The Who: Live in Amsterdam 5th July 2013

I still have to realize it, but guess what? Last month I went to Amsterdam and saw the Who in concert!!! That was the best night of my life, the show was wonderful and so were Roger and Pete!!

So now I guess my life is complete, but I wish I could go to another Who concert. Love Post concert depression reign o'er me now :'(

These are two of the four photos I took, I didn't post the others because they were awful. Also, I decided to focus on the show, so I didn't take more pictures.

Pete said that a DVD of the concert will be released, so I'm very excited and can't wait to get my own copy!

Random Things (aka Today I'm Bored)

Today I'm not at school (here in Italy today is Liberation Day), so this is a good day to make a blog post. This is not about a specific topic, just some random things I want to share with you.

Liebster Award and Versatile Blogger Award

Hey there! Today I'm super excited because I've been nominated for two awards! I must thank two lovely girls: Sam at Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out and Rachel at Toby Knows! Thank you so much, I'll love you forever! I'm so happy about it!

   

Rules:

• The award is for bloggers with less than 300 followers
• The nominees must link back to the blogger who awarded them
• If you are nominated write 11 random facts about yourself and answer the 11 questions written by the blogger who nominated you
• Make up 11 new questions to be answered and nominate 11 other bloggers!

11 Random Facts about Me

1. I study Latin and Ancient Greek at school.
2. I'm a vinyl hunter.
3. I'm really getting interested in the Pre-Raphaelites. I also adore their models and muses, especially Lizzie Siddal and Effie Millais.
4. I LOVE pins. My school bag is entirely covered with them.
5. The coolest place I've ever been to is Muskoka Lake, Canada.
6. I want to learn to sing.
7. I want to write a novel.
8. One of my dreams is to travel around the world with my friend Anna on a Volkswagen T2.
9. I love borrowing clothes from my mum (she has a great sense of style).
10. My parents named me after the Italian painter Piero della Francesca because he's my dad's favourite painter.
11. I wrote some lyrics. Now I have to look for someone I can write music with.

Questions from Sam:

1. What is the last film you saw? What is the next film you plan to see? The last one was The Raven, a French film of 1949. The next film I want to see is Frankenweenie.
2. What are your least favorite subjects in school and why? Math because sometimes it's a bit difficult!
3. What subjects do you like in school and why? English and Ancient Greek because both are interesting languages.
4. Do you prefer hand-writing or typing something up? Maybe typing because it's faster. Also, I love writing with a typewriter.
5. Last three songs you were obsessed with. Letter to Hermione, Janine and Space Oddity by David Bowie.
6. If you could have handwriting like any font, which would yours be? Mine would be Lobster. (It's my title font.) Maybe Zapfino or Apple Chancery.
7. One myth/legend you liked a lot as a kid? The myth of Pegasus.
   
8. Three underrated bands in your opinion. Oh my God, I can't really tell because there are many! Girl groups are an example...
   
9. Which bands would you want to be a groupie for? Band-aid, please! Anyway, I think that any of my favourite rock bands would be OK!
10. If you could dye your hair any color and it wouldn't fade or wash out, what would it be? Red, I think.
11. Favorite films seen in the past year. Midnight in Paris, Moonrise Kingdom and probably more I can't remember now.

 Questions from Rachel:

1. Favourite ChupaChups flavour? Coke.
2. Who would you build a 50ft high shrine to? Heather Taylor and Patti Smith, my favourite rock women. They are so perfect!
3. Salty or Sweet Popcorn? (OR BOTH??!! OH EM GEE) Salty.
4. Dream Job? I haven't a particular job in mind. But I'm sure it will have to do with rock music. Maybe I'll be a rock photographer like Linda McCartney, or a director who makes documentaries about rock bands... I don't know...
   
5. Band you would FanGirl for? THE WHO!!!
6. Lucky Number? 3, I guess.
7. Prefered occupation? Vinyl hunter.
   
8. If you were a crayon... what colour crayon would you be?  Light green.
9. Favourite Childhood film? Nightmare Before Christmas. I spent my whole childhood watching it and singing all the songs!
10. Have ya ever made a crown of love? If so post a picture of it Darling, everyone loves DIY. No, but I'd really love to. 
11. So you're walking down the street and someone comes up and says "Would you mind if I took a photo of you for my blog?" Would you say: 
    A. YAR TOTES DARLING, OH EM GEE THIS IS SO EXCITING OOOh LAAALAA WOWZA. *Promptly pulls your best blue steel and swishes your hair* OH MY GAWSH MY GIRLFRIENDS ARE SO LYK GONNA BE SO JEL OF ME AND MY FABALISH BODY OH MY OH ME!
    B. um yeah sure. I guess. *hunches over body into your oversized flannel shirt and glares into the lens* wait this blog doesnt involve "street-style" does it? Cos I dont really want to be defined by anything. I guess. 
    C. Fo Shaw, dude. Yeah sick man. Im up for it *uses natural swag to make your piss-take poses look gnarly with your vintage Adidas jacket* Fankz is that all? Well, cyaa round breh, im off to a skatepark. Lolz
    D. None of the above. Cos Im totes random yah.
    D :)

My Questions:

1. What was your first stuffed animal?
2. Have you ever had a supernatural experience?
3. Sushi or Sashimi?
4. What was the first record you bought?
5. Who is your favourite rock woman (singer, wife, girlfriend, ecc...)?
6. What is your first childhood memory?
7. What was the best thing you did during 2012?
8. Which singers/bands have you seen in concert?
9. What is your favourite artistic movement?
10. Have you ever borrowed clothes from you mum? If so, what is your favourite one?
11. What is the best rock memoir you have ever read?

