o man sounds awesome! i want all the details haha. um i was supposed to go and got tickets and everything but then couldn't was it really a 21 and older event??
did ok go like come out after they played and talk to people?
"oh and also the fact that the singer openly talked about how much he hates fans "
can someone explain this please?
After the last song, I think Damian was talking about how fans are always asking them to do things and that they're not monkeys. He said that that was the last song, but fans still keep asking for more. So that's when they did the "Million Ways" dance. In all honesty, I wasn't too focused on Damian since I was busy making goofy faces at Dan.
Right before the band got on stage, I put an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper on stage next to Damian's mic stand. It said:
Wanted: Dan Konopka Crime: Fashion Felony Weapon: Mullet
Damian ignored it, but Tim saw it and laughed. He looked at Dan and pointed to the paper. Dan couldn't see it from behind the drums so Tim picked it up and showed it to him. Dan laughed and then looked out at the audience to see who did it.
I waved at him and he made a fake angry face and shook his fist at me. Then he made a throat slitting gesture. Right before the "Million Ways" dance, he shot me another fake angry look and I stuck my tongue out at him. I had a blast.
When he came out after the show, he came right over to me and CinnamonLips (and two other girls we hooked up with at the show). I wanted to open my arms and give him a giant hug, but then I saw his fiancee following closely behind him so I had to casually segue that into a handshake. He asked me "Where did you get that picture from?" I told him his friend's blog and he said "oh...yeah, I know the blog." He was really nice and introduced us to his fiancee and posed for pictures.
Andy was hanging out with his buddies and had his back towards us. It was hard to get his attention and we didn't want to be rude and interrupt. We thought about maybe dancing and then "accidentally" bumping into him since the music was really infectious. But then I had a less intrusive idea. I took his picture from the back and thought that if he saw the flash, he would turn around. Everyone turns around when they see a camera flash when there's nobody else taking pictures, right? Well, Andy didn't turn around, but the friend he was talking to saw us and said to Andy, "your fans want to talk to you."
"Do you want a picture?" Andy asked. We told him we wanted 3 pictures and he was nice enough to pose with all of us. CinnamonLips said she already had dozens of photos with them and didn't need another one.
We all wanted to see Tim. When we saw him walk out from the stage area, I was already waving to him and he came to talk with us for a bit until another girl moved into our little circle and led him away from us. As he was walking away, I grabbed his arm and asked, "Are you coming back?" "Oh yeah, I'll be back, he said." Naively, I believed him. We waited. And waited. "I think he gave us the shaft," I finally deadpanned to the others after what seemed like eternity. I was determined to find him so I set out in the direction he went. I found him and asked him "were you going to come back?" I probably sounded more obnoxious than I meant to be, but I wasn't trying to be.
"That's what I'm doing right now. I'm on my way back," he answered innocently. I wasn't sure if I believed him or not. Either way, he posed for photos and I have to say, he's a lot taller than I would have imagined. Frankly, all of them are a lot taller than I had assumed.
Damian, however, eluded us. We sent out a search party and roamed around the club looking for him and we ended up back at our original spot which was a choice spot because all three guys (Dan, Andy, Tim) were right behind us, but they were each in their own group with friends. I wanted to take my camera and casually take a photo of them all, but that flash would have been as inconspicuous as me shouting to them since I didn't see anyone else taking pictures.
And then -- all the lights came on and the music stopped. It suddenly felt like morning and we were all standing around looking at each other awkwardly.
QUOTE (QueenofthePosers @ Dec 6 2006, 01:08 PM)
haha I'm so mean. My first thought on seeing those first two photos was that Damian must've definitely taken advantage of the open bar....
That was actually taken when they first came in. The photo area was right by the entrance.
QUOTE (QueenofthePosers @ Dec 6 2006, 01:08 PM)
and Ihave7stars, what's that picture in your sig from? I've been meaning to ask you that...
wait so let me get this straight hahah...ok go came out like after they played and were just chilling in the crowd and hanging out? and people were just having like actual long conversations with them????
o man i hate school and having to be too young to attend awesome events like these. ughhhhhhhhhh
Oh, I hate to tell you this, but they didn't check IDs at the door and they didn't even check to see if my name was on the list. In fact, they didn't even ask for my name. I got there 15 minutes before the event started and there wasn't a line yet, so I just walked right in as photographers and staff were doing a last run through. CinnamonLips came later and instead of waiting on line, I told her to come straight to the front and into the building. I told the security people she was with me -- as if that actually meant anything.
