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REAL GOOD DALTREY NEWS!!!!!
wow....
i was going to wait till monday to write but couldnt wait...
i have to tell the full story here = i'm still on such a high!
as i mentioned before ,i have a friend in the Irish TV station who was
working on lighting/sound for the dublin Messiah show...
he called and said he could get me in during a rehearsal on thurs or fri
(shows are sat/sun)
so on thursday i was going about my business at a conference in work -
which took place in a local hotel.
my friend called and said friday afternoon would be a good idea.great i
thought - ive a conference anyway on thurs so it doesnt suit.
i hang up the phone in reception,turn around...and there;s roger checking
in.
i dont know if anyone else has been in this situation...do you go up? youve
got the chance to ask one cool question - but what is it???
i figured i wouldnt as i was too nervous - felt like a kid trying to
approach a girl or something....
anyway,i also figured he'd think i was a stalker if i hassled him there,then
during rehearsal and then in the front row of the show!
so today i went to the venue at 2.30.got the fake security passes.
got in.
roger was due at 3.30.
3.00 came and i was seated in the empty arena with a few technicians walking
around.
i look around and rogers sitting alone with a hat on looking very cold and
just keeping to himself as he waits to be called for his songs.
this time i was prepared!!!
but again i was so nervous about going up to him..
i went up anyway,armed with cd covers of Who;s Next,Live at Leeds and his
solo horse album - (love that cover),and a 7" of The High Numbers I'm the
Face
he saw me walking towards him,smiled,nodded and said "alright?".
i just asked would he mind signing a couple of things...
"sure,no problem" he said...so i started giving him the stuff and just
started chatting..
it was the weirdest experience ever...just me and him talking casually in an
empty arena...no-one around...
btw - he;s smaller than i expected!! seen him in concert before but was
still shocked as to how short he was!
we talked about the messiah show,dublin,and of course - new WHO!!
he said they're still writing the new album but to quote "it looks like it
could be good" with a wink...
then he mentioned the 2 shepherd's bush shows at christmas but said good
luck with getting tickets as there are only around 2,000...
again,a strange experience having this guy face to face with you when youve
seen him a million times on tv/pictures/albums etc..
almost forget he's real...
and that distinctive voice having a conversation with you is freaky...
i stayed for rehearsals and he is without doubt the star of the show...
also,my friend was saying they're recording it for a cd & video release -
and they[re hoping for a pre-christmas release
i took loads of photos of him onstage during the rehearsal - if they come
out well i'll post one or two...
so i'm looking forward to the real show this weekend and i'll let you all
know what it was like!
sorry if i bored people here but i'm still hyper about it....
JC
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