Fanart, Fanfiction and Fangirling

I saw The Cure live last Friday and it was an AMAZING concert. Two and a half hours of spectacular music, with some new songs as well (will the new album ever see that light of day?) I was in the fifth row between Simon and Roger, and the area wasn't too crowded, so I could enjoy the show without having to fight for my life.

A few highlights from the night:

- As I was waiting for the concert to start, I looked to my left... and saw I was standing next to the singer from Easy Cure! It's such a small world.
- A group of fans chanting "Eden! Eden! Eden!" as Eden (Simon's son and his bass tech) was tuning the basses before the concert. He looked over at them and shook his head, smiling.
- Perry is back! I had seen pictures, so it wasn't a total surprise, but it still felt so good seeing him on stage with the others.
- Perry's glittery guitar. I had completely forgotten about it, but as soon as I saw it, I went "Of course, he has a glittery guitar!" I'm such a nerd.
- Robert and Simon playing shoulder to shoulder and Robert's smile as he glanced over at Simon. I love standing relatively close to the stage because I can get a glimpse of the musicians' expressions. And from what I could see, they were having a great time.
- Simon never standing still. He kept hopping around, stepping on the amp, walking to the other side of the stage. It's like he's still twenty-something.
- Simon and Roger hugging during one of the encores.
- Robert saying "I know you won't believe this, but I used to be fluent in Italian." Yeah, Robert, whatever you say. XD
- Three encores (or was it four?). This band never disappoints.
- Robert saying "My favourite so far!" at the end of the concert. I don't know if that was actually true, but he didn't want to leave, he walked from one side of the stage to the other, staring at the audience, as if he was trying to memorise each face. He also said we'll see each other again, and I really, really hope so.
- After the concert I saw some more people I know and that I hadn't seen since before the pandemic (we used to go to the same clubs) and, when I met my friends outside (they had sitting tickets, pff, amateurs), they were standing next to Andy from Bluvertigo! The world really is small, isn't it?

So that was a brilliant way to start off my autumn holidays. And on Friday... David Tennant in London! Man, this November is gonna be amazing.

This week has been an emotional rollercoster. I'm still completely head over heels with Good Omens, which caused my dormant David Tennant crush to resurface full-force (I binged-watched the whole first season of Jessica Jones in a matter of days and completely messed up my sleep pattern, why, oh why), joined by a newly acquired Michael Sheen crush, because that man is just too cute for words. (I've also found some pictures from when he was in "Underworld" and ASDFGHJKL. I mean: Exhibit # 1; Exhibit # 2)

Anyway. There's that. Then on Thursday night I went to the special screening of The Cure in Hyde Park concert, which was AMAZING, I'm sure I had a grin on my face the whole time. I also randomly ran into some people I know from various goth nights and the Easy Cure singer (of course).

And then last night I saw Muse at San Siro stadium and it was UNBELIEVABLE. I wasn't aiming for front row, so I arrived around 5:30 PM, only to find out they had divided the pit with barriers and you could only access the front area if you had a bracelet (which I suppose they were handing out before I got there). I was a bit disappointed at first, but then I found a perfect spot right at the barrier from where I could see everything. Also, given the elaborate scenography, it was maybe better to stand a couple of meters further away from the stage and not right in the middle of the front area (which was quite small, anyway).

And, boy, what a great show. I thought the ticket was too expensive when I bought it, but it was totally worth the price. Also, even if I wasn't as "emotionally invested" as with The Cure or Die Ärzte, there were still a couple of songs that hit a little too close to home. Sigh.

I didn't feel like forking out €35 for a T-shirt at the end of the concert, so I just got a custom cup for €2, which has now joined my two Ärzte cups.

This was the last big concert I had planned for this year, but I have discovered a couple of new bands along the way, so who knows.

Right, let's see if I can go to bed at a decent hour tonight... ¬_¬

I finally bought train tickets and booked a hotel in Florence. I panicked a little at first because, being the queen of procrastination that I am, I waited so long that most hotels near the centre were fully booked or only had availability for one night (I'm staying for two nights). And the ones that did have available rooms had outrageous prices. I mean, I know it's Florence, but a 2-star hotel / B&B for more than € 150 per night? Come on. In the end I found a 4-star hotel that had a super deal and cost me less than some of the above-mentioned B&Bs. I even found a deal for the return train ticket, a first-class seat cost the same as an economy seat, so I grabbed it. I'm gonna travel like a lady that weekend! XD

Tomorrow evening Almut is arriving in Milan and the day after... DÄ!!! I'm so excited I can barely function!

