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*SCREAM*
@joemcintyre (as well as his Mrs, Barrett, so give her some love tooo for all she puts up with from us!
Lets TWIT this!!!
(ps he can twitch all over meeeeee)
Apr
6
this is just a slight observation, so no one freak out or unfollow me. loads of ladies are asking both Donnie and Jon for shout outs via twitter. its kinda weird. i dont know why, but im finding it irritating. i mean, i usually happen to luck out whenever im online, jon is. Ive responded to a few of his messages pretty quickly after hes posted and know hes probably seen them and thats enough for me.just knowing the fact hes probably read them makes me happy. who knows, the man may even be reading this!
im loving the fact they are both doing this (Joey get your butt into gear and go public!!!) and staying in touch with us on the road. its a great way to interact with us fans while still keeping a safe (for the most part) distance. i dont want to lose this experience because some people who feel the need to be pointed out to the rest of us. it just feels a little creepie…
I edited the last paragraph out because it was a little harsh and judgemental, thus wrong on my part. i am sorry if i offended.
note to self: dont blog first thing in the morning. bad idea.
Apr
4
So early Friday morning (or just regular old Friday morning for us Europeans/Asians/Aussies & NZ’ers) Jon did some tweeting, though he deleted most of em (propbably because hes so protective over his privacy, fair enough). Thankfully the ladies over at nkotbfans in JonLand saved the first ones… You can either read them by going to the forum directly or read below:
What did I get myself into? 1,026 followers strong! Hope you all enjoy this! Off to bed and off to Ohio. 11 shows one day off. Sleeeeeeeepy!
about 2 hours ago from web@noodleblue Would love to come down under! We are working on it! <—-Phee!!!!
42 minutes ago from web in reply to noodleblue@Pussymeowyfurs Who told you I was still up?
35 minutes ago from web in reply to Pussymeowyfurs@Chi_twnzfinest We were all tired. And seriously its me? Delicious….. sounds like I’m a steak LOL
31 minutes ago from web in reply to Chi_twnzfinestWow this is creepy. Does everything I type show up?
29 minutes ago from web@JennyJS I dont know how yet, and Im color blind so I thought it was blue……..
27 minutes ago from web in reply to JennyJSoh shit….. this is insane
26 minutes ago from web@Shonda1976 i thought when you hit the little arrow thing it just went to that person. Hi everyone! dont think Im gonna do this everynight
24 minutes ago from web in reply to Shonda1976just a special treat cause im in a great mood
24 minutes ago from webstill cant figure out the direct message thing HELP
20 minutes ago from web@sweetpea1036 I cant figure the direct thing so anyway! Yes the stars were awesome dont tell anyone but it chocked me up.
17 minutes ago from web in reply to sweetpea1036I cant follow all you. I would be doing this 24/7 Forget the direct crap for now ill figure it out later
15 minutes ago from webHELP! When I read something by the time I try to answer its like three pages past. This feels like that Z100 thing!
7 minutes ago from webWell I will figure it out later, just want to thank all of you for being so great. I really never thought it would be so cool reuniting
6 minutes ago from webNever thought it would be this big!
6 minutes ago from webEveryone of you is always thanking us BUT this is really all your doing and I can only say I need to keep thanking you!
5 minutes ago from webSouth Africa? Wow thats somewhere Ive never been and would so love to go. You got a guest bedroom??? LOL
20 minutes ago from webYes im in the front lounge of the bus. We have sattelite internet so it goes in and out depending where we are
19 minutes ago from webThis stuff isnt showing up on Donnies page right?
17 minutes ago from webAfter party in Ohio NO thats Donnies thing not mine I like my quiet time after the shows
16 minutes ago from weblive anywhere? Thats tuff I like being close to my family so I wont be going to far but there are millions of cool places in this world
14 minutes ago from webStarbucks needs to pay me for the promotion they get. Several things depending on time of day or mood White mocha, vanilla latte HorC
12 minutes ago from webFavorite part? Definitley not B stage its scary out there sometimes. So many people inches from your face
10 minutes ago from webSaw my dog the other day for the day off. She is really old, blind, deaf I felt guilty leaving her at home so i bought her her own house
8 minutes ago from webShe is with friends until i get home if the poor thing lives that long
7 minutes ago from webSolo never! I hate being put on the spot. Its awkward enough being up ther with four others
7 minutes ago from webmy anxiety isnt as bad as everyone thinks.. it was fine during the early days got worse when I left NK and is way better now
5 minutes ago from webwhen you do something everyday you begin to get over your fear. When the tour started i was ready to puke the first night now its just fine
4 minutes ago from webLadies Im SORRY but i got to get to bed……long day again tomorrow! dont know if ill do this again but it was fun YOU ALL ARE THE BEST
2 minutes ago from web
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Jon posted a little earlier today about being on the bus and being unable to sleep. He also mentioned how its now been a year since the official announcement of the reunion (has it really only just been a year?!) on the today show.
Apr
3
Yeap! Not 100% sure if its actually him, but getting the word out anyways:
@JonathanRKnight for those interested.
Apr
2
someone please tell me how this is legal??
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/02/g20-protests-police-kettling
G20: Did police containment cause more trouble than it prevented?
