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Lydia at Leeds: A Fan’s Perspective
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006Lydia is an under-25 British fan whose great loves are Tom and Jack Nicholson (so she’s “an under-25 British fan” with taste!). She has a lovely, fun TJ website that is at the moment down, but we’ll let you know when it’s relaunched.
Arriving at Leeds Castle, car speakers blaring It’s Not Unusual, my mate and I climbed out of my car and enthusiastically headed for the stage! The crowd was filled with likes of young & old eagerly waiting for Tom. The venue was situated near the overwhelming site of Leeds Castle. Along with the gorgeous weather and a great venue, I knew we’d be in for a entertaining night!
As anticipated, Tom bounced onto the stage in full swing to Tom Jones International. The crowd went wild, & the screams of hundreds of excitable fans filled the air as Tom hit every note spot on. Tom looked very trim & seemed to really be enjoying his time on stage. I was eager for my opportunity to give Tom a Welsh rugby shirt… so, I waited.
The stage was bombarded with a mass of underwear and flowers! Tom played it cool & humoured the crowd.
The set list was well-organised, and the fans were treated to live performances of What am I Living For She’s a Lady, Stoned in Love, End of the Road and many more. I was very impressed with Stoned in Love. Tom really sang this well considering how his voice was modified slightly on the original recording.
I’d eagerly waited for my moment to hand Tom my Welsh Rugby shirt, and when I did…. it was like the world had stopped. Tom danced over to the right hand side of the stage (where I was sitting). At this moment I was holding up the shirt for him to see. While he was still singing along to She’s a Lady, he motioned for me to throw the top at him. That was it! I ran forward & threw the shirt. He smiled and caught it, and hung it over his shoulder. During the performance he dropped it, but then was kind enough to pick it back up. At the end of the song he thanked me, and held it up to show a welsh dragon on the back. The crowd went wild!
Amazing, at the end of the show he picked up my gift from the back of the stage & walked off holding it and waving.
Amazing…
July 12th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Lydia! So good to hear from you again, girl!!! It’s especially great to hear that you caught the man’s eye and he caught your shirt – well, not your shirt – the one you had for him …And how wonderful that he actually picked the shirt up and carried it off stage with him! Maybe he’ll trade his usual shirt in for that one for a change! Wouldn’t that be exciting??? Thanks for the report and for sharing your special moment!