I'm going to the 6th solo too, main and aftershow, yay!

Mostly a lurker here (the Legendary London shows have got me posting!) but it could be cool to meet some Orgers. Not sure what time I'll be getting up there though. Hmmm that reminds me, I better book some travel tickets pronto!

Anyone that wants to meet up, can they orgnote me please, so we can make sure we're all meeting at the same place at the same times ?
Thanks

i'm up for meeting people on the 6th, as i'm on my own that night...no axe murderers though please!

If I get to go then I'd love to meet up, if I can't get ticketmaster to give me a ticket then am thinking of the aftershow, who else is up for aftershow that night

i'm at the aftershow too...well, it's cheaper than a hotel!

cloudguitar said:

LMAO!!!!!

I'm there too - up for meeting

I was just thinking (yes I know! ) Anyway as theres quite a few of us coming alone now and all wanting to meet up shall we meet in the Slug and Lettuce from 7pm? Thought it would make sence as we're all arriving at different times, at least then we can all meet in one place and have a drink while we're waiting for everyone, plus I like a cider and I know that pub serves cider! What do you all think? Is it a plan? Lets have a party and Get Wild!

stereoboy said:

yea man, up for meeting, i think jxx is doing the organising, sounds like there will be a few people, should be interesting

on the one hand i'm joking about the hotel indigo...but the aftershows have probably saved me a fortune in hotel bills! by the time i've caught the clipper and made my way to the station, the first train of the day is pretty much ready to go!

hoorah for aftershows! practical and money saving, aswell as fun!

iceblue07 said:

sounds like a plan, i met someone one night in the first bar you hit as you enter the o2, but there was really loud music, so it was difficult to talk

there's a pub just to the right of the slug that's quite good/big and just seems to play prince music...but i'm not sure what it's called...might be good for after the show!

i've given up on queing for the aftershows, once they start letting people in the queue goes like the clappers, so there's no point!

cloudguitar said:

Heehee, I like the way you think!

i'll probably be the one with a black t shirt on with the motown logo on the front (what can i say - i don't have many clothes!)

Yeah the Q does go down pretty quick, its best to chill for a bit and get a drink then by midnight you can just walk straight in Well I'm the megga tall one with the Prince symbol tattooed on the top left arm!

iceblue07 said:

How tall are you? Sounds like you won't have any trouble seeing the stage from anywhere in the Indigo.

iceblue07 said:

useful...kind of like the bat signal...perhaps i should get one!
[Edited 9/3/07 15:21pm]

TheEnglishGent said:

I'm 6"1 pretty tall for a girl eh?!?! I have no trouble seeing anything what with my head in the clouds most off the time and I come in usefull while out shopping in supermarkets coz I get all the shorties asking me to get stuff off the top shelf!

iceblue07 said:

I'll bring my high heels.

Heehee look forward to seeing you in your high heels, especially trying to dance or do you practice at home! hope they are purple and sparkly. I'll be wearing my good old converse, no need for heels for me!

cloudguitar said:

I second that. Axe murderers are best avoided.

iceblue07 said:

I don't think I'd last 10 seconds in a pair of heels, no idea how women do it to be honest. It'll be some comfy trainers for me, going to be on the feet for quite a while.

with the Prince symbol tattooed on the top left arm!



Hey I almost got one of those way back when and I think it's still the only tattoo that I could live with now, hope to see you all Thursday, even if I don't make the main show I really want to go aftershow.

i'm at the aftershow too...well, it's cheaper than a hotel!


What time do they kick you out then waiting for the first train appeals better than the night bus

ThePartyman said:

Where's your sense of adventure?

Isn't it funny how it's always axe murderers that are the biggest fear when meeting some stranger? Think about it logically, an axe would be quite hard to conceal. You'd spot it a mile off and would get plenty of time to make a getaway.

It's the knife muderers and stranglers that you should really be worrying about.