Right before the band got on stage, I put an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper on stage next to Damian's mic stand. It said:
Wanted: Dan Konopka Crime: Fashion Felony Weapon: Mullet
Damian ignored it, but Tim saw it and laughed. He looked at Dan and pointed to the paper. Dan couldn't see it from behind the drums so Tim picked it up and showed it to him. Dan laughed and then looked out at the audience to see who did it.
I waved at him and he made a fake angry face and shook his fist at me. Then he made a throat slitting gesture. Right before the "Million Ways" dance, he shot me another fake angry look and I stuck my tongue out at him. I had a blast.
That's so awesome! I want to leave a note on the stage, but the next time I see them, there'll probably be a barricade, so I guess I can't.
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"That's what I'm doing right now. I'm on my way back," he answered innocently. I wasn't sure if I believed him or not. Either way, he posed for photos and I have to say, he's a lot taller than I would have imagined. Frankly, all of them are a lot taller than I had assumed.
I bet he forgot, but that doesn't mean that he didn't want to come back. I never thought Tim was tall because in pictures, he was the short one. Later I realized that's because the rest of them are so tall. In my very first picture with Damian, I told him that he was too tall, so for the picture he crouched down so he was my height.
Oh, I hate to tell you this, but they didn't check IDs at the door and they didn't even check to see if my name was on the list. In fact, they didn't even ask for my name. I got there 15 minutes before the event started and there wasn't a line yet, so I just walked right in as photographers and staff were doing a last run through. CinnamonLips came later and instead of waiting on line, I told her to come straight to the front and into the building. I told the security people she was with me -- as if that actually meant anything.
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you serious? o man that stinks did they not check anyones id or name???? of course, probably because i didn't go they decided to not check id's or names hahah. maybe next time i'll take my chances, because i still have a few years to go until i'm 21 and i can't wait that long! haha
thats funny though that you got in with the staff and photographers and then told security that she was with you haha.
was that your first time meeting the band? and they were cool about like pictures and stuff although they were with friends?
sorry but if you have any other info about this event like any other awesome stuff then please share it because i would love to hear it, but also be jealous that i missed it.
Thanks, ihave7stars! For the pictures (that Getty site has some pretty fantastic photos!) and recap and stories and all that good stuff Sort of makes me feel like I was almost in a neighboring state. Which is pretty darn close >.>
That thing with Dan & his mullet is hysterical Oh, and telling security, "she's with me." Haha. Well done.
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free booze, free food, free concert, REAL reindeer, elves, scantily clad "Santa's helpers"...wow.
now THAT'S what i call a show.
free booze, free food, free concert, REAL reindeer, elves, scantily clad "Santa's helpers"...wow.
now THAT'S what i call a show.
REAL reindeer??
*jealous*
I mean, *coughs* so, the concert was good, eh? OK Go and all, it had to be good.
*looks sullen*
free booze, free food, free concert, REAL reindeer, elves, scantily clad "Santa's helpers"...wow.
now THAT'S what i call a show.
I agree with T-dog, I'm TOTALLY JEALOUS.
free booze, free food, free concert, REAL reindeer, elves, scantily clad "Santa's helpers"...wow.
now THAT'S what i call a show.
whhhhyyyyy?????
whhhhyyy do I live in Portugal???
I'm so unhappy
Why did we leave NY??? Why Oh Why?
They were from Getty Images. There are lots more pictures from their site.
EDIT:
I don't remember seeing dessert, Adrian Grenier, poker tables, or Jonathan Davis (Korn).
http://ellenfrancesidontlikeit.blogspot.co...d-reindeer.html
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/part...elves_48826.asp
can someone explain this please?
haha I'm so mean. My first thought on seeing those first two photos was that Damian must've definitely taken advantage of the open bar....
and Ihave7stars, what's that picture in your sig from? I've been meaning to ask you that...
did ok go like come out after they played and talk to people?
can someone explain this please?
After the last song, I think Damian was talking about how fans are always asking them to do things and that they're not monkeys. He said that that was the last song, but fans still keep asking for more. So that's when they did the "Million Ways" dance. In all honesty, I wasn't too focused on Damian since I was busy making goofy faces at Dan.
Right before the band got on stage, I put an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper on stage next to Damian's mic stand. It said:
Wanted: Dan Konopka
Crime: Fashion Felony
Weapon: Mullet
Damian ignored it, but Tim saw it and laughed. He looked at Dan and pointed to the paper. Dan couldn't see it from behind the drums so Tim picked it up and showed it to him. Dan laughed and then looked out at the audience to see who did it.
I waved at him and he made a fake angry face and shook his fist at me. Then he made a throat slitting gesture. Right before the "Million Ways" dance, he shot me another fake angry look and I stuck my tongue out at him. I had a blast.
