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by TooTough a.k.a. LuckyGuy
Just back from the AOL-Arena (6th this tour, 36th all together).
I went there with my wife and a neighbour, we met two close friends at the
catwalk. My parents were in the crowd, a very good friend with his 9 year
old son and two schoolmates from yesteryear.
At 6 PM we walked around the stadium when suddenly a black Phaeton drove
through a gate. In the back was Mick himself, no sunglasses on, no darkened
windows. Wow! Good sign for me, because I wanted to do my last attempt for a
Jagger autograph during the show. I got all personally except for Jagger and
Brian (where is he, btw?). So I said: today or not. Everything was prepared:
cardboard with MICK PLEASE SIGN on it and a great 82 shot.
The stadium filled slowly, the Pretenders were good.
I didnīt expect much to say honestly, because Oberhausen was dull. SDF was
much better but the last kick was missing. So I at least wanted a good show
for my people in the stadium. AND I GOT IT, too!
From the beginning the sound was very good, loud and crispy. The band was
totally on, less goofing and posing. It was Ronnieīs evening. During Canīt
you hear Me knocking (a big surprise for me) he did a fan-fucking-tastic
perfect solo, loud, fast in the end, no mistakes to be heard! Wow!
All songs were much better than the ones heard in OH and SDF.
Main story:
The beginning rain had just stopped again a minute before. Another good
sign. When Mick came down the catwalk I showed him MY sign, he looked but
went on to the small stage. My wife was angry about that: "Why didnīt he
sign??" Peter, a friend next to me, said: "He will do it when he comes back"
On the way to the Bstage Jagger looked and read. On the way back (Gimme
Shelter intro) he looked again, stopped (!!!), took the cardboard and wrote
the name of the best frontman the world has ever seen on it: MICK
JAGGER!!!!!!!!!
He even gave the pen back to me! I was so thrilled, people I donīt even know
congratulated! All my friends were happy, and TooTough too!!!!!
So what about the music? Well, even without the autograph it was the best
stadium show out of three Iīve seen this tour, maybe the best in years.
AHOY is next, then on to Vredenburg. Itīs getting smaller. And after
Vredenburg the tour is over for me, sad, sad, sad.
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| parmeda |
TT you lucky stiff!
Frame that poster, quick...and I hope you have some photos to add to it as well.
Good for you!
I am jealous  |
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| Angiegirl |
Wow! Cool story!! Good for you. |
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| marko |
You lucky bastard! |
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| Moonisup |
Cogratulations Thomas!!!!!!
rik |
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| jb |
"The sstadium filled slowly"-was it another poorly attended concert? |
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| Lazy Bones |
I think getting the cardboard signed is even better than the pic! Like having a home run target sign with the ball and a hole through it.
Congrats.
[Edited by Lazy Bones] |
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| Monkey Woman |
Wonderful story, TT! Congrats!  |
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