Lil'Violet

just finished to read the whole topic.. a big THANK YOU to everyone for your pics, vids and reports!!! and a special thanks goes to who filmed us LG/BG during our 'performance', we weren't that good, but it's a great thing for us to have a vid!! thank you girls for appreciating my sentimental long story!! the italian version is even longer!!! @roby oh yeah!!!! we did also this!!!! let's put it in our mental c.v.!!! @droopsy yep, i did it finally!! imma is a godsend, i was happy to be in her part of the stage, i read that she helped the BGs so seeing her legs around me was reassuring!! ♥

wow!!! beautiful!!!!! i can see part of my head... the last one is to..

i only have two pics sadly!! i'm the last one on the right in that beautiful plastic pose!! aaaand... THE GROUP PIC!!!!! if you were part of this gang and you would like to have the full size pic, just send me a pm with your e-mail address! i'm gonna send it shortly to the girls who gave me their address that nght! ANNOUNCE several pics with different cameras were taken, please please please send me your pics!!! if you were there but you're not a MFC member and you're reading this, please contact me lilviolet76@gmail.com.

Anna took us behind the scenes, we put on our heads, got our flowers, and formed the line. We stood still in line and with the masks on for 4 songs!! This was quite hard.. just to kill the time I tried to dance a little to practise as I was very nervous about the finale. Finally the music became darker and our moment arrived! I decided that the only way to survive was to follow the feet of the girl before me as they were the only thing I could see, and so I did! I realised that I wasn’t doing what they taught us, but couldn’t do anything but follow the girl in front of me and trying to keep her time. I saw Mika on the floor and thrown him the flower making that circular movement that was so important for Yasmine, at least I succeeded in this!! Then kept on marching till the back, and took off the mask. We stayed there during Love Today and a funny thing happened! When Mika did that ‘everyone close your eyes’ thing we where hidden there with Yasmine, and when he counted three and the crowd went mad when everybody jumped, Yasmine started dancing too and us with her!!! I found it so sweet and genuine!!! I mean, he’s her brother, she kind of lives with him, she worked at maybe hundreds of gigs with him, she probably heard that song till feeling sick.. but she felt to dance, she just did it without thinking.. I’ll be sentimental, but I found this quite moving.. We put our coats on and during a dark moment at the end of the song we run off the stage and could watch some songs from a very good side spot. We enjoyed the shirtless WAG, and after it we saw Mika drinking and putting on his X tshirt and the white jacket and taking the puppet for toy boy. It was strange watching him standing still behind the scenes waiting for the moment to go out for toy boy.. I’ve always thought that Mika could do whatever he wanted during his shows, but that’s not true apparently, theatre has its schedules!! They came to take us behind the scenes again to get ready for the finale. They divided us into two groups, one at the right and one at the left of the stage, LG first and then BG. I was really scared because I can’t dance and I had the feeling that the head I was wearing wasn’t mine cuz it was too big for my head. I tried to adjust it quickly, but I couldn’t do that much.. As I didn’t want to go in the middle of the stage because I really didn’t know what I was able to do, I stayed behind hoping to be the last to enter and to take place on the side. And so it happened, I was the last to go and I ended up on the side, I saw Imma’s legs moving around there and other two BG were near me. So I started to dance but as I made a lil stronger movements, the head fell! How frustrating!!! I started to do my best, the audience was looking to the centre of the stage so I relaxed, tried to throw the balloons and to have fun, falling head apart I must admit that I was really having fun!! The time for the final bow was arrived, and I spent some seconds of real fear because I didn’t know how to be able to meet the others, but suddenly I felt Imma’s arm around my waist, god bless her!!! We made two bows, and I was thinking that I couldn’t believe I was doing this!!! I’ve always loved the final bow, everyone is tired but also really happy and colourful, and now I was there with them, I was part of that colour!!! Unbelievable!!! I thought we could go, but Kick Ass started and we started again to dance!! Nothing was planned. At one point Imma took my hand and we started to walk out of the stage, but suddenly she left me, I kept on walking but I saw that everyone was still dancing so I came back!! Didn’t want to leave the party so early!!! i wasn’t sure of what happened, but started to move again till when Imma took my hand again and this time we went out for real! As I was the last to enter, I was the first to go out, so when I arrived behind the scene I saw two familiar skinny legs near me, I took off the mask quickly and saw the X tshirt, I was ended up at one meter from Mika!! But he went away immediately. The show was over. All the happenings left me in total confusion for a couple of minutes, I had to focus even to be able to walk or to speak, couldn’t understand anything!!! The girls took us to our dressing room, and a girl asked Yasmine if Mika could take a group pic with us still in our costumes. I was surprised I seeing her really going to ask him!!! Mika arrived almost immediately with his hair still wet, went among us, sat on a small table and the girls kindly took some pictures. After the photo shoot lol he shook our hands and thanked us, we thanked him back and said goodbye. Even if I was lost in his big brown eyes with those long lashes, couldn’t notice how skinny he is.. I’m worried for him, I wonder if we could do something about this, but I guess we can’t do anything We took off our costumes and put on our clothes, the adventure was officially finished! John came and said it was time for us to go, I wanted to say hi and thanks to Anna and Yasmine and he let me go to them. I spoke with them shortly thanking them for everything and apologizing for my bad performance, as they were so good in teaching and motivating us, I felt so sad about my result.. they kindly said no worries and asked me which shows I was going to attend, I told them, and they said I should do it again. I said that I didn’t know if me again a BG would be a good thing for them considering how I was this time, they laughed and Yasmine told me that I have to come back instead, so I can practise!! They were so nice, we laughed a lot!!! A last good bye to everyone and me and my friend went away with our hubbies. We decided to not wait for Mika as we already had our time with him, we could have watched from afar, but it was too cold and windy so we decided to leave. End of the story! I’m sorry for writing such a long report but the happiness and memories to share were a lot!!! I’m still so happy, and I don’t have any regret for choosing of being a BG for one night, it was stressful and tiring, but it’s mostly an amazing and super funny experience!!! A big thank you and a hug to the girls who were with me, I hope to meet you again somewhere!!

