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Tales From the Middle of Nowhere (Vol. 2): I Love Paris!

Posted: 9/03/2012 10:08

Yes.. well been mad busy. Lot's to tell. So... where were we? Barcelona right?

The trip from Barcelona to Paris was uneventful as you would imagine. Landed in the rain and rushed across town to sit in a cold room for three hours waiting to do some bizarre TV show where me and six other French people occupied some kind of rustic dining table for a casual chat while they ate desert! For real...

As you can imagine it was a bit awkward. Me... not knowing the lingo had to wear an ear piece what had an interpreter translating the conversation into my lug-hole. Still had no fucking idea what they were on about.

The gig in Paris was great. It was in a place called Grand Rex Theatre. Incredible upholstery!

The seats would most definitely have been stolen had it been in England! Two of that band The Strokes were there... Fab and Albert to be exact. I ain't seen them for long time.. cool cats man.

Had a brilliant night out after. Stumbled into an empty restaurant at fuck knows what time to catch two french dudes - one on piano and one on the guitar - playing that song Harvest Moon by Neil Young. What followed was mega. They started taking requests... well at least I think they did... and before you know it, it was 5am!!

They went through every genre of music I've ever heard of!! '50s, '60s, '70s, 80s... they stopped at the '90s though, thankfully. My lovely good lady wife kept them on their little French toes with a barrage of '80s demands what peaked with the Wham Rap! It really was fucking mega. Needless to say the next day was spent nursing a rather sore head. Well worth it though. I LOVE PARIS!

So... last night's gig here in Hamburg was okay.. not bad... if I'm being honest I was still feeling it a little bit from Paris. Someone - they were definitely german - kept shouting out, clear as day, in between songs "KEVIN KEEGAN!"

... Indeed.

Off to Berlin just now.

Gotta go.

ONWARDS.

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Yes.. well been mad busy. Lot's to tell. So... where were we? Barcelona right? The trip from Barcelona to Paris was uneventful as you would imagine. Landed in the rain and rushed across town to sit i...
Yes.. well been mad busy. Lot's to tell. So... where were we? Barcelona right? The trip from Barcelona to Paris was uneventful as you would imagine. Landed in the rain and rushed across town to sit i...
 
 
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vividrick
I came, I saw...I had a cup of tea!
12:41 on 15/03/2012
Enjoyed the recent Mario Balotelli interview on Football Focus, Noel. Love him or loathe him, fascinating character.

...Did you get that 'Why Always Me' T-shirt? Can I get to wear it? (just the once) lol.
18:54 on 12/03/2012
The show's name was C à Vous. You were like a fish out of water? Yeah we noticed. Too bad.
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00:08 on 12/03/2012
One of the best songwriters of our generation!
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Aladdin Sane1
"Are you the police?""No, ma'am, we're musicians."
21:36 on 11/03/2012
Dear Blog, "ate desert" made it to the front page of the US Huffington Post this Sunday.
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gwaterman
16:48 on 11/03/2012
What a pointless article.
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SteveDenver
Progressive and liberal, just like Jesus Christ.
04:46 on 10/03/2012
His performance on the Brit Awards was sad: he's worn out, bored and surrounded with musicians who are more interesting to watch than him. Of course this blog is his opportunity to ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!
00:20 on 10/03/2012
Just go away... for #€%#€& sakes... T.
00:19 on 10/03/2012
Go away .... Please.. You give "Music" a bad name... TC
23:13 on 09/03/2012
What a bunch of tools in the comments section.
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restarea
'cause we all need one
07:59 on 10/03/2012
Is this Noel's new alias?
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jokamachi
21:03 on 09/03/2012
The penciled ramblings of a boring, pretentious musician. Can't wait!
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saysaycollins
20:58 on 09/03/2012
Ah God love ya Noel, keep it up!

Seriously, all I want is to meet Noel Gallagher and Karl Pilkington.....random the two of them......but there it is:)
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mascot1
17:58 on 09/03/2012
I cannot believe that you would print this unedited version.
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krissymax
17:56 on 09/03/2012
Thanks for posting at Huffpost - I am a big fan of your music and enjoy reading your insights. Your music has been a great gift to the world and made my life better for hearing it! Cheers!
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PunisherWarJournal
Freedom of speech is pending approval...
17:35 on 09/03/2012
Love Noel Gallagher and ALL of his rants!

The reason I tried (and still fail) playing guitar!
17:35 on 09/03/2012
This guy needs to go back to school to learn how to spell and use grammar!
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saysaycollins
20:58 on 09/03/2012
riiiiiiiiight, because spelling and grammar make you a better rockstar.
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restarea
'cause we all need one
07:58 on 10/03/2012
No they make you a better human.