Well, I'm home. I'm glad I went, the show was good, but man, the stress; if I do blogathon next year, I am not going ANYWHERE. I'll go back and clean up the short posts from during the concert as I go, but for now a little summary.
We got there just in time for the opening act, who was okay. Just okay. We scarfed down a container of nachos (I have a pic) and a soft pretzel. We took pics of ourselves all dolled up for the show. I got a few good shots of the stage, but it was tricky because of the stage lighting; I got some really cool shadow-effect pics, though.
There were some feedback issues with the amps, but it was basically what you'd expect from a pop-punk show; the sound quality was less important than the atmosphere. The atmosphere was okay...The venue was on a college campus, pretty far from the closest Metro. Posting during the trip involved very strategic timing, and getting off the train at the transfer point. There were a good number of typical drunk roudy concert goers, which was kind of fun to observe, especially the ones who ended up looking for a cab with us. They were so confused by the fact that cabs weren't just appearing...
So, we finally caught a cab, shared with a couple who we'd been standing near, and got back to the Metro. For another trip with strategic timing. I picked up a groupie during the stopover (hi Justin!), so at least i don't have to hang out alone for the next couple of hours. And that, as they say, is that.
We got there just in time for the opening act, who was okay. Just okay. We scarfed down a container of nachos (I have a pic) and a soft pretzel. We took pics of ourselves all dolled up for the show. I got a few good shots of the stage, but it was tricky because of the stage lighting; I got some really cool shadow-effect pics, though.
There were some feedback issues with the amps, but it was basically what you'd expect from a pop-punk show; the sound quality was less important than the atmosphere. The atmosphere was okay...The venue was on a college campus, pretty far from the closest Metro. Posting during the trip involved very strategic timing, and getting off the train at the transfer point. There were a good number of typical drunk roudy concert goers, which was kind of fun to observe, especially the ones who ended up looking for a cab with us. They were so confused by the fact that cabs weren't just appearing...
So, we finally caught a cab, shared with a couple who we'd been standing near, and got back to the Metro. For another trip with strategic timing. I picked up a groupie during the stopover (hi Justin!), so at least i don't have to hang out alone for the next couple of hours. And that, as they say, is that.
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Date: 2007-07-29 05:12 am (UTC)Good luck with the next 8 hours
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Date: 2007-07-29 05:16 am (UTC)