Coachella

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I wish my glasses suited me as well as Jarv's do him..

Feeling pretty happy after a weekend watching Coachella and managing to snag some tickets to Flight of the Conchords. Thought I would post some recent Pulp/Jarv vids I have been watching. I need to go have a look for some recordings of the Radio City gigs! Poor Ginger Pulp is playing with a broken hand! <3

Pulp's Coachella Set 13/4/12

Like a Friend - Jimmy Fallon (they have perfected it!) 

Part one of a seven part show on song writing Jarv did

true fact

Love this <3

Happy birthday Jarvster!

A very happy 48th birthday to my favourite person Jarvis <3
Listening to his Sunday service in celebration.

48 pics after the jump! xx

Birthday Wishes

Getting old tomorrow. My two impossible birthday wishes were Jarvis and Pottermore access. One of the two just came true. Obviously not Jarvis, but I did get a beautiful Jarvis birthday card <3 <3 <3


Dear Pulp,

Please, please, please don't announce anything devastating tomorrow. 

Love you hardcore. xx 



Here is an awesome thing:

Every single PULP lyric ever! <3

Going to go play on Pottermore now!!!
 

I am not Jesus, though I have the same initials

NME made it out to be some big competition Pulp Vs. The Strokes.

There was no showdown, they weren’t going head to head and the effect on sales can’t have been phenomenal.

There were comparisons, side taking, and even some name calling. Who would put on the better show?  I love Pulp and rather fond of The Strokes as well so didn’t really care, living on the other side of the world I was just excited at the prospect of the shows being broadcast and eventually filtering to me through the wonder that is the internet.

And then I woke up to this:

Jarvis Cocker and Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) covering The Cars Just What I Needed. OMFG! Good cover too.

I love when people I love hang out together and do awesome things.

Anyway, here are some super interesting facts:

• Jarvis and Julian are probably my favourite people with the initials J.C.

• I have seen both of their bands at Festival Hall.

• Both bands didn’t play songs I desperately wanted to hear!  12:51 and Razzmatazz.

• Pretty sure Julian Casablancas spoke to the crowd during that one song more than he did in the entire show in Melbourne, Jarvis must be a positive influence!

 

Anyway, getting sad that the Pulp concerts are coming to an end.  Fingers crossed for something else (I need excuses to blog about them!).  Also Ginger Pulp is still looking fine. 

Do a Little Dance

Since seeing Pulp almost a month ago my Pulp/Jarvis Cocker obsession is at an alarmingly pleasant level. Pleasant for me, possibly annoying for others. I have purchased some lovely posters, a book, and an awesome Jarvis pin.

I'm looking forward to all my goodies arriving in the post.

I've been watching lots of videos on you tube and I came across a pretty great documentary about Common People called The Story of "Common People". Watching it has inspired me to want to learn the dance from the song's video clip. Sadly, the skilled googler that I was couldn't find a tutorial already made. So here is a super dodgy run through. 

Sing along with the common people


Clap up high right, left, right, left.

Sing along and it might just get you through

Clap lower right, left, right, step forward and arm motions as if going through saloon doors on "through".  

Laugh along with the common people


Belly laugh, hands to the left, hands to the right.

  
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you


Hands on hips, swaying slightly, right arm swings around to point on "you".

 
And the stupid things that you do, because you think that poor is c-o-

Pointer becomes telling off (windscreen wiper!) finger right, left, right back to point whilst left arm comes up to side of head for "cool" (note: cool eyes!).

-o-o-l 

Right arm spinning in a clockwise motion.

Ah!

Right pointer hand goes back towards shoulder as left hand comes forward in grabbing motion on "Ah!".










*Non gifsoup gifs sourced from nohlgallagher

Pulp: Remembering the First Time (part two)

Full of Pulpy goodness from the show we headed back to our hotel bar (yes we considered searching out Bar Italia as mentioned by Jarvis) and had some Pulp themed drinks (although I have been told that rum and coke would have been more apt). 

After a few hours sleep we got up and got ready to head to the airport, we turned on the telly and A Little Soul was playing on Rage. I was highly excited by this fateful moment. 

Fast forward some shopping, eating, drinking, film festival viewing of Submarine, learning about mummies, and a whole heap of me singing lines from Pink glove, Sorted For E’s and Wizz, and made up lines from Like a Friend it was time to do it all again! 

We headed into the city to meet Anna for dinner at Grill’d before the show and had some delicious burgers before heading out to Festival hall. We lined up behind a few people and before long we heard the opening lines of Do You Remember the First Time? blast through the wall – sound check complete! 

