Bristol gigs - 26th & 27th April

[Cyrus]

mmm those are some yummy pics! will have to do a thorough inspection later! ;D

[Pixie]

Report for the 2nd Bristol gig, 27th:

Well, today has been interesting! NN and I got the 10.31 from Worcester to Bristol & got a message from PKI saying there was an interview with James in "Metro". We managed to get hold of a couple of copies on the train, and a few more thereafter...

Just as the train pulled into Bristol, DeeDee phoned - there was a gas leak near our hotel, so it was evacuated. Poor DeeDee and Big Momma had to go to a pub for the whole day, and neither of them drinks! NN and I went shopping; I didn't manage to find any jeans to fit, but I bought a top, a black hoodie and a couple of things from "Lush", NN being a total lush-junkie and a bad influence . Flying Fox is gorgeous, I love the smell of jasmine (and NN, it DOESN'T smell of cat's piss!).

Eventually, after visiting a couple of local hostelries to calm down after a rather stressful day, we were allowed into the hotel, and had a mad dash to the shower, which we were both desperate for, and changed to go out. We got to the Fleece and queued for a while, then they let us in, and we had to wait for ages for the support to come on. He was pretty good, actually, and I enjoyed the songs - at least the words were clear, hish voice and guitar-playing (and harmonica playing - rolls eyes) were good. But, of course, we really wanted James...

... who was on great form again. The set was, I think, pretty much the same as at Coventry. I was closer to the front, and - watching him closely, actually met his quite a lot. He really does put everything, heart and soul, into his performances. It inspired me to write something - lol, an eight-line treatise on the performance of music, in verse! More of that anon.

He said "Finer than gold" would be understood by any guy who'd bought his girlfriend the wrong necklace, but the apology had been accepted! lol. As I said to NN, DeeDee and Wistful, "Call me deep, but I think I'd rather have the song." After all, it's a beautiful song.

James was laughing about the whole encore thing. "We're gonna play a game. I play this last song, and I go and pretend to hide over there, and you clap and scream till I come back, right? Cos somehow, the evening isn't over till that happens." So we all laughed... so true, though. It WAS funny, but you had to be there, I guess. It was great fun.

NN & DeeDee & I went back to the Travelodge after a quick drink with Wistful at the Fleece. We sat in the hotel bar for a bit, then came up to bed.

I wrote more in my diary, but it's all fangirly stuff, so I won't bore you with it here! lol.

[PokerKitten]

Pics from ladyodyne at Marsters Daily

[Pixie]

My pics are of the whole tour, but the best ones (apart from pics of the DGs) are the ones from Bristol... PK, feel free to move the link if you think it would be better somewhere else, I wasn't sure which thread was the best!

You need to be a member of imagestation to view them, but if you don't have an account and don't want to set one up, enter username "dirtygirls" and password "james" (I set it up so you guys could amble round at will - aren't I good to you?! lol) and that'll let you in.

Enjoy...


ETA - link now mended, sorry it didn't work before!

[nightnurse]

Yay...great pics Pix...your one of me and Spike is better than my one, so I'll return the favour ;D

[PokerKitten]

Lol, Spike looks kinda wary but enjoying it with NN, and he looks real in the one with Pix! Aw, nice to see yas signing my card

[Pixie]

*snerk* ;D I like that pic... ;D

[djf617]

I love your pics, Pix! ;D Looks like you all had a great time. Wish I could have been with you!!

[Pixie]

Glad you enjoyed them! We had a great time... one day, maybe, we'll all meet up somewhere for an event and kidnap James erm, sit around and drink tea like the good little laydees we are...

;DYeah, right!

[debw]

YAY for James
Gacked from Jules yay!!


The Fleece (Bristol) have a review of the latest gigs at thier venue. See their website for all reviews Here

Here's the review for James.

And Al


JAMES MARSTERS
26th April 2005
Support from AL BRITTEN

The April showers couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 400 strong audience as they waited with anticipation to be allowed into The Fleece nightclub to see James Marsters live! Known more for his persona as Spike from the massive hit television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, James Marsters is presently on a sold out seven day UK tour promoting his first solo album, Civilized Man. Finally allowed in at 8pm, the atmosphere became more frenzied as the jovial full capacity crowd, strangers united in their love of all things James, chattered and joked that The Fleece seemed very much like The Bronze in Sunnydale! It became even more so, when Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) entered the building to see his old friend perform and mingled with the rest of us. At 8.30 pm, UK singer songwriter Al Britten, the support act for evening kicked off the proceedings, with his own compositions accompanied by acoustic guitar and harmonica. A mix between a modern Dylan and Beck, his offerings were well received, especially an upbeat track called Kicks, which relied less on his over zealous harmonica playing. After a short break, the ex-Vampire appeared to deafening cheers. Chatting and waving at the audience, James Marsters, guitar in hand and dressed in black t-shirt and jeans, climbed onto the stage. Although the peroxide hair is no more, replaced by a brown crop, there was no mistaking the sparkling eyes, the razor blade cheekbones and square jawed grin. Straight into the set with an acoustic number, James was off to a flying start, only stopping briefly to banter with the crowd in between numbers. Playing all his own material, it is difficult to identify one particular style with his sound. It's an eclectic mix of folk, rock and blues. There were times when a Stetson wouldnt have looked out of place either. James was clearly enjoying himself as he played number after number, moving from acoustic to electric guitar. For me, the definitive songs of the night were Poor Robyn where he sounded uncannily like James Taylor; the slightly naughty Bad a mix between Elvis Costello and The Boo Radleys; the blues influence For What I Need and the title track Civilized Man. I would recommend that if you get the chance – see him live, or at least buy the album. Although most of the attendees were fans of the Buffyverse, after the first couple of songs, they disregarded Spike and were visibly impressed to hear James Marsters, the talented musician.

By Paula Cartwright

[PokerKitten]

Thanks for posting that here Deb. I read it elsewhere but couldn't be arsed to go fetch it myself.

We can be fans of the Jossverse and love JM for his music (and other attributes) though, can't we?! We don't all go along wanting to see Spike... there are loud exceptions to this of course...

[Pixie]

That's the problem - the loud exceptions make themselves so obvious, outsiders think we're ALL like that! Down eith the loud exceptions! We love James for his music! And his other attributes... lol...