Fun in the snow?

I've been to plenty and they've varied between tedious mistakes, valiant
errors (Will Young with V being a particular example) and some of the
most uplifting, life-affirming experiences I've ever had.

And a lot of mud.

 

I cut m y snow driving teeth in a 1952 side valve Morris Minor on a
school playground. My girl friend's father was a school caretaker.
Handbrake turns on 'Town & Country' tyres. Great practice.

 

Try again. Nothing!

Rolling Stones, Bournemouth Gaumont, 1964.

 

mark said
Spent till now chopping the thing up so

look at th bright side the Leaves wont
poision some arimal

Wilted cherry leaves kill cattle horses deer etc if eaten.

 

Nope. Nor Four Strong Winds.

 

AC/DC, Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, 1976

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the 160 miles from Portsmouth to Abergavenny were in the interesting
category this afternoon. Heavy snow on the M3 over the lumpy bits near
Winchester. Fortunately nobody crashed to **** things up.

Newbury to Bristol on the M4 was fine then the bit after the M48 junction
got very interesting. Packed snow on the new Severn crossing and then
tailbacks from Magor to Coldra as someone crashed near Caerleon.

A449/A40 was extremely interesting from Newport to Aber via Raglan. Very
heavy snow falling on to wet road at -3C. Got it sideways on a number of
occasions where snow had fallen on ice. Quite pleased with my "skidpan"
skills.

I had to drive on the wrong side of the road from Aber town centre to my
house. It's a steep hill and a snow plough had just come downhill, I was
going up hill so took advantage of the clear lane.

Failed to get onto the drive. The 195/45 tyres wouldn't grip on the slight
slope with 6" of fresh snow.

 

that's neat

 

I'd settle for seeing them with Brian Johnson. Their gigs sell out in
seconds and I doubt Eavis is a fan, so they'll almost certainly end up
being one of those bands that I never got to see live.

 

It'll be lonely, though

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I enjoyed seeing them at the NEC a few years back. Though not the
best gig I've been to. That was Motley Crue.

 

Yes really.

Not something that ever arose as a possibility as a teenager - just
didn't register with me. Same when I was at college. There was no one
around me with an interest in live music that might have persuaded me to
"tag along".

The only other thing I can point to is that the few times I've heard
live music on the telly that it's been pretty awful and not close to the
recorded version. I appreciate that there are supposed to be
differences between live and recorded but the live version has never
particularly impressed me. Call me a philistine.

I have no desire to wallow in mud in a field just to hear some music. I
know YMDV.

 

First band I ever saw live, I was 14 and it was at Wembley Arena, still
remember it now, blinking amazing.

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Thing was, I was dragged along by my sister & at 13 didn't really get it!

I do remember being entertained by the antics of Angus, though!

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I saw them in Donington in 1981 with whitesnake amongst others.

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I bought Heatseeker on 7" when I was 11. Still got it somewhere. Their
best material was behind them by then, obviously.

 

The key word there being "almost".

 

So go on your own. I've been to plenty of gigs on my tod over the years
and made friends doing it along the way.

I've been to great gigs where the band played badly. I've been to awful
gigs where they were absolutely perfect.

The key is the atmosphere. There's nothing quite like being in the
crowd, the sound vibrating through you, the moment that can never quite
be captured on a recording.

The absolute worst way to experience live music is on the tv. I always
record the Glastonbury coverage out of curiosity and it never surprises
me just how flat everything seems on the tv, even with the sound cranked
up to nuisance-neighbour levels.

And the sound level is part of the appeal. A few years ago, walking
round through one of the market areas at Glastonbury, I walked into a
wall of sound. The air was vibrating, the ground was shaking, I was
bombarded with noise, it was visceral and lo, I knew that it was good.
That Stooges set is definitely up there in the greatest moments of my
gig-going history.

I have no desire to wallow in mud, but it's a price I'm willing to pay.

Go on, have a hunt on Ticketweb, find something you like the sound of at
somewhere like the Shepherds Bush Empire or Brixton Academy. And go,
even on your own. Get in there and try it out. You might realise what
you've been missing all these years. And it'll be entirely mud free,
though the floor might be a bit sticky.

 

Wishbone Ash, Cardiff Top Rank in about 1976