This is something I wrote when the great Chesney Hawkes came to my university, a teaching college in Lincoln. At the time Chesney was on his comebcak tour, and his single is actually released this week! (1/10/01) and he was playing in a club in town. Our ents people decided to book him. This is what I wrote when they did...
(ok, so the single release keeps being put back. Tsk. And the pic was from Official site)
I HAVE JUST MET CHESNEY HAWKES. I AM NOT KIDDING. CHESNEY CHESNEY CHESNEY CHESNEY CHESNEY.
I think I told most of you lovely people I was going to see Chesney, and now I'm going to tell you what happened when we got there. ps I wrote this at the time, so it may be confusing. Right, we got in the theatre building at 5. Doors supposed to open at 5.45, but they let us in about 15 minutes too late, annoyingly. Then when we did get in (ie as I am now) they made us wait a bit more. It looks like the support band
Inner City Sleeping will be on. One of them is wearing a shirt like one of mine!! Not good. they are ervy noisy. The first song is like Ocean Colour Scene. oh, by the way we are in the 3RD ROW BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! They're all ugly. Are they any good Julie? No, as most support bands are. We want Chezzers. Julie has spoken! they're just about bearable in my opinion. Now they're doing a song called Bible Basher, which, appropriately, sounds a little like Holy Bible MSP. ish. ir noisy. We want Chezzers!!There are people in the front row acting like mongs. This song is quite good 'Hard to Handle'. Vocalist has handed over to other bloke (bassist) weith nice black shirt with outline drawing of chinese dragon on it. Sad that I notice these things, I know. Oh, their set is over.Beige suit has just walked by, and Ellie and Kate have their mouths open, tongues on floor. Oh, their set is over. Oh well.
CHESNEY
Come on get on with it!
Yay!
"hey guys" "Hello Chesney!!" Ok, so we just cheered. OH MY GOD! CHESNEY!! "Decidedly quieter than the last band because there's just the two of us." (bloke called stuey on bass) "awwwww." He has short dyed blonde hair btw. Don't know what this one is called. Stool rock. he has a good voice. H1 thinks he is lovely. He's ok. He's lovely (no i am not scizophrenic, this is Julie) Oh, it's an acoustic set btw. Will be in Ritzy's at 1.15!!!!!!!!! Stay Away Baby Jane. next single. very good, sounds like something I can't place. Beige Suit, as Julie has ppointed out, is at the end of the road behind us. Ellie and Kate are very pleased. Oh, just realised will have to scan local papers fopr photos.(NB: I forgot this) Chesney: I'm going to do a bit of a novel one now" Someone: "You're my one and only chesney" Chesney: "Not that one but thankyou very much" "Please sing along, cos we might fuck it up. madonna did" American Pie. The full version. Singalong time!! OH MY GOD CHESNEY HAWKES IS HERE SINGING AMERICAN PIE. How surreal. Beige suit is still there Finishing with.................. "Do we have to do this one?" "YES!!!"
THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney is singing The One And Only!!!!!!! Julie forgot her dictaphone. Bugger. Oh my God that smile! Beige suit on stage. Ellie is taking photos of beige suit. Asian guy (promoter?) goes past, Ellie and kate still smiling.
Idea for question "Can we have your autograph" Ellie's question "how does it feel knowing you stole the Buddy's song part from my boyfriend?" Her bf went for the same part! ok so she didn't ask this. But these ones (with truncated answers as I cannot write in shorthand) were asked "If you were going to be stuck on a desert idsland with either David Hasselhoff or Philip Schofield, who would you choose?" "That's a bloody good question, I wasn't expecting that" "What have you been doing since the one and only?" "Living, learning how to grow a beard.....I was 19 when I was thrown into it all....but it was a bloody good laugh.....took a break...lived in america...got married (everyone: "awwwww") "How much money did you make?" "5ooo million pounds. An hour. Whatever I did earn, I blew it. that's why I'm here." If someone asked you why, what would you say? "Why what? or because" What's the line-up of the new band? "4 piece. Stuey on bass, brother on drums, looking for a guitarist" "Fave band?" "Radiohead" "can you do a radiohead cover?" "Who's the most famous person you've ever met?" "Met princess Diana....Robbie Williams" (everyone else "Yaaaay" me: "Boooo") "Anne Robinson?" "no" someone: "if you've met her, you know you've made it" (eh?) "Is it true you helped write caprice's new song?" "Yes...sorry" "What was the payment?" "fuck all to be honest...i wrote the song, and she covered it" "What's Roger Daltrey like?" (involved with buddy's song) "great guy, taught me a lot singing wise" "Can we expect any more films?" "Maybe, but no offers oflead parts with Nicole Kidman as yet" "What football team do you support?" "West ham United. can we change the subject please?" "Will you come back if you get another number 1?" "Bloody right" everyone: "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" The people took things to be autographed, and I gave in my wondrous shiny notebook, in which this record was written. When they said they had to go to the club, however, I panicked, as, well , its a notebook and I tend to get quite attached to them as they contain everything I need to remember. So, julie and I went backstage, Ents person let us get it, and Chesney was standing there talking to some RAWK dudes with bad hair. So, I asked him for his autograph and OH MY GOD i have chesney Hawkes's autograph!!!!!
Well, we enjoyed it.
picture taken from chesneyhawkes.com