When he came out after the show, he came right over to me and CinnamonLips (and two other girls we hooked up with at the show). I wanted to open my arms and give him a giant hug, but then I saw his fiancee following closely behind him so I had to casually segue that into a handshake. He asked me "Where did you get that picture from?" I told him his friend's blog and he said "oh...yeah, I know the blog." He was really nice and introduced us to his fiancee and posed for pictures.
Andy was hanging out with his buddies and had his back towards us. It was hard to get his attention and we didn't want to be rude and interrupt. We thought about maybe dancing and then "accidentally" bumping into him since the music was really infectious. But then I had a less intrusive idea. I took his picture from the back and thought that if he saw the flash, he would turn around. Everyone turns around when they see a camera flash when there's nobody else taking pictures, right? Well, Andy didn't turn around, but the friend he was talking to saw us and said to Andy, "your fans want to talk to you."
"Do you want a picture?" Andy asked. We told him we wanted 3 pictures and he was nice enough to pose with all of us. CinnamonLips said she already had dozens of photos with them and didn't need another one.
We all wanted to see Tim. When we saw him walk out from the stage area, I was already waving to him and he came to talk with us for a bit until another girl moved into our little circle and led him away from us. As he was walking away, I grabbed his arm and asked, "Are you coming back?" "Oh yeah, I'll be back, he said." Naively, I believed him. We waited. And waited. "I think he gave us the shaft," I finally deadpanned to the others after what seemed like eternity. I was determined to find him so I set out in the direction he went. I found him and asked him "were you going to come back?" I probably sounded more obnoxious than I meant to be, but I wasn't trying to be.
"That's what I'm doing right now. I'm on my way back," he answered innocently. I wasn't sure if I believed him or not. Either way, he posed for photos and I have to say, he's a lot taller than I would have imagined. Frankly, all of them are a lot taller than I had assumed.
Damian, however, eluded us. We sent out a search party and roamed around the club looking for him and we ended up back at our original spot which was a choice spot because all three guys (Dan, Andy, Tim) were right behind us, but they were each in their own group with friends. I wanted to take my camera and casually take a photo of them all, but that flash would have been as inconspicuous as me shouting to them since I didn't see anyone else taking pictures.
And then -- all the lights came on and the music stopped. It suddenly felt like morning and we were all standing around looking at each other awkwardly.
That was actually taken when they first came in. The photo area was right by the entrance.
From someone's podcast http://www.whynot11.com/.
Here are the originals that I Photoshopped (yeah, I know that was wrong of me):
That second picture is just screaming "Photoshop me!"
That second picture is just screaming "Photoshop me!"
That picture is simply scrumptious. I love the looks of all four men there.
I still say that I should have blown off all my finals and hitchhiked to NYC. That would have been the concert and the meeting of the century.
o man i hate school and having to be too young to attend awesome events like these. ughhhhhhhhhh
Sounds like you had an amazing time. So funny about Dan!! Too bad Damian didn't do anything with it : (
Wanted: Dan Konopka
Crime: Fashion Felony
Weapon: Mullet
Damian ignored it, but Tim saw it and laughed. He looked at Dan and pointed to the paper. Dan couldn't see it from behind the drums so Tim picked it up and showed it to him. Dan laughed and then looked out at the audience to see who did it.
I waved at him and he made a fake angry face and shook his fist at me. Then he made a throat slitting gesture. Right before the "Million Ways" dance, he shot me another fake angry look and I stuck my tongue out at him. I had a blast.
That's so awesome! I want to leave a note on the stage, but the next time I see them, there'll probably be a barricade, so I guess I can't.
I bet he forgot, but that doesn't mean that he didn't want to come back. I never thought Tim was tall because in pictures, he was the short one. Later I realized that's because the rest of them are so tall. In my very first picture with Damian, I told him that he was too tall, so for the picture he crouched down so he was my height.
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you serious? o man that stinks did they not check anyones id or name???? of course, probably because i didn't go they decided to not check id's or names hahah. maybe next time i'll take my chances, because i still have a few years to go until i'm 21 and i can't wait that long! haha
thats funny though that you got in with the staff and photographers and then told security that she was with you haha.
was that your first time meeting the band? and they were cool about like pictures and stuff although they were with friends?
sorry but if you have any other info about this event like any other awesome stuff then please share it because i would love to hear it, but also be jealous that i missed it.
I just love Andy and Damian's faces!
I usually save them to my computer then upload them to an image host (I use imageshack.us)
Then I just post the direct link here.
If there is an easier way, someone please let me know!
That thing with Dan & his mullet is hysterical Oh, and telling security, "she's with me." Haha. Well done.