Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 11 2007 at 11:31 PM
(Login sweetythang) BW Member from IP address 86.129.117.75
Thanks for... (no, not hesitating ) all the help our lovely BWWers gave today -- Sun, for his endless shlapping and support, J73 for being an absolute star in the sound department and David for taking infinite photos (which will be forthcoming very soon) -- and of course, to Ann (from Harper Collins) and everyone that turned up.
Last, but most definitely not least... I would like to say a huge thank you to our very own Mr Visconti... for finding time for us in his hectic schedule, for being warm and charming as ever and on a personal note, for making my mum very happy
You will be like your dreams tonight
This message has been edited by sweetythang from IP address 86.129.117.75 on Feb 12, 2007 10:20 AM This message has been edited by sweetythang from IP address 86.129.117.75 on Feb 12, 2007 10:11 AM
You mean the (un)usual suspects? Yeah, they almost jump out the screen at me and grab me by the throat, but it might have been fun to try and put names to the people I don't recognise!
Thanks for the photo's posted for all to look at. It was great to meet Tony Visconti - he seemed a really approachable, down to earth kind of person. My hubby and I were a bit nervous as not having been to one of these do's before, we werent sure what to do!? I managed to meet Ardent Desir - very recognisable from his many post on the messageboard - he seemed nice and pointed out a few other BWW's - it's great to put faces to names. Our photo was taken with TV and I wondered if it was possible to get a copy or to post on here, we would very much appreciate it. We were gutted to have missed the Q and A session, after we had the book signed we werent sure what happened next, now we know! We had a great day in Covent Garden anyway, well worth the effort! Here's to the next time.
I probably have piccies of you here! I've got nearly everyone that was there, so if you email me at candydate@gmail.com with a description of you and your hubby, I'll try and find you
Do you look the same as you do in your login pictures? O Bowie fans? I recognize Lucy from the pics of login I think. I know Paul and some of the others. Nice to see you again. Paul is that your new boyfriend? Hope it all went well and jolly..... Cu soon......
Re: Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 12 2007, 3:07 PM
it was a great day. i thoroughly enjoyed all of it. what a nice man mr visconti is. it was also fab 2 meet some old friends & make some new ones. hats off to sweety for A1 organisation of the day.
very tired now, tho'. i need rest & huge amounts of tea.
.of course, we were missing some of the bww chums...shame you couldn't make it P-Lo, mist & all you others that couldn't get there. nice to see ardent face-to-face at last!
This message has been edited by 123paul from IP address 86.133.179.107 on Feb 12, 2007 3:08 PM
Re: Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 12 2007, 3:25 PM
Looks like you all had a great time, glad it went so well, and although a few pictures don't replace being there for real, they are always nice to see.
Re: Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 12 2007, 3:45 PM
Ah good stuff glad it fired off well. Re: Name that face - that's interesting cos I don't know most of ye, err Sweety are you the Marc Bolan lookalike? Great, TV's lookin well.
Re: Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 12 2007, 3:46 PM
yeh, it really was a good day.
tv was great & very patiently signed all the stuff put under his nose.
after the signing, i had a brief chat to him & asked him if he got pissed off about the (still bandied about, i.e. you see it in sloppy journalism now & then, even these days) 'brian eno produced' berlin trilogy. he gave me a briefly rueful grin & said that yes, he does get pissed off with it. however, he did go on to say that both brain one & db have themselves put the facts straight when required. you know, i also meant to ask him more about the drum sound on 'low', but forgot, lol! for my money, tony v did change the face of popular music with some of his productions & techniques - the low drum sound being a case in point as it really did set the template for loads that followed - and there are only a few people that have done that...so, maximum respect is due, imo.
he also told me a little about his schedule over the last week & frankly it does sound like a pretty heavy one & a very, very busy time. so, showing up on sunday & being friendly, polite, funny & indulgent of questions & comments that he must have heard/made/responded to about a million times showed more patience & goodwill than others might show
Re: Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 12 2007, 3:52 PM
Totally agree about the drum sound. If he never did anything else after 1977 that would, or should live with him forever. Luckily for us, he did go on to produce much more. He is up there with the best in my opinion.
He's number 1 in my book, and that's coming from a girl who may know little about techie stuff, but she does know a good tune when she hears it and recognises a genuinely kind, funny and generous nature.
She also knows a right looker when she sees one (see the photos just after page 240 -- On the back porch of Haddon Hall 1970 )
Re: Visconti Book Signing (with pics) : Went to the bar...
February 12 2007, 3:50 PM
You were much missed sir .
Here's another smudge
As you can see there were so many cameras going off for this particular encounter that Mr Viisconti just couldn't make up his mind which one to look at
We ran out of books (as they were all snapped up pretty quickly), so people were disappearing off to Waterstones to get copies... this is one of the last to be signed
Tony also got asked to sign a t-shirt (not a wet one ) This is the before
Those that had their Lodger cover's signed, have the TV 'ringing db's navel' signature!
) all the help our lovely BWWers gave today -- Sun, for his endless shlapping and support, J73 for being an absolute star in the sound department and David for taking infinite photos (which will be forthcoming very soon) -- and of course, to Ann (from Harper Collins) and everyone that turned up.
