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Song of the Week
Artist: Tori Amos
Song: Never Seen Blue
Album: b-side from Jackie's Strength
Tori Amos - Never Seen Blue
Song: Never Seen Blue
Album: b-side from Jackie's Strength
Tori Amos - Never Seen Blue
November 28th, 2005
November 16th, 2005
Song of the Week - Part 2
November 15th, 2005
Song of the Week - Part 1
August 26th, 2005
August 25th, 2005
Not About Love 2.0 both sucks and blows. I didn't think that was possible.
disappointedMay 17th, 2005
Nothing here to fear. I'm just sitting around being foolish when there is work to be done.
Tuesday, 10th May 2005.
I met Tori Amos. I went to her soundcheck. Then I went to her concert.
Soundcheck / Meet & Greet:
It was fan-fucking-tastic!! Tori was running an hour or two late, so when we got there at appointed time, there were all these people lining up. We were like, 'WTF?!'. So, I asked the lady behind the counter what was going on. Surely they couldn't all be going to the soundcheck? She didn't know. None of the people who worked there did. So, we lined up, too. There was a general hush, then everybody ran up the stairs, and into the foyer. Tori was sitting at a little table, signing things, and there were people everywhere. I spotted my friend Aaron just after Tori left, and asked him what was going on. Apparently, Tori was running late, and the M&G outside that was supposed to happen about 3pm got moved inside to 5:30pm. OK. Cool. They're not all coming to the soundcheck.
We managed to track down Wendy who works for Sony, and she told us to be back in an hour, and the soundcheck would be happening then.
6:30pm: Meet back at appointed time. Chelsea comes out, and leads us into the concert hall. We're told to take a seat. I sat front row of course, only slightly off centre. 15 mins later, Tori comes out. Says hello, her organ's been fixed now, and that she should be able to pull the night off. Does Mother Revolution. "I don't know if I'm going to do this one tonight, so I'm just going to test it out here, alright? You're my guinea pigs." Father Lucifer. At the end, she nodded once to herself, than said "yeah. I'll do it. (looking up to the sound desk) Can you add that, and print it out?" Then she waved and said she'd see us in a minute. 6:45pm: Chelsea leads us down into the warren of corridors under QPAC into Tori's green room. There is a barrier there, so the room is cut in half. But they can't fool us. We smell food. There is a buffet on the other side.
6:50pm: Tori comes in, by herself, no bodyguard, nothing. She needed a minute to get changed, she says. (The soundcheck she was wearing what she would be wearing on stage.) Then she says hello, and asks the first couple of people to come forward. The rest of us kind of talk amongst ourselves, much to Tori's amusement, I think. We all got to talk to her for a few minutes, and she signed some stuff, then we got a photo with her. Chelsea took the photos, and Wendy was holding the stuff we had to sign whilst we were getting photos done.
Michelle's highlight of the day:
Dude: Tori! Tori! You're my cocaine!
Tori: *Rolls Eyes*
Concert:
8:45pm: Arrive back at QPAC, and make our way to the bar (of course), although I don't have time to stop for a drink. Wendy (Sony rep) assured us earlier on that Tori would be on stage at 8:45. Go to merch stand and buy programme. Then make our way to our seats. Approx 25 rows back, but can still see stage very clearly, thanks to the fact that QPAC's concert hall is designed like an ampitheatre. People start filing in, and the seats are quickly filled.
9:00pm: The house lights dim, and there is a lot of clapping and foot stamping on the wooden floors. Tori enters, stage right. She does her little bow, and then takes her seat at the Bosey... Original Sinsuality. Only a little longer than the album version, but she does the 'Yaldaboath..' line twice. "Hi everybody, how's it going?" Thunderous applause and 'yeah!'s'. "You know I nearly didn't make it here because of my daughter. She was nearly arrested this afternoon in Sydney." Laughter. "No, I'm serious. The people at customs asked her to take off her shoes. And in her typical fashion, she refused. "But why Mummy?" I'm not the one asking you to take your shoes off. The nice airport man is. "But why?" And at this point, my nanny, who's Australian. She's a Tassie girl, she looks at me like 'She's got a mind of her own.' So, I ask her again to take off her shoes. "But why Mummy?" Because I said so you little Arsenal supporter! Now, I'm thinking to myself, how am I going to explain this to the Brisbane-ites - 'Look, I know it's been 11 years, but I can't come up, because of this bloody kid.' I mean what am I going to do with her? Send her to Bali?" Does Father Lucifer with a little smile on her face the whole way through. The mic has some static or something, because it's kind of crackling on the 'nothing's gonna stop...' lines. Just those lines. But it's ok. I can deal with it. Does the other songs, one right after the other. Sometimes they overlap. Some people leave. Old ones. They obviously mistook Tori for Norah Jones or something... Then, the opening of Happy Phantom. The crowd goes nuts. Tori seems to be bouncing to the song, and at one point, start shaking her hips at the crowd.
