In the middle of my other shows going on i recieved a phone call that the Killers were going to play another show. This one would be for charity so they didn't want to say to say no to this one. So we rounded up the troops and headed to London. The show was part of an evening in aid of ARK, which is a childrens charity and took place at waterloo station. It was a good night and millions of dollars were raised by ticket sales which were rumoured to be almost $25,000 per person so needless to say there was quite a bit of money in the room, particularly from the financial sector. There was the usual smattering of celebs there and i did get to meet one of my favourite actors, Kevin Spacey..... as well as Uma Thurman. There was also an auction and the band donated the original 'K' keyboard stand and rumour has it, that it sold for over $200,000 although i can't confirm the final amount.
So that really is the end i guess. Almost 2 years on from designing the K and sketching it on a scrap of paper i got to see my little idea sold at auction and a lot of money go to a very worthy cause.
Bye bye 'K', before you know it. It'll be time to think of your successor
6 comments:
Hi Stephen, welcome back! I had been checkin' in to see what you were up to now since TK tour had ended. Keep going my friend, always an interesting read.
best of luck.
I've been checking occasionally hoping you'd update and then bam, a whole bunch of posts.
Please keep updating. Although I started reading as a massive TK fan, I really enjoy your writing and hearing what's going on in your world.
so you designed the K? wow you did a good job!
so you were separated from your son when it was auctioned.
can't wait to see the next one. :)
Must have been a bit of challenge to set up the lighting at the old Eurostar terminal.
That "K" will go down in history! Have you tried your hand at designing a "flamingo" yet for BF?...(ah, I'm only codding ya!)thanks for the update. Sharon
Oh wow! I wish I could have purchased that beautiful masterpiece! I didn't know you designed it. That's awesome! Even more reason for me to have that as my "Killers" tattoo I've been wanting for some time now. I told Ronnie I was going to do it. Have been designing and redesigning and always come back to "your" k. It's even more special now. Hope you will keep posting your adventures for us! God bless and lots of love! Rhonda...
Stephen.. Please.. For the love of god when you design your next masterpiece please bare in mind we have to once again follow suit.. ;-)
Trevor
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