So, here we go, let's report!!! … or better, let’s write a book!!! I arrived at the venue with my friend biggirl69 about at 10.45am after a 6 hours long night drive from Venice.. Just for being stuck for almost one hour in a big traffic jam on the motorway.. I was hysterical, and we thought we aren't never going to reach Munich!! Anyway, we finally got there safe and sound! Received our numbers (11 her and 12 me, just to put a face on a nickname for whose I met there), spoke with many nice people, had lunch, and then began the long wait quietly sitting, chatting, and walking around the street trying to warm ourselves! Our very good numbers and the fact that people with numbers were going to go inside the venue from a special door and before than the others, was simply unbelievable and absolutely wonderful!! It was a dream!!! We had an idea of trying to be LG/BG, but this was our first gig of this new era, and as I was too scared at the idea of going on stage, we decided to not try to be LG/BG and to enjoy the show from a very possible great spot.. but this is not what happened instead!! We were sitting and chatting on a tube in front of the so called vip entrance trying to catch some warm sunlinght 'cause we were freezing, and suddenly the band and John arrived on two vans, Cherisse waved saying hello, how nice she is! The band went inside and at one point Jimmy was on the stairs and pushed his nose against the window making an ugly face just to kill the time and make us laugh! John jumped on a van and went away. So we thought to wait there for his return hoping that Mika would have been with him! We kept on chatting and relaxing under that warm sunlight, and suddenly we saw John coming out from the venue door alone, so we thought that Mika went inside from another door and we stood up to reach the other girls to hear if there were news or something. But John came towards me and said basically to me, cuz he was standing just in front of me, 'so, who would like to be a lollipop girl or a big girl for tonight show?' (or smtg like that) and he smiled in that kind way he can do, and I had the feeling that he could read my mind!! That he knew that all I needed to jump was a little encouragement! There was a girl with him, and she was encouraging me and my friend too! We were really really hesitant.. the front row or doing this experience?? While Anna (this is her name, and she is really lovely!!) was explaining the thing to some girls, me and my friend were trying to make our decision but we couldn't!! Another dose of encouragement from John and Anna made me say 'ok, let's do it!'. My friend agreed and we finally said a big 'YES!'. I felt like it was a sort of a sign, that I shouldn't think and just jump! Obviously everything happened by chance, nobody read my mind.. Maybe my eyes spoke for me because Anna said 'Oh come on, I see that you want to do this!'.. who knows.. all I know is that I was scared to death!!! But John told me that I didn't have to decide immediately, but I could go inside, see how the thing and the stage were and if I didn't feel comfortable or anything I could just tell them and they would let me go out. This sounded a good plan so that's why I finally said yes! We went inside and they left us alone so we could see how big the place and the stage were, and to decide if we were sure of doing this while watching the band making the soundcheck. We were extremely excited and we started to sing along and dance on blue eyes and stuckitm! Then Anna came, explained us everything in details, taught us the march, made us practise, and then we tried the march on the stage twice with Cherisse on drums playing 'our' music and Jimmy watching us. Lollipop girls had their veils and big girls had their masks. We adjusted them according to our head, and practised shortly trying to walk, to march and to dance with those on. In that moment Mika appeared on the stairs above us, looked around, asked Anna where the dressing rooms were and walked away passing through us but without a word or a look for us, neither a smile nor a hi, and his face was so serious.. Oh well, honestly I didn't mind, I was even more scared from his presence, so for me his indifference was just perfect!! When the lovely and beautiful Yasmine arrived we went in our dressing room, signed the 'contract' and got our costumes. Mine was orange and my friend laced it up, so I could tell her if it was too tight! But they told us that the tighter was the safer and so it was definitely tight!!! Then obviously I made laugh everyone as always.. my friend told me that she wasn’t sure of the knots she made, so I asked Anna to check if they were ok for the corset to be safe.. Yasmine heard that and laughed saying ‘oh I see that you got the point, you’re smart!!’ lol yeah, sometimes I am.. It happens rarely sadly!!! XD I helped my friend with her LG dress and we were ready!! Yasmine explained again everything in details about the march and the finale. I must confess that I was really impressed from her.. I never spoke to her before, just saw her quickly here and there and she was always quite serious. Now she was there talking to us with real passion, kind but strong, and beautiful.. a perfect body, a perfect face.. she was motivating us telling how the crowd would have reacted to us, she said that we should keep on moving whatever happened, and if we got lost, then we should start to dance with someone near us. After the last instructions about the match point, we put on our coats and went downstairs to watch the show until the end of Dr John. So talking about the show, me and other three girls watched it from the side of the stage so we couldn’t see that much but we had so much fun dancing together!!! We started dancing on the pre-show music, when 10/10 by my beloved paolo nutini was played I got even more mad, and stopped a little just for the slow songs!!! At the beginning everyone was staring at us like we were nuts, but we didn’t care, we had to practise to dance like some crazy 6 years old little girls for the finale, we were on a mission but they didn’t know it!!! Later some people started to dance following our good mood and then Mika made his magic and everyone was dancing!! Not as madly as we were, but they were moving their feet!!! Even if I was far from the stage, I loved every second of the show!! Honestly I don’t remember that much because I was too focused and scared thinking about what I was going to do, and I danced madly just to forget it and to calm my nerves!! Dr John ended and our adventure as BG/LG officially begun!

