http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/03/its-turned-cold-as-hell-here-but-here-are-some-links-anyway Digital Lifestyle Aggregation - helping to establish open source infrastructure Fri, 16 May 2008 05:09:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/03/its-turned-cold-as-hell-here-but-here-are-some-links-anyway#comment-239558 Ivan Pope Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:34:38 +0000 http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/03/its-turned-cold-as-hell-here-but-here-are-some-links-anyway#comment-239558 I first saw Patti Smith in 1979 at the Reading Festival. I climbed over the fence into the backstage area and waited for her to emerge. Never saw her though. A couple of years ago I went to see her perform the entire Horses album on its 25th anniversary in London. A-ma-zing. At the Festival Hall in London, huge hall. I was bopping around halfway back up the seats, the bouncers wouldn't allow us down the front where a riot was going down. Suddenly Patti left the stage to the right. A melee down the front. I ducked in with the bouncers who all ran across to the right. Sudenly I saw her, climbing up through the seating towards me. With perfect anticipation, I climbed onto a seat and she appeared right in front of me. I stretched out my arms and shouted 'I love you Patti'. She sang a few lines and then turned and ran back to the stage. I had tickets to the afterparty with my brother who is a rocknroll photographer. After an hour or so Patti and Lenny Kaye came out for a beer. I went over to talk to them. I had the presence of mind to thank Lenny for Nuggets - it changed my life. (and if you don't know what Nuggets after punk ended and the eighties kicked in, don't ask). I first saw Patti Smith in 1979 at the Reading Festival. I climbed over the fence into the backstage area and waited for her to emerge. Never saw her though.
A couple of years ago I went to see her perform the entire Horses album on its 25th anniversary in London. A-ma-zing. At the Festival Hall in London, huge hall. I was bopping around halfway back up the seats, the bouncers wouldn’t allow us down the front where a riot was going down. Suddenly Patti left the stage to the right. A melee down the front. I ducked in with the bouncers who all ran across to the right. Sudenly I saw her, climbing up through the seating towards me. With perfect anticipation, I climbed onto a seat and she appeared right in front of me. I stretched out my arms and shouted ‘I love you Patti’. She sang a few lines and then turned and ran back to the stage.
I had tickets to the afterparty with my brother who is a rocknroll photographer. After an hour or so Patti and Lenny Kaye came out for a beer. I went over to talk to them. I had the presence of mind to thank Lenny for Nuggets - it changed my life. (and if you don’t know what Nuggets after punk ended and the eighties kicked in, don’t ask).

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