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I ONCE GOT STUCK IN A LIFT WITH NONE OTHER THAN THE BEASTIE BOYS!!! Read on.....
It was the Birmingham Hummingbird...support was Henry Rollins back in the 90's. Me and my mate were heading out having seen the B Boys and hearing Mr Rollins shout that "none of us were gonna leave the building alive!" The stairs were full of dope heads and we decided to risk the naff lift. On entering the lift i didn't notice the 3 sneezing fellas huddled together in the corner, I just started nattering to her about the B Boys performance. Well, the next thing I know she was nudging me...and I heard MCA say thanks for the review (good job it was a praising report eh?)....and turned around to see the three of them stood there. Well...what do you do??? The next thing that happened was Ad Rcock starting banging buttons in the lift and the lift is going up and down a few feet at a time, up down up down. We were all a bit spooked. Anyway, we stopped and the doors didn't open so I thought...hmmmm excellent opportunity for........AUTOGRAPHS!!!! So, I reach into my handbag (cause i was a real rock chick!
) withdrew a pen and paper which I used to carry to all gigs just in case! Anyway, I proceeded to make my way along the row of sniffing and coughing chaps handing out tissues as I asked for their autographs and passing comments with them regarding the wonders of the British Climate. Unfortunately sods law being as it is my pen ran out after MCA and I just thought....Bugger!!! I remember Mike D commenting that he couldn't wait to get home and MCA mentioning that he was dying. I said something like good job I was here then with my tissues and they all agreed. Mean while my mate is just stood there in some sort of trance, jaw dropped just watching the proceedings. Anyway, I went back to my side of the lift and we heard a banging on the door and folks shouting asking if we were ok. We agreed we were and then the doors were prised open leaving a step of approx 2 ft for us to climb up to the reception area. Anyway. It wasn't gonna be a easy climb so the next thing we hear is "ladies first!" and can feel various hands on our bottoms pushing us up the step to safety!
So......we both had what I suppose you would call a bump up from the biggest rap act of the time, and not the sort of bump-up that I suppose many other girlies experienced from the lads
My mate said that a few weeks later in the gig reviews that followed their performance there was a comment from MCA saying thanks to the girls in the lift for the tissues. Arrrhhhh still makes me smile and I still have the autograph and pen etchings from the dissapointing bic.......that had to die at that moment in time......poo!