3rd day in Boston..

So after the show last night we all went back to a bar for a few drinks, i wasn't too bothered for drinking so had one with everyone and made my way back to the hotel. Half an hour later Jens came in and was saying how we really need to catch Lars snoring tonight.

The bar we headed to after the show

    

Lars was having a cigarette outside the hotel so when Jens and i heard the door in the room go we both started snoring our heads off, Lars thought he’d got us and as i peeped out of one eye i could see him firing up his camera, just as he pointed it at us and jumped up in bed and said GOTCHA!! his face was a picture he couldn't believe it. We were all then fired up for recording the snoring. We were all in bed and all had our cameras at the side and wondering who was going to go to sleep first. I heard Jens snore first but it wasn't too loud, then i must have dropped off asleep myself.

Woke around 8am (jetlags definitely gone now!) and messed around on the laptop for half an hour then fell back to sleep till 11. Soon as i woke up i heard Lars snoring away and recorded the clip that i put on my blog. Tonight's the last night i have to put up with it so i only have one more chance to get Jens!

Had a quick shower and headed out to get some breakfast/lunch around 1pm, found a little bar down the road and had a turkey club sandwich. Wandered back to the hotel and found out they had a gym in the lower level of the hotel, i was so bummed, we leave tomorrow so hopefully I'll be able to get an hour in in the morning.

Jen’s went off to look for some nail varnish and Lars went to get a new suitcase. I went for a walk around Boston common, through the gardens and then wandered back to the hotel where i am now and its about 6pm in the evening. Were all heading out to the North End in an hour for a relaxing Italian dinner.

   

   

Boston Common Panorama

 

Boston sights album:

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Boston 2nd show (spoilers pics and videos)…….

Another great show last night, i was on the front row left hand side for the duration of the show. The sound was so loud you could feel the air pressure around your face changing with the bass!

Its funny, when your on the rail watching the show there's so much to watch that's going on that you just don't see any mistakes at all! i didn't spot one last night although I'm sure there must have  been a couple of technical glitches somewhere.

Roger has taken to holding the mic out for the audience to sing the line “ thirteen channels of shit on the TV to choose from” during nobody home. He did this a few nights ago for the first time and the audience tonight (and yesterday) sang it real well.

Boston crowd last night:

Re the end of Another Brick that i talked about yesterday with the subway train, Jean Charles was shot in London by seven shots, i was sure Roger would have done seven shots on the sound and images that he was putting up however he hasn't, i counted about 10 last night, this is something i thought Roger would have picked up on!.

Image below that appears after the tube train projections:

 

Apparently Roger was a bit under the weather the night before, not something i noticed or I'm sure anyone else either but tonight he was feeling a lot better and he was very animated yet again onstage. Telling the audience to enjoy themselves, skipping up the steps at the side of the stage and smiling to the front of the crowd whenever he walked past them.

Roger and the kids:

I'm still not sure i am into G E Smith and his okaying style and sound, he’s just not Andy Fairweather Low and i just feel Andy is missed a lot more than i expected but that's just my opinion.
    

There were a few problems building the wall the night before, they were struggling to get some bricks in their slots, tonight went pretty much to plan apart from the last half a dozen bricks and they had to remove some to fit the others in. Some of the bricks are looking a bit rough around the edges now and I'm sure they must be going to replace some of them soon.

The pig was nearly sent to slaughter tonight! for whatever reason it kinda sank down onto the floor and  went into the crowd, the audience were all over it! security were quick to go save it and lead it back over the wall to safety!!

For whatever reason my favourite half is the second, i think its because the band are onstage a lot more and are visible and your not having to look one way or another to see them through the gaps in the bricks. The second set is certainly a lot more powerful. especially as they do seam to turn the volume up a bit.

Rogers getting into the “Machine Gun” actions now much to the amusement of Snowy and the rest of the band, its great to watch the bands faces when Roger does does stuff. Watch Dave K’s face at the beginning of Run Like Hell, you can tell he really enjoys playing that track!

There's a great part where Roger turns with his back to the audience and raises his arms while the amps and drum kit rise out of the stage floor before the musicians all come onstage.

