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2008-03-08 Optional Wallace - Manchester Academy 3




See the ticket lass crouching down haha :P




















Optional Wallace























































Third band, cant remember their name...











































     
 


just got back home from preston, scoffed down my fish fingers and chips then headed out again, this time to manchester : )
another free train :D :P - pretended i was asleep when the ticket man came :P
the ticket machines are working in oxford road station now so i get off at deansgate instead :P
i got off the train at 7.30 ish, quite a long walk from deansgate to the academy as I got there at 8, just in time for the first band although i missed a song or two as i was saying hi to matt, and co downstairs : )
gave em my photos : )
the first band were pretty good actually
not my usual thing but pretty similar to the Whip. they were an electro dance guitar band sorta thing with a cello and electronic drum kit : )
nice lighting
steve, lynn, dave, john, laura, jon and sue arrived : )
i had a word the with lighting man for optional wallace, and he sorted it! :D got some pretty good photos thanks to it : )
also the crowd loved them and the whole atmosphere was great :D
band number 3 were indie and my mates headed downstairs so i joined em
played a couple of games of pool with my bosses son - John, beat him : P
played a game with my boss, beat him! :D :P a good experience :D
played a game with big jon, i wouldve beaten him if i didnt accidentally pot the black!
headed to dannys house party with matt and his gf.
twas very loud and distorted unfortunately
some nice girls but the nice ones had boyfriends : (
i soon got bored and headed to chris' with a tandori chicken and chips with hot sauce :D
tasty!
i crashed on his floor, very uncomfortable but hey! what can ya do!
you only risk regretting what you don't do!

 
     


     
 
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