The hexagonal screen goes black - Tori's Piano Bar. Tori leans down to get a couple of lyric sheets, and to get something to eat. "So, I was in a department store in Sydney. And there was this woman playing the piano. And I thought to myself 'I know that job. That could've been my job.' And anyway, we usually do a thing where I take requests, but we're not going to be doing that tonight. Husband likes that about me. I'm unpredictable. He doesn't care what I do, as long as he doesn't have to know about it. I did get some really good ones for here, but I feel, here, with you, you have a certain energy. So, we're going to create a space, here, and in our hearts, for someone. She needs our love and our strength. Tonight is for Schapelle Corby. We'll hold a candle in our hearts for her." We Belong was excellent. And during Walk Away Renee, Tori was crying. She was trying hard not to break, but occasionally, her voice would give out. We assumed that We Belong was for Schapelle Corby, but Walk Away Renee was for Renae (I can't remember her last name) from the Bali 9.
Tonight Dougnut Song was the Tori song that just-when-you-think-it's-finished-it-kee
Bells for Her was beautiful. I think. I don't know. I had my boyf in my ear. "What song's this?" "ssshhh" "But what song is it?" But, of what I actually heard, it was beautiful. It was the only song of the night on the Rhodes. Incidentally, the Rhodes was facing the audience.. The Beekeeper came around far too quickly for my liking. But, when she started it, I kind of resigned myself to sitting there for 15 minutes while she did the song. But she kept it short. Tori kind of skipped off stage, and she got a standing ovation.
She skipped back on. Your cloud. She did something to the second verse, but I can't remember it. Boyf struck again. Tear in your hand. My boyf actually knew this one, so I got to enjoy it in quiet. (He's a Neil Gaiman fan, and any Tori song where he is mentioned, he knows. He practically ripped the programme out of my hands when I said the foreword was written by Neil.) It was much slower than the original. Skipped out, standing ovation, skipped back on. Amber Waves. Tori seemed to actually get a kick out of this one, bouncing around her stool from Bosey to organ and back again. The crowd loved this one. So did I. Liked it much better than I did the WTSF version. And finally... Toast. Now, either, half the people who were there didn't bother to buy TBK, or they just didn't like the song, I don't know. But when she started it, there was only a smatter of applause. Even when she started singing. The same thing happened at the start of Beekeeper. It was a nice ending, though. I thouroughly enjoyed myself. 9 out of 10. It would have had another one, but for Jamaica Inn.
Soundchecked:
Mother Revolution
Father Lucifer
Setlist:
Original Sinsuality
Father Lucifer
Mother Revolution
Northern Lad
Cars and Guitars
Carbon
Happy Phantom
We Belong (Pat Benetar)
Walk away Renee (Eric Carmen)
Doughnut Song
Jamaica Inn
Snow Cherries from France
Bells for Her
The Beekeeper
Your Cloud
Tear in your hand
Amber Waves
Toast
I met Tori Amos. I went to her soundcheck. Then I went to her concert.
Soundcheck / Meet & Greet:
It was fan-fucking-tastic!! Tori was running an hour or two late, so when we got there at appointed time, there were all these people lining up. We were like, 'WTF?!'. So, I asked the lady behind the counter what was going on. Surely they couldn't all be going to the soundcheck? She didn't know. None of the people who worked there did. So, we lined up, too. There was a general hush, then everybody ran up the stairs, and into the foyer. Tori was sitting at a little table, signing things, and there were people everywhere. I spotted my friend Aaron just after Tori left, and asked him what was going on. Apparently, Tori was running late, and the M&G outside that was supposed to happen about 3pm got moved inside to 5:30pm. OK. Cool. They're not all coming to the soundcheck.
We managed to track down Wendy who works for Sony, and she told us to be back in an hour, and the soundcheck would be happening then.
6:30pm: Meet back at appointed time. Chelsea comes out, and leads us into the concert hall. We're told to take a seat. I sat front row of course, only slightly off centre. 15 mins later, Tori comes out. Says hello, her organ's been fixed now, and that she should be able to pull the night off. Does Mother Revolution. "I don't know if I'm going to do this one tonight, so I'm just going to test it out here, alright? You're my guinea pigs." Father Lucifer. At the end, she nodded once to herself, than said "yeah. I'll do it. (looking up to the sound desk) Can you add that, and print it out?" Then she waved and said she'd see us in a minute. 6:45pm: Chelsea leads us down into the warren of corridors under QPAC into Tori's green room. There is a barrier there, so the room is cut in half. But they can't fool us. We smell food. There is a buffet on the other side.
