EC in London - October 11th

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:52 am

Is Elvis mocking us?

Has anyone noticed that Saturday October 11th is the date of the Turkey v England "Potentially explosive" (copyright of the tabloids) Euro 2004 game? Anyone know what time the England game kicks off? PLEASE be an afternoon kick off although it's bound to be an evening one...

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:59 am

Looks like geeky "soccer" fans all over England will have to make a very tough choice...I can just see them scratching their balding heads now.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:17 am

Hey Cope - im not bald! I like to think im not geeky either ...but I dunno....maybe.....!

VERBAL G: Do what im gonna do if it is an evening kick off - tape it and watch it when you get home without seeing the results! I predict 2-0 to England! Oh roll on 2004 I love it!! Last time I decorated the entire front of the house with bunting and stuff much to my teenage sons embarassment!

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:26 pm

Of course he's mocking you -- he's a ROI supporter. I couldn't give a toss about England's games to be honest.

ROI v Australia is coming up. Should be a good 'un.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:55 pm

POP Bunny - Do pay attention, it was last night RoI won 2 - 1

The England game will probably be afternoon as it is a Saturday.

Cope - did you see that EC is playing Denmark?

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 7:53 pm

so lacklustre wrote:POP Bunny - Do pay attention, it was last night RoI won 2 - 1

Oh yea, so they did. Is this the same Australian team that beat England 3-1? But what a great goal Lampard scored tonight against Croatia.

Dread to think how Scotland got on.

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:34 am

MR: LACKLUSTRE!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!! I'll get on that! weeeeeeeiiii thank you.

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:35 am

GILLIE ! Sorry...I just hate sports..!

except for indoor huntin' and fishin'

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:50 am

Lackey Lusty....I could not find any news of Elvis playing in Copenhagen, just a listing for a tentative appearance at the Skanderborg Festival in Denmark...but that's over! So no ELvis for me!!!!! boo hoo

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:10 am

Gilli - "tape it and watch it when you get home without seeing the results!" - what do you reckon the chances of THAT are?!!!!! Anyway EC'll probably make some reference to it. I remember seeing him at the Royal Albert Hall and he went off stage every now and then on the pretext of changing his guitar but coming back and telling us the updated score of a Liverpool game.

SoLacklustre - "The England game will probably be afternoon as it is a Saturday. " - not necessarily. The final games of the group always kick off at the same time but I reckon it could be an evening job.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:24 am

Copey baby - Ringsted, Denmark 01/11/2003, see the tour dates at the bottom of this page

http://www.elviscostello.info/

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:55 am

Lakey Lusty I love you man!!! AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN ME:...you can crash at my place.....no strings attached.......but no creeps!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 8:03 am

Copey and So Lacklustre - get a room you guys!

Gilbert · Post by **Gilbert** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:55 am

I saw Elvis during his 1989 solo tour at Glasgow Pavilion, when he was supported by Nick Lowe. This was the night that Liverpool had to avoid defeat to Arsenal at Anfield to win the League. Normally these games are on satellite subscription-only TV, but in those days it was on regular BBC1.

As a Liverpool fan, it must have been agonising for Elvis to be unaware of what was going on down at Liverpool, although we couldn't tell if he was getting signals from the crew as to the progress of the game. To his credit, his performance was as stunning as usual and he only made passing reference to the game during the encore.

(Liverpool lost two late goals to give the title to Arsenal.)

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 3:49 am

verbal gymnastics wrote:Copey and So Lacklustre - get a room you guys!

Don't get all agro and envious Verbal!!! there's plenty of Lakey Lusty to go around!!!!

littletriggers · Post by **littletriggers** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:55 pm

Ahhh VG that would of been the RFH gig where the Brodskys played for the first part of the set then the screen removed for a crackin second half. We had a blast of a day in London went to a few of the old Soho haunts for vinyl shops which were actually a dissapointment then back to a sports bar at Waterloo for the Football then on to the gig drunk as usual. I remember the R.A.H. gig as well for the Football updates.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:57 pm

I remember it for Clint Eastwood. And also Jo Brand and Mark Lamarr.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:23 am

littletriggers wrote:Ahhh VG that would of been the RFH gig where the Brodskys played for the first part of the set then the screen removed for a crackin second half. We had a blast of a day in London went to a few of the old Soho haunts for vinyl shops which were actually a dissapointment then back to a sports bar at Waterloo for the Football then on to the gig drunk as usual. I remember the R.A.H. gig as well for the Football updates.

This was the show which was Elvis and Steve with the unsurprising special guests of The Brodsky Quartet. It was also the show when afterwards Steve put me and Sulky Lad on his guest list for the Bournemouth show the following week which got postponed

I'm sure I must have reviewed it here somewhere but having been off for a few days there's too many things to look at right now (and PMs to answer!).

sulky lad · Post by **sulky lad** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:20 pm

Ah yes where the limo for Mr Eastwood had a flat tyre which was kicked a few times by a gorilla in a suit and VG said (not once but twice, note)
Pump it Up !!
"And it feels like a punishment but I don't know what for"

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:51 pm

...(and PMs to answer!).

Don't tell us, let us guess - 25 year old girls wanting to take you clubbing.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:14 am

sulky lad wrote:Ah yes where the limo for Mr Eastwood had a flat tyre which was kicked a few times by a gorilla in a suit and VG said (not once but twice, note) Pump it Up !!

I did not say it twice! You're only saying that because you're jealous that such spontaneous wit did not come from yourself

Mike Boom wrote:
...(and PMs to answer!).
Don't tell us, let us guess - 25 year old girls wanting to take you clubbing.

Wrong. But carry on guessing.

By the way, PMs does not mean Prime Ministers.

sulky lad · Post by **sulky lad** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:20 pm

Now all the people who know VG will smile because they are assured he won't let a good pun (or a bad one) pass without hammering home the point. At least he didn't whistle any Sergio Leone tunes (I bet I've spelt that wrong) when Mr Eastwood came out.
And just to whet your appetite, guess who wound Elvis up twice at Hammersmith in 2005 ?