Axl Rose , first ever mug shot revealed

Axl Rose first ever mug shot

Then & Now , More info HERE

Bill Bayley as a juvenile, Now Axl Rose

See reviews from GUNS N ROSES @ Paris Bercy Part 1, part 2, Part 3 , @ L'Arc Club Part 1 Part 2 in Paris & Zénith Lille.
With lots of Pics & videos.

Patti Smith @ L'Arbre à lettres, in Bastille Paris Oct 21 2010, 6:00 PM

Patti Smith signing session @ L'Arbre à Lettres, Paris Oct 21 2010 6:00PM

Another day, another singing session for Patti Smith to promote her new book "Just Kids".
Yesterday it was at the Virgin megastore (scroll down for more) and it started 20 min late, today we're on time and it started in advance. Fuck it !
We've missed Patti playing one song then she started signing books ( and a few cds) luckily we didn't wait long before she played another song (here on video).
The place is rammed, much more people than yesterday and it's hot as hell so we decided to make our way out.
Hope she didn't play another song (she probably did).

Here's one for ya all:

Then we went to the Boule Noire to see Big Brother & The Holding Cie

Patti Smith @ Virgin megastore on Champs Elysées Oct 20 2010 8:00PM

Patti Smith signing session @ Virgin Megastore
Champs Elysées Paris Oct 20 2010 8:20 PM

It started a bit late, 8:20 PM when Patti started signing books at the beginning of the queue.
She then played a song and went to the table to start signing her new book.
When everybody had their book signed she played a couple more songs on the small stage including a impro for the evening at the Virgin.
By 10:00 it was all over.
No reading too bad
Last time I did one was with Marianne Faithfull and it was at the cosy bar upstrairs.

If you couldn't go, she's doing another one tomorrow ( Oct 21st) @ 6:00PM @ L'Arbre à lettres, Rue du Fbg St Honoré M° Ledru Rollin.

Tomorrow night Big Brother & the Holding Cie ( Janis Joplin former band) is playing the Boule Noire in Pigalle
see ya there

Chris Wilson (Flamin' Groovies) @ Gibert Joseph 5:00PM

Chris Wilson @ Gibert Joseph
Paris Oct 20 2010 5:00 PM

He's the second singer with the Flamin' Groovies, short acoustic set on twelve strings.
A bit as if your funny uncle decided to play a few songs after a few pints of lager.

Supertramp @ Paris Bercy Oct 18 2010

SUPERTRAMP @ Paris Bercy
Oct 18 2010

SUPERTRAMP is back together to celebrate 40 years of existence. 1970-2010.
It's not really Supertramp as Dougie Thomson ( Bass) and of course Roger Hodgson are NOT part of it.
It looks like Rick Davies needs some money.
Can't remember last time they were in Paris ( maybe 1998) anyway Supertramp is very popular in France and tonight's show is long sold-out despite very expensive tix, another show has been added on Oct 28 which is also sold-out.

They opened the set with " you started laughing" and then it's hit after hit :

SETLIST:(tbc)
You started laughing
Gone Hollywood
Put on your old brown shoes
Ain't nobody but me
Breakfast in America (Jesse S vocals+piano)
Cannonball
Poor boy
From now on
Give a little bit (Jesse vocals)
Dowstream
Rudy
It's raining again (Gabe D vocals)
Another man's woman
Take the long way home (Jesse S vocals)
Bloody well right
The logical song (Jesse S vocals)
Goodbye Stranger
Encore:
School (Jesse S vocals)
Dreamer (Gabe D vocals)
Crime of the century

Without Roger it's not the same even though the guys on vocals for his songs are doing good ( much better than the other guy on the last tour).
John Anthony Helliwell is still doing his funny bits but there's something missing, first part was just good above average , second part was better.
Enjoyable but it could have been better.
You could get the LIVE recording on a usb key for 25 euros at the end of the show.
Cool but not for me.

Merchandising

"School" :

Next show on Oct 28 @ Paris Bercy for "Supertramp"