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Post by aussie on Dec 9, 2011 14:58:06 GMT
Good on you, Jester. ;D
He has the magic power doesn't he.
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Post by dit on Dec 9, 2011 20:04:31 GMT
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 10, 2011 9:53:40 GMT
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Post by pie on Dec 10, 2011 11:37:16 GMT
Great photos, Wy! I especially like these two... In the second one, it looks like Jezza and James are either about to break into song (or they just did), or bow and clunk their heads together (or they just did). ;D |
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 10, 2011 12:32:34 GMT
Thank you! I was so pleased with how they came out - they aren't perfect, but I've never owned a digital camera before, and I think I'd had my new one for about three or four days, so I took some advice on some general settings that should work for the show and went for it  That one of Jeremy and James is one of my favourites - I like the one of Jeremy and Richard leaning over the back of the Ferrari too. That second one you picked, I think it looks like James and Richard are plotting something and they're about to spring it on Jez... ;D |
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Post by Jester on Dec 10, 2011 17:04:22 GMT
Just come back from the Final Perth Show, It was absolutely brilliant and shone the brightest. ;D My first show was great, being front row, being up close and personal with Jeremy during the Cool Wall and having the flames being a little too close for comfort, but this time i had a seat high up in the rafters, and with the birds eye view, the experience was spectacular, The saturday night crowd was the rowdiest by far and the boys seemed way more pumped, and energised. The banter between the boys, they were the same lines, but felt more like them bickering during a challenge, ad lib, just like on the tele, i feel due to the fact that they have been enjoying themselves in perth and the crowd were very responsive and loud! feeding them energy, James was more pumped and louder too, Just when i feel they really got the ball rolling and found their groove. its all over.  Jeremy said they had a fantastic time over here and that they were flying straight home. What a fantastic show to end the Perth Tour! Wyvern, those pictures are awesome, im guessing the venue in the uk is smaller, as it was impossible to get decent close shots of the boys, but boy did i try, ive got a nice collection of photos from my two shows, i will put them up on fb and will provide a link. nothing you havent seen before, nothing as breathtkaing as Wyverns and no super close ups of James unfortunately, but i know how people like to see the pics anyway.. and for the final show i bought along my trusty binoculars. Whoaa James Close ups!  hehe Cant believe its over,... wish i got the cheap seats for the remaining 3 shows out of the 4, tonight i moved from platinum to a cheap empty seat up in the rafters coz the view on the floor was terrible, i made the right decision, it was brilliant! low point: the cheaper seats where the best seats. the expensive seats on the floor were the worst, unless you were front row, thats just my opinion. Now im lost... Been a fantastic memorable 4 days, and now im going to sleep for a few days, or just lay there  im gonna be back with a mini write up on my first show,..and get round to the photos but for now bed. So Thankful that they came to Perth! was unbelievable! im a loyal James lover but Jeremy is simply Brilliant! ( yes, wish Hammond was there ) TG Forever! ;D |
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Post by Jester on Dec 10, 2011 17:38:27 GMT
Good on you, Jester. ;D He has the magic power doesn't he. hehe, James cant escape that easily from a Mayhemer can he! ;D not as lucky as you Dit, hehe, mega disappointed i never got to meet him proper and talk to him. i turned up that day hoping to bum off a free VIP PASS from somebody, so i could enter the pre party and see james walk on stage as a guest speaker..i couldnt afford the VIP Hospitality Package,. i wound up talking to this guy who happened to have one however he had decided he wasnt going to go to the party so he left it in his hotel room, if he had had it on him he would of been happy to let me have it . I wanted one so bad! What was the chances of that happening?? and he left it in his hotel room!? i was sooOoooo close. it just wasnt meant to be. *bangs head against the wall*and the guy "who left the VIP PASS in his hotel room his name was JEREMY HA! HA! HA! , i was told by a punter that May had left the party through a secret door.. so i went in search for that secret door.. and walked straight into him.. hahaha, cant escape  Jester is at TGL as we speak. I hope she's remembered to take Pie's paper bag......!! i did take a paper bag actually, but it wasnt for my breathing, i was feeling sick from nerves and excitement, it has a variety of uses. |
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 10, 2011 18:31:36 GMT
Not sure how big the ExCel arena was, but the secret to the pictures was that I managed to end up with a front row silver seat (how lucky?!) and my camera has a 16x optical zoom ;D
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Post by Jester on Dec 10, 2011 20:14:45 GMT
Not sure how big the ExCel arena was, but the secret to the pictures was that I managed to end up with a front row silver seat (how lucky?!) and my camera has a 16x optical zoom ;D ive gone through my photos and realized my better shots were from my front row seat also, but when zooming in the camera shake and blurriness ruined them. i used my other camera tonight which has x 14 optical zoom and all i got was a blur when i zoomed on in. What camera you got? you can PM if you like ;D |
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 10, 2011 21:13:26 GMT
What camera you got? you can PM if you like ;D I've got a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18. Absolutely cracking little camera with a built in Leica lens, and now they've just brought out the TZ20, you can find really good bargains on the TZ18. I'm absolutely chuffed to bits with it ;D Looking forward to seeing your pics too! |
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Post by jmsquared on Dec 11, 2011 1:00:17 GMT
So glad you had a great time Jester. Looking forward to the pics. And a close(ish) James encounter! Wicked!