6:50pm: Tori comes in, by herself, no bodyguard, nothing. She needed a minute to get changed, she says. (The soundcheck she was wearing what she would be wearing on stage.) Then she says hello, and asks the first couple of people to come forward. The rest of us kind of talk amongst ourselves, much to Tori's amusement, I think. We all got to talk to her for a few minutes, and she signed some stuff, then we got a photo with her. Chelsea took the photos, and Wendy was holding the stuff we had to sign whilst we were getting photos done.
Michelle's highlight of the day:
Dude: Tori! Tori! You're my cocaine!
Tori: *Rolls Eyes*
Concert:
8:45pm: Arrive back at QPAC, and make our way to the bar (of course), although I don't have time to stop for a drink. Wendy (Sony rep) assured us earlier on that Tori would be on stage at 8:45. Go to merch stand and buy programme. Then make our way to our seats. Approx 25 rows back, but can still see stage very clearly, thanks to the fact that QPAC's concert hall is designed like an ampitheatre. People start filing in, and the seats are quickly filled.
9:00pm: The house lights dim, and there is a lot of clapping and foot stamping on the wooden floors. Tori enters, stage right. She does her little bow, and then takes her seat at the Bosey... Original Sinsuality. Only a little longer than the album version, but she does the 'Yaldaboath..' line twice. "Hi everybody, how's it going?" Thunderous applause and 'yeah!'s'. "You know I nearly didn't make it here because of my daughter. She was nearly arrested this afternoon in Sydney." Laughter. "No, I'm serious. The people at customs asked her to take off her shoes. And in her typical fashion, she refused. "But why Mummy?" I'm not the one asking you to take your shoes off. The nice airport man is. "But why?" And at this point, my nanny, who's Australian. She's a Tassie girl, she looks at me like 'She's got a mind of her own.' So, I ask her again to take off her shoes. "But why Mummy?" Because I said so you little Arsenal supporter! Now, I'm thinking to myself, how am I going to explain this to the Brisbane-ites - 'Look, I know it's been 11 years, but I can't come up, because of this bloody kid.' I mean what am I going to do with her? Send her to Bali?" Does Father Lucifer with a little smile on her face the whole way through. The mic has some static or something, because it's kind of crackling on the 'nothing's gonna stop...' lines. Just those lines. But it's ok. I can deal with it. Does the other songs, one right after the other. Sometimes they overlap. Some people leave. Old ones. They obviously mistook Tori for Norah Jones or something... Then, the opening of Happy Phantom. The crowd goes nuts. Tori seems to be bouncing to the song, and at one point, start shaking her hips at the crowd.
The hexagonal screen goes black - Tori's Piano Bar. Tori leans down to get a couple of lyric sheets, and to get something to eat. "So, I was in a department store in Sydney. And there was this woman playing the piano. And I thought to myself 'I know that job. That could've been my job.' And anyway, we usually do a thing where I take requests, but we're not going to be doing that tonight. Husband likes that about me. I'm unpredictable. He doesn't care what I do, as long as he doesn't have to know about it. I did get some really good ones for here, but I feel, here, with you, you have a certain energy. So, we're going to create a space, here, and in our hearts, for someone. She needs our love and our strength. Tonight is for Schapelle Corby. We'll hold a candle in our hearts for her." We Belong was excellent. And during Walk Away Renee, Tori was crying. She was trying hard not to break, but occasionally, her voice would give out. We assumed that We Belong was for Schapelle Corby, but Walk Away Renee was for Renae (I can't remember her last name) from the Bali 9.
Tonight Dougnut Song was the Tori song that just-when-you-think-it's-finished-it-kee
Bells for Her was beautiful. I think. I don't know. I had my boyf in my ear. "What song's this?" "ssshhh" "But what song is it?" But, of what I actually heard, it was beautiful. It was the only song of the night on the Rhodes. Incidentally, the Rhodes was facing the audience.. The Beekeeper came around far too quickly for my liking. But, when she started it, I kind of resigned myself to sitting there for 15 minutes while she did the song. But she kept it short. Tori kind of skipped off stage, and she got a standing ovation.
