Mount Hopeless, Victoria, Australia Superthread

[Axver]

Cos you couldn't pry yourself away for 30 seconds and collect your dinner in person...?

I was listening for snippets!

Snippetry

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

Well I have nothing really to add but to say I am back from Beijing and here is a picture of me in the Bird's Nest -

Qu'elle exciting, non?

 

[bono_man2002]

You sure it wasn't Tim Moriarty?

I scored a Larry and an Edge autograph... and a lifetime of embarrassment over freezing up like a braindead mollusc.
Come on, I'd been baking under the hot sun for three days and GAed through two shows... brain = mush!

Nice work It could have been that Tim guy, (who's he? ) He still kinda annoyed me

 

[Alisaura]

I usually only queued from about 1pm and either got on the rail somewhere or was second or third. I didn't really see the point of arriving earlier.

Though my greatest stroke of luck was in Boston. Rocked up about 5pm. Got on the bloody rail. To this day don't know how I managed that.

I don't know how you managed it queuing up at 1pm! Were there seriously spots still free on the rail when you got in? Cos the Saturday, I was three deep off Adam's catwalk. But then I didn't pissbolt like half the other people did.

 

[bono_man2002]

Well I have nothing really to add but to say I am back from Beijing and here is a picture of me in the Bird's Nest -

Qu'elle exciting, non?

No Birds in the birds nest?

 

[Axver]

TNMP, haven't seen you for a while - and your trip to the Games would explain that! Cool picture.

What did you make of Beijing?

 

[Alisaura]

I was listening for snippets!

Snippetry

Obsessive snippetologists...

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

Oh there were birds - slovenian long jumpers... mhhhmmmm... eastern european....

I've been to Beijing many times - but at least this time people were polite(ish). Security was piss eay (despite what a few Aussie media outlets reported) and transport was OK. I saw a lot in a short amount of time as well as visiting Shanghai and Xi'an. Good times. Saw Steve Hooker win his pole vault gold and almost get arrested for singing the national anthem too loudly. Damn security men.

 

[Alisaura]

Well I have nothing really to add but to say I am back from Beijing and here is a picture of me in the Bird's Nest -

Qu'elle exciting, non?

Nice!

Hello, by the way

I saw your username and thought of that puppy pic Bonnie posted a couple of pages ago... *L*

 

[The Sad Punk]

Rad stuff, TNMP.

 

[Alisaura]

Nice work It could have been that Tim guy, (who's he? ) He still kinda annoyed me

Tim Moriarty (unless I've totally forgotten his first name) was the guy playing didgeridoo for Kite. I'm sure he wouldn't have had to queue outside a hotel if he'd wanted an autograph

We had an annoying American guy in our hotel queue... tried to swap sunglasses with Larry.

 

[Axver]

I don't know how you managed it queuing up at 1pm! Were there seriously spots still free on the rail when you got in? Cos the Saturday, I was three deep off Adam's catwalk. But then I didn't pissbolt like half the other people did.

It was easy at 1pm to get within two or three just about anywhere along the rail at almost every show. I suppose my fast walking helps me out?

In Brisbane, we got there at 2pm and we probably could've been on the rail along the outside of the b-stage arms, but there was this spot where the floor rose a little just a bit back from the b-stages, so we stood there. Especially for my 5'3" mother, that extra inch of height was valuable.

 

[bono_man2002]

Tim Moriarty (unless I've totally forgotten his first name) was the guy playing didgeridoo for Kite. I'm sure he wouldn't have had to queue outside a hotel if he'd wanted an autograph

We had an annoying American guy in our hotel queue... tried to swap sunglasses with Larry.

Ah yes, well it definitely wasn't tim

 

[Axver]

Oh there were birds - slovenian long jumpers... mhhhmmmm... eastern european....

I've been to Beijing many times - but at least this time people were polite(ish). Security was piss eay (despite what a few Aussie media outlets reported) and transport was OK. I saw a lot in a short amount of time as well as visiting Shanghai and Xi'an. Good times. Saw Steve Hooker win his pole vault gold and almost get arrested for singing the national anthem too loudly. Damn security men.

Some of the media reports about Beijing were kind of hilarious and kind of sad, really. Channel 7 were terribly patronising.

Were you there for anything like Usain Bolt's insane 100m and 200m wins?

 

[Alisaura]

It was easy at 1pm to get within two or three just about anywhere along the rail at almost every show. I suppose my fast walking helps me out?