i knew you'd have posted one of your amazing close up pics K.!!! lovely!! oh yes, i'm sure it was!!! my mika tour finally begins this saturday!! yay!! i'm going to munich, milan, nice and then to rome and udine!

even if i've been away from here for a long time, this topic always kills me... and it's a wonderful place to dream thank you everyone for these wonderful pics!!! hi katrien!!! so long time without speaking!!!

all right, as an apologise here are my pics from the gig of 11/24/2009! will was performing and tilley was sitting on the floor of the stage sipping a beer!!!

i bet!! it's beacuse you're normal!!! but as i'm always so behind, i discovered it just right now!!! in italy we say 'arrivare con l'ultimo treno' => arriving with the last train it means that you arrive when everyone else is already there from ages!! and now i can't find again that article i found yesterday but couldn't post it cuz the internet connection was rubbish!!! argh!!!

i invaded his facebook page commenting his messages, poor dear!!! and consider that i restrained myself to be the annoying myself on twitter, i'm not so bad at the end of the day!!!

this is a very old article, from the far 2008, but i loved to read some of the personal story of the boy! http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Introducing+Will+And+The+People-6452.html Introducing: Will And The People 27-11-2008 11:07 At Will and The People gigs everyone gets involved in the party, even notoriously uptight London crowds find themselves letting go when faced with their infectious, genre-blending ska-rock-pop. “We are on a mission to bring the pogo back!” says Will Rendle, their 22 year old frontman. “I can’t understand bands that don’t engage the audience. At our gigs they become part of the show.” Support slots with their musical heroes The Police at Hyde Park Calling and with The Hoosiers on theirrecent tour prove that Will and The People retain their ability to connect when playing a bigger stage. Following their three dates on The Hoosiers tour the band’s myspace page received over 19,000 plays in6 days - an incredible strike rate. Growing up in a sleepy town on the south coast, the smart but easily bored Will was in and out of trouble until he found an outlet for his wayward energy. Inspired by his love of Bob Marley & TheWailers, The Specials, and Californian ska-punk pioneers Sublime (“My favourite band ever”), Will started playing the guitar and writing songs. “It immediately became everything to me,” says Will. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do since.” Comment on this Article At 18 Will blew out a place at University and moved to Brighton, throwing himself into the local live music scene. The next couple of years were spent in local bands until, frustrated by their lack of focus, Will decided to put his own band together. But it wasn’t easy. “I wanted to live with my band and do everything with them,” he says now, “but I found it impossible to find people who were up for it as much as me, who wanted it as much as me.” Nevertheless, with persistence The People were found - Dan Lundholm (bass), Simon Hanson (drums), John Tilley (keyboards), and Alison Brown (backing vocals) – an incredibly loose and fluid unit that crosses over indie, ska, reggae, blues and rock. Their ability to turn their gigs into happenings soon got the band noticed. As the buzz about them spread, Will & The People landed themselves a recording deal within a few months of trying. After signing to RCA Label Group the band relocated to London where they are currently working on their debut album with producer Johnny Douglas. “I get so angry when I listen to albums and there are only three or four great songs and the rest is filler,” says Will, his eyes ablaze. “Even one bad song is too much filler. I want every song on our record to be brilliant so people want the whole album.” Few who know Will would bet against him realising this ambition. Will & The People’s debut album will be released in Summer 2009.

