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| 100 Monkeys |
I have not been a huge Jackson fan. He's okay and I've already posted about my indifference to Jacksonitis. But this week I had dinner with Lorabell from Confessions of a Twicrack Addict. She mentioned the 100 Monkeys concert happening in Vancouver and suggested I should go.
I hummed and hawed knowing that Twired Jen really would be disappointed if I didn't attend in her honour. But the real thing pushing me over the edge? The promise of possibly seeing Rob and Kristen. The last time there was a 100 Monkeys show in town they was there.
Remember this from 2009?
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| Rob at 100 Monkeys Vancouver 2009 |
I figured if they were going to come out of hiding for anything it might be to this show. Totally worth the $20 for the chance.
I'm sure it comes as no surprise to you that I don't go to clubs anymore. I've got a busy job, 2 kids, and soccer mom duties on my days off. But this is Twilight related stuff so I had to push my boundaries.
My sister and her husband were kind enough to accompany me. She was the original one to introduce me to Twilight and I think she's still a fan but not a total nutjob like I am.
Through the night we joined up with many Twihards including Lorabell from TwiCrackAddict, Malicious Mandy, red_bella, Twi_Lin, and RobbedMyHeart. I've forgotten everyone else's aliases. We had awesome seats.
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| The opening band didn't look old enough to be in the club with us. |
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| 100 Monkeys sans Jackson was still enjoyable. |
The opening band played again at midnight. There were so many people trying to peep through the door in the kitchen to where the Monkeys were waiting that it became a show just watching the paparazzi.
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| Yes, by this time they STILL hadn't come on the stage. |
Eventually at 1am the 100 Monkeys with Jackson finally came on stage. By this time I'd waited for 6 hours to see him!
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| This is how far away we were. I'm short so I trade a clear view to proximity. |
He was worth the wait.
These are some videos my sister took. I love that her camera takes HD video. The screencaps are better than my pictures!
Even my brother in law said he thought Jackson was a good singer and the 100 Monkeys were good without him but great with him.
He is very charismatic and those guys are a much better band live than on my iPod.
Can someone remind me of where Jackson's accent is from? It's very distinct but not pure southern.
Thanks to all my friends infected with Jacksonitis who convinced me to go. Sadly there was no sign of Rob or Kristen but they're still in town for a few more weeks so there's still hope.