckham and the band he introduced, Take That. I went for a #9.50 hot dog while they were on. All-in-all I had a, ahem, really good time. My only real disappointment was getting to see Jamie Oliver in the flesh and not having any automatic weapons to hand. Maybe next time... ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:04:46 +0100 From: "Martin Stockman" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Diana concert Christ, what have u got against Jamie O?? LOL. Is there no-one universally admired these days? Now Lloyd Webber's cool, and delightful ska-princess Lily is savaged. Chris, get a grip!! Great review. I'm enjoying the Avalon buzz today. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Chris Turner Sent: 02 July 2007 16:46 To: Avalon Subject: Re: [AVALON] Diana concert I was in the stadium, and there were certainly problems with atmosphere. Firstly Wembley is a huge, albeit impressive, aircraft hanger. Maybe having the roof closed further might have helped. Secondly the audience were predominently middle-aged women, which didn't suit several of the acts. Lastly there were lots, and I mean hundreds, of empty seats. Presumably people were spooked by the al Quaeda incidents in the previous two days. - ----- End forwarded message ----- ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:29:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Joel Hurd Subject: [AVALON] BF webbbsite speeling mistokes Jusst listaning too "Knockin' On HeavAn's Door (Live)" onn Ferrry's officcial webs-ite. Verry prefushenul. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:39:44 -0500 From: "J. Kaufman" Subject: [AVALON] Concert For Diana --- if you missed it . . . VH1 has the show on the 'V Spot' section of their site. Once V Spot opens (and it can be very slow) click on 'Concert For Diana' and go to the section with the photo of Rod Stewart. One of those female singers is first but you can skip through if you choose. All three of Bryan's songs are there but the skip off stage has been cut. Judy - ----- Original Message ----- From: johnobrien001@aol.com To: avalon@smoe.org Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 7:26 AM Subject: [AVALON] Concert For Diana I didn't get the chance see the show either. I was like Martin and?had a previous engagemnet. Mine was not as posh as Martin as I spent the day having to have a pee behind a tree etc on the way hiking with my son up the tallest mountain in UK, Ben Nevis (as heard on Bryan Ferry's Taxi) All I managed to get was the Radio broadcast as I drove home and managed to catch Bryan. It came across well on the radio and even without the images I could sense the crowd where on their feet for Let's Stick Together. I heard some discussion on the radio this morning and the theme of the conversation was that the 'older' acts showed up the younger ones and that BF's Let's Stick Together kick started the show. J.O'B. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:18:06 +0100 From: Subject: RE: [AVALON] Di's Do Maybe the lessons of Live Aid were learnt? You could forgive him for being nervous, even after 22 years. But it speaks volumes for the man that he strolled on, performed brilliantly, and skipped off as though Live Aid had never happened. AND still managed to fit in an obscure ballad. Doctor Rob would like to know exactly how he felt before and after that set............cos I bet he was CHUFFED TO BITS....! I guess being a practised live performer must have boosted his confidence as he hadn't been on stage for 3 years before the 85 Live Aid. As is often the case on this list, I may be in a minority of one, but I honestly think his singing has improved out of sight since the early eighties. He was good on the Limbo tour, and outstanding on As Time Goes By. I didn't hear him miss a note at Glasgow, Brighton, or RAH. For all that Live Aid was an inexplicable own goal, and a huge missed opportunity, it's amazing to think 22 years have passed and he's sounding and looking better than he did then. A real star, top marks to our erstwhile hero! 61 years old and better than than all of the lightweights doing God knows what at that concert. A new compilation album is surely called for :) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jocelynfiske@aol.com Sent: 02 July 2007 15:42 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] Di's Do I did worry that, after his brave yet enthralling rendition of To Make you Feel My Love (sung more strongly than I have ever heard before), he'd blow it by following up with Tom Thumb's Blues, but no, spot on this time. And good to see that the Ferry camp had even bothered to provide decent video backdrops with Bond-like silhouetted dancing girls blazing with fire. And just to make doubly, no triply sure of a home win, put on your three best backing singers and a couple of guitarists more than ready to make it on a much bigger stage. And good to see the royal sequined jacket getting an airing - no doubt the naff sparkly black suit will be back for us plebs tonight. So for me, Ferry was undoubtedly the stealer of the show, the only thing coming close was Nelly Futardo's Lorenesque eye make-up. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 23:54:30 +0100 (GMT+01:00) From: "philip77@tiscali.co.uk" Subject: [AVALON] Tower of London Despite the incessant rain, I thought this was a better show than the Royal Albert Hall in March. The full set list will become apparent, but the highlights were: Make you feel my love ( grows stronger every time) Gates of Eden ( a very strong vocal) When she walks in the room. ( better live than on record). Philip ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband only B#9.99 a month for your first 3 months! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/ ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:38:19 EDT From: Jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Applause is the Drug Still high on the success of the Di gig yesterday, Ferry decided to give us the full monty tonight (only with the clothes on). We got the sequinned jacket, we got the beckoning down to the front from the off, we got the giggles during Tokyo Joe, we got off our behinds and grooved the night away. Ferry was on top form, the venue could have been a blow up greenhouse in my backyard, no hint of the atmosphere of centuries of torture and corruption. The weather was abysmal but you know what? No one gave a damn, this was a close second to the Newcastle gig. Ferry just keeps going from strength to strength. I'd say one of the best weeks he's had in years. Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V12 #171 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest