livebarrowlandsglasgow

>The Strokes at The Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland (22-03-02)
by Donna Babington
(all in caps coz it was sent over a phone...butit sounds more exciting in caps...so i left it that way...)

WE ARRIVED AT THE BARROWLANDS AN HOUR BEFORE THE DOORS OPENED TO GET A GOOD
PLACE IN THE CUE,THE ATMOSHPERE WAS ELECTRIC AND IT WAS AMAZING TO BE WITH SO
MANY STROKES FANS ALL KNOWING WE WERE ABOUT TO WITNESS SOMETHIHG TRUELY
MINDBLOWING,WE GOT IN AND GOT RIGHT TO THE FRONT 2 FEET FROM THE STAGE,LONGWAVE
WERE FIRST ON STAGE ANOTHER ROCKING BAND FROM NYC AND THEY WERE GREAT,NEXT ON
WERE STEREO TOTAL A FRENCH ELECTRONICA/DISCO BAND THE CROWD WERE RUTHLESS
THROWING BOTTLES ANS BOOING AT THEM WHICH SUCKED BIGTIME!!THEN THE MOMENT 2.500
PPL WERE WAITING ON ARRIVED THE STROES STROLLED ON TO STAGE AND THE CROWD WENT
MENTAL!!HELLO GLASGOW SHOUTED JC LOOKING SEXY AS EVER IN DENIMS BLACK T SHIRT
AND JACKET OH MAN THEY ALLOOKED FUCKING AMAAZING OOZING PURE SEX APPEAL!!THEN
THEY LAUNCHED INTO MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM WHAT A GREAT TUNE,I CAUGHT EYE
CONTACT WITH JC ND HE GAVE ME A CHEEKY LITTLE GRIN,THE BOYS THREW OUT THE REST
OF THE TUNE,S PERFECTLY YOU COULD FEEL THEY WERE PUTTINGG THEY,RE HEART AND
SOUL INTO EVERY SECOND OF THE PERFORMANCE,THEN DURING NEW YORK CITY COPS JC
JUMPED INTO THE CROWD RIGHT ON TOP OF ME!!!HE RUFFLEDD MY HAIR!!OH MY GAWD!!!BY
THE TIME TAKE IT OR LEAVE WAS ON I WAS SOAKED TO THE SKIN WITH BEER AND SWEAT
BUT I WAS EXILARTED AND HIGH FROM THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM....ALBERT THEN STRIPPED
OFF HIS YELLOW T SHIRT THAT HE,S HAD SINCE HIGH SCHOOL AND THREW IT INTO THE
CROWD I NOW HAVE IT IN MY HANDS SMELLING THE WONDERFULL SWEATY MANLY AROMA OF
ALBERT AND MAN WHAT A GREAT BODY HE HAS!!!I GOT AUTOGRAPHS AFTER THE GIG AND
MANAGED TO SHAKE THEIR HANDS AND HUG JC AND FAB!!AMAZING THE BEST NIGHT OF MY
LIFE BY DONNA BABINGTON