brianf72
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Comments on the Arches GigJust arrived back from my first experience of 4GM live. If I had to use one word only to sum this gig up it would be.....OUTSTANDING.
Everything about this was just right. The venue was great, the crowd were up for it and as for the band...they all looked like they had a ball. This is no group of guys (and gals) going through the motions. Those songs we all know and love were played and sang as passionately as they have ever been. As for the new stuff...well these young upstarts might just be going somewhere. Heart of Wonder has to be up there with the most uplifting songs ever wrote by a Scottish act.
Top 5 highlights from an outstanding event.
1. Theme for Great Cities. Forbes, MacNeil and Smiley in perfect harmony.
2. Dream to Sleep. Ian - a classic that will never die
3. Bruce's suit. Do River Island do that number in a size 34 waist?
4. DYFAM. What a finale. Nice to see a couple of the young team up there on this number.
5. Excuse me while I indulge a little. The two lassies were fantastic (and Jane!).
Anyway, should be receiving my CD through the door any day now. That will keep me on fire until the next time 4GM pass this way.
Don't wait to long folks. You were OUTSTANDING.
brianf72
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darkirvan
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brianf72,
Thanks for the update. I saw 4GM in Sna Diego, California and had a similar experience. However, they didn't play Theme For Great Cities...lucky you. Glad you enjoyed the show.
Take care.
Michael
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EileenK42W
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Brian - I'm a forty-something who's new to posting on forums, so forgive me if I mess up.
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said in your message about tonight's gig. I enjoyed it and was on such a high afterwards I couldn't get to sleep when I got back! So I thought I'd put my insomnia to good use.
All 4'11" of me was on my feet in the middle of the back row of the tiered seating as soon as 4GM started the intro to Waterfront and I danced and sang my way through the whole gig. I loved Simple Minds when I was younger, and remember fondly the big gigs I went to, including Ibrox and SECC. I also liked Big Country and remember H2O and Propaganda. TO hear so many good songs one after the other is a real treat.
I've been lucky to see 4GM 3 times before, including the Special Olympics Glasgow Games 2005 Closing Ceremony and Volunteers' Party gigs. I really hope to see the guys and gals a good few more times.
Bye from the hoarse one!
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Will
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Absolutely a fantastic night!!
What else can be said................
Superb night wich rawcked!!
Great friends(old and new)
Well done to the Sewdish contingiant.T-shirts were great!!
The meet ups,brilliant!! The after show hotel was an absolute hoot!!
As for the band,a wee wee sound problems but the band battled through it all like true proffetionals,the BEST I've ever heard them sound.
I thought it was a great touch to bring both guitar techs come on and play! (for anyone who doesn't know is Bruces son is his tech and Derek son is his tech)
Also spotted Micks son helping out Smilely,The additional rolls of the girls was excellent too,and Jane just seemed to be havin a ball,a smile as wide as the Clyde!! (2 weeks to go Jane?? all the best!! )
Photies will appear as soon as I can sort them out 
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Will
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Heres a pic of the "Four Good Swedes"
Mad as hatters the lot of them!! 
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Achmed yin McRingsting
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I was scunnered, could'nt go...fecking ex-bint kicked off 
Glad you all enjoyed it 
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parky
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Totally agree arches gig was outstanding, Theme For Great Cities being my highlight, although the Big Country numbers really got the place bouncing.
Hello to the two girls from Govan we met. From David and Scott
Parky
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darkirvan
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Excellent, Will. It really looks like the Swedish four had a great time!
Michael
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Knuffa
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Still in Glasgow....
We had such a GREAT time!!  
It was awesome meeting everybody and to finally have faces to go with the nicknames.
Major thanks to Kieran and 4GM! All I have to say is: It should have lasted forever!!
Can't wait to see you all again!! (On a 4GM-gig in Sweden? )
///Cat - member of The four Good Swedes!!
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Hi ALL
I had a fab time to especially meeting up with everyone
Keiran was brill and so were 4GM...... but 4 Good Swedes stole the show
Can't wait to catch up with you all again
Has Patrik put his spunk and whip away
FUN
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The Swede
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Home in the city of Solna again!
W H A T A T R I P P!!
*A fantastic meetup
*An even more fantastic gig! The guys really knows how to play thoose songs. Favorites were Theme For Great Citys (never heard or seeing it better), In a Big Country, Falling and Love Song!
* To meet the guys after the gig! Thanks for the chat and all the signings
* I heard some rumours about an afterparty in a hotel....
Please can we let all the stories stay in the hotel?
