Post by Jmochampion on Jan 13, 2005 17:41:35 GMT -5
Right here it is the long awaited Jmo aka The Mastermind’s review of WWRY the 1000th performance. Please remember this is just my personal account of what happened from MY point of view……
Trina (my best mate) and I went up by train. Started the morning off by arguing with a lady who assumed our seats was where she was sitting grrrrr……. >:(LOL!! Soon put her straight. Train arrived at Paddington @ 1.40pm and we decided we would go straight to our hotel and check in before we set out for the dominion. So with my trusty a-z we managed to find it okay. But the receptionist asked if we would mind moving to a different hotel. For some strange unknown reason I agreed….it was within the same company and was a 5 minute walk from the original one. 5 mins my bum….felt more like 10!! Ha ha…….Anyway as we kept walking we realised we were getting closer to the dominion which assured me I had made the right decision. Yet when I got to the reception desk they were acting like they didn’t know who I was yet the guy from the other place had just rung to say I was coming. (Confused?? Yep me too ha ha ha ha……) We eventually got to our room (very impressed) and Trina said let’s settle in, have a cup of tea and a bite to eat before going to the dominion. Fine I agreed!! During which we saw London Today and they said they were gonna interview Brian half an hour before he goes on stage....bum why didn't we have a video recorder!! I did note the time at one stage when we were in the hotel room as being 3.15pm (please remember this, all will become clear later!!)
Eventually we went round to the dominion. A couple of people outside and two mercs, one dark coloured, one silver. My god was it cold standing outside there. I think we got there at about 4ish!! So we stayed there to see what was going on. People kept coming and going……I was going insane with the cold and kept singing little tunes to myself. Trina was getting angry with me, until she saw Keith from the EF tour. (He was the drummer, she liked him!) She practically shouted his name whilst looking at him………ha ha ha……..and Josh Mcrae was there too, coz I said to Trina ‘is that Josh?’ whilst looking at him………oh dear!! Members of the cast kept coming and going, I was still singing little songs to keep myself entertained and Trina was ear-wigging to other fan’s conversations. Eventually she turned round to me and whispered that this bloke had said something about roger and Debbie still being together. Well that stopped me from singing, but I don't know why!! By this point I just wanted him to come out. The longer I stood there the colder I got. I don’t know how but Trina and I got talking to this guy and we asked if they had already gone in. He said “Yeah Roger went in about quarter past three, managed to get his autograph.” I couldn’t believe it, this day was getting worse he’d already gone in and we were near the bloody vicinity!! He better come out I was thinking.
Soon Dean made an appearance. He’s Roger’s driver, and my hopes were filled. We heard that in about half an hour they should be coming out. It was now about 5pm. I was getting colder……and more fans were turning up. By 5.30pm we heard it would be another half an hour as rehearsal was dragging on. Grrrr……..I was not a happy bunny by this point. Suddenly I had a great idea and started laughing…..Trina was like ‘what?’ I said, ‘When he comes out and I ask him for a photo I should say is it alright if I put my arm round you coz I’m really cold or something like that.’ ;D She laughed and said I should do it so my hopes were building again and I started feeling a bit warm thinking of my arm round him. These other fans however were making us laugh. There was a group in front of us and this bloke said to one of them, ‘she was practically his roadie on that tour, she went to 3 gigs on the happiness tour.’ Trina and I were hysterical over this, if she’s his roadie after 3, what does that make us after 7? His wives?? ;)LOL Another one was really annoying anyone who came out or went in she asked them to go and tell them she wanted an autograph can’t they come out. It was insane……a couple of times Dean had actually got into the car and started up the engine. We even overheard Jim Beach say they were coming out in 10 seconds and that Roger was gonna eat at some place called the Bamboo. Trina said it’s alright we can ring directory enquiries and find out where it was LOL……needless to say we didn’t do that!! 6pm came and went…………before we knew it, 7pm was upon us and we had an important decision to make. When do we leave the door and go inside? If we go inside are they gonna come out? Eventually at 7.20pm we left the back door to get to our seats. He had failed me by not coming out . I was now miserable and cold!!
