We are up late reminiscing about the first "tapes" we ever owned. Mine is either Madonna's "Like A Virgin" or Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Mr P figured that was pretty cool, prescient.
Fact is, though, my first few live gigs ... er, not so much:
1. John "The Voice" Farnham
2. Transvision Vamp
Since we've been together I have seen (in no particular order): Paul McCartney; Madonna; Robbie Williams; Annie Lennox; U2; Van Morrison; Fatboy Slim; Basement Jaxx; Groove Armada; Mark Ronson; Lily Allen; Amy Winehouse; Corinne Bailey-Rae; Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings; Martha and the Vandellas (shout out to Lois!); Reverend and the Makers; Jamie T; Jamie Cullum; the Verve; Joan Baez; Crowded House; Sinead O'Connor; Duffy; Adele; Little Boots; Leonard Cohen; Jimmy Cliff; Neil Diamond; Brian Wilson; Coldplay; Jay Z; the Ting Tings; Gossip; Calvin Harris; Chemical Brothers; Jarvis Cocker; Pete Dogherty; Bjork; Arcade Fire; Prince; Stevie Wonder ... and Barbra Streisand, the only one of that illustrious list I'd actually seen in Australia!
Mind you, many of those were at Live 8 (2006) and Glastonburies (2005, 2007, 2008 ... taking a breather this year!). Don't want to mislead you, we are soooo not daily gig-goers (I am way too busy as a certified full-time daily couch kertoffel/mag-on-loo-peruser ...)
Still:
"Mr Plog ... Bringing The Music Since 2004!"
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My first tape and gig: George Michael.
Ha! We played the "Who Am I?"/ bits of paper on head/ Rizla Game on the weekend and Mr P was "George Michael". He found out early on though that he had been arrested and got a bit off-track for a while, thinking he was a famous murderer like Harold Shipman or Fred West!
Further reference for any Brits reading: Upon finding out the crime was something of a sexual nature, he triuphantly declared: "I know who it is! Gillian Taylforth!"
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