Dani's Journal

I'm a little late for this again...
FYI, I added the category Theatre/Concerts to the statistics, 'cause I finally (!) got to see some plays and a concert again in June. *yay* First ones this year, but hopefully not the last.

Rewatches are in italics. * = seen at the cinema

Movies
60. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
61. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) *
62. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
63. Red (2010)
64. Star Trek: Generations (1994)
65. This Means War (Extended Version) (2012)
66. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
67. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
68. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
69. Despicable Me (2010)
70. Ghost Town (2008)
71. Anger Management (2003)
72. Mirror Mirror (2012)

TV
265. Monk 7x15 - Mr. Monk And The Magician
266. Monk 7x16 - Mr. Monk Fights City Hall
267. Robin Hood (2006) 2x09 - Lardner's Ring
268. Robin Hood (2006) 2x10 - Walkabout
269. Criminal Minds 5x01 - Faceless, Nameless
270. Criminal Minds 5x02 - Haunted
271. Criminal Minds 5x03 - Reckoner
272. Criminal Minds 5x04 - Hopeless
273. Vicious 1x05
274. Criminal Minds 5x05 - Cradle To Grave
275. Criminal Minds 5x06 - The Eyes Have It
276. Criminal Minds 5x07 - The Performer
277. Criminal Minds 5x08 - Outfoxed
278. NCIS: Los Angeles 2x01 - Human Traffic
279. NCIS: Los Angeles 2x02 - Black Widow
280. NCIS: Los Angeles 2x03 - Borderline
281. NCIS: Los Angeles 2x04 - Special Delivery
282. Robin Hood (2006) 2x11 - Treasure Of The Nation
283. Robin Hood (2006) 2x12 - A Good Day To Die
284. Robin Hood (2006) 2x13 - We Are Robin Hood
285. Criminal Minds 5x09 - 100
286. Criminal Minds 5x10 - The Slave Of Duty
287. Criminal Minds 5x11 - Retaliation
288. Criminal Minds 5x12 - The Uncanny Valley
289. Criminal Minds 5x13 - Risky Business
290. Criminal Minds 5x14 - Parasite
291. Criminal Minds 5x15 - Public Enemy
292. Criminal Minds 5x16 - Mosley Lane
293. Criminal Minds 5x17 - Solitary Man
294. Criminal Minds 5x18 - The Fight
295. Criminal Minds 5x19 - Rite Of Passage
296. Criminal Minds 5x20 - ...A Thousand Words
297. Criminal Minds 5x21 - Exit Wounds
298. Criminal Minds 5x22 - The Internet Is Forever
299. Criminal Minds 5x23 - Our Darkest Hour
300. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x01 - Encounter At Farpoint (1)
301. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x02 - Encounter At Farpoint (2)
302. Hannibal 1x10 - Buffet Froid
303. Hannibal 1x11 - Rôti
304. Vicious 1x06
305. Warehouse 13 4x15 - Instinct
306. Warehouse 13 4x16 - Runaway
307. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x03 - The Naked Now
308. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x04 - Code Of Honor
309. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x05 - The Last Outpost
310. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x06 - Where No One Has Gone Before
311. Criminal Minds 6x01 - The Longest Night
312. Criminal Minds 6x02 - JJ
313. Criminal Minds 6x03 - Remembrance Of Things Past
314. Criminal Minds 6x04 - Compromising Positions
315. Criminal Minds 6x05 - Safe Haven
316. Criminal Minds 6x06 - Devil's Night
317. Criminal Minds 6x07 - Middle Man
318. Criminal Minds 6x08 - Reflection Of Desire
319. Hannibal 1x12 - Relevés
320. Graceland 1x01 - Pilot
321. Graceland 1x02 - Guadalajara Dog
322. Doctor Who - The Snowmen
323. Doctor Who 7x06 - The Bells Of Saint John
324. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x07 - Lonely Among Us
325. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x08 - Justice
326. Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x09 - The Battle
327. 2 Broke Girls 1x05 - And The '90s Horse Party
328. 2 Broke Girls 1x06 - And The Disappearing Bed
329. Criminal Minds 6x09 - Into The Woods
330. Criminal Minds 6x10 - What Happens At Home...
331. Criminal Minds 6x11 - 25 To Life
332. Criminal Minds 6x12 - Corazon
333. Hannibal 1x13 - Savoureux
334. Warehouse 13 4x17 - What Matters Most
335. Graceland 1x03 - Heat Run
336. Doctor Who 7x07 - The Rings Of Akhaten
337. Doctor Who 7x08 - Cold War
338. Criminal Minds 6x13 - The Thirteenth Step
339. Criminal Minds 6x14 - Sense Memory
340. Criminal Minds 6x15 - Today I Do
341. Criminal Minds 6x16 - Coda

Books
17. David Thewlis: "The Late Hector Kipling"
18. William Shakespeare: "As You Like It"
19. Ben Aaronovitch: "Moon Over Soho"

Theatre/Concerts
1. Der nackte Wahnsinn (Noises Off) [Kiel, 1 June]
2. Three Kingdoms [Kiel, 16 June]
3. Wie es euch gefällt (As You Like It) [Kiel, 23 June]
4. MerQury [live @ Kieler Woche, 24 June]
5. Der nackte Wahnsinn (Noises Off) [Kiel, 30 June]

Yesterday I went to see Bob Geldof live at the Kieler Woche (Kiel Week).

