"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for brussels
Bruxelles, oui ou non?
For reasons known only to myself (I’m baffled), for my holidays next week I’ve decided to fly into Nice and then travel back via Marseille, Paris and Brussels. I fly in on Tuesday 28th, will stay in Nice for a … Continue reading
Clayton is cool
One down, nine to go. U2 played it safe in Brussels and opened the European leg of their Vertigo tour with a solid, blockbuster set that left no room for experimentation. ‘Subtle’ wasn’t the word. I took pictures with my … Continue reading
I’m with the band
U2 Euro Vertigo Tour Madness 2005 is about to start. I will leave for Brussels in the morning, make a brief stop back in Amsterdam on Saturday and then off to Gelsenkirchen (Germany) on Sunday. ‘Try not to enjoy yourself … Continue reading
Random thoughts of the day
# Everybody’s wearing the same jacket as I am. Different models, same brand. # Fuck off out of my way. # I haven’t even stopped to think about the year 2004 # At least no one died # Stop. whistling. … Continue reading
We’re not letting the bastards grind us down
U2 may be making it hard for us to go see them, and then have the gall to apologise but not acknowledge their mistakes, but we won’t be discouraged. Tickets schmickets. I’m sorted for Dublin, Paris and Brussels, have an … Continue reading
Why are we waiting
10:27 AM. ‘If you are receiving this notice the current demand on the site is too high to allow you to continue at this moment.’ No tickets for the prol yet. Too many people online these days. Why don’t they … Continue reading
Ready for the push again
And so the madness begins, again: U2 Tour dates announced. Tomorrow morning 10 AM, pre-sales for some of these concerts start. Hundreds of hardcore fans will be going insane, click-click-clicking, trying to score tickets (registered fans are allowed 2 to … Continue reading
John Peel tribute on VPRO’s alt.3voor12
“For a few years he would come over to Holland every three weeks. He would do one show live, and record two. Afterwards, he’d stay at my place. He was a very strict vegetarian. If he had to go to … Continue reading
If it wasn’t for your mammy or your daddy…
So who’s in for a weekend in Brussels? A Virgin Prunes Matinee at Ancienne Belgique. 100 minutes of unaired Virgin Prunes footage in total. Live DJ set by Gav and Guggi. Heaven is such a nice place.