She skipped back on. Your cloud. She did something to the second verse, but I can't remember it. Boyf struck again. Tear in your hand. My boyf actually knew this one, so I got to enjoy it in quiet. (He's a Neil Gaiman fan, and any Tori song where he is mentioned, he knows. He practically ripped the programme out of my hands when I said the foreword was written by Neil.) It was much slower than the original. Skipped out, standing ovation, skipped back on. Amber Waves. Tori seemed to actually get a kick out of this one, bouncing around her stool from Bosey to organ and back again. The crowd loved this one. So did I. Liked it much better than I did the WTSF version. And finally... Toast. Now, either, half the people who were there didn't bother to buy TBK, or they just didn't like the song, I don't know. But when she started it, there was only a smatter of applause. Even when she started singing. The same thing happened at the start of Beekeeper. It was a nice ending, though. I thouroughly enjoyed myself. 9 out of 10. It would have had another one, but for Jamaica Inn.
Soundchecked:
Mother Revolution
Father Lucifer
Setlist:
Original Sinsuality
Father Lucifer
Mother Revolution
Northern Lad
Cars and Guitars
Carbon
Happy Phantom
We Belong (Pat Benetar)
Walk away Renee (Eric Carmen)
Doughnut Song
Jamaica Inn
Snow Cherries from France
Bells for Her
The Beekeeper
Your Cloud
Tear in your hand
Amber Waves
Toast
bouncyMay 6th, 2005
I'm going to be meeting Tori!!
I entered the Undercover comp to go to Tori's soundcheck and then meet her afterwards. And I won!!!!!
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
I entered the Undercover comp to go to Tori's soundcheck and then meet her afterwards. And I won!!!!!
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
*squeal*
May 3rd, 2005
One week until I see Tori live. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Words cannot express my excitement~
~Words cannot express my excitement~
April 27th, 2005
Illegal Tori love part. 2
More B-Sides and Other stuff:
Cooling (Studio Version w/ "Brambles" bit):
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=28BK
Happy Worker:
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0941
Mary (original Studio Version):
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0XVTQ
That's it for now, will post more when I get time.
Cooling (Studio Version w/ "Brambles" bit):
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=28BK
Happy Worker:
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0941
Mary (original Studio Version):
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0XVTQ
That's it for now, will post more when I get time.
Illegal Tori love part. 1
B-Sides:
Take to the sky:
http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C027
Purple People:
http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2OJX
Bachelorette:
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BSY
The Pool:
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3LY2F
Upside Down:
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3VK1
Toodles Mr. Jim:
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3UCQ
Sugar:
http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1ASJ
Never Seen Blue:
http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0VV2
Honey:
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0LMP
Merman:
http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0HM25
Samurai:
http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=15TL
Thoughts:
http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2KYC1
Frog on my toe:
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24XM
Black Swan:
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2J2N
Sister Janet:
http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3EJ89
Here. In my head:
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GHOD
Take to the sky:
http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C027
Purple People:
http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2OJX
Bachelorette:
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BSY
The Pool:
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3LY2F
Upside Down:
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3VK1
Toodles Mr. Jim:
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3UCQ
Sugar:
http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1ASJ
Never Seen Blue:
http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0VV2
Honey:
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0LMP
Merman:
http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0HM25
Samurai:
http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=15TL
Thoughts:
http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2KYC1
Frog on my toe:
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24XM
Black Swan:
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2J2N
Sister Janet:
http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3EJ89
Here. In my head:
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GHOD
April 1st, 2005
February 28th, 2005
Rant rant rant rant rant... etc
One cigarette left. Actually, 1 and a bit. I'm just finishing off the 'bit' one. Still tossing up whether to quit or not. I want to, but the violent shakes, sweats, over-eating, sleepiness (not good with 14mnth old baby - they don't like to see their Mummy's sleep, evidently) and generally feeling like shit make me a little reluctant. I'm allergic to nicotine patches (hallucinations and the like) so that is not an option. So I kind of have to go cold turkey.
Pissed off at my brother right now. He's a junkie, and he won't do anything to help himself. Dad keeps giving him money, and has no idea why he is always broke. Dad thinks that he's all clean and sober now, and everyone else knows that's not true. A pity. I don't like to see my father taken for a fool. Especially by his own blood. It also causing dissention amongst the ranks. My other brother, my sister, my sister-in-law, and I have all had enough. My brother rings my father to pay his rent, buy him his shopping, get his mobile, TV, and DVD player out of hock (the ones my father bought for him after he lost his last lot to the pawnbroker). One of us rings dad for a loan of $20 and we get ripped into. "The well is running dry, you know. I'm basically supporting your brother". Solution: Stop supporting him, and his habit. These things are all coming out here, because they can't go anywhere else. I wouldn't tell my father, not that I can ever get him alone, now that his she-dragon and he have moved in together.. then I would be at the end of his temper. No thank you.
