From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #53 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Tuesday, March 1 2011 Volume 15 : Number 053 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Roxy in Top Form in Sydney and Newcastle - Part 2 ["Gunther Wand] [AVALON] More Ferry Dates [johnobrien001@aol.com] [AVALON] New vid? ["e-mail dark.images" ] Re: [AVALON] New vid? [kwil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] New vid? [Jocelynfiske@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] New vid? [taxi2hb ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:42:49 +1100 From: "Gunther Wandtke" Subject: [AVALON] Roxy in Top Form in Sydney and Newcastle - Part 2 For the show in Newcastle, we made it in time to the local Entertainment Centre to see the opening act CAMERAS. Normally, opening acts tend to leave me a little underwhelmed, not so with this band, very strong, lyrical and moody music, but they also rocked the house with one of the songs. Sad that the hall was still almost empty and we started to get a little worried about the Roxy audience. The hall - in reduced mode - appeared relatively small - but I just found out it still can accommodate a crowd of 4000. My best guess would be, that the hall filled up to 2/3d of it's capacity by the time Roxy Music started. Through the last minute half price scheme we were able to afford Platinum tickets, giving us seats in the first row. Already before the show started we were told we are entitled to go to the front as soon as the musicians come out and with the opening song we were virtually ushered to get up and join the crowd in front of the stage barriers. As it turned out, this really was the place to be, just meters away from Phil and Bryan made for a great Roxy experience I will remember for a long time. And it was obvious, that the closeness of the audience from the very beginning fired the band on and everybody who saw both the Sydney and Newcastle concerts agreed, that the Newcastle gig was played with more fire and joy. Phil Manzanera particularly beamed all night and came up with blistering solos. Another reflection of this was the fact that - apparently for the first time on this short tour - Bryan introduced TGPT. Same set list as Sydney, but who cares when the experience just about lifts the roof of the house? Another highlight was the after show experience, with a really small crowd lingering at the stage exit area, a relaxed chat with the incredibly young looking Oliver Thomson. Then it was just 5 of us left, a dedicated lady with her friend who was going to go even to see the Brisbane concert, and - incredibly - the big 4 all made their way over to us, mostly on foot, except Bryan who stopped his limousine and talked to us through a lowered window. Phil also was still very happy looking and in a great mood, Andy stayed for a short chat and TGPT introduced himself as coming from the real Newcastle. When I told him that apparently Bryan for the first time on this night introduced him as TGPT, he replied he did it on other nights as well. Obviously, he had not noticed nor taken any offence from the fact that he had been temporarily degraded to Paul Thompson on drums. Gunter ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:24:59 +0000 From: johnobrien001@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] More Ferry Dates It looks like Bryan will be doing some Forest shows this summer. Dates announced at www.VivaRoxyMusic.com J.O'B. Sent from my BlackBerry. wireless device ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:33:52 +0000 From: "e-mail dark.images" Subject: [AVALON] New vid? Anyone seen this before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazP_kXMwJs&feature=related ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:59:58 -0500 From: kwil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] New vid? It's from that odd period when he looked younger! Great hair. J - -----Original Message----- From: e-mail dark.images To: avalon@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:33 Subject: [AVALON] New vid? Anyone seen this before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazP_kXMwJs&feature=related _________________________________________________________________________ __ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:40:49 EST From: Jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] New vid? Good grief, how mad does Spedding look at 2.32? Is he channeling Leadbelly? ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:25:39 -0800 (PST) From: taxi2hb Subject: Re: [AVALON] New vid? Yes I did, just one week ago Like it very much Frank - --- On Mon, 2/28/11, e-mail dark.images wrote: From: e-mail dark.images Subject: [AVALON] New vid? To: avalon@smoe.org Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 2:33 PM Anyone seen this before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazP_kXMwJs&feature=related ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #53 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest