Sunday, May 25, 2008

Rockstars and all that stuff...

Rockstars are an enigmatic thing. The reason I use the word thing is because they stop being human and become something 'otherworldly'. And the higher and greater they become the more unattainable they become and their lives more analysed under the microscope.
This isn't quite the case yet for Australian band 'Operator Please' but it is slowly getting there. Starting from high school as a band so many years ago, they now get mentions and plugs on such shows such as la Grande Journal. And they tour enormously through Europe and the UK as well as performing at major festivals. So I thought it unlikely that I would even get an interview with them for my podcast/broadcast. Until I got an email from 'Operator Please' promo dept here in Paris the same day as their performance. Thank god I didn't work that day. Otherwise it would have never happened! It was many emails and phone calls before I finally got the ok to get an interview with the band. Their music is fun and lots of young ones love moshing to it. I was a little nervous being only my second interview for my radio show so far.
The interview went smoothly and although time was limited becoz of soundchecks etc., lead singer Amandah took the time to speak to me. Pretty cool. You never know when luck falls on your lap.

I am finally starting to see some great positives living here...being on the ground in Paris gives me a new advantage. Now that I am now almost at the 9 month mark living here I feel like my third trimester is almost over and its now time to give birth to perhaps a whole new outlook on life here in Paris. I don't know what will be in store as the 9 month mark approaches. How I will nurture this new outlook I don't know.
I will ponder my impending birth (or should i say re-birth) while I look out of my fenetre with a piece of fromage and some good bloody wine.
Operator Please performed at Nouveau Casino Paris 23 May 2008.

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