A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: dmg on March 17, 2010, 09:10:44 PM
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Just read in the newspaper that it was this day in 2003 that MK had his motorbike accident. Not the sort of thing I've commited to memory but when I read it it dawned on me just how quickly the last seven years have passed.
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Yeah. Back in 2003, there was the bad sight of maybe never hear him playing the guitar again. Thank god, since that year we had a very productive, probably the most productive era in MK's career: four albums, three tours (including Emmylou) since 2003 and today the next tour is in the pipeline already. Those seven years were really great for us MK fans. Let's hope for at least another seven years! ;)
LE
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Yeah. Back in 2003, there was the bad sight of maybe never hear him playing the guitar again. Thank god, since that year we had a very productive, probably the most productive era in MK's career: four albums, three tours (including Emmylou) since 2003 and today the next tour is in the pipeline already. Those seven years were really great for us MK fans. Let's hope for at least another seven years! ;)
LE
Couldn't agree more. :)
Cheers BBB
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Yeah. Back in 2003, there was the bad sight of maybe never hear him playing the guitar again. Thank god, since that year we had a very productive, probably the most productive era in MK's career: four albums, three tours (including Emmylou) since 2003 and today the next tour is in the pipeline already. Those seven years were really great for us MK fans. Let's hope for at least another seven years! ;)
LE
Amen to that. Had tickets to see MK and EC at the Albert Hall, was so gutted when the accident happened.
They got Nigel Kennedy to replace MK, terrible gig. :-\
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They got Nigel Kennedy to replace MK, terrible gig. :-\
Really? Never knew that. I once saw Nigel Kennedy in Hamburg, playing the Four seasons first (GREAT!) and in the second part of the show he interpreted Jimi Hendrix for about an hour, which was... interresting. I however enjoyed the gig. Sometimes John McCuskers behaviour on stage reminds me of him.
LE
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Just read in the newspaper that it was this day in 2003 that MK had his motorbike accident. Not the sort of thing I've commited to memory but when I read it it dawned on me just how quickly the last seven years have passed.
I remember being in shock when I heard it :disbelief :disbeliefAs being a Paddy we were off work for St Patricks day & I remember coming into work the following day,switching on the computer & going what :o :o you must be joking me, wow 7 years,how time flies :o.
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Really? Never knew that. I once saw Nigel Kennedy in Hamburg, playing the Four seasons first (GREAT!) and in the second part of the show he interpreted Jimi Hendrix for about an hour, which was... interresting. I however enjoyed the gig. Sometimes John McCuskers behaviour on stage reminds me of him.
LE
If he had played the Four Seasons it would have been fine, but he was doing some wierd jazz fusion thing, just awful.
Clapton was poor too, a load of crappy Chuck Berry covers and the like, could have heard anybody doing them down the pub.
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I remember being in shock when I heard it :disbelief :disbelief As being a Paddy we were off work for St Patricks day & I remember coming into work the following day,switching on the computer & going what :o :o you must be joking me, wow 7 years,how time flies :o.
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That could be fun to read everybody's "where were you when you heard the news" stories.
I read about this on yahoo while checking my mail. The article said that he was not in a life threatening condition so I was not too worried. It was at a time when I had drifted away from his music a bit (between 99 and 04) and I didn't have plan to go and see him, so it didn't affect me so much.
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I remember being in shock when I heard it :disbelief :disbelief As being a Paddy we were off work for St Patricks day & I remember coming into work the following day,switching on the computer & going what :o :o you must be joking me, wow 7 years,how time flies :o.
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That could be fun to read everybody's "what were you when you heard the news" stories.
I read about this on yahoo while checking my mail. The article said that he was not in a life threathening condition so I was not too worried. It was at a time when I had drifted away from his music a bit (between 99 and 04) and I didn't have plan to go and see him, so it didn't affect me so much.
I'm afraid that I can't be much of a fan, because I don't think I even knew Mark had been in an accident until about 6 weeks after it had happened when I read somewhere that he had to cancel a charity performance because of his injuries.
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I'm pretty sure i remember seeing it as 'Breaking News' on Sky News.
All i can remember is thinking Shiiiiiiiit!!!!!!!!!!
My main concern was that it didn't immediately seem like it was life threatening.
THANK GOD!!!!
