...where Luce is well and truly squeaked
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
My mother's "surprise" visit was yesterday. And you will not BELIEVE what it was.
Well, I found out that we were going to Nairn, a little town beside the sea about 50 miles north of where we are so my hopes were a bit cloudy as Nairn is not exactly the capital of great entertainment. Oh well, thought I, at least it's beside the sea. After a morning of wandering around visitng Carys, falling over and would you believe it scraping my knee for the first time in about 5 years I was a bit out of it when we got into the car. Just outside Nairn I saw a signpost for the "Nairn International Jazz Festival". I was a bit o_O at that because, well like I said, it's NAIRN people. So I immediately assumed we were going to see NYJOS or something saxophone-y. Mum started to roam between streets looking for our hotel and as we slowed down to ask this old guy with dogs for directions I saw the sign.
JAMIE!
I kinda pity the old man, he looked positively scared as Mum tried to ask for directions over my shrieks of "OH MY FUCKING GOD WE'RE GOING TO SEE JAMIE CULLUM AREN'T WE? OH MY GOD AND I LOOK TOTALLY ROUGH AND I HAD NO IDEA AND OH MY GOD WHY AREN'T KATE AND KATIE HERE AND WAAAAAAAH!" And that was that. Jamie Cullum, THE JAMIE CULLUM was in NAIRN and I got to see him and stay in the same hotel and and and…
So we got there, I went and changed into my green denim skirt, phoned Katie to SQUEEE, texted Kate to squeee more, got excited, bounced on the beds for a while in honour of Gemma and headed for our "Jazz Supper". Like the good little hobbit I am I had some mushroom risotto and a lemony cake thing and it was very nice indeed. Charlie Weasley look-a-like waiter who totally cracked me up with his repetition of our order - "So that's the risotto, the salmon and two tarts…" * horrified silence * * Mum, the waiter and I all crack up * We sat in the lounge observing the very Ricky Gervais style colleagues talking loudly and annoyingly (I found this tres amusing) and drank tea and then it was TIME TO GO!
We went through to the centre, attached to our hotel and scouted around for good seats. Finally got THIRD ROW CENTRE with good view of piano mic (i.e. Jamie's face) and I sat and got very squeaked. And then it was 8. And then…
JAMIE! He is SUCH A HOBBIT! I mean honestly, he is barely taller than me, as bouncy as Gemma, so damn cute and unbelievably talented. Guh-age abounds. The drummer was so cool and the bass player looked like BOROMIR! How COOL!
Katie requested all the details so I scrawled down the set lists during the interval and after the show along with some random notes so I guess I may as well post that here:
Jamie Cullum Concert! Meagh! HOBBITY! 5AUG03
Set One:
You and the night and the music
Ain't necessarily so (he sang a variation - "Jamie, was small but oh my…" * dirty giggles* )
Lots of random rhythmic piano hitting! Heehee!
I've got you under my skin
A new song called 20something which was so cool and had audience participation and JUMPING from the Jamie
I can't get started with you
A song he claims is about his love life, which I didn't get the name of - random line about "Old man sunshine"?
High and Dry ( I seriously died. I mean he was THREE FUCKING ROWS AWAY SINGING THIS SONG THAT KILLS ME EVERYTIME AND AAAAAAAGH)
Blame it on my youth (Waaah-ness)
INTERVAL
Set Two:
Bye bye blackbird (Herbie Hancock! Woot!)
A Hendrix song (name escapes me "The wind cried Mary"?)
I get a kick outta you (he KICKED at the line KICK eee)
Light my fire (phwoah. He was on FIRE. Mmmph.)
What a difference a day makes
But for now… (melts)
These are the times (song by his brother. Loved it.)
I wanna be a popstar (doo doo doo doo)
I could've danced all night (audience harmonies!)
Encore: It had to be you
Solo encore: In the wee small hours ( I died again)
I had no idea what to expect when they started up but as soon as he spoke to the audience I just KNEW this was going to be amazing, that he was amazing and I am so wowed out still.
The music itself was phenomenal. I mean, the boy can SING and PLAY and the trio were all just so in tune (pardon the pun) with each other it was thrilling to watch. It was JAZZ, the kind I love best and it was fucking inspiring to watch. Zowie.
THEN, (drumroll) afterwards I only BLOODY MET HIM. I got him to sign my ticket for me and then handed him Mum's ticket to sign for a …certain Aussie Jedi. He is so SHORT and CUTE and eee-worthy.
Me: Aaaah I'm sorry I don't have anything better for you to sign
J.C: Hi, s'alright don't worry
Me: It's just, ah, my best friend just moved to Australia and we're both HUGE fans and * pushes tickets across the table * I was wonderind if you would...
J.C.: Ah wow! Excellent!
Bassist: Why'd she move? * looking concerned. CONCERNED FOR YOU KATE! JAMIE'S BASS PLAYER! *
Me: Ah, it's going home really I suppose…she's Kate, we call her the Aussie Jedi though
J.C: Okay, cool * signs ticket to Kate the Aussie Jedi *
Me: And I'm uh, Lucy
J.C.: Right...* ticket signed to Lucy the Nairn Jedi bwahaha *
Me: * gushy * Thank you so much *take pen, go to shake hand *
And after all this?
I got a kiss on the cheek. From Jamie Cullum.
My night FUCKING RULED.
And when I got back there was something wonderful awaiting on the kitchen table. Gemma - see email for gushing.
I feel so LUCKY.
And Katie? You didn't get an autograph for the pure and simple reason you are now my Jamie-stalking buddy so next time we're squeeing together. Or else. O_O
Skep - you are a lucky biotch. On closer examination your autograph is signed with love and mine with BEST WISHES. Then again I got a kiss. So nur nur my dear friend.
