David Knopfler in my hometown

[Pottel]

i actually did, was surprised about how much i actually liked it.
there were some songs where his voice simply did not fit, but that is my opinion, in general i really liked his arrangements and interaction with the audience, and it was bizarre to see him play Bernadette (!!), what'S the matter with you baby, wild west end, and stuff...
then at the end, i had brought my specially acquired cd's and my ticket, and he signed them all, and then took the time to have a pic made of us, and at the end, when most others were gone, he took a few minutes for a brief chat,...i avoided the mention of the letters M....K.... but besides that, he was really friendly, especially when i mentioned i had bought that book of his about the recording industry (can't remember the title now) ages ago.
will do it again.
all that disturbed me, as mentioned, was his voice in some songs, whereas i really liked it in others.
oh and i met a forum member from the netherlands, jeffrey, now he told me his nick, but in all the excitement i forgot, so jeffrey,....pls help me...:-)
it was cool meeting you too.
 

[localhero1986]

Here we are, back in town! Was nice to meet you too Pottel!

The show was very nice imo, although the seating didn't really fit the music DK makes, standing would have been better I guess (but that doesn't affect the music in any way). A friend of mine made a few pictures with his camera, which he left at my place. But, guess what: the camera has an alternative connector inside and even the memory stick itself is not usable outside the camera... So, I can look at them tomorrow (and I'll send the pictures to you too Pottel)...

Highlights were Bernadette, What's the matter baby and Wild west end. I was surprised to see (hear) WWE coming by!

Most of the people immediately left after the show, and a DK show wouldn't be a DK show if there was no time for autographs! DK was so kind to sign a few CD's I bought there (the first time I saw Small Mercies in real life) and join for a picture.

I'll post more info tomorrow.

[Pottel]

lol, localhero of course, how could i forget...thanks for arranging the pics. as promised i will arrange you the poster.

[Hoops McCann]

Glad to here the show went well. It's a shame that he keeps coming back to the same awful NYC venue, which is why I have never gone to see him. Get this though...TM shows that David Knopfler is going to play in NYC again on 5/1/2010. MK will be playing a few days later on 5/6/2010 just across town.

[koobaa]

It's interesting to learn that he plays Wild West End. Wonder if he had to ask brother or he can play whatever from the first two Straits records without asking permission.

[allen]

Maarten, do you dare to give him a Dire Straits or Communique ablum to sign?

[dustyvalentino]

Maarten, do you dare to give him a Dire Straits or Communique ablum to sign?

I would give him a Making Movies album to sign. That would be funny.

[localhero1986]

It's interesting to learn that he plays Wild West End. Wonder if he had to ask brother or he can play whatever from the first two Straits records without asking permission.

He also played Bruce Springsteens Tougher than the rest and Games people play by Joe South. I doubt playing a song from his early days is a problem.

It was interesting to hear (while tuning his guitars before every song) some background information about the songs as well. He wrote "Southside tenements" in the mid 70's and planned it to be on the first album, which didn't happen.

After the first DK show I attended (Weert, de Bosuil), someone wanted to have his 1st DS album signed, which was not a problem at all!

Just before the show started, I bought a few DK albums at the show (Small Mercies and the Giver which I've been looking for for years, and the new Compilation). DK was kind enough to sign all the CD's, taking a picture or two. I hope to post some pictures tonight.

P.S. @ Pottel: thanks! That's very kind!

[Waterline Man]

...TM shows that David Knopfler is going to play in NYC again on 5/1/2010. MK will be playing a few days later on 5/6/2010 just across town.

Hi Dan,
I looked at this & said hey thats a long few days but then the penny dropped about you guys doing the date thingy the other way around:

I love your avatar BTW - the best city in the world bar none

[localhero1986]

Here some pictures:

Pottel and David: http://img18.imageshack.us/i/dsc00686oz.jpg/

David and I: http://img24.imageshack.us/i/dsc00685iy.jpg/

And two pictures of DK on stage: http://img9.imageshack.us/i/dsc00665vc.jpg/ & http://img9.imageshack.us/i/dsc00666rm.jpg/

These are the few pictures I actually could copy from the camera at this moment (the most important ones!), it takes about 5 minutes per picture to copy to the computer due to some parameter problems.

[Pottel]

thanks LH1986, sweet memory...

[Jules]

Nice reports boys, I

[localhero1986]

No, the show on dimeadozen is from Hamburg (01-11-2009). Unfortunately no filming was allowed. But that doesn't mean that there is no video recording of some songs (if you know what I mean).

WWE: http://rapidshare.com/files/302795240/MOV00682.MPG.html (It's not my videoclip btw)

[Rollergirl]

Thanks for the reviews and the pics guys

[Mossguitar]

Maarten, do you dare to give him a Dire Straits or Communique ablum to sign?

I would give him a Making Movies album to sign. That would be funny.