Trina and me were sitting in row M of the circle. Not a bad view and made sure we had the binoculars handy just in case. We hadn’t seen the show since last year in January when we went with our other halfs for Trina’s b-day. This time it was for Trina’s b-day. The script had changed again, the dance routines were more energetic and there had been cast changes. The guy who has taken over from Tony is really good. I didn’t cry during No-one but you, but when I started thinking of Roger’s non-appearance earlier I did feel like it. I was still chilly as there was a draft coming from somewhere in there!! During the interval Trina and I tried to plan our escape route, to make sure we got a good spot at the backstage door again. Whilst sitting there I spotted G4 (guys from the X-factor) walking along the gangway. I went for a walk as I couldn’t stand sitting there for much longer. I was still cold and my bum had gone numb!! When I got back to my chair the woman behind us said she’d seen roger walking along the gangway. I was gobsmacked coz surely he would’ve had to walk past me or maybe he appeared from the toilets. Trina swore blind he didn’t as she was watching the gangway. I trust her judgement. ;D
Second half the cast were on fire. You could tell they were building up to something!! During one vision I wondered if Brian was playing the guitar and mentioned it to Trina. She agreed that it was!! Unfortunately although we could see the band we couldn’t see the guitarist as he must have been on the other side. Much laughter ensued during the 2nd half. It was just electric, the band were on form, the cast were hysterical and up for it and so were the audience. Just the anticipation was mad!! Eventually they finished the show with Bo Rhap. The trap had opened. I mentioned it to Trina and she said ‘watch out for the puff of smoke’. Low and behold there was a puff of smoke and Brian came up ;D…….The place went mad….I was screaming my head off……..I had to keep reminding myself to calm down to be able to have enough energy to scream for Roger. Eventually the Tottenham Court Road tube station set came forward with our lordship on it……OH MY GOD ;D ;D!! There are no words to describe it. When Bo Rhap finished they came to the front of the stage and bowed. (Roger’s hair looked really funny when he bowed. All floppy LOL) They then went off stage and came back after a while. Roger said something (but I really can’t remember what it was…….) and then Brian said something whilst Rog went and sat behind his drumkit. He thanked us lot for coming and mentioned about the proceeds going to the asia tsunami. What else he said I can’t remember!! They then played Tie Your Mother Down and Show Must Go On with the cast singing. I have never screamed and clapped so hard in all my life. I managed to get some good photos and a couple of video clips. When they went off stage and the house lights came up, Trina and I bolted it to the back exit……………….
To be continued……………….
I've done that so you've got something to read whilst your waiting ;D
Trina (my best mate) and I went up by train. Started the morning off by arguing with a lady who assumed our seats was where she was sitting grrrrr……. >:(LOL!! Soon put her straight. Train arrived at Paddington @ 1.40pm and we decided we would go straight to our hotel and check in before we set out for the dominion. So with my trusty a-z we managed to find it okay. But the receptionist asked if we would mind moving to a different hotel. For some strange unknown reason I agreed….it was within the same company and was a 5 minute walk from the original one. 5 mins my bum….felt more like 10!! Ha ha…….Anyway as we kept walking we realised we were getting closer to the dominion which assured me I had made the right decision. Yet when I got to the reception desk they were acting like they didn’t know who I was yet the guy from the other place had just rung to say I was coming. (Confused?? Yep me too ha ha ha ha……) We eventually got to our room (very impressed) and Trina said let’s settle in, have a cup of tea and a bite to eat before going to the dominion. Fine I agreed!! During which we saw London Today and they said they were gonna interview Brian half an hour before he goes on stage....bum why didn't we have a video recorder!! I did note the time at one stage when we were in the hotel room as being 3.15pm (please remember this, all will become clear later!!)
Eventually we went round to the dominion. A couple of people outside and two mercs, one dark coloured, one silver. My god was it cold standing outside there. I think we got there at about 4ish!! So we stayed there to see what was going on. People kept coming and going……I was going insane with the cold and kept singing little tunes to myself. Trina was getting angry with me, until she saw Keith from the EF tour. (He was the drummer, she liked him!) She practically shouted his name whilst looking at him………ha ha ha……..and Josh Mcrae was there too, coz I said to Trina ‘is that Josh?’ whilst looking at him………oh dear!! Members of the cast kept coming and going, I was still singing little songs to keep myself entertained and Trina was ear-wigging to other fan’s conversations. Eventually she turned round to me and whispered that this bloke had said something about roger and Debbie still being together. Well that stopped me from singing, but I don't know why!! By this point I just wanted him to come out. The longer I stood there the colder I got. I don’t know how but Trina and I got talking to this guy and we asked if they had already gone in. He said “Yeah Roger went in about quarter past three, managed to get his autograph.” I couldn’t believe it, this day was getting worse he’d already gone in and we were near the bloody vicinity!! He better come out I was thinking.
