My night in Whoville…
Vanessa and I went to the Tori Amos concert last night at Royce Hall (UCLA). We arrived shortly before the doors open and spotted one of our friends, Albert, right away. As we walked inside the lobby and waited for the doors to open, I started looking around. Wow. These were some interesting people. I could have just as easily been at a Dungeons and Dragons convention that was sharing an entrance to the Marilyn Manson concert.
The seats were great, except we felt like we were surrounded by crazy stalkers. The lady next to me was fairly normal other than the fact that this was her 11th time seeing Tori in concert. The guy next to her (not together) was a overweight guy wearing a pink polo shirt, glasses, and a calculator watch.
The concert was great. Tori sang for 2 hours straight including 4 encore songs. I read reviews for some of the earlier stops on the tour, but it still amazed me to watch her straddle the bench while playing a grand piano with her left and an organ with her right hand. Most of the songs played were from her newest album “The Beekeeper” and “Boys for Pele” which are the two albums I know the least, but she also played “Silent all These Years” and a couple of other older songs.
Vanessa was a little pissed during the encore, because the people in the back rushed to the front of the auditorium, so the people in the front row had to stand, so everyone else stood-up. The girl in front of Vanessa stood on her chair which meant Vanessa had no chance of seeing the stage. It does suck to be in the 5th row and not be able to see the stage. Although I too was irritated, I didn’t have a problem seeing.
After the concert some of the girls were shaking, crying, and hugging. I enjoy music, and this concert reminded me of how I miss great live music, but these girls were being a little over-dramatic. We got home at midnight and laid down for a full 5 hours before the alarm went off for work.
The seats were great, except we felt like we were surrounded by crazy stalkers. The lady next to me was fairly normal other than the fact that this was her 11th time seeing Tori in concert. The guy next to her (not together) was a overweight guy wearing a pink polo shirt, glasses, and a calculator watch.
The concert was great. Tori sang for 2 hours straight including 4 encore songs. I read reviews for some of the earlier stops on the tour, but it still amazed me to watch her straddle the bench while playing a grand piano with her left and an organ with her right hand. Most of the songs played were from her newest album “The Beekeeper” and “Boys for Pele” which are the two albums I know the least, but she also played “Silent all These Years” and a couple of other older songs.
Vanessa was a little pissed during the encore, because the people in the back rushed to the front of the auditorium, so the people in the front row had to stand, so everyone else stood-up. The girl in front of Vanessa stood on her chair which meant Vanessa had no chance of seeing the stage. It does suck to be in the 5th row and not be able to see the stage. Although I too was irritated, I didn’t have a problem seeing.
After the concert some of the girls were shaking, crying, and hugging. I enjoy music, and this concert reminded me of how I miss great live music, but these girls were being a little over-dramatic. We got home at midnight and laid down for a full 5 hours before the alarm went off for work.
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