The controversial ‘kettling’ tactics employed at yesterday’s London demonstrations left many peaceful demonstrators trapped, as Duncan Campbell explains
Police hold G20 protesters outside the Bank of England. Photograph: Martin Godwin
For more than seven hours yesterday, police prevented people from leaving the area of the London G20 demonstrations near the Bank of England.
Protesters who had wanted to demonstrate against the British banking system and capitalism in general, but who had also wanted to protest about climate change or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan elsewhere in the capital, were hemmed in.
Officers forming a wall of fluorescent yellow told those who wanted to leave the area and were puzzled that they could not: “Don’t ask us, ask the gaffer.”
The area became a public lavatory as people unable to move away used the entrances to Bank underground station as a urinal.
In nearby Bishopsgate, at the Climate Change camp, the same policy of containment was used until later into the night and this morning.
This is a strategy called the “kettle”, which sees protesters herded into an area and kept there for hours. Its stated aim is to contain a protest in a small area so it does not spread.
It was justified by the former assistant commissioner (special operations) at the Met, Andy Hayman, in an article in the Times earlier this week.
“Tactics to herd the crowd into a pen … have been criticised before, yet the police will not want groups spilintering away from the crowd,” he wrote.
The containment was backed up at the Bank, first with mounted police and then with police dogs. As people were eventually allowed to leave at about 8pm, they were funnelled out down a narrow exit with a police officer grabbing them by the arm as though they were under arrest, again regardless of age or demeanour.
One officer, asked why people were not allowed to leave under their own steam, replied: “They might fall over.”
People were then asked for their name and address and required to have a photograph taken. They are not obliged to do so under the law, but those who refused were put back in the pen.
The aim of the day’s protests had been “to participate in a carnival party at the Bank of England, support all events demonstrating against G20 and overthrow capitalism”.
The first objective was, to a great degree, achieved. There was street theatre and music, dancing and rolling of joints. The Duke of Wellington, mounted on his horse, was able to fulfill what one imagines was a lifetime’s ambition and carry an anarchist flag. There were protesters in police uniforms and blue lipstick wearing “vigilance committee” badges.
The second aim was not possible for many people because they were not allowed to leave to join other protests. The downfall of capitalism may have to wait, although it seems to be doing a perfectly reasonable job of self-destruction.
As for more obvious signs of destruction, the Royal Bank of Scotland had its windows smashed. Why no one had thought to board up a building with the RBS sign on it, as many other outfits had been boarded up, is unclear.
As for the violent clashes that led to cracked heads and limbs, how much was inevitable and how much avoidable? Certainly, the police had to put up with much abuse and missiles, although these were mainly plastic bottles and sprayed beer and cider. Some demonstrators were bent on aggro but, then again, so were some of the officers on Queen Victoria Street.
For hours, demonstrators had been trying to leave – to go home, to pick up their children, to watch the England v Ukraine match on television were some of the reasons given to police as people, some in tears, asked to be allowed to go but were forbidden from doing so. The chants accompanying the last two violent clashes with police, when bottles were thrown, were: “Let us out!”
Nearly eight years ago, on May Day 2001, a similar “kettle” operation was imposed in Oxford Circus for around seven hours. This led to a lengthy civil action, brought against the commissioner of the Met by one of those detained. In January this year, the law lords finally upheld the right of the police in this case to carry out such containment.
The upshot of the ruling and the police’s application of their “kettle” formula is that people thinking about embarking on demonstrations in the future may have to decide whether they want to be effectively locked up for eight hours without food or water and, when leaving, to be photographed and identified.
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Seriously? Refusing to give ID and then effectively locking people up again until they do so? How is this fredom of speech? the right to demostrate and protest? this is only encouraging people to remain complacent and not have their voices heard. it sickens me that the british goverment is doing their to the CITIZENS.
Apr
1
todays protests were about speaking out, having a voice heard (whatever it might be for you) or trying to create change. on the whole, it was pretty peaceful (even if the press wanted the anarchists to act up and create hell similar to Seattle in 1999) and quite interesting. All sort of people turned out. Students, anti-capitalists, former hippies (still in their tye dye!) and more all coming together via 4 marches into one place – the Bank of England.
There no real official numbers of how many people were actually there today, but there were at least 20 or so thousand (we saw a protest on saturday) and maybe one person acted up. Of course he was at the end of the line and not wanting to move. It was peaceful AND made an impact (at least on myself and my partner). My only regret – sans not joining the crowd – was leaving my memory card at home in my pc. It would have been kinda canadian irony to nip into the Boots on Picadilly Circus to go buy a memory card when the anti capitalists were marching by. So I left the photo taking to his iPhone [oh even more irony!!!]. Over 35,000 people came out on a dreary day with their marching bands, children and pets (yes we saw dogs!) all together to get their united voice heard as one.
In the UK, change is brewing. Times are tough and people are no longer satisfied with being complacent (kinda goes hand in hand doesnt it? times are good, dont complain. times are bad and we let all hell break lose) I know these protests are because the Big 20 are gathering together to discuss the big old mess they got us all into, but I know in my heart this isnt the last of it. I know there will be more protests, more fighting back with the police, more peaceful protestors being penned up like cattle. I hope something happens soon. At least enough to Labour to pull their heads out of their asses and get something done. If they dont, the Tories will be in power and god help us all.
PS this blog was inspired by Russell Brand and his blog, whom for the most part when hes in charcter I really despise. But when hes being normal and passionate, hes oddly attractive – even with the backcomb.