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Still sleep deprived from last night I got an early train up to Leeds for the HMV signing. I've never been to one of these things before and the whole thing seems a bit odd but I thought I may as well. After finding myself in the wrong HMV, and then in the wrong end of town I finally saw the mini queue and got in it, before realising that I was supposed to buy something from HMV first (this wasn't actually the case but as usual there was some kind of Chinese whispers going on about the hoops you had to jump through to actually get something signed). I was too tired to fully understand the situation and ended up buying a Klaxons album I didn't want to get the NME vinyl which I've already got. Luckily some lad kept my place in the queue, but I ended up sandwiched between the cast of Skins who were all trying to get off with each other over my head. It was as it this point that the bouncers came round handing out the NME vinyl for nothing and I quietly seethed.
The lads were running late, by about an hour, but the queue moved quite quick and got my album box thing and vinyl signed. I handed over a CD to Ryan of Men's Need and Foundations being played on the pan pipes. Apparently it was played at the after party accompanied by various confused looks.
Managed to find my hotel even though it was hidden away down some back alley and I was back out meeting up with uber fans Kelly, Emma and Donna at the Pack Horse. We made it to the Leeds Uni Refectory by about 8 ish I think. Some guy approached me with a camera and asked could he take my picture for the Joe Lean website. "Of course!" I smile, not realising that he's about to stamp my arm with a 6 x 4" Joe Lean logo. Most of it rubbed off on people in the pit, leaving just a large black smudge on my arm. The picture isn't up on the gallery yet but I'm sure I look demented.
Bumped into Mrs Jarman who was dismayed at the length of the toilet queue. Do they not have toilets back stage at the Uni? Poor show to make a triple A guest queue up for three hours. Saw a load of people from Cribsmas which was nice. We went up to the front when The Cribs came on but there was a massive screen blocking off most of the left hand side of the stage so we had to go into the melee to see anything. I can't remember the setlist for the life of me, but they played most of the last album. Be Safe was superb. Johnny Marr made a re-appearance having been MIA for the last few dates to play Panic and something else which I've forgotten.
Kelly and I went on to the Library where Jonny Strangeways was playing upstairs. I got asked for ID on the way in, which made my night. It's a great venue, never been there before but it has the added advantage of a stage for all the show off dancers who've drunk too much. (Like me for example). A lot of the people from the gig were there as it was billed as the aftershow party for the gig, though the band (minus Ryan, get well soon
) and assorted crew were actually downstairs in the main pub.
What ensued after is best left to the school of "What goes on tour stays on tour".Onwards to Brixton and annihilation.
The lads were running late, by about an hour, but the queue moved quite quick and got my album box thing and vinyl signed. I handed over a CD to Ryan of Men's Need and Foundations being played on the pan pipes. Apparently it was played at the after party accompanied by various confused looks.
Managed to find my hotel even though it was hidden away down some back alley and I was back out meeting up with uber fans Kelly, Emma and Donna at the Pack Horse. We made it to the Leeds Uni Refectory by about 8 ish I think. Some guy approached me with a camera and asked could he take my picture for the Joe Lean website. "Of course!" I smile, not realising that he's about to stamp my arm with a 6 x 4" Joe Lean logo. Most of it rubbed off on people in the pit, leaving just a large black smudge on my arm. The picture isn't up on the gallery yet but I'm sure I look demented.
Bumped into Mrs Jarman who was dismayed at the length of the toilet queue. Do they not have toilets back stage at the Uni? Poor show to make a triple A guest queue up for three hours. Saw a load of people from Cribsmas which was nice. We went up to the front when The Cribs came on but there was a massive screen blocking off most of the left hand side of the stage so we had to go into the melee to see anything. I can't remember the setlist for the life of me, but they played most of the last album. Be Safe was superb. Johnny Marr made a re-appearance having been MIA for the last few dates to play Panic and something else which I've forgotten.
Kelly and I went on to the Library where Jonny Strangeways was playing upstairs. I got asked for ID on the way in, which made my night. It's a great venue, never been there before but it has the added advantage of a stage for all the show off dancers who've drunk too much. (Like me for example). A lot of the people from the gig were there as it was billed as the aftershow party for the gig, though the band (minus Ryan, get well soon
) and assorted crew were actually downstairs in the main pub. What ensued after is best left to the school of "What goes on tour stays on tour".Onwards to Brixton and annihilation.
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