Gunners
For the last twenty years I’ve considered Guns N' Roses almost as important as my constantly disappearing socks. A view which remained unchallenged, until 1.30 this morning when my estimation of the Gunners instantly surpassed the socks, the undies, in fact, the whole damn wardrobe.
At that time my cab radio suddenly barked into life, after hours of silence on a dead Sunday night: CALLING ALL CABS; GUNNERS GOIN’ OFF AT HOMEBUSH BAY; ROCK ON OUT, DUDES, or something like that. "Yeeesss !", I yelled. "Gunners ROCK !"
On arrival at 1.50am they were still rocking, in what must have been the latest gig ever. What few cabs were still left working had a bonanza, thanks to Axle Rose being a total rock star by starting super late....
(Fans have been warned that, unlike other acts, Guns N' Roses does not officially take the stage until 11pm. But that's 11pm Axl time. In reality it's more like 11.30. And that's only if Rose has cranked up his private Lear jet in enough time to make it.)
...then finishing even later. Sydneysiders can imagine the joy of looking for a taxi at Homebush Bay after 2am on a Monday morning, in the middle of winter with constant rain. But no worries, Axle, cabbies love the Gunners; you rock !
It's Axl, not Axle :)
Steve
Posted by: Steve | June 25, 2007 at 05:53 PM
a true taxi story told to me last week.
by woman over 70 exiting hospital after cataract surgery.
who was supposed to get a taxi home: East Melbourne to Balwyn.
"when I came out all the drivers waiting were foreign and I just could not make myself get in with any of them, so I got a tram."
Old ladies are frightened of being alone outside their homes with men who are not Anglo color.
The entire "WE are One, We are Australian" advertising campaign was money wasted on them.
... and she probably would not have got in a cab with a driver who looked like Axl Rose either.
Posted by: Blogger | June 25, 2007 at 06:21 PM
True, Steve, but I prefer 'Axle', the shaft upon which the Gunners rotate.
Posted by: adrian | June 26, 2007 at 06:24 AM
There are quite a few rock stars I owe a pint to when I meet them in a pub, Axl isn't one of them though
Posted by: Roy | June 26, 2007 at 10:27 AM
hi mate as another backpain sutherer,reformed,i hate to hear of someone suffereing especially as a cabby _done it!!can i suggest two excellent remedies you may not have heard of( the first took me from a disability pension to building asuccessful lawnmowing round)have a look for a site under (neural organisation technique trevor savage )he can direct you to a therapist in sydney etc who does the work .it takes one or two sessions only. the other thing i have come accross since is a machine called a scenar which is great for removing pain. tyhe NOT therapy stopped most of it ,but left behing dull aches the scenar took that away as well
Posted by: keerti | June 26, 2007 at 12:11 PM
adrian you need to get out of a tcs and into a manly cab,sunday nite was busy over here i even did 3 runs to the airport with after one getting a qantas return to the northern beach's.cheers from manly cabbie
Posted by: manly cabbie | June 28, 2007 at 10:24 AM
Years ago, I found myself living in the same neighborhood as G n R. In fact, Axle wrote a song about a friend of mine, Michelle, entitled "My Michelle" that is on their first CD.
I didn't realize they were still playing...
Posted by: marlayna | June 30, 2007 at 12:24 AM