My mother's "surprise" visit was yesterday. And you will not BELIEVE what it was.
Well, I found out that we were going to Nairn, a little town beside the sea about 50 miles north of where we are so my hopes were a bit cloudy as Nairn is not exactly the capital of great entertainment. Oh well, thought I, at least it's beside the sea. After a morning of wandering around visitng Carys, falling over and would you believe it scraping my knee for the first time in about 5 years I was a bit out of it when we got into the car. Just outside Nairn I saw a signpost for the "Nairn International Jazz Festival". I was a bit o_O at that because, well like I said, it's NAIRN people. So I immediately assumed we were going to see NYJOS or something saxophone-y. Mum started to roam between streets looking for our hotel and as we slowed down to ask this old guy with dogs for directions I saw the sign.
JAMIE!
I kinda pity the old man, he looked positively scared as Mum tried to ask for directions over my shrieks of "OH MY FUCKING GOD WE'RE GOING TO SEE JAMIE CULLUM AREN'T WE? OH MY GOD AND I LOOK TOTALLY ROUGH AND I HAD NO IDEA AND OH MY GOD WHY AREN'T KATE AND KATIE HERE AND WAAAAAAAH!" And that was that. Jamie Cullum, THE JAMIE CULLUM was in NAIRN and I got to see him and stay in the same hotel and and and…
So we got there, I went and changed into my green denim skirt, phoned Katie to SQUEEE, texted Kate to squeee more, got excited, bounced on the beds for a while in honour of Gemma and headed for our "Jazz Supper". Like the good little hobbit I am I had some mushroom risotto and a lemony cake thing and it was very nice indeed. Charlie Weasley look-a-like waiter who totally cracked me up with his repetition of our order - "So that's the risotto, the salmon and two tarts…" * horrified silence * * Mum, the waiter and I all crack up * We sat in the lounge observing the very Ricky Gervais style colleagues talking loudly and annoyingly (I found this tres amusing) and drank tea and then it was TIME TO GO!
We went through to the centre, attached to our hotel and scouted around for good seats. Finally got THIRD ROW CENTRE with good view of piano mic (i.e. Jamie's face) and I sat and got very squeaked. And then it was 8. And then…
JAMIE! He is SUCH A HOBBIT! I mean honestly, he is barely taller than me, as bouncy as Gemma, so damn cute and unbelievably talented. Guh-age abounds. The drummer was so cool and the bass player looked like BOROMIR! How COOL!
Katie requested all the details so I scrawled down the set lists during the interval and after the show along with some random notes so I guess I may as well post that here:
Jamie Cullum Concert! Meagh! HOBBITY! 5AUG03
Set One:
You and the night and the music
Ain't necessarily so (he sang a variation - "Jamie, was small but oh my…" * dirty giggles* )
Lots of random rhythmic piano hitting! Heehee!
I've got you under my skin
A new song called 20something which was so cool and had audience participation and JUMPING from the Jamie
I can't get started with you
A song he claims is about his love life, which I didn't get the name of - random line about "Old man sunshine"?
High and Dry ( I seriously died. I mean he was THREE FUCKING ROWS AWAY SINGING THIS SONG THAT KILLS ME EVERYTIME AND AAAAAAAGH)
Blame it on my youth (Waaah-ness)
INTERVAL
Set Two:
Bye bye blackbird (Herbie Hancock! Woot!)
A Hendrix song (name escapes me "The wind cried Mary"?)
I get a kick outta you (he KICKED at the line KICK eee)
Light my fire (phwoah. He was on FIRE. Mmmph.)
What a difference a day makes
But for now… (melts)
These are the times (song by his brother. Loved it.)
I wanna be a popstar (doo doo doo doo)
I could've danced all night (audience harmonies!)
Encore: It had to be you
Solo encore: In the wee small hours ( I died again)
I had no idea what to expect when they started up but as soon as he spoke to the audience I just KNEW this was going to be amazing, that he was amazing and I am so wowed out still.
The music itself was phenomenal. I mean, the boy can SING and PLAY and the trio were all just so in tune (pardon the pun) with each other it was thrilling to watch. It was JAZZ, the kind I love best and it was fucking inspiring to watch. Zowie.
THEN, (drumroll) afterwards I only BLOODY MET HIM. I got him to sign my ticket for me and then handed him Mum's ticket to sign for a …certain Aussie Jedi. He is so SHORT and CUTE and eee-worthy.
Me: Aaaah I'm sorry I don't have anything better for you to sign
J.C: Hi, s'alright don't worry
Me: It's just, ah, my best friend just moved to Australia and we're both HUGE fans and * pushes tickets across the table * I was wonderind if you would...
J.C.: Ah wow! Excellent!
Bassist: Why'd she move? * looking concerned. CONCERNED FOR YOU KATE! JAMIE'S BASS PLAYER! *
Me: Ah, it's going home really I suppose…she's Kate, we call her the Aussie Jedi though
J.C: Okay, cool * signs ticket to Kate the Aussie Jedi *
Me: And I'm uh, Lucy
J.C.: Right...* ticket signed to Lucy the Nairn Jedi bwahaha *
Me: * gushy * Thank you so much *take pen, go to shake hand *
And after all this?
I got a kiss on the cheek. From Jamie Cullum.
My night FUCKING RULED.
And when I got back there was something wonderful awaiting on the kitchen table. Gemma - see email for gushing.
I feel so LUCKY.
And Katie? You didn't get an autograph for the pure and simple reason you are now my Jamie-stalking buddy so next time we're squeeing together. Or else. O_O
Skep - you are a lucky biotch. On closer examination your autograph is signed with love and mine with BEST WISHES. Then again I got a kiss. So nur nur my dear friend.