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Tuesday 10th May

Well, what can i say........ I had a fantastic night last night!!!!!

We got to Charing Cross Road about 5-30 and found an NCP car park (couldn't believe the price to park, but it was a case of needs must!). I was starving and determined not to end up in McDonald's (YUK) so we went to a Noodle place a couple of doors down from The Astoria. BigBoss was a bit disappointed with his grub, but i really enjoyed it.....or was that just because it was "food" so i didn't really care what it tasted like. Started queuing outside at 6 and spent the next hour being entertained by some lads at the front of the que singing, people nearly getting run over in the street, tramps throwing up and film crews going up and down the que pointing camera's at us!

Doors opened at 7, we got in and went upstairs first, but the front 2 rows of the circle had been reserved by Initial Management so ended up downstairs by the bar. Didn't fancy going up the front (been there, done that) and anyway, where we were standing we had a really good view (about 40 feet from the stage) but a bit too far for me to throw me knickers at Liam (unless i put a brick in them).

The support band were crap (aren't they always?)...... Oasis came on at about 9.15 i think. Just before that, this bloke came and stood infront of me. I tell you, he was the tallest bloke in the whole place, seriously, and where does he decide to stand!!!!!! lol..... I'm 5 foot 2.....he was about 6"5 easy!!!! So i spent most of the concert shifting about and swapping places with BigBoss every time this bloke decided to move a bit.....He was with a bloke who was a lot shorter and half way through they decided to swap coz his poor little mate couldn't see! Oooooo...i was getting so annoyed. They were constantly chatting so i couldn't hear a word of what Liam or Noel were saying between the songs (still, at least i found out the score of Man U v Chelsea!!!! ARGH!!!!!). I was thinking "why have you come to an Oasis gig to stand there and while they're performing have a good old chat about football?. It did spoil it a little bit, but not too much. I still had a great view. Liam looked gorgeous (as usual) although i bet he was hot in his white furry coat lol. Nicole spent the night bopping away with her mates above me and i found out this morning that Jonathon Ross was there, so now i know why some of the fans had turned round and were chanting "fat bastard" at the people in the gallery (for a fleeting moment i thought Robbie was there). Music was brilliant, they played a lot of stuff from the new album (which I'd already downloaded from the net). I phoned home twice to let the kids hear, but they were totally disinterested lol

I bought a t shirt and a key ring (like i haven't got enough of them lol) and felt like absolute crap when we got out as I'd been hemmed in, without a drink for 3 1/2 hours! I'm sure i was dehydrated! Paid the 27 quid parking....(yes, i did say 27quid!!!!! extortion!) and got home about 11.30. Tigzz had already gone to bed (she left a nice little note on the computer.... as she knew that would be the first thing i did when i got in, check my e mails, she knows me well).

I was shattered so didn't respond to any e mails (the BCUKers had been busy all night as per usual lol) so went to bed just after midnight...... Now it doesn't seem to matter how tired i am i really need a book to wind down with and as I'd left my current read (The Ninth Life Of Louis Drax) in the car from when i picked the kids up, i then spent the next 30 minutes trying to find something else to read. Everything i picked up just didn't grab me :o( which is very strange...... I finally decided on The Sixteen Pleasure by Robert Hellenga and read 11 pages...... Seems pretty good so far, so I'm looking forward to reading some more.

The only thing I'm a bit disappointed about from yesterday is that with all the excitement i didn't take any books with me to wild release..... BigBoss was in shock! lol I'm quite upset about that. I could have left 1 in the Noodle place, 1 in the Astoria, 1 in the car park, 1 in the......................

posted by Vikki (caffcaff) @ Wednesday, May 11, 2005