Seeing pictures of past members of The Cure from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony I got a bit emotional, especially when I saw Perry. And of course when I saw a picture of the speech with Perry and Jason standing next to each other, I thought "Oh, I so want to write some Perry/Jason, there's so much angst potential, a reunion after all these years..." But then I actually saw the video and, bloody hell, they don't just stand next to each other: they have their arms around each other's waist for the whole f*cking speech. I think my brain short-circuited.

The video is kinda blurry in the beginning, but it gets better about 30 seconds into it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOIG-dcS2EY

Not that I'll actually write it, I haven't even started working on the sequel to "Of torches and graveyards" and I haven't written or even read Cure slash in ages. But who knows, never say never.

2019 is gonna be the year I die. First the announcement that Die Ärzte are playing in Milan (tickets go on sale tomorrow, wish me luck), then I find out The Cure are playing in Florence!

Someone wants me dead. But at least I'll die happy.

Aww yiss, I love days off in the middle of the week.

I wanted to write this yesterday, but I received a last-minute invite to dinner + '80s night, so I didn't have time: the other night I dreamt Die Ärzte were playing in my hometown. The venue was tiny, I was standing in the front row and it was GLORIOUS. I think my subconsciuos is trying to tell me something. XD

And while we're talking about fandoms, I realised the following about 2016:

- new Sherlock
- new Star Trek
- new Harry Potter (sort of)
- Cure concert

Plus:
- a potential trip to Berlin (not confirmed yet)
- a potential trip overseas (business+pleasure, not confirmed yet)

I'm gonna die! XD

Merry Christmas! I survived the usual intense eating and I'm finally ready to post the Christmas cards I sent my LJ friends. Oh, btw, schwimmerin.livejournal.com, I got your card on the 23th, thank you! I don't know if you got mine before flying back home, but this year's card isn't very Christmassy, I wanted to be original but I don't know if it worked.

Anyway, here are the cards:


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Bigger individual pictures under the cut.

( Christmas cards )

Anyway, I hope everyone liked their cards, I loved yours and had a lot of fun drawing them, these were pretty much the only drawings I did this year. That will have to change next year.

Of course the year I plan to spend July and August outside Europe, my two favourite bands go on tour. Not only Die Ärzte, no, that wasn't enough, I've just found out The Cure will be playing a few festivals in the summer and will be in Milan in July. Great. I mean, I still don't know where I'll be, I'll have to wait and see if my application for the workshop is accepted, but it's still annoying.

(And bloody hell, 63 euros? WTF. OK, it's a festival, so it's more expensive than a normal concert, but still. Robert, I hate you.)

Copy&Paste of my MySpace Blog - which I update about twice a year:

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This is what I saw on the MySpace homepage 2 minutes ago:

The Cure – Album Exclusive

The Cure return after an 8 year break from the studio with their new self titled album. Hear the whole thing only on MySpace.

Excuse me, but The Cure are back after 4 years, not 8 years, and it was their 2004 album that was "self titled", not this one, which is called "4:13 Dream".

Dear MySpace people, please check your references before you press "publish" next time.

Thanks.

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Is it really so difficult to look things up before you publish something? All right, I do tend to be a little know-it-all (I still think "Klugscheißer" is a much better expression for it), but come on, you don't need to be a fan, just use Wikipedia, for heaven's sake. Once Demi told me I should become a music journalist, and I told her I can't because I'm not competent enough, but when I see things like that I think maybe I'm underestimating my skills. Or overestimating the journalist category. It's probably the latter.

First of all: THE CURE ARE COMING BACK TO MILAN NEXT YEAR! YES!!! :D :D :D

And now, for the random gayness of the day:

1) Guy 1: "Paul?" (fake name to protect privacy)
Guy 2: "Yes, love?"

2) Guy 1: "How do you say 'attivo' in English?" (as in active, involved)
Guy 2: "Top."
Guy 1: "... Bitch."


These people have a very dirty mind.

Aww, look what I found on Wikipedia:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Panorama_schoenhauser_allee.jpg

A panoramic picture of the U-Bahn station "Eberswalderstrasse" in Berlin, the miniflat where I was staying last year is 10 minutes on foot from there. *seufz*

And Bela now has mahogany/burgundy reddish brown hair.



Damn, any colour looks good on him. ♥ All right, I'll just turn this post into a DÄ picspam post.

( DÄ PICSPAM!!! )