Just got back from seeing Elbow at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne. It was so much better than i would have expected, I wasn't so sure about going by myself initally, but i felt completely at home. The venue was at least half (if not completely by the people i spoke to) full of UK citizens. It's hard to describe when you haven't lived in another country, the amount of love that can be felt for a place just by hearing an accent. I've noticed it alot since i moved here. Hearing a Manchester accent, in itself something not exactly considered desirable, makes me happier than i would have ever imagined! Watching a band like Elbow live, makes me proud beyond words of where i come from. If they ever stop making Shameless (the most regular "hit" of Manchester I get these days) I'm not quite sure how i would cope! and i'll admit...the experience has made me more than a little homesick. It's been a while since that happened. Despite my far more fun and exciting life over here, Manchester means the world to me. It struck me it's been almost a year since i saw it. Last year I landed back there a year to the day I left (i don't think the hyperactivity wore off for the full 2 weeks i was back!). Soon it will be the longest i've ever been apart from England. It feels strange.
no regrets though. just happy, good, amazing and very much treasured memories :) And I know that no matter what, it will always be waiting for me. <3
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