Cheers BBB
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As soon as I heard it I knew immediately the tour wouldn't go ahead. Even if he was ok by the start of the tour - the practice sessions would have suffered and it would be doubtful if he could get the whole thing back on track. MK being the perfectionist he is, wouldn't have felt right if he wasn't fully prepared.
It nearly cost me seeing him in 2005 because the tickets I had for the 'tour that never was' were obtained for me in someone else's name and I didn't get the info from the Newcastle City Hall inviting me to 'renew' them in advance of the public sale. I did manage though:-)
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I'm pretty sure i remember seeing it as 'Breaking News' on Sky News.
All i can remember is thinking Shiiiiiiiit!!!!!!!!!!
My main concern was that it didn't immediately seem like it was life threatening.
THANK GOD!!!!
Cheers BBB
That's exactly how I found out too! I just got refunds for my tickets, fortunately I hadn't made any travel arrangements for the London shows I intended to go to but the main thing was Mark was okay (relatively speaking).
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I heard on BBC Breakfast and I was really shocked, but relieved to know he was going to be OK. I knew, without a doubt that the tour would be cancelled and I was very upset that I was not going to see him at the RAH. It was lovely to hear some of the songs we would have heard from RPD in 2008 on the KTGC tour - it made up for it a bit! It's great that we still have him touring - hopefully for many more years! :D
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Hmm, I'm trying really hard to remember where I first read the news. Was it on the official MKNews site? ???
However, I do remember sending a text message to moat after I read it. I had tickets for three shows, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich I think, and I remember cancelling my hotel arrangement in Stuttgart and giving the tickets back. Have to admit I really needed the money back then... Annoying thing was, I had given my mum a ticket for the Frankfurt show as a birthday gift :-\
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I had 3 tickets as birthday presents for 3 friends/relations. i had to not only buy them something else but, but them 3 more tickets 2 years later!
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I had just flown to Canada, and family member told me when I got off the plane, I was really shocked, and worried for him, and it was weird because it was the only time in his solo career that i had not already bought a ticket to see him live, I don't remember why, but I do find that weird.
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Hmm, I'm trying really hard to remember where I first read the news. Was it on the official MKNews site? ???
However, I do remember sending a text message to man on a track after I read it.
I remember that text message very well! I was serving in the army that week when I got those news. Don't want to remember how many tickets I've had back then...
And yes Dusty, the Nigel Kennedy replacement was the worst thing I've ever been through.
Also agree on what you said about EC...
Additionally, I had a very bad seat high up in the back and I remember having fallen asleep at some point :disbelief
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I remember that text message very well! I was serving in the army that week when I got those news. Don't want to remember how many tickets I've had back then...
And yes Dusty, the Nigel Kennedy replacement was the worst thing I've ever been through.
Also agree on what you said about EC...
Additionally, I had a very bad seat high up in the back and I remember having fallen asleep at some point :disbelief
Shame I didn't know you were there, meeting up for a beer would have been the highlight of that trip.
At least you managed to get a seat next to me two years later. :)
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Shame I didn't know you were there, meeting up for a beer would have been the highlight of that trip.
At least you managed to get a seat next to me two years later. :)
Very true!
But I think we didn't know (of) each other back then ;)
I met up with Peter Gordon then - I don't even know if he's in this forum...
Lost contact somehow :(
That beer in Edinbourgh in 2005 was one of the best beers I've ever had! :D
That whole trip, show, evening was terrific!
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Very true!
But I think we didn't know (of) each other back then ;)
I met up with Peter Gordon then - I don't even know if he's in this forum...
Lost contact somehow :(
That beer in Edinbourgh in 2005 was one of the best beers I've ever had! :D
That whole trip, show, evening was terrific!
Ah, well we almost met up then because I was in contact with Peter too, I spoke to him via mobile phone but for some reason or other we couldn't meet, I think I was meeting some friends or something. Haven't spoken to him for a couple of years, used to trade a lot with him but of course I get everything from trackers now, last time I spoke to him he told me he preferred snail mail trading. :)
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I remember spending the evening with some friend in Valencia, talking about the next tour, that for the spanish fans, used to have their concerts in summer, was kind of soon (the tour was about to start in april in Lisbon, and then Madrid) and we had a strange feeling like we didn