Birmingham 22nd and 23rd May 2004
DAME EVADNE
I’m not sure if this is a tour report or a fan greet but hey, I’m a happy old Dame 'neway. The weekend began with a night on the tiles with our site reporter Bex and it was great eying up all the talent and just getting wasted. So next day off we headed for the hotel, where we met up with our Hilda and another friend Suzie, as Hilda mentioned, several bottles of champers and an FA cup final later and we are all wasted!!!
Whilst on our way past reception we saw Jodi checking in, poor love was trying to get organised but still had the time to stop and chat and pose for photos, she really was a lovely girl. Poor Bex needed some air and a fag so off we went just outside of reception when who should be sitting in a minibus but Tony, after a few minutes of chit chat and imparting the news that we knew where Jake was, Tony shot out of mini bus and back into hotel!
Not long after the rather tasty Mr Filan and his beautiful wife appeared outside and were more than happy to pose for photos and have a little chat with myself and our Bex. Next came Mr Feehily snr…………… He was a star, I loved him to pieces but due to that fact that we were all drunk we had to have more pictures the following day!!!!!!!! Kian and Jodi finally arrived and as the party were late Kian told people he was sorry but didn’t have time to stop, however Jodi asked him to pose with our Bex for a photo which he very kindly did.
PHOTO'S
As Mark’s dad left he had to get rid of his beer glass.
***** THIS GLASS (UNWASHED!!) NOW HAS PRIDE OF PLACE IN A CERTAIN DAME’S GLASS CABINET AT HOME **********************************************************************
The following morning nursing severe hangovers we sat outside in the sun again when Mr Oliver Feehily came outside in search of the lads again, worrying he had overslept… After talking to us he realised that he was in fact the first one up!!! He did inform us that poor Marie was at home with a nasty bout of flu and Mark had gone to visit her and would be back later that evening. He also admitted that all his sons were “CRAP” at golf.
Oh yes and we did go to concert too!!!! The gig was as always great, very funny when Nicky sang a line too soon and poor Shane had tears in his eyes as he laughed at the poor lad.
Once back at the hotel the hardened drinkers i.e Nicky and Mark sank the vodka’s like no tomorrow!!! We got to speak to Mark after Bex had to retrieve her Irish flag that Mr Byrne stole from her!!! We asked Mark about Ozzy, who is in fact his Irish setter puppy, he did say he felt Ozzy didn’t get enough recognition but he didn’t want snoop to be forgotten either…. Poor lad… drunk as a skunk but still wonderfully nice. He signed a pic for me and had a picture taken with Bex and Myself. Thanks for that.
So at seven am Bex and myself had breakfast then I decided sleep would be far worse than the long drive home!!! So I am now back and twice as senile as I was before my trip to Birmingham……
The best signed item I posses!!! Dame Evadne
passes out on the floor!! Now for the embarrassing bit………. I am a craven now and
a sad one too, I now have in my hot sticky paws...
An empty cigarette box belonging to Nicky, I swear I have no idea how this came
into my possession, I will now go and hide!!!