fast times at nottingham rock city ft. gary numan!

I just got back from Nottingham earlier! I had a great time and I'm going to write everything up now.

I had a bit of a kerfuffle with my hair this morning, which made me a bit weepy and upset, but my mum calmed me down with hot chocolate and soft words. We left the house at 1pm, and I brought my new holographic clutch bag from Select, and I kepy my cigarettes, a copy of Splinter, the print-out of the confirmation email, a Sharpie and some Illamasqua lipstick. The drive from Birmingham to Nottingham was about an hour and a half, but it took us an extra ten minutes to get there because my mum got lost.





We got to Nottingham Rock City at about 2:45pm, and my sister walked me up to the venue and made sure I was ok. I waited until about 3:30pm, which was when Ade Fenton came out to give us our VIP laminates and CDs (Big G from the crew wasn't feeling well). I wasn't expecting Ade Fenton! He's lovely.



Ade led us into this lounge-y part of the venue with lots of comfy chairs and a massive picture of a lady's bum in black underwear on the wall, and he gave us envelopes with all the VIP stuff in, and then he went to fetch Gary. This time, the laminates were on a lanyard which made me feel all fancy and official. Then Gary came out and I nearly died!!! I know I've met him before but it was still uwaaaaah. It's still really weird that he's actually really real and I was in the same room as him AGAIN!!
I was the first person to talk to Gary. I asked him to sign my Splinter CD, which he did, and told him about my tattoo idea, which is to get his signature on my arm. He wrote his signature on my arm and in two different sizes on the folded up bit of paper I had with me, and I decided that the smallest one would be best, so I think I'm going to keep the one on my arm as a temporary thing until I get it tattooed. Then I gave him the flower crown I made and told him he could give it to one of his daughters and if he wanted to try it on first. He said no because then someone would take a picture and it'd get on Twitter and he'd look like a cunt (in his own words!) but he was really lovely about it, and he said he'd give it to his youngest daughter Echo. Then we had a picture together and he gave me a hug and I went to sit down feeling like a wibbly wobbly happy ghostie! I took some pictures and then talked to Ade Fenton for a bit.

Me and lovely Gary! I look funny.


Gary's signature on my arm ft. bracelet imprints and gross self-harm scars (ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ

At about 4pm Ade told us that the soundcheck would be starting soon, so I went to give Gary another hug and he kissed my cheek!!!!! I wasn't expecting that!!!!! He didn't do that last time I met him!!!!! I am still getting all wibbly over it now!!!! I love Gary Numan so much~!!!!!!!!!
We all went upstairs to the main hall where the soundcheck was starting, and I went to the barrier bit and watched the soundcheck. I waved hello to Tim the cute bassist a lot and he said hello back!

1. Pure
2. The Calling
3. My Last Day
4. Love Hurt Bleed

The set-up looks great! I can't wait to see it again in Wolverhampton.


The soundcheck finished at about quarter to five and everyone left. I told Ade Fenton I wouldn't be at the concert tonight but I was coming to Wolverhampton, and he said 'super!' and I very sneakily bought a t-shirt from the merch stand.
I texted my mum to let her know the sound check had finished and suddenly my phone lost all of its 28% battery while I was taking a photo of a Chameleons Vox poster. When my mum's car pulled up outside Rock City she told me she'd been to Tesco's and bought me a Cadbury's Screme Egg, some gluten free white chocolate and cranberry biscuits and a Cadbury's crunchy spider! I slept for a bit in the back of the car and woke up when we got back home.

I didn't go see Thor 2 yesterday because I felt very tired and leaden so I think I'll go tomorrow. I'm going to wear my new Splinter t-shirt!

black taxi

Lou Reed died two weeks ago. I am still very sad. The day after it happened I was going to the cafe at Cadbury World, and I put on Fistful of Love by Antony and the Johnsons and nearly cried. Nothing's ever going to be the same.

I've been waiting for a very long time, and now tomorrow is the day I go down to Nottingham for the afternoon to go to the Gary Numan meet and greet! I'm incredibly nervous but also sort of excited. It'll be the second time I've met him but I'm going on my own as opposed to with a friend, so I don't know what I'm going to do or how I'm going to act. Help!!!! I really hope I don't cock things up!!!! I bought a holographic clutch bag with a chain strap from Select the other day. I'm going to use it for days when my starry bag is too big and my leopard print bag is too small, like tomorrow. So far I can keep a copy of Splinter and a handmade flower crown in it. I'm going to wear the furry coat I wore last time.
Now that it's come up to A/W there's lots of really cool things in the shops! I like all the tartan things, all the black and sparkles, everything! I swear I only ever look my best during the autumn and the winter. It's probably because I have an opportunity to wear my much nicer clothes.

On Thursday I fell asleep and woke up at quarter to ten with an unexplainable urge to listen to Kylie Minogue so, uh... that happened. She's got a song called Some Kind of Bliss that was written for her by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore from the Manic Street Preachers, and it's really good! Apparently she performed the song live with them once, and the recording of it is really rare and sought-after.

I really cannot think of anything else to write here. But I will say I'm planning on seeing Thor 2 in the cinemas next week!