My lovely ladies (and gentelmens, if any), here I am,back in MOscow, can't wait to share my newestexperience with my fav forum around.For those of you concerning about my adventure in
St.Petersburg, some more details about how it was (therest of you, please bare with me)First, Russians are no English speakers (right now I'm in an English pub, and I barely managed to make them undertand I want 2 Cokes!!!) which made things very difficult for me. But in compensation with that, they are very friendly and willing to help.
After my plane landed in Moscow, I supposed to hang around for 11 hours till my night train departured. The Russian guy (his name is Alex btw)met on DL OS, who was helping me to buy show tickets, train tickets, and everything else needed) was also so kind to arrange a transport for me from the airport to down town, so I went straight to the railway station, checked my luggaged in (till 23th till I got back from St. Petersburg) and talking to the clerk there in English sort of "my Tarzan you Jane" type (but it worked), then I bought a local cell phone and a card
for it and get in touch with my new friends there (just before I left home, I discovered another DL
Russian fan, who have a nice site with lots of DL downloads, this is the link if you want to check it
http://defleppard.narod.ru/news.html, his name is Max, and he was so nice and left his office earlier to meet and guid me thru MOscow.Funny experience, especially when you get to see lots of people on streets (and in subways as well) drinking beer cans while thery're walking (so this being a local sutom, I had to adjust myself, and I hate beer!!!). We were in music stores, and I bought both Vizualize/Video Archive & Historia/In the round dvd's, which made my day. So
having fun and visiting Moscow my train departure time arrive here I am, in a coupee (a sleeping vagon but with 4 beds compartments each) stucked in for 9 hours with 3 completly-unknown-language-speakers. BUt there is a God (and I like to believe I'm a good person) and my initial guide to St. Petersburg was finaly able to make it in the last minute! From this point (since my
problem was solved)I'll skip right to the show, 'cause I can sense your impatience.
You wouldn't believe how lucky I was! I managed to cut out my way thru all the people there (6000) right to the first row (with a Russian guy help, who was so kind to made me some room near him), in front of Joe's mic, less than 5 ft close. And that's not all! Cameras weren't allowed, but mine being tinny, safetly staied hide in my bra till the show started. So how that
sounds, right in the middle, so close to the band and taking pictures? (but let's hope my pics will be ok,I'm affraid that lights from the stage could had affected my flash). And the show started, but I missed the begining because when all those lights turned on (and you know what I'm talking about)I was totally blinded. But when I was able to open my eyes, there they were, my fav 5 guys on earth (apologize to my boyfriend, but that's the truth)playing Action! Of course I jumped amd clapped and sang like I was plug in too! And taking pictures every time one of them popped in front of me (and all of them did, except Rick of course). Unfortunately there was a 3 ft. tall
iron gate, delimitating the dancing pit from the stage and I was constantly curshed against it. But who cares! I sang word by word all the 18 songs they played (1 hour and a half but I honestly felt like the show ended 10 minutes after it started) and got Rick's tumb up's approval to me, lots of smiles from Phil and some eye-contacts from the rest of the guys. But it couldn't be that perfect till the end. First, because Joe realized very soon there's no way he can speak English to the people there (and I bet he was too tired to learn Russian between Riga and St.Petersburg) there were no jokes (or even talks), he just introduced the guys. Second a stupid thing happened which did make Joe to say a few words, a couple a (very) drunk guys almost started a fight right near me (and under band's eyes as well). The security people there acted instantly and remove the 2
disturbing factors, but Joe asked us not to ruin the show (and looked very pissed of about). I was so ashamed that I started to jump double to set the show mood again for people around me, and everything went on further without any incidents.
Now, about the subject of this site. Sorry to report that, but Sav looked so tired (yet he found the energy to fool around a bit with Viv). His trousers have been the main thread for many sites now, so nothing new about (he even weared a longer shirt so I can't specify if he was unbuttoned or not). I managed to take some pics of him (and he didn't seemed bother about) close ones while he stood right in front of me. Now you have to wait for next week till I get back home to see them. Rick was endeed a sweetheart smilling all the time over the entire show, Viv was nice and he is an amazing quitar player, Phil was spreading light around him and looks like everybody's best friend, and JOe didn't seem to be in the best mood for the show, but his voice was and that's all that matters.
The sound was very good and the venue was 3/4 full Now I'm deaf, blind, almost mute (raspy anyway) bruised all over and my hands hurts so much because I clapped like crazy all of time. But I'm dying to go to the next show (and hope I'll get in a better shape till then). The set list was (in the precisly order since a guy ripped the list off the stage for me..that was funny, there were 3 set list typed with 38 caps, sticked on stage for the band to read the songs order) 1.Action, MLLM, Women,Foolin,Hysteria,WLAHC,4 letter Word, Promisses,2 Steps Behind, Now, Rocket,
Armageddon It, Photograph, Animal, PSSOM, Rock of Ages. Encore: Love Bites and Let's Get Rocked. |