In Brisbane, we got there at 2pm and we probably could've been on the rail along the outside of the b-stage arms, but there was this spot where the floor rose a little just a bit back from the b-stages, so we stood there. Especially for my 5'3" mother, that extra inch of height was valuable.

Cool beans... I'll have to go for the middle bit, at a future show, I reckon. I'm just a bit worried that my non-existent sense of balance will end in me falling over and getting trampled... assuming there's enough room to fall over.

 

[Axver]

Cool beans... I'll have to go for the middle bit, at a future show, I reckon. I'm just a bit worried that my non-existent sense of balance will end in me falling over and getting trampled... assuming there's enough room to fall over.

I never once went for the middle. I did the b-stages, I did Edge and Adam's sides, but the middle around Bono just looked like far too much effort to be worth it. I generally found Edge's side to be the best place to be.

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

I did see the 100 heats - but did get to see the 200m final. That guy is scary fast. It was also fun to see the Chinese lose at a few things.

Random imageness -

here is one of the silly mascots deflating in the Water Cube...

and here is a stuffed dinosaur at the terracotta warriors (don't ask!)

and teh happiest non-Disney place on Earth - Hooters Shanghai!

On that note it's goodnight from me!

 

[bono_man2002]

Night TNMP

I'm off to superthreadheads, see you all tomorrow!

 

[Alisaura]

I never once went for the middle. I did the b-stages, I did Edge and Adam's sides, but the middle around Bono just looked like far too much effort to be worth it. I generally found Edge's side to be the best place to be.

It was supremely awesome watching Edge do UTEOTW and MW from two meters away.

 

[Alisaura]

Seeya Daniel and TNMP

... There's a HOOTERS there?!

Stuffed dinosaur!

 

[Axver]

Laughs from iTunes.

Multiple matches were found online for this CD. Please choose the correct one:

Aaa... Aaa... Faszooooom - JUTU
The Joshua Tree - U2

 

[Axver]

I did see the 100 heats - but did get to see the 200m final. That guy is scary fast. It was also fun to see the Chinese lose at a few things.

When their champion hurdler pulled out, the atmosphere in the Bird's Nest looked like a bloody funeral!

Great pictures! The stuffed dinosaur one in particular is hilarious.

Have a good night! And the same to Daniel!

 

[Alisaura]

Laughs from iTunes.

Multiple matches were found online for this CD. Please choose the correct one:

Aaa... Aaa... Faszooooom - JUTU
The Joshua Tree - U2

... so, which one was it?

 

[Axver]

... so, which one was it?

Faszooooooom, of course.

 

[The Sad Punk]

now playing faszooooooom - two bush mound

 

[Axver]

Bonnie, I presume the next tracks are Entry and Fathers Of The Apparent?

And oh fuck, it's late. I haven't finished what I wanted to post to Dad either. Oh well. I can't stay up any later, so too bad for him.

I better go to sleep. Hope Reggo and Serena show up soon to keep this Hopeless thread going. G'night folks.

Edit: Note the stats on my departure!

Who Posted?
Total Posts: 176
User Name Posts
Alisaura 47
Axver 45
The Sad Punk 36
bono_man2002 33
KhanadaRhodes 10
thatsnotmypuppy 3
COBL_04 2

 

[The Sad Punk]

Bonnie, I presume the next tracks are Entry and Fathers Of The Apparent?

And oh fuck, it's late. I haven't finished what I wanted to post to Dad either. Oh well. I can't stay up any later, so too bad for him.

I better go to sleep. Hope Reggo and Serena show up soon to keep this Hopeless thread going. G'night folks.

Edit: Note the stats on my departure!

Who Posted?
Total Posts: 176
User Name Posts
Alisaura 47
Axver 45
The Sad Punk 36
bono_man2002 33
KhanadaRhodes 10
thatsnotmypuppy 3
COBL_04 2

Yeah! Fucking good album, that. God knows how we've got it, what with it being released in 7891 and all.

I should be doing the same. Wait a minute, I thought I said I was leaving two hours ago. And I've just been doing nothing since. Oh man, am I glad I don't have Tafe first thing tomorrow now.

Keep it real Ax, you have a good one!

Haha, I can never keep a lead going. I feel like my football team.

 

[Alisaura]

hee.

Just emailed all the DI stuff to you and phanan, Ax....

 

[Alisaura]

Whoops, he beat me out of here again. Never a good sign.


Seeya Bonnie!

 

[The Sad Punk]

Catch you later, Ali!