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Adam, that's awful! What an absolutely sh**ty thing to happen.
Wish I could say something to make ya feel better.
Hang in there buddy!
Wish I could say something to make ya feel better.
Hang in there buddy!
So sorry , Adam...these times really suck...I'm sure that anyone that might have wanted to do some serious harm would have been let in, too....
Soooooo....lesson, even if you don't need it, ALWAYS have a Passport with you(you never know when you are gonna need it)....
(Un)Luckily , in Spain you HAVE to have a "National" ID card (DNI-=Documento Nacional de Identidad" for locals or a NIE ="Número de Identificación de Extranjero" for immigrants , like moi, which , BTW you have to carry AT ALL TIMES, unless you want to wind up with a nice chunky fine and/or in Jail)..so I always make sure I have it with me...
So so sorry for you , knowing that Sir Elton of John is your ALL TIME FAVE....
However do you vote in Britain? You must not have the massive voter fraud issue that we have here in the States.......
However do you vote in Britain? You must not have the massive voter fraud issue that we have here in the States.......
Joking right? Reminder: No politics or religion on the QQ please.
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Oops, Timbre got my allusion, but it is nice to see that your system is so common sense. Now, back to the Gigs!
And Wow, EJ can really move, he is playing in my neck of the woods this Friday at Hershey Park, PA. The little lady did say she wanted to see him.....or was that Dream Theatre on October 10th?
In view of this MOST EGREGIOUS snub, Adam Blue, it IS Sir Elton's duty to ensure that all those unreleased 5.1 mixes are released PRONTO.
Terrible situation, ABB, so next time you do venture out to a concert venue make sure you bring your picture on a WANTED poster!
Oh Ralphie.. I admire your forthrightness.. but tbh I think I've already done what i felt I could at the time I was a fully paid-up member of the fan club etc., to earwig anyone who would listen to try and convince them to get the EJ 5.1's out.. and on sad reflection it was all just a big old waste of breath, well-meaning but it came to naught.. to be fair to those soundmen, bandmates, personnel and whoever else it was in the court of King Elton whose ear I bent, the people I did engage about it were mostly very kind (I do fear some of them thought in the back of their minds: "Nutjob alert!") and to their credit they indulged me somewhat.. but of course the harsh reality is there is nothing anyone can do and the moment has long since passed where Elton was throwing his weight behind his back catalogue being reissued in 5.1, which was probably our best shot as he said he wanted Greg Penny to "do the lot".. if those unreleased surround remixes ever have a chance now it would take a "Herculean" (pun intended... you all know Elton's middle name..! ) effort, imho.. maybe one day..
Well... well.. well..
(No, not 3 holes in the ground.. ...but get ready for a major tale of WOAH.. I mean, woe. :violin )
Well, tonight my dear QQ friends, I was supposed to be going to see my hero, Sir Elton of John, Live at the iTunes Festival at The Roundhouse.. that unfortunately did not happen.. and here is my sorry tale;
In a nutshell, I was refused admission.. on the grounds that I do not possess the required Photo ID.
Why do I not have anything with my photo on it about my person?
1.) I do not carry a Drivers' Licence.
Why?
I have epilepsy (lived with it the last 25 years) and since the prognosis is that I will more than likely have to be on medication to control it for the rest of my life, I am unable - no, unfit - to drive a motor car.. and so I do not have, nor need, a Driver's Licence (which here in the UK have the necessary Photo ID on them),
2.) I do not currently hold a valid UK Passport.
(which here in the UK have the necessary Photo ID on them).
Why?
Around 10-ish years ago (slightly less, maybe 8 years?) I developed a morbid fear of flying after one too many bad experiences, so that scotched that.. and I've never flown since. Also, I never have the time nor inclination to travel abroad recreationally by land or sea either (I haven't had a proper holiday, going away, that is, for many years.. I have had a few "staycations" to recharge the batteries and some brief sojourns within the UK, thank God.. but nothing that requires a Passport) and I no longer work for a company based in another country as I used to. Put simply, I do not need nor do I want a Passport.
I tried everything I could to persuade the various decision makers there, shoved in an undignified manner from pillar to post, from door staff, to security, to a member of the Apple/iTunes staff at the box office or desk or whatever it was, ultimately to a member of the venue's management.. they were indignant.
I was absolutely, definitely, without hesitation or further consideration, no way Jose, getting in, on the basis that I do not own either of these two forms of Photo Identification (and so did not have either on my person this evening to present as proof of identity to any of those respective staff and agencies to whom I appealed).
This was after queuing up for an hour outside (after a day's work I was already a little whacked but got my second wind, I was going to see EJ, soon all would be good with the world and my Duracell's recharged with the power of his music) where none of the sundry staff around the area outside the venue had mentioned I'd need any such ID..) ..oh and having gone through airport style security, through some hideous walk-through presumed metal detector type contraption and padded down manually and with paddles by an assortment of goons (which in and of themselves was all ever so slightly traumatising, as they were somewhat reminiscent of part of the whole airport/flying experience I have come to so abhor.. and these people still would not let me in.
So, I promptly came home again, on a hot and smelly tube, just zoned out and totally deflated.
No gig, no EJ, no kiss kiss, no bang bang.
Not even an encore of Can You Feel My Disappointment Tonight..?
I am not a terrorist. I am a fan.
I respect the wishes of the venue and all involved in the organisation of the event.. and I said as much to the Manageress who ultimately drove the final nail in my coffin of ever getting in to the gig tonight.. but really what an appalling way to treat a blameless law abiding citizen who has never and would never commit a crime of any kind, let alone an act of violence or terrorism.
The fact that they would not entertain anything else was just, incongruous to me..
..in near desperation, I said "Look, here's my wallet with various cards of some description, including my Medical Exemption card for my chronic condition, all with my name on them, plus you can see my Facebook, with a mugshot of me, also with my name on it.. and as far as I'm aware I'm the only Adam-Blue Buckley in the World.. and certainly the only one with this face, nobody could be that unlucky.. but that was seemingly too technical and too practical a workaround solution for Apple's staff at their iTunes Festival.
No dice. Piss off ugly.
So, yeah, that was my latest/recent/upcoming gig experience.
Just thought I'd share it with you all here.
So memorable.. sadly for all the wrong reasons.
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