Dead or Alive
Come with me fair reader, 7 years into the past, to an island off the coast of France, where the ale is plenty, the pound powerful, and where the birds are named Suz and Cath. Come with me to London, England and to Imperial College where I was attending Uni.
One day my friend Polly invited me to see a band play at this club in Camden called Dingwalls (Boo). I’m always game so I went along. It was a group of five including my friends Jonas, Tori, and Bill, going to the concert. I’d never heard of the band, cause at the time I was into Garage, Rap, and Madchester and really was out of the American rock scene. The band was called the Wallflowers and the opener was Brendan Benson. Brendan Benson rocked. I liked his stuff immediately. Then the Wallflowers came on. They were eh. You know, just kind of suburban. Not my thing. All of the sudden they announced that they would like to introduce a little piece of home they brought with them and brought Jon Bon Jovi on the stage. The crowd surged. The peeps from Manchester I had just met that night ran to the stage so, along with my friend Jonas, I did too. My other friend Tori was busy trying to get backstage. She is good at it. She has been “backstage” with a few rock stars and freely admits it. She is lovely though. I don’t think anyone can resist Tori’s charm(s). It is not possible.
The Wallflowers played “Ticket To Ride” with Bon Jovi. I was a bit confused but wildly entertained. They went on to play two more Wallflowers tunes after that, to wrap it up. I had departed from Jonas and my Manchester friends to sit at the bar and have a beer with my buddy Bill. All of the sudden who sits down next to us, but Jon Bon Jovi and the lead singer for the Wallflowers. I think they were amazed I was not shocked by their presence. Bill told the lead singer for the Wallflowers to say hi and get well to his dad. I looked at Bill like he was nuts. Bill then had to tell me who Jacob Dylan was. Jon, seeing that we were American said, “What are you guys doing here?” I said, “Better question is what are you doing here?” He was recording an album. He bought me a beer and we sat in silence until Tori came over and then took the rock stars away. Woo hoo, I met Bon Jovi and really didn't even care.
One day my friend Polly invited me to see a band play at this club in Camden called Dingwalls (Boo). I’m always game so I went along. It was a group of five including my friends Jonas, Tori, and Bill, going to the concert. I’d never heard of the band, cause at the time I was into Garage, Rap, and Madchester and really was out of the American rock scene. The band was called the Wallflowers and the opener was Brendan Benson. Brendan Benson rocked. I liked his stuff immediately. Then the Wallflowers came on. They were eh. You know, just kind of suburban. Not my thing. All of the sudden they announced that they would like to introduce a little piece of home they brought with them and brought Jon Bon Jovi on the stage. The crowd surged. The peeps from Manchester I had just met that night ran to the stage so, along with my friend Jonas, I did too. My other friend Tori was busy trying to get backstage. She is good at it. She has been “backstage” with a few rock stars and freely admits it. She is lovely though. I don’t think anyone can resist Tori’s charm(s). It is not possible.
The Wallflowers played “Ticket To Ride” with Bon Jovi. I was a bit confused but wildly entertained. They went on to play two more Wallflowers tunes after that, to wrap it up. I had departed from Jonas and my Manchester friends to sit at the bar and have a beer with my buddy Bill. All of the sudden who sits down next to us, but Jon Bon Jovi and the lead singer for the Wallflowers. I think they were amazed I was not shocked by their presence. Bill told the lead singer for the Wallflowers to say hi and get well to his dad. I looked at Bill like he was nuts. Bill then had to tell me who Jacob Dylan was. Jon, seeing that we were American said, “What are you guys doing here?” I said, “Better question is what are you doing here?” He was recording an album. He bought me a beer and we sat in silence until Tori came over and then took the rock stars away. Woo hoo, I met Bon Jovi and really didn't even care.
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