Bloggers I tag (well, they aren't eleven, but these are my very favourite blogs...):

• Annie at I Don't Even Know Myself
• Tessa at I Broke My Hip Doing the Twist
• Kaitlyn at Born Late
• Samantha at Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
• Essine at Psychedelic Daisy

Happy Birthday to This Blog (and to David Bowie)!

Dear followers, today is a very special day because we celebrate two birthdays:

• This blog's: I can't believe it's been a year since I started blogging. I must say that it's been very good to me: before I started this blog, I felt quite lonely, because there was no one I could talk about things I like to. Now I'm very happy: I met some cool people who has the same tastes as me and I found out that blogging is really funny and you can learn a lot of new things. Also, it's wonderful when people send me an e-mail or leave a comment saying they like a specific post! Truth be told, when I made this blog I wasn't even sure if I would continue posting: in fact, after two months I didn't know what to write, and since I gained no followers, I was a bit demoralized (I'm very impatient, you know). But then I saw that someone began to follow me and that cheered me up, so I went on! I owe it to all my followers: you are very important to me and this blog wouldn't exist without you. So thank you all!

• David Bowie's: well, I think that's a nice coincidence! When I made this blog, I didn't know that today was David's birthday and it occured to me when I started writing this post! What if it is a sign of fate? Anyway, I began to listen to David's amazing music last year and I must say that he is one of the greatest artists of all time (and a great style icon, too)! Happy birthday Ziggy Stardust! Or Thin White Duke, if you prefer...

 Now, to celebrate here's the most beautiful (and tasty) cake I've ever eaten! It's wonderful, isn't it?

What I Got for Christmas

So here's what I got for Christmas:

• A Fiat 500 Purse: I've been in love with that purse since I saw it for the first time two months ago and I couldn't believe that I would received it on Christmas! It's wonderful, isn't it? And anyway, can you think of something more Italian than the Fiat 500?
• A Who bag: so I'll always be able to bring the best band ever with me.
• Live at Hull 1970, the Who: Roger Daltrey says that Live at Hull is even better than Live at Leeds! If it is true, that's going to be a really great album!
• Hunky Dory, David Bowie: I asked my mum if I could have the LP, but unfortunately she said she was only able to find the CD. Well, better than nothing... Another album I'm anxious to listen to!
• Cigarettes & Housework, Rachel Fuller: actually I ordered it with John Entwistle's t-shirt on Amazon, and unluckily it hasn't arrived yet. Rachel has a very beautiful voice and her songs are fantastic! You must listen to her music!
• A John Entwistle t-shirt: probably the best t-shirt I've ever had! I also bought one for my dad, because he worships John and he's a bassist, too.
• A frame: from my friend Anna. Which picture will I put in it? A photo by me? Or maybe an artistic portrait? I don't know...
• A toiletries set: I love that kind of things, they make you think of a bath tub filled with hot water with a lot of soap bubbles... Is there something more relaxing? But the truth of the matter is: when the hell will I use those? Unluckily I don't have enough time to have a relaxing bath!
• A pair of red slippers: perfect for keeping your feet warm.
• A sweatshirt: it doesn't appear in the collage because I couldn't find an image of it. Anyway, it's dark green and has a heart-shaped pocket.
• A book called Il Bassotto e la Regina (the Basset Hound and the Queen): it's a Christmas story about two dogs. Even if I'm not a child anymore, I still like reading fables and stories! And moreover, it's about dogs, which are my favourite animals.

And what about you? What did you receive for Christmas? 

My New Record Player!

I'm so happy to have my own record player! You don't know how much I waited to get it... To celebrate, I'm going to have a party with my best buddy Anna. We'll rock all night!

...and my new LPs...

• Jethro Tull - Aqualung
• Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
• Patti Smith - Banga
• The Velvet Underground & Nico
• Nirvana - Nevermind
• Roger Daltrey - Daltrey
• Roger Daltrey - Ride a Rock Horse
• The Who - Tommy
• The Who - Who's Next
• Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (bought when I went to Florence to see Iggy & the Stooges)

And these are my parents' records (just to let you know that I won't get bored with all those LPs)...

No One Knows What It's Like To Be a Vintage Rock Girl

"They don’t even know what it is to be a fan, y’know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts.” - Sapphire (Almost Famous)

Not so long ago I read this post (and another one) on the blog So You Want To Be a Rock'n'Roll Star? and instantly knew that those posts were also about me. I felt like they were written by me. Really. And after reading both of them, I decided to write a post to express my opinion too.
I think nowadays it's not easy at all being a real rock fan (especially if you are a girl). People just exclude you because you are the different one, the girl who listen to that strange and old kind of music. Just because rock girls like me have a relationship with music which is very different from the one our school mates have.

Another Who Creation

This is another Who creation with my nickname written on made by my dear friend Anna as a gift for birthday. It's great, isn't it?

Who Creations

Today I was tidying up my room and found those things I made two years ago at the beginning of my obsession for the Who.

• This box (which is really nice in my opinion)

• This bookmark

• This calendar

Books and LPs

So I think I won't get bored with all these books this summer...

Just wanted to share the LPs I bought in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Yes, I know, this post is nothing special. I just wanted to post something...

My Wall Of Inspiration

Here is what I did today. I didn't know what to do, so I just printed some photos of my favourite rock women and made my wall of inspiration.

(You Never Forget Your) First Post!

Hi everyone! Finally after many delays I decided to make this blog about the fabulous Sixties. I've always wanted to live in that decade but from this point of view I've been unlucky. With this blog I want to bring the Sixties back to life. So, if you're Sixties lovers I hope you'll enjoy my blog.

Francesca