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Title: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: OPENROAD on December 26, 2010, 05:07:59 pm: Hi There Nessaholics :)

So glad to be finally up and running, a big thank you to Kevin for helping me out and the offer of help from Martin, Thanks Guys. :)

Well,my name is Ray, I'm 36 and from Dublin, Ireland.

I only rediscovered Vanessa over the summer. Vanessas music first came to my attention back in 2002, when while on lunch from work in my local sandwich bar, A Thousand Miles came on the radio, immediately I was taken with the melody, but it was the lyrics that really struck a chord with me, it was like Vanessa had written the song about me and how I felt about the girl of my dreams at the time who was about to emigrate :(

Anyhow I bought the single and also bought her follow up single Ordinary Day, again for the same reasons as a thousand miles, though I did change the lyrics in my head from "boy" to girl :) On the back of these two songs I bought the album in Feb 2003 and was immediately taken with Pretty Baby, Vanessa was definitely writing about my situation with this girl ;D

I'm ashamed to say I only listened to these three songs,circumstances at the time meant I didn't really listen to any music for a couple of months and then the album and Vanessa got forgotten about for some reason, that is until the summer of this year :) the girl who I had fallen for came up in conversation with a friend, and it prompted me to listen to A Thousand Miles again, and just like when I first heard the song back in '02, I was totally taken with the song, I then listened to Ordinary Day and Pretty Baby and started watching Vanessa videos on youtube, came across Paradise and All Is Well live and that was it, I was hooked.

Anyway have bought Harmonium and Heroes and Thieves in the last few months and can honestly say I have become a nessaholic :P I have never been to the States but am definitely going to be making the trip to see Vanessa live.

So happy to have discovered this board,and I am really looking forward to contributing to the board and reading your posts on all things Vanessa, and sharing Rabbits on the Run when it is released. Sadly we don't get any Vanessa news over here in Ireland and the UK, so am relying on you guys to keep me up to date with all the Vanessa news ;D

As well as music I'm a big soccer fan and am a season ticket holder for a team in London called Arsenal who play in The Premier league, so I travel to London quite a bit.

Sorry for the long introduction guys, hope I haven't bored you too much :)

Ray :)
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: sarab on December 26, 2010, 07:07:20 pm: Welcome! A long post doesn't bother me, I like to know things, so knowing so much about you is great!
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: OPENROAD on December 26, 2010, 07:10:50 pm: Quote from: sarab on December 26, 2010, 07:07:20 pm
Welcome! A long post doesn't bother me, I like to know things, so knowing so much about you is great!

Thanks Sara :)
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: Martin. on December 26, 2010, 07:21:18 pm: Glad you finally made it here!

Welcome aboard.
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: [sobriquet] on December 26, 2010, 08:09:59 pm: Welcome to the forums!

Have a happy new year.
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: OPENROAD on December 27, 2010, 10:35:24 am: Thanks guys.
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: Pushglow on December 27, 2010, 12:38:48 pm: Yeah, an European ! Welcome :) I enjoyed your story. What other artists are you listening to ?
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: WhiteRabbit on December 27, 2010, 04:51:03 pm: nice to meet you! im from Europe myself too :D
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: OPENROAD on December 27, 2010, 05:00:49 pm: Quote from: jérémy on December 27, 2010, 12:38:48 pm
Yeah, an European ! Welcome :) I enjoyed your story. What other artists are you listening to ?

Thank you.

I'm also a big fan of Gary Barlows (Take That) songwriting, more a fan of him rather than Take That, again a songwriter who writes at the piano, have loved the stuff he has written for himself and the group, and the songs he has written for others.

Don't really have any other favorites, though I do like Avril Lavigne, especially her first album.

Listening to some Coldplay at the moment, also love Snow Patrols Chasing Cars is a top song.
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: OPENROAD on December 27, 2010, 05:02:45 pm: Quote from: WhiteRabbit on December 27, 2010, 04:51:03 pm
nice to meet you! im from Europe myself too :D

Brilliant :) would be great if Vanessa was to play in Europe some day :)
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: barefootonbeaches on December 27, 2010, 05:18:59 pm: Pleased to meet you! I love how fans from all over the world can connect on this board.
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: OPENROAD on December 27, 2010, 05:26:28 pm: Quote from: barefootonbeaches on December 27, 2010, 05:18:59 pm
Pleased to meet you! I love how fans from all over the world can connect on this board.

Nice to meet you also :) Its great to see that Vanessa has fans around the world
Title: Re: Hello from Ireland :-)
Post by: WhiteRabbit on December 28, 2010, 12:33:42 am: Quote from: OPENROAD on December 27, 2010, 05:02:45 pm
Quote from: WhiteRabbit on December 27, 2010, 04:51:03 pm
nice to meet you! im from Europe myself too :D

Brilliant :) would be great if Vanessa was to play in Europe some day :)
it would be awesome if she did haha but i dont live there anymore. i actually moved to the US recently. Europe is a great place though!