Soon Dean made an appearance. He’s Roger’s driver, and my hopes were filled. We heard that in about half an hour they should be coming out. It was now about 5pm. I was getting colder……and more fans were turning up. By 5.30pm we heard it would be another half an hour as rehearsal was dragging on. Grrrr……..I was not a happy bunny by this point. Suddenly I had a great idea and started laughing…..Trina was like ‘what?’ I said, ‘When he comes out and I ask him for a photo I should say is it alright if I put my arm round you coz I’m really cold or something like that.’ ;D She laughed and said I should do it so my hopes were building again and I started feeling a bit warm thinking of my arm round him. These other fans however were making us laugh. There was a group in front of us and this bloke said to one of them, ‘she was practically his roadie on that tour, she went to 3 gigs on the happiness tour.’ Trina and I were hysterical over this, if she’s his roadie after 3, what does that make us after 7? His wives?? ;)LOL Another one was really annoying anyone who came out or went in she asked them to go and tell them she wanted an autograph can’t they come out. It was insane……a couple of times Dean had actually got into the car and started up the engine. We even overheard Jim Beach say they were coming out in 10 seconds and that Roger was gonna eat at some place called the Bamboo. Trina said it’s alright we can ring directory enquiries and find out where it was LOL……needless to say we didn’t do that!! 6pm came and went…………before we knew it, 7pm was upon us and we had an important decision to make. When do we leave the door and go inside? If we go inside are they gonna come out? Eventually at 7.20pm we left the back door to get to our seats. He had failed me by not coming out . I was now miserable and cold!!
Trina and me were sitting in row M of the circle. Not a bad view and made sure we had the binoculars handy just in case. We hadn’t seen the show since last year in January when we went with our other halfs for Trina’s b-day. This time it was for Trina’s b-day. The script had changed again, the dance routines were more energetic and there had been cast changes. The guy who has taken over from Tony is really good. I didn’t cry during No-one but you, but when I started thinking of Roger’s non-appearance earlier I did feel like it. I was still chilly as there was a draft coming from somewhere in there!! During the interval Trina and I tried to plan our escape route, to make sure we got a good spot at the backstage door again. Whilst sitting there I spotted G4 (guys from the X-factor) walking along the gangway. I went for a walk as I couldn’t stand sitting there for much longer. I was still cold and my bum had gone numb!! When I got back to my chair the woman behind us said she’d seen roger walking along the gangway. I was gobsmacked coz surely he would’ve had to walk past me or maybe he appeared from the toilets. Trina swore blind he didn’t as she was watching the gangway. I trust her judgement. ;D
Second half the cast were on fire. You could tell they were building up to something!! During one vision I wondered if Brian was playing the guitar and mentioned it to Trina. She agreed that it was!! Unfortunately although we could see the band we couldn’t see the guitarist as he must have been on the other side. Much laughter ensued during the 2nd half. It was just electric, the band were on form, the cast were hysterical and up for it and so were the audience. Just the anticipation was mad!! Eventually they finished the show with Bo Rhap. The trap had opened. I mentioned it to Trina and she said ‘watch out for the puff of smoke’. Low and behold there was a puff of smoke and Brian came up ;D…….The place went mad….I was screaming my head off……..I had to keep reminding myself to calm down to be able to have enough energy to scream for Roger. Eventually the Tottenham Court Road tube station set came forward with our lordship on it……OH MY GOD ;D ;D!! There are no words to describe it. When Bo Rhap finished they came to the front of the stage and bowed. (Roger’s hair looked really funny when he bowed. All floppy LOL) They then went off stage and came back after a while. Roger said something (but I really can’t remember what it was…….) and then Brian said something whilst Rog went and sat behind his drumkit. He thanked us lot for coming and mentioned about the proceeds going to the asia tsunami. What else he said I can’t remember!! They then played Tie Your Mother Down and Show Must Go On with the cast singing. I have never screamed and clapped so hard in all my life. I managed to get some good photos and a couple of video clips. When they went off stage and the house lights came up, Trina and I bolted it to the back exit……………….
To be continued……………….
I've done that so you've got something to read whilst your waiting ;D