Sandra, again, i cant sit, and this time its true... I am a little bit worried about wills ass, you really hit him "there" Sandra...
Another fantastic moment for me was to meet the former drummer in The Minds, Brian McGee. What a fantastic nice and friendly guy that is!!
Looking forward to have Magnus back in Sweden so he can feed us with some photos from the night (no hotel pics please!)
Thanks to Keith and Shirl who picked us up from Prestwick!
Take care and i hope to see all of you soon again!
//Patty Spankbutt
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The Swede
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I did forget two things!
A big thank you to Derek for the tickets!!!
Thank you Loretta for the Christmas cards (i am still looking at all the X marks on it )
//Patrik
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The Swede
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And...
It was fantastic to see Mick and Derek on the same stage again.
I finally found the "missing link" for Simple Minds that night
It was also fantastic to see Derek, Mick and the drummer alone on stage on Theme for Great Cities".
Someone Somewhere were brilliant and Love Song sounded just like the original.
A brilliant night, if you got the chance to see them, take it!!
//Patrik
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modehead
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what an excellent gig, a powerful performance from 4gm, thanks to 4gm for being so welcoming, very approachable people. thanks to derek, mick and later brian for signing my chelseagirl single, had a little chat with ian, a very nice person and good frontman
it was also good to finally meet the very friendly people from this forum.
i must also thank mr tabnab & james for backstage pass & soundcheck, amazing
billy
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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Yes, agreed, this was an excellent gig and one that was worth waiting for.
Meeting up with some of you from this forum was great and here's hoping we can do it all again soon.
Thanks to James for giving me and Billy the backstage passes
I've updated the website with a few reviews of the gig, plus photo's, which you'l find on the SLIDESHOWS/REVIEWS page. If anyone would like to add to the page, either with a review or photo's, just t me know.
Cheers, Mr Tabnab
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Mag_Gothenburg
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It was a fantastic trip to Glasgow to see 4GM, to see Keiran and to see everybody from here! I can't wait till the next meet up with all you folks and another great 4GM gig!
And a special thanks to the band for spending so much time with everybody after the gig. And also Brian McGee... That was something...
And what to say about the after party... Well the whip and spunk says it all... LMAO
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Knuffa
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Tabnab~I can't see the review  ...when i click the button "slideshows/reviews" I just keep coming back to the Main page?! Please...heeeeeelp meeeee.... 
///Cat
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Jean Genie
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There isn't a working link from the slideshow/review button at the moment, Tabnab.. There are the clippings from Billy (Modehead) in the audio/video lounge, that were filmed at the Arches gig.
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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Aye, it's up and running now me dears...apologies for teasin' yiz......or just forgetting to enable the link...... 
Tabnab
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danish68
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Great!
Thanks a lot!!
/D
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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No probs Mr D 
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Knuffa
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Brilliant Tabnab!! Great pics...miss one though....the group pic from the hotel
///Cat
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danish68
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That picture nearly destroyed his camera!!!!!!!! 
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Knuffa
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| danish68 wrote: | That picture nearly destroyed his camera!!!!!!!!
/D |
Aha...almost caused a meltdown in it huh? You should see how our camera look after keeping a pic of "TheFourGoodSwedes" in it! I guess it's a good thing dear Tabby didn't use his camera to eternalize that bunch of swedes...his camera would probably have exploded!
///Cat
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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He he
I wasn't sure whether to add the 'other' photo's to the slideshow or not and in the end I decided not to, as the other gig slides didn't have any included.
Anyway, maybe I should post the group shot here...on our very own forum. Yes, maybe that would be best all round. Give me a few minutes and I'll get them together folks.
Mr Tabbers
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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Here we go...
For all you 'Right-Clickers' out there
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Knuffa
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Woo Hoo Tabbily Too!!!! What a great picture! But where is the whip? And the spunk???
Thank you for sharing that precious moment, it'll make my desktop look marvelous!
///Cat
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Mag_Gothenburg
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| ALI BIN TABNAB wrote: | Here we go...
For all you 'Right-Clickers' out there |
Thanks for the great picture! That brings back great memories!! We had such a great time!!
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The Swede
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I said, no pics from the hotel please
But that one was very friendly
Give me a day or two for the whip and the spunk picture, im getting old you know...
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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| Knuffa wrote: | Woo Hoo Tabbily Too!!!! What a great picture! But where is the whip? And the spunk???
///Cat |
I must have missed that bit Cat.
Glad you like the picture
ASH
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Knuffa
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Oh Ash,
It's a great picture and I LOVE IT!! As for the whip and the spunk...I think we'll leave those in Patriks dark dungeon
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Will
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Great pic Tabsy!
