some other songs they played that marc forgot to mention: seeing other people waking up to us dirty dream no.2 wandering alone + 2 other songs from storytelling legal man, of course, and an impro of oliver´s army. i totally agree with marc that belle were absolutely amazing, i saw them for the first time, although i´ve been a fan since 1996, they just never came to germany, as far as i know. i was so incredibly happy during the gig, the good thing about this not having been in britain was that it wasn´t so crowded, you could stand in front and you could dance and it was staged in a big theatre, really beautiful. afterwards we went to see david kitt, who was great, at the end he played a song that was about 20 minutes long and him and the band went all mogwai, really noisy and epic and intense. we haven´t seen much else, cause we needed some time to relax and drink beer, as you could neither smoke nor drink in the theatre itself, unfortunately. oh, and rotterdam is a beautiful city, not in the classic sense, much has been destroyed during world war II, but it´s very lively and cool and you can bicycle in the sun and have picnics by the water and stuff...nice. something personal at the end, today i got the confirmation that i will go to manchester in september to study there for a year. there were 3 places available in the erasmus programme, and i have got one and i´m really proud and happy and i can´t wait! love, anakin
From Marc Bots, who wasn't able to send this himself. Enjoy!
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dear sinister,
just came back from the rotterdam gig, and it was truly amazing. i don't really know what to tell or what to skip, so this may be a bit chaotic. the gig took place in a true concert-hall, and the sound was brilliant. though i mst agree with a previous comment that it was not loud enough. i don't remember the tracklisting at all, but the songs that were definately played were:
mayfly the boy with the arab strap a century of fakers slow graffiti there's to much love don't leave the light on i could be dreaming is it wicked not to care me and the major the state i am in the wrong girl
there were many others. i've heard it was broadcast on the radio, and if anyone accidently taped it i would love to get a copy.
my personal highlight: the cover: here comes the sun. i'd hear them play it on the bbc, and when stuart asked which song they should play that wasn't theirs i asked for here comes the sun, which they started playing a few minutes later. it wasn't as perfect as the bbc-version, but i'm sure i've never been happier during any song on any concert in my life.
they enjoyed themselves, and loved the acoustics of the hall. and asked us if we would come again if they were to play in holland again.
that's all for now. time to sleep and then go abroad. good night. love,
marc
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