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Post by dit on Dec 11, 2011 10:50:01 GMT
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Post by jacqui on Dec 11, 2011 11:04:19 GMT
Well what can I say, they asked if they could borrow it for a few days and as I wasn't using it that week ....  ;D |
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Post by pie on Dec 11, 2011 12:53:35 GMT
It's nice that they were able to get away from it all for a little while, however I would also like to think that James felt strange in a place like that. It just doesn't seem "him". Or maybe I just don't want to think it's him. Or maybe I'm just jealous. Jealous? Me? Nahhhh... ;D |
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Post by antonia on Dec 11, 2011 16:39:13 GMT
I've stayed in a few really good luxury hotels.Though they're lovely and you feel pampered I still can't wait to get home to your own bed and things.
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Post by amie8 on Dec 11, 2011 23:53:23 GMT
I hope they hoovered it properly before they left
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Post by eolise on Dec 12, 2011 7:32:55 GMT
ohhhh, nice experiences on here, thanks for the pics Wy and Jester - cant wait to see yours!
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Post by Jester on Dec 12, 2011 12:02:38 GMT
thanks for finding that Dit, ;D Lancelin is in the middle of nowhere , theres nothing there, its known as a private getaway spot, haha, no chance of finding them, no chance and Rottnest Island, Ah ha, i should of known, i can see rottnest island from the balcony of my parents beachside house i wonder if they flew to Rottnest and then got on a boat, or got a boat from Lancelin to Rottnest. lol arrived by Helicopters? yeh i do remember seeing, hearing one, you hear them often though ;D rich and living like kings! after reading that you really do feel the gap between the rich and the average/poor I follow a lot of famous bands who come down here and ive never read anything as Posh and Bombastic as that! I've stayed in a few really good luxury hotels.Though they're lovely and you feel pampered I still can't wait to get home to your own bed and things. i agree with you on that one! It's nice that they were able to get away from it all for a little while, however I would also like to think that James felt strange in a place like that. It just doesn't seem "him". Or maybe I just don't want to think it's him. Or maybe I'm just jealous. Jealous? Me? Nahhhh... ;DJames staying in a place like that probably feels just as whimsically strange to him as well.. say, me seeing him at a top gear live show, James probably still pinches himself now and then ;D |
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Post by Jester on Dec 12, 2011 12:50:26 GMT
On reflecting, ;D now i know where they were staying and that their transport solutions involved helicopters i think my close and brief encounter with James Was very lucky!! im feeling rather chirpy now! ;D ;D ;D
*leans back in chair, rests hands behind head, puts feet up on desk, .........Grins*
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Post by crumbs on Dec 12, 2011 22:55:18 GMT
That accommodation is like another world. They certainly live a jet set lifestyle from time to time these days.
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Post by Jester on Dec 14, 2011 14:24:54 GMT
hi all, im back, got my little review and photos top gear live perth, 8th Dec 2011 My two personal highlights from this show would be from the Cool Wall and the Car football match okay, The Cool Wall: i was sitting there already thinking as he was coming down the aisle " i wont be getting your attention i have small ones" haha, then Jeremy got hold of the camera and shoved it right in the womans cleavage sat next to me ' Big Breasts" and then asked the other woman on my other side what she thought of the car, "my small breasts saved me!!" my friend called it " Breast Discrimination" lol, , jeremy probably sized me up by looking at me, my clothes, my shoes, "she knows nothing about cars, she doesnt even own one" she doesnt even drive" hahaha, coz in that small bunch of ppl i was the only person he skipped! i aint complaining. i dodged a bullet, i know nothing about cars, i know they have four wheels and a steering wheel & A bloke called James May knows alot about them. The Football Match between Australia and England ( i was rooting for England, i always do) Jeremy stood and refereed the football match infront of me ( theres a picture of it) During the football game after an Australian scored another goal Jezza turned, looked at me and said into the microphone " that girl over there wants to change the rules" or " if that girl could change the rules she would" something about me changing the rules.im guessing because i was wearing a union jack tattoo on my left upper arm. it took me a while to work that one out!! why did he look at me and say that i thought for about 5 minutes.  