An hour and a bit later we were allowed to enter the venue. The security was pretty lax for Festival Hall, where was my customary bag check and pat down??? I could have snuck in a Cherry ripe for Jarvis! We rushed over to “sit down” near the barrier and waited ready to pounce once we were allowed to stand up (now personally I don’t understand why Festival Hall make you sit down before a gig as when they make you stand up there is always a stampede reminiscent of The Lion King). 

Anyway, we survived the stampede and ended up on the far right barrier in front of the speakers. We hoped that Jarvis would dance on them. Belles Will Ring came on and the bass nearly knocked my socks off! I couldn’t really hear them so the set was far less enjoyable than in Sydney. They seemed even more excited which was still endearing. 

Then it was time for Pulp to come on, even though I knew what to expect and from my vantage point the effect was ruined it was still thrilling to watch the bright green messages come up and wonder what is going to happen? Then hearing the opening notes of Do You Remember the First Time? Then seeing the fluorescent purple and pink PULP logo struggle and flash then come to life as the chorus kicks in, pure brilliance.

The band played another great set this time including Joyriders and Party Hard. It was great spending more time in the presence of Jarvis.

• Watching him change his shoes (appreciating his sense of self preservation!)
• Asking us to dance to Disco 2000 (try and stop us Jarv!)
• Now when I couldn't breathe when Jarvis sang "want to see you standing in your underwear" whilst pointing in my direction you can imagine my reaction when he sang "you are hardcore, you make me hard" a meter or so from me then proceeded to do sexy dances in the vicinity. Guh. Just Guh.
• Telling us about learning some new vocab “bogan” "Festy Hall"
• Looking back at the rest of the crowd during Common People (do it!) they really did "blow the roof off"
• Finishing off with a sing along to Mis-Shapes (the first ever Pulp song I heard and loved)

As he left the stage Jarvis said, "Maybe we'll see you again in another 13 years". My brain was quick to do the maths. “I don’t want to wait til I’m 40!” I said with my remaining voice.

And then it’s over, oh, what a hell of a show.

And this hollow feeling grows and grows and grows and grows.. 

Pulp: Remembering the First Time (part one)

I confessed to my mother, “If I ever have a son, don’t be surprised if I name him Jarvis”. She laughed it off, “Your infatuation won’t last that long honey”. Then I scanned my memory for a time where I didn’t love, love, love him, I couldn’t remember one. I smiled to myself.

I had just spent the last week being as close to a Pulp groupie as I was ever going to get, going to see them in Sydney then in Melbourne.

I must admit my memory is rather rubbish and the reason I want to write this, I don’t want to forget! 

I never expected to see Pulp live. Nevertheless when they announced Splendour I was rather devastated I couldn’t afford it and would be missing my only chance to see one of my favourite bands. But there was a gap in their schedule so we prayed to Jarvis for sideshows. When I heard they were doing sideshows as I drove along I couldn’t help screaming out “YESSSSS!”. Best. News. Ever. I didn’t know it then but I was going to see Pulp, not once but twice. 

Pulp week started early on Tuesday watching F.E.E.L.I.N.G. C.A.L.L.E.D. L.I.V.E. singing and dancing along to all our favourite tracks. The next morning we hopped onto a bus to Sydney. In a few hours we would be lining up to see pulp, I couldn’t believe it.

We chatted for hours about our favourite songs and what we thought it would be like seeing the band we had loved for years. A band who we found we shared an appreciation for whilst sitting around in a dodgy St. Kilda hotel years earlier when Common People came on the radio.

I was pretty happy with second row middle. It wasn’t long before Belles Will Ring came on stage. For a change I enjoyed the support act, and thought it was really sweet how excited they were to be supporting Pulp.  

   

As Belles Will Ring left the stage the anticipation grew within the crowd and finally at around 9pm luminescent green messages started to appear on the thinly veiled black sheet that blocked the view of the stage. Within seconds it had the crowd screaming, laughing and ready to see the band. Then there they were playing the opening chords to Do You Remember the First Time? It wasn’t a hoax! 

Even though I was “practically dying from a cold” I sang, danced, and thoroughly enjoyed myself as Pulp played an epic set. As I had previously seen Jarvis’ do on his solo tour back in 2009 he had an amazing way with the audience, chatting away between songs, throwing out sweets, and moving how only he can.  

Moments to remember!

•  Falling even more in love with Something Changed
•  Realising they were about to play Disco 2000 then dancing like a giddy school girl to it
•  Nearly touching Jarvis during I spy, then wishing for longer arms
•  Losing the ability to breathe whilst Jarvis sang “want to see you standing in your underwear” whilst pointing in our general direction
•  Learning that Jarvis’ favourite chocolate bar is a Cherry Ripe and having intense cravings for one every day since
•  Realising spending all my money on going to see Pulp twice was one of my best decisions ever
•  GINGER PULP! <3
•  Going to a bar and ordering Vodka Sunrises afterwards