Fond memories....

[tinkerbell]

aaaah memories. I've just been thinking about the first time I went to see James. It was in 1990, I bloody loved them but had never had the chance to go to a gig. But now that I had secured a full time job, I could actually afford to go to gigs! I was SOOOO excited!!! I couldn't get a ticket so I went down on the night, panicking that I would miss my favourite lads! There was a massive queue stretching along the road and I was convinced that I was going to miss out. I ended up haggling with a scumbag ticket tout, managing to get him down to £15 instead of the shocking £25 he was asking for! ( I think the face value was £8) The gig was absolutely OUTSTANDING- I was right at the front, jumping about like a mentalist; constantly amazed at the energy exuding from the band- it was the first time I'd sensed that overwhelming feeling of pure elation, emotion and joy at a gig- real "goosebump" moments just listening to Tim's incredible voice. I have had the same feelings at EVERY James gig since. After the gig, I hung about for what seemed like an age, I think there were just a couple of other people who waited. Finally the band came out (Tim was sucking on a lollipop!)and we stood chatting for a while-they were all so friendly and down to earth! They signed my gigantic James poster and my James sweatshirt sleeve before driving off in the tour bus, waving as they went. (Sadly both signed items are no more- my ex boyfriend destroyed them......Needless to say, his total lack of respect for sacred items has never been forgotten OR forgiven!)
Long Live James- they never really went away....

[brotherofjesus]

It's just
It's just
It's just
It's just a memory.

Lost in memory.

Here's to memory. :-)

[tinyminx]

Tinkerbell - it was like you wrote for me. I have memories dating back to 1985 - good job the alcohol hasn't destroyed them

[blademan]

I can sympathise with you there tinkerbell.... an ex girlfriend of mine destroyed a mint conditioned jimone! (she threw it at me, hmphhh!)

never forgiven.

But I did purchase another one.

[Tribec]

theblademan said:

I can sympathise with you there tinkerbell.... an ex girlfriend of mine destroyed a mint conditioned jimone! (she threw it at me, hmphhh!)

never forgiven.

But I did purchase another one.

Blademan, from your experiences it seems you, your girlfriends and James just don't mix... Yes, I'm all for choice in one's love life, but it sounds here that one seems to get in the way of the other.... Perhaps a choice needs to be made and stuck too soon....

[blademan]

Ha ha tribec, you are very observant and probably right, although I have turned a few people into james fans (juliet, who went to manchester and newcastle with me is now a massive james fan)

The jimone throwing physco however was an absolute nutter who should have had the words 'I know where you live and so do my brothers' tatooed on her head.... instead she just had 666 marked just under her hair-line!