Why do I now feel the urge to get a wooden sandwich board made up with the words, "Prince.org meet up", printed on it and then stand outside the O2 holding an axe?

On second thoughts I'd probably get locked up and miss the shows. Probably best if I leave my axe at home.

ShellyBean said:

I discussed this very thing with one of the Indigo Doormen after the Aftershow on the 28th..

He said that it varies, depending on what time the show finishes, and how much of the crowd stays afterwards to party on. On the 28th they wound things up around 3am, as most people cleared out sharpish after it was clear Prince wasn't gonna come back on. Though I remembered on the 1st (when the live show ended around 3-ish iirc) that a barman mentioned they'd be serving until around 4am. Security guy said that basically if there's a big crowd sticking around inside at the bar/dancefloor etc, then they stay open a bit longer, otherwise they close when things start to wind down. I'm sure in reality they do have a clearer ruling than that, but it didn't seem apparent from what he was saying... I was just glad that to hear some confirmation that Prince indeed could party on for several hours if he was so inclined!

While they probably do have a finite licence time for the music/dancing/performance, I thought it was interesting to know that they have been flexible with kicking-out time thus far. It is certainly the case that they have not closed at the same time each night during the 3121 residency.


As for the first-train-home thing, I had to help keep my friend awake for her first train home after the Aftershow on the 1st, and really with the stubling-in-shock after seeing Prince twice in one night, and queueing for the night bus to Waterloo, we were only sat doing nothing for an hour or so. I did similar on the 28th solo... took a leisuely stroll down to the clipper, sat about in Waterloo for a bit, then made my way across London to get the transport home. Definitely cheaper than a hotel if you can manage staying awake that little bit extra (maybe easier for me as I work night shifts).

I think the official closing time for Indigo is 4am but can understand why they might close earlier if the vast majority clear out.

TheEnglishGent said:

LMAO!

Of course they would be easy to spot if they had their axe with them. I doubt the art of axe murdering is that straightforward. I doubt that axe murderers actually do their murdering in highly populated public places. They probably keep their axes at home, or in some old abandoned shed or something. I strongly doubt they carry their axes everyhwere they go. That would be way too obious. I would just not rather meet any, ya know? Though I would think that axe murderes, with their unhinged minds, would not have the good taste to want to attend a Prince concert, so we are probably safe,

Okay I am thinking about this way too much.. and getting way off-topic.

*sings to self*

"Oh eeeh oh, woaaaaah"

Okay, that's better. Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince.

TheEnglishGent said:

That would make sense I guess. Though I would like to think that if Prince fancied a little rest, he could come onstage at 3am and play until 6, were he so inclined.


Hmmmm. Do you think axe murderers date bunny boilers? I try and avoid those too.
[Edited 9/4/07 4:38am]

ShellyBean said:

the latest i was in there was just before 4am...but one night they seemed to be clearing people out at about 3.30 (probably the dr john night!)-('throw me on the street huh?' - i tried the bela legosi look but it didn't work - (and i forgot my axe)(must remember it on thursday)

so that seems to comply with what already been said, but i thought i'd add my 2 cents

the one night i caught the tube it started about 5am(even though it said the first one was at 5.30) - there were a few people in the bus/tube station with the same idea it seemed

can't remember if the last clipper was 4 or 4.30... more fun than the tube, especially if they let you sit outside at the back

TheEnglishGent said:

Well, you've convinced me, why didn't i think of that before? - axes - so unweildly, i feel such a fool - i'm off to buy an ice pick

*joins partyman in singing the mantra 'oh wee oh wooooaaaahhhhh'*

ThePartyman said:

You seem to know far too much about the mindset of an axe muderer. It seems we all need to avoid the crazy guys going around chanting along to oh wee oh wooooaaaah...


You've been warned people!

TheEnglishGent said:

TheEnglishGent said:

I've never thought of the chant 'oh wee oh' being sinister before

but actually, it kind of is!

it reminds me of the noise the ewoks make before they try and spit roast han solo!