u could at least shave n wax yer big hairy ass if yer gonna be shoving it in all the punters mugs - and if you ask me the last time i didn't see enough pussy video footage was in that goshdurn garageland video - what the hell do i think the name of it was again?

I was there and didn't bother me too much. Blink's response seems kinda genuine, but still pretty much 'I know, but tough shit (and hey check out my arse cracks)'.

Personally, I just don't get why people feel they are self-righteous enough to do it. Maybe you should be checking out what Nato and co thought of it - perhaps they asked for it to happen. Bottomline: I went to see the band, not Blink's video shoot. Next time you see a video camera person, scream at them to get off the stage or get a guitar. It's about music, not promo shit- do that at sound check if you must please.

no worries Blink, it just annoyed me in my mind altered state.

I still reckon that running around amoungst the band members as they play is a bit in ya face....

it not about the medium or actuality of filming (there's plenty of people who do it REAL well here). It's a basic mis-understanding of the art of video shooting in a public place that people PAID TO SEE & EXPERIENCE. The shows are gonna start sucking if this persists. It's fine if you tell the punters up front (and then I wouldn't go for sure).

hey bro. don't take it too personally - wasn't my intention. I understand where you're coming from. I'll come back later on (working) and expand a bit maybe?

I like Gluepot have no chance to see most bands, it would seem that north islanders really do think that highway No1 is the only road in the south island.
If it weren't for folk like blink risking life and limb on a small stage riddled with cables, we would never get to share the privilege of seeing these people "live"........why should we have to put up with faked mock ups of "live"
I feel sorry for you if you feel that your concert was ruined by blink but take a moment to feel sorry for us.......we who will never get to see them at all without blink or a true south island tour

:)
the debated about videos being a marketing tool is an interesting one
I still remember a long cold winter in the early eighties when this debate had all video removed from our televisions....
I think of them as part of the whole especially now with vids appearing on cds along with the music...an excellent innovation

:)

If the band said something like " hey we're filming this track for our new vid.... lets go fucken nuts!!!" it would have worked perfectly.

I guess its a learning process, and this is one of the things that you should learn (early on ).

I still think a live gig is about entertainment, everything else is secondary media included, its nice to have it but its not the show.

fair enough teina.
however at those town hall gigs, you had the benifit of a "press pit" to shoot from and a huge stage for people to hide behind amps and shit.
These are all nice vids but not my style. True, if i was just some random cunt filming for my own benifit, I'd have to kick my own ass. But i was filming a vid for the most exciting kick ass band in nz and to truly represnt them i had to get low down and dirty. Their were no polecams i could get that day, all were hired/booked out, amd i reckon pole cams look gay anyway.

// I didn't actually notice Blink all that much on Friday

I didn't think i was actually in the way that much either.

teina...those live vids coming soon, that you have listed...are they to be filmed? or have you guys shot them already?

you love it.

self promo. yeah...mes making the big bucks.

you know i dig your vids bro. you know i wasn't calling you guys "pussy", it was more a term i give to photographers who never get in the pit. like nzm i know how good a good video can be, you guys have the benifit of experience and multiple cameras and you are fucking good at what you do.

i'm genuinely sorry to anyone that i may have annoyed, with my (while angry) "pussy" comments and with my ass at the gig.

Make sure you catch the next Paselode gig for a blink free experience.

nice. just teasing, cos I know you dig it. picking up pointers from nik!

"blink free experience" now thats just wrong! Everyone be nice to Blink!

sometimes a Wellington gig just isn't a Wellington gig without blink.

sorry skank:) i am a big oaf.

oh yes sweet.. i learnt a lot in those state days from ed ... i remember getting a wicked shot of the hlah trumpet type guy in 'crying shame' .. laying down underneath him ....

i think thats the key with live gigs,. get low and get funky... or... slap on a long lens and sit back . .. then everyones happy..

big bully.

3pm behind the bike sheds. i'll smash ya in da face...

my wee hand is raised to get attention..............from what I have heard on the nzm radio paselode is really good....not that a recommendation from me holds any credibility .......do you folk tour / plan to tour / hope to tour the south island? ever?

have you seen john cleese run? I taught that hussy how to to handle the leg extension in full flight. like a tripod on speed I shall move. A frenzied (yet suprisingly coordinated) blur of full length femur, shin and achilles raking across the earth. like a southerly man. no stress-free ape-planet lovin bass playing arms could match that. plus those burns are gonna hold you back from matching my whirlwind speed. so it's simply a quick girly punch and see me go.

now if you're talking ashtrays...hmmm. must work. ;]

p.s. you were very very good. and very very loud - seriously my ears rang (painfully) until this morning.

// 3pm behind the bike sheds. i'll smash ya in da face...

so what if i was 15mins early. you were cowering like a coward under your shiny push button geek freak machine if i remember correctly. next time be a bit more of a man aye? - or as blindspott so aptly put it in their recent single - "better swing and pray that you don't miss".
even better yet, wait at the top of the staircase for me with a big glass ashtray.
booyah '99!