As i said in an earlier post, i like the bit where Roger ducks down under the animation, i managed to catch this last night:

Highlight of the night those was most defiantly the wall coming down. Some nights they send some of the rows of bricks back towards the rear of the stage and some to wards the front of the stage. 90% of it came down towards the front tonight and not only that but it came down in two huge sections. The top three rows fell towards the crowd tonight and it was like watching it all happen in slow motion. The three rows just got nearer and nearer and NEARER, as the bricks fell what must have been no more than 3 inches away from the front row you could feel the wind that the rows falling created as it rushed over your face! Then the second section of what must have been 4 rows fell exactly the same but closer! had Maria and i not stepped back at the last minute then id probably have a broken nose and facial injuries from the edges of the bricks hitting me straight in the face! It was fantastic! Maria and i looked at each other with mouths open wide and in sheer awe of what had just happened.

Dave threw a guitar pic out for Maria as the band left the stage and it bounced off us and landed under the bricks on the floor, Dave looked SO upset! As the security were clearing the bricks i had a word with him and he picked it up off the floor and handed it to Maria, i sent Dave a text  on our way out to let him know she got it and he was so pleased!

   

So we have a day off from the shows today, its 12 noon and were all still in bed! nothing planned for during the day but were all going to the North End tonight to relax and have some nice Italian food at one of the many restaurants over there.

Album of pictures from the show:

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Lars, Philippe, Thomas, Maria and Jens….

So tomorrow were down to two! Lars, Jens and Thomas fly back to Copenhagen at 9:30pm, just as the second half of the show will be starting.Their last show in the USA was last night and everyone agreed it was one hell of a show to go home on! I fly down to New York on Monday morning and Maria is also flying down for her last couple of shows for a while.

I've met Philippe and Lars several times since 2002 and 2006, we've seen several shows together and always had fun times, this last week or so  hasn't been any different.

 

Toronto was the first time I'd met Jens's friend Thomas and what a fantastic guy he is, were all like one big family when were touring around and he fitted right on in there! he’s actually been asking and wondering  exactly how to get into “the family” and I've said he's always been in it right from the start, if your a fan of Rogers music then your in! However, he’s got into the “inner circle“ of friends and has been a fantastic guy to hang out with. From meeting him that first time its been like we’ve known each other for years! (This is something that's said between a lot of us all the time and I'm sure a lot of you know what i mean)

   

Maria, wow now here's a story!! I was at the Montreal show in 2006/2007 and sat to the side of the floor but near the stage. At the end of the show i saw someone hand up a Wall album cover to Roger onstage, he signed it and handed it back!  12 months later i was surfing around online and i saw a picture of Maria and her profile picture was a picture of her in front of the stage holding the above said album cover!  A couple of my friends had filmed the show and i had a copy of the DVD and Maria was clearly visible on the recording, i e mailed her and sent her a copy of the show. We kept in touch and then in 2008 Maria flew down to Dallas and met up with myself, Kim and Gina in Dallas and then came down to the Houston show with us! We kept in touch since then every couple of months. Then a while after the tour was announced Maria e mailed me to say she was thinking of doing the whole tour! i e mailed back and told her to look at costs, logistics etc etc she then decided she would do Toronto and Chicago. Well she then met Jens, Thomas, Philippe and Lars and they all persuaded her to go to Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Boston! This is what happens when you hang around people like us! its an addiction! but seriously we can all give it up whenever we want:) Honestly, we can.

 

Jens and i met in 2000 at Gilmour's meltdown show, we've travelled the world together over the last 10 years seeing shows, drinking, shagging plastic animals and all the other type of things that Jens gets up to! He is the most genuine guy you could ever wish to meet, he would do anything for you and i for him (well within reason!,lol) We always have a lot of fun pre and post show and i know these meet ups are definitely as much fun for Jens as they are for me!

 

  

Its been great travelling around, sharing hotel rooms, drinking and having fun together  (not so great having to put up with the snoring!) the last couple of weeks.

 

I just wanted to say thank you guys for making the trip over and for been such good friends you guys are the best and hope to see you in 2011.

This is just for you Lars!!

Lars snoring