addicted is simply great!! not sure about the video , but i love it because it enabled me to learn the lyrics!!! as i'm curious about our beloved strange guy and his amazing music, tonight i was searching some infos and news.. hope you don't mind if i post what i find.. and if you find something around the web, please post it!! when i love an artist i always want to know more and more!!! and be patient because for me it's all new!!!

i think that this belongs here.. sorry if already posted

found this article! http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/116059-will-and-the-people-addicted-single.html Will and the People - Addicted [single] Baggy Trouser Music March 17, 2010, 09:39 PM by EllenTout Buy Will and the People - Addicted [single] From Amazon.com Over the past year Will and the People have been championed by Radio One’s Jo Whiley and racked up over a quarter of a million views on YouTube. Despite all this, they still had time to tour alongside Paolo Nutini, The Script, The Hoosiers AND Girls Aloud. Pretty impressive, don’t you think? After what can at the very least be described as a busy year Will Rendle has returned to the studio with John Tilley and Simon Hanson by his side. After releasing a six track EP in December of 2009, Will and the People have thrown themselves into 2010 with their new single ‘Addicted’. Think the voice of Paolo Nutini, the energy of The Wombats and a whole lot more. ‘Addicted’ is pop meets folk, with a couple of other genres thrown in there too, just for good measure. Front man Will Rendle shone some light upon the birth of the single: ‘Addicted’ “was written in an all nighter session by 5 people. The lyric is about addiction, in general but also something very specific to me.... When someone or something drives you up the wall but you can't leave them, or it.... It is a schizophrenic song”. Schizophrenic seems to be the perfect word to describe this track. From the very first electro note the music is animated, energetic and hasty. Will declares, “I don’t wanna fall asleep alone, but do I wanna wake up with you”. His confusion is clear throughout the song and although the lyrics are far from ingenious, it’s the unique style of the music which grabs you and says ‘hey, look at me!’ A loveable blend of keyboard, percussion and subtle drumming is sure to please even the most critical of ears. Whereas other tracks, like acoustic number ‘Train’ prove that Will and the People are more than just a fun one-hit wonder. It’s therefore not surprising that the group will be playing at Glastonbury festival this summer, as well as Beach Break Live and Secret Garden Party. If Will and the People sound like your cup of tea then visit Will and the People on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads where you can witness the surreal creation that is the video for ‘Addicted’. sounds good!!!

but i want the physical cd... i'm so old school!! yessss! already added you and joined to all watp related pages!!

here i am!! another watp fan!!! i think they're great!! every song is catchy and so fresh!!! they were the supporters at the paolo nutini's gig i attended last november, and it was love at first sight!! the only regret i have is that i wasn't able to buy the ep! during the gig will said 'it's just 5 euros, it's a bargain!' and after the gig i saw a guy with some cds, but i didn't realize that he was their manager! i'll wait the proper album, can't wait!!!! i hope they will come back near to where i live one day!! being paolo's supporters gave them tons of fans i think, maybe because already liking the totally new paolo's sound (sometimes he makes a sort of reggae too) the audience liked and appreciated them very much! ladies and gents, and watp not fans yet, here is some good music! enjoy the new will and the people single: ADDICTED!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfYFnpb2zOo

oooooh my god!!!! that pic is wonderful ruth!!! lucky you!!!

thank you!!!! you made my day!!!! as i've thought that the audio was great and that he sings in a really heavenly way.. i made mp3s and thought to share them! http://www.sendspace.com/file/02njqc it's a 25mb .zip folder, hope that everyone can extract the files, if not just tell me!

thank you!! probably i am finally back on the cloud.. jeez, your're right!!! apparently i got my account blocked just cuz i was killing 3 hours 'spamming', you know there wasn't anything good on tv!!! yes, it was definitely brilliant!!! fortunately there is the web that make us relive such emotions!!

thank you!!!! watching this made me love him again!!! he's fantastic. period.

same here..

thank you really really much for the songlist and for the download and youtube links!!! i'm going listen everything ASAP!!! i can't believe that he played 'pencil full of lead' by p. nutini!!! and the things that he said about his album.. aww!!