If he could change the rules we know he would! so there are my two personal highlights ;D England were soft and let australia win wanting a roar from the audience. england scored like one goal if any. At both shows Australia won. i got a close look at james when the car he was in during the football match crashed into the barrier directly opposite me and he got a bit stuck, lol In the final show he hopped into a new car coz he ruined the other one. james zoomng around in that car and him crashing and falling over was very very funny, dont think i'll ever get that image out my mind. I know i would really really enjoy the new format, the olympic games that they've got going now. um what else, The stigs garage, ;D Phwoooar, loved the backing music, the one where you drool at cars you know u'll never own... *drools* i preferred the lambos, im a lambo girl Ferraris come a close second, however in real life id drive a ute, a van or a jeep ;D and the Flames, being at the front they were a little too close for comfort! i saw jezza and shane up close quite a bit, i never really got a decent look at james, not up close anyway! my arguement would be, James and Jezza should have both been at the Cool Wall coz they are the stars who weve come to see. i wanted James, Bring out James. Bring him out RIGHT NOW! i want to see the lines on his face and his gorgeous blue eyes, being in the presence of jeremy and james, it felt all too familiar, not because i see them on tv, it felt as though this has happened before,it felt very natural to be around Jezza, wasnt awestruck, like we had met many times before, i wasnt really surprised, i have a very strong spiritual connection to the boys and being in there presence proved my theory, we have orbited before, i know this man, like de ja vu! and there was also banter about how Jeremy isnt allowed to have an opinoin, so they would ask him questions? what do u think of gay marraige? is perth better than sydney" and jeremy would shake his head" nope, i cant answer, im not allowed to have an opinion". etc etc and they were other funny jokes which i wont mention for others who are yet to see this show if they choose to keep them in and lastly i wanna address my james may encounter before it gets too old. i was walking down the path leading into the undercover carpark looking for a secret door and when i almost got to the end intercepting the oncoming path in front of me, my eyes caught this lanky leg in motion and this white shirt with blue patterns on it and in an instant i knew. " ITS HIM",  if i had been 7 -10 seconds earlier we would have collided, my body bumping into his, thats how close it was, god, soooo close, faaaaaaar out! then they all got into this 4WD which was waiting right next to where i was standing, so i witnessed james walking, getting into a car and closing the door and then sitting there, through the window i saw the side of his hair, an eye an eye brow, and on my second waves i got his attention, that was when he probably realized " Oh a fan" lol it all happened so fast, no time to think to react!.. he was like a shooting star through the night sky. well in the NC i did say " any time, any place, any where  i got a sense of shyness to react, or maybe thats just James and his calm personality. he turned a little and smiled, didnt wave. i saw his lap when he got in but i should really take that thought to the NC with me i think ;D so for those who are yet to see him in real life, Yep, He is very tall, thin and lanky. heres the link to my not very exciting photos, ive wrote captions under them.ive kept in the better blurry ones so you can see just how hard i tried to get good shots, have a browse .there are actually some decent ones in there.im sure you will appreciate even the blurry james ones, ie his body outline, and mannerisms, www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150436760929398.367587.776489397&type=1&l=924e91bbbbokay, thanks for reading! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Jester on Dec 14, 2011 14:35:22 GMT
What camera you got? you can PM if you like ;D I've got a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18. Absolutely cracking little camera with a built in Leica lens, and now they've just brought out the TZ20, you can find really good bargains on the TZ18. I'm absolutely chuffed to bits with it ;D Looking forward to seeing your pics too! Thanks for that Wy, i wanna look into a decent camera, your photos are just brilliant! ;D |
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Post by dit on Dec 14, 2011 16:12:49 GMT
Thanks for that, Jester! Your show seems to have been mainly the show we had in the UK last year with some additional bits. I wonder if one of them has ever walked out into the arena and momentarily forgotten which show they're doing - Prototype/Carmageddon/SA Festival/UK Live?
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 14, 2011 16:48:55 GMT
Thanks for the run down of the show and your experiences, Jester! Sounds like a blast! ;D ;D
And lucky you, being that close to James!! ;D
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 14, 2011 22:39:29 GMT
Thanks for sharing, Jester - brought back some good memories of last year for me Glad you had such a phenomenal time. |
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Post by FizzyLogician on Dec 14, 2011 23:48:55 GMT
Thanks for the report, Jester. It's good reading for those of us who can't be there in person.
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Post by jmsquared on Dec 15, 2011 3:19:50 GMT
Thanks for all that Jester. Nice to have first hand reports.
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Post by ElerVim on Dec 15, 2011 8:20:29 GMT
I agree with Fizzy. Thank you for sharing Jester, especially for those of us who weren't/couldn't be there in person.
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Post by pie on Dec 15, 2011 12:28:30 GMT
Good on you Jester and thanks for the piccies. Thanks for bringing back the memory of James's "tinnies" rant...he's obviously had plenty of opportunities to say it because I know if I attempted it, I definitely get all tongue-tied. |
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Post by dit on Dec 16, 2011 1:29:16 GMT
Good action shot from the ExCel and yes, his hair really did go back like that when he was driving the moped/chariot or on the quad/sweeper.  |
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Jeremy said they had a fantastic time over here and that they were flying straight home. 
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if i had been 7 -10 seconds earlier we would have collided, my body bumping into his, thats how close it was, god, soooo close, faaaaaaar out! 