Gonna keep that one (one right click away!! )
As for the whipping!!....nah!! used to that,but I can tell you that that cannnot be Sandra's first time with a whip,she certainly knew how to use it!!
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chancer
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Just finding some time in-between beers to post on what was a brilliant performance from fourgoodmen (and 3 women) it’s the first time I have managed to see them live and I will be back just let me know where and when and I will be there (ok I will have to take the wife next time) the girls looked and sounded great, Bruce was blinding us with that suit, Derek was trying not to show he’s a true Scotsman, Smiley was sweating away on the drums and Ian and Mick were the cool brothers just a fantastic mix……….any chance of playing T In the Park this year????
I have a ticket….
always a chancer.......................
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Will
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Chancer,T in the Park would be a dream gig,open a few peoples eyes!!
Last year as T-in the park was going on the 4GM were playing Glasgow greeen,and what a fantastic gig they put on there too!!
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AFARR
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Great gig!Sorry it's taken me so long to post my pc at home is still dead but on the mend! Jim and I had a fantastic time at the gig and really enjoyed meeting you all. That's a great group photo too - thanks for posting it! Looking forward to the next one already - got a feeling 2007 is going to be a good one for the band (thanks for the backstages passes too made up to meet Mick and Derek at last!).
Bye for now,
Andrea
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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Glad you had a great night Andrea.
And welcome to the forum.
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The Swede
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Here is for Sandra and Will and a couple of others...
Will, hope you are ok now
Sandra, sad that you didnt try the Spunk
//Patrik
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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he he he, nice one Patty boy.
Anyway, spunk and whip aside...
Do yiz not use masking tape in Sverige then??
That laminate flooring's took a bit o' hammer off the six inch brush you coated the skirting with.
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The Swede
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Tabby, are you working for Extreme Home Makeover as well?
You are more then welcom to Sverige then
//Patrik
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Knuffa
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Aww!! I'm SO relieved you didn't forget those by mistake in Glasgow Patrik! I know you will take good care of them and that you will keep them in a safe place!
Andrea~Nice to see you on the forum, give my best to Jim!
///Cat
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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| The Swede wrote: | Tabby, are you working for Extreme Home Makeover as well?
You are more then welcom to Sverige then
//Patrik |
Well thankya kindly me old son.
I have been known to do a spot o decoratin' now and again. I had to knock the wallpaperin'on the head after hanging a length over the mother in laws back door ....I could have sworn it was a stud partition....he he
Anyway, I remember me mutha hoying a 5 litre tin of gloss over her battered 3 peice suite in order to claim a new one off the insurance. He he...a nearly pittled me'sel when the bloke from Sun Alliance turned up and told her the policy she took out never included 'Accidental' damage....he he Ee eh, we ended up sittin' on firken deck chairs for eight months afore she shelled out for a new one. Deck chairs...would ya adam n' eve it eh..... I even got a handful o' sand out the builders yard and chucked it in her face to make out we were sitting on Benidorm beach....he he.......
I'm off for a lie down now....
TABNAB - OUT THERE
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The Swede
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Thanks for the info Tabby.
I think ill give You a call if i need some help handyman
//Patrik
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Mag_Gothenburg
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| The Swede wrote: |
Here is for Sandra and Will and a couple of others...
Will, hope you are ok now
Sandra, sad that you didnt try the Spunk
//Patrik |
So Patrik, you got those items through customs without any problems then? Glad to see them back in Sweden again!
Keep up the good spank... or was it spunk...
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Kelley
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Im feeling rather PROUD of all of you!!!
HAHA!!!
Only too sorry I wasnt there to bestow these spanking upon your lilly white
asssssss...myself.
I knew you would be in good hands though!!
HAHA
Literally Spanking
Teacher of the open minded... mind set!!
Mwahhh
Happy New Year Everyone!
Kel
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Cat
Rem ASh and Billy left early for a wee cuddly in
While we partied till after when ever I can't rem
Until the next time
Fun
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Patrik
I did try that awful Spunk but being a lady I spat it out
I never swallow
Fun
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darkirvan
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| FUNFOXYLADY007 wrote: | Patrik
I did try that awful Spunk but being a lady I spat it out
I never swallow
Fun
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Hmmmm.....
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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dforbes
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You are awful...FFL....
HNY
Derek:evil:
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The Swede
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That was maybe a little bit to much information, even for a Swede... OR
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Boys
Who you trying to kid 
It's the way a tell em boom boom
Fun
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