I was at the "Rathausbühne" (stage on the town hall square) early enough to get to the 2nd row in front of the stage. *yeah* First there was the official opening of the Kieler Woche at 7.30 pm (first time I've actually been there to see that ceremony...) and after approx. 5 minutes of, let's call it "clearing the stage" and mini soundcheck *g*, the concert started at about 7.45 pm.

And it was fantastic! :-) I must confess that I didn't really know much about "Sir Bob" before this and also only knew maybe 2-3 of his songs... But I had a great time and enjoyed the music. "The Irish can't play football... But we can play music." Haha. :D Yes, you can. He played for 1.5 hours and, best part of it, completely for free. :-) 

( Have some photos... )

Oh, and I filmed "I Don't Like Mondays", 'cause I love that song. <3 Am quite pleased at how it turned out, too. :-)




The weather... Well, I'd say it was tolerable. Definitely could have been a lot worse. ;-) It started raining a little right when the concert started, of course... :p But thankfully it was just occassional light rain showers. Only near the end of the concert it started raining continously and didn't stop again, so I arrived home soaking wet after all. *lol* But then it didn't really matter anymore and the evening was totally worth it. :-)

The music was wonderful and we also laughed so much. You just have to love his little stories. *gg* And he made us sing too, because "singing makes you happy". :D So much fun! *lol*

So... nach langem hin und her überlegen ob ich soll oder nicht, habe ich mir dann gerade eben doch mal ne Karte hierfür gekauft. :D


Parkett, Reihe 4. :-) Hach, ich freu mich!! <3 Auch wenn's noch etwas hin ist. *g*
In dem Theater war ich auch noch nie, bin ich ja mal gespannt.

So, Hugh Laurie concert in Hamburg last night. :D And it was awesome!!! \o/ Not that I expected anything else, of course. *gg* I'm quite bad at writing reports, but I'll give it a go. ;-) *lol*

We met up at about 5 p.m. (we were 6 people) and then went to a Thai restaurant on the Reeperbahn. I have no idea anymore what my dish was called (something with chicken *g*), but it was very yummy. :-) We ate and talked and had a nice time. At about 7.30 p.m. we left the restaurant and went over to the concert's location, the Café Keese. Doors had already opened at 7 p.m. and there was still quite a long queue waiting outside. But we got inside comparatively quick nevertheless.
The Café Keese isn't that big really and it was already very crowded. We made our way to about the middle of the room on the right side and stayed there. The stage was pretty low and frankly we couldn't really see anything. A bit of the microphone at the most, if we were lucky. ;-) *g* And it was really hot!
At 8 p.m. the band came on stage and started playing, and at some point Hugh must've joined them because the crowd started cheering some more. *gg* I didn't really see him at first, but caught some glimpses eventually.
He greeted us with some German sentences. :D Don't remember them exactly, but something along the lines of "Guten Abend" (good evening), "Willkommen..." (welcome) and "Mädchen und Jungen" (girls and boys). He also said then that that was actually all he knew in German. *g* And asked how many of us understood English. :D  

My view actually got much better after about half of the concert and I could see Hugh quite without problems when he was standing at the microphone in the middle of the stage. *yay* I still had some problems when he was sitting at the piano on the left side, but at least I could see most of his head for most of the time then. *lol*

At the end, they got off the stage and when they came back on once more, Hugh said that that was actually all they had but they could just start all over again. *lol* We sure wouldn't have minded. :D They played one more song and then it was over (~ 9.30 p.m.).

I really enjoyed the music (even though I don't normally listen to Blues tbh) and I'm definitely going to buy his album! :-) [BTW, can somebody tell me why the German Amazon lists it twice? Both with different prices and release dates? *is confused*]. I think I liked 3 songs in particular. One of them was "Let them talk". I don't remember the titles of the other ones, so I'll have to try and find them on the CD. *g*

I thought the audience was in a pretty good mood too. :-) Altogether nice atmosphere.
Several people wore House shirts (who'd have thought, right? :p) which I didn't really find that appropriate, but ok... There was also one guy in a complete House outfit. He was standing a bit in front of me during the concert and kept waving his cane around every now and then, and afterwards, when we were still standing outside talking, we saw him "limping by" (seriously!). *lol* IDEK.

( photos )

@ maggi137 & fry_addict:
War wirklich ein sehr schöner und lustiger Abend mit euch. :-) Ich schicke euch dann die Originalfotos.

Last night I went to see the MerQury concert at the Kiel Week (Kieler Woche).
It was great, I had such a blast!!! <3 \o/

MerQury are a Queen tribute band, and they really are brilliant.
This was my 7th time to see them live since I first came across them at a carnival party in 2002. I was quite enthusiastic about them right away and have seen them every year at the Kiel Week ever since (they weren't there in 2005 and 2006 though, sadly). :-) 

I arrived at the stage quite early, so I watched them setting up their gear and tuning their instruments and stuff.
They started shortly after 10 p.m. and played for slightly more than 2 hours.
As usual I was standing in the first row, right in front of Volker's (the bass player) microphone. :D
I meant to take only a couple of pictures this time, but ended up with more than 100 again... *lol*

( Beware! LOADS of photos under the cut! )

I also managed to get the guys' autographs after the show. :-)

Here's their website, if you'd like to check them out: MerQury