Sorry.
January 14th, 2005
The original source of the Skill will probably remain forever shrouded in mystery. Hrmmm... So, anyway, sorry for the absence. I will apologise now for any random key strokes that do not make sense right now.
Things that do not make sense to you at one particular point in time, sometimes turn around and kick you up the arse a few years later... If you want to see girls in skimpy, bright clothes and listen to music that goes doof, doof, doof all night, go to Family or The Empire. Esbat. Saturday was a shit of a day.
I start work at the Short Black on Thursday. I sat there waving my (metaphorical) Democrats flag, and what happened?? Carolyn still hasn't lodged the bond.
Things that do not make sense to you at one particular point in time, sometimes turn around and kick you up the arse a few years later... If you want to see girls in skimpy, bright clothes and listen to music that goes doof, doof, doof all night, go to Family or The Empire. Esbat. Saturday was a shit of a day.
I start work at the Short Black on Thursday. I sat there waving my (metaphorical) Democrats flag, and what happened?? Carolyn still hasn't lodged the bond.
December 30th, 2004
December 29th, 2004
December 16th, 2004
Me and A Gun
You're Surviving. Makeing it
through difficulties, trying to stay strong
even when you don't feel like it.
But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of
this
What Tori Amos Song are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Your element is Water: Understanding, intelligent,
quiet and calm. You know who you are and no one
can change that. Usually quiet but only because
your listening, don't let anyone think you
haven't got an opinion! Your not quiet because
your shy or sad, your usually quiet because
your thinking. Your answers are well planned
and helpful so people generally seek your
advice. Your the perfect balance between
solitary and outgoing. But sometimes you need a
little time to yourself to sort out your
emotions and figure things out. You understand
the phrase 'sticks and stone' and rarely let
things get to you, whats that important for you
to have to get so upset over? You know what you
want out of life but are simply taking your
time and enjoying things. To you your life is
fine as it is, you can always change things
later if your not happy.
.:-|What is your true element?|-:. -With Anime Pictures and detailed answers-
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December 8th, 2004
I hate money, dealing with money, and all things money related
Carolyn still hasn't lodged the bond. My bet is, she's spent it. Been looking at new houses.
Actually, I love money. I'm a taurus. I'm programmed to be materialistic. When I was younger, I would just sit there and count out my piggy bank over and over again. I wanted to be a bank teller.
Actually, I love money. I'm a taurus. I'm programmed to be materialistic. When I was younger, I would just sit there and count out my piggy bank over and over again. I wanted to be a bank teller.
November 24th, 2004
Kennit's first birthday party was either a dismal failure, or a dismal success. Depends on who you ask.
If you ask me it was a combination of the two.
First off, my two brothers, my sister-in-law and my niece rocked up. Cool. Then my sister and her brood (including 1 x fiance, and 4 x kids) turn up. My sister looks distressed "A convoy just pulled up". Oh crap! It was Terry's entire family. They had all car-pooled and/or followed each other from their designated meeting place. Then Terry pulls me aside "So and so, and so and so are here too". Crap. "Did we invite them? Did we know they were coming?" "No" "Will we have enough food for everyone?" "No". Crap.
That was the worst of it, really. Then my aunt and her arrogant prick of a husband and their 3 kids show up. Crap. My cousin's girlfriend proceeded to get into an argument with my aunt about my aunt causing trouble at my cousin's work. (She's nosy and she can't help it. She has copies of all my cousin's ATM cards and phone banking details, and regularly checks their accounts)... I probably have more to say about it, but don't want to bore you. So I'll stop.
Happy Birthday, El. *smoochies*
If you ask me it was a combination of the two.
First off, my two brothers, my sister-in-law and my niece rocked up. Cool. Then my sister and her brood (including 1 x fiance, and 4 x kids) turn up. My sister looks distressed "A convoy just pulled up". Oh crap! It was Terry's entire family. They had all car-pooled and/or followed each other from their designated meeting place. Then Terry pulls me aside "So and so, and so and so are here too". Crap. "Did we invite them? Did we know they were coming?" "No" "Will we have enough food for everyone?" "No". Crap.
That was the worst of it, really. Then my aunt and her arrogant prick of a husband and their 3 kids show up. Crap. My cousin's girlfriend proceeded to get into an argument with my aunt about my aunt causing trouble at my cousin's work. (She's nosy and she can't help it. She has copies of all my cousin's ATM cards and phone banking details, and regularly checks their accounts)... I probably have more to say about it, but don't want to bore you. So I'll stop.
Happy Birthday, El. *smoochies*