Tori time

Trav and I with his program waiting for the show to start!

Trav and I went to Tori Amos last night. We got the tickets from his niece's boss who was unable to make it, so we got them for a steal! We had pretty good seats, we were in the 12th row, the only problem was that we were on the wrong side of her. She had her back to us a lot of the time. This was the first time that I have ever seen her from this side, when I buy tickets I either get them in the middle or on the right side because I know that she faces that way the most. It was the opening night of her Sinful Attraction Tour, it was fun to be there at the beginning when everything was new. She did a bunch from the new album, which I haven't listened to much, so they were new to me. She also did some classics, like Cornflake Girl, Precious Things, and Crucify. She did an amazing cover of Landslide, it was really great. It wasn't the best concert of hers that I've seen but she was still great!

We saw her at the new WaMu theater by Qwest field, that is an interesting venue, you are just in folding chairs on a flat floor, and I keep expecting someone to either sell me a some Amway or start a conference on synergy. It will be interesting to see how they have the place set up when we go there again to see P!nk!

Here is Tori doing Big Wheel for one of her encores.

You can check out more videos from the concert at here.

Pop Spectacle

I wasn't going to watch the spectacle that is going to be Michael Jackson's Memorial but I work in front of a computer so I thought "why not". Let me start with yes it is sad that he died, but this memorial is a production number more than anything else.

I'm just waiting for it to start and talk of the gold casket has already made a good start to the spectacle.

Here is my live blogging as I'm watching, I wish I had louder volume I can't really hear talking. If I miss anything it because I'm working.

Whoa that is one shinny gold casket!

Do you think Mariah could sing if someone tied her hands behind her back?

Was that the Jackson brothers wearing the most spectacular outfit of a suit and sparkly glove? You are not on tour boys.

The video montage was good.

I enjoyed Jennifer Hudson.

You shouldn't have to watch John Mayer's face while he is playing, what a tool.

Brooke Sheilds is the first person who actually seems moved today. She was really good, she spoke from her heart.

Usher it is inappropriate and disingenuous to wear sunglasses at a funeral!! OMG please don't stroke the casket!! This is the least moving thing I have seen, that was all for show!!

Who is that boy singing?

Who are the people singing We are the World?

I wish I could hear what the family was saying, I’m sure it will be repeated at a million times tonight.


How long do you think it will be until the MJ Memorial CD comes out?

Well it lived up to the Spectacle hype, I sure Michael would have loved it.

How can you not love Journey?!?!!!

Don't stop believing!

I know it looks the same as the clip below, it's not.

Enjoy

natalie portman's shaved head - sophisticated side ponytail from thatgo on Vimeo.

I'm so going to start stalking them

Here is my new love, The Daylights

Katy Perry & The Daylights

Trav and me before the show

Travis and I went to Katy Perry's concert tonight at the Showbox. The evening started out with Trav and I meeting up at the Green Room for drinks and dinner before the show at the bar next to the Showbox, this allowed us to skip the line into the show. We had a great time mocking people as they arrived for the show; couple in their 50's reclaiming their youth in their "hip" clothes taking a limo to the show. Young children trying to cut the line only to be told by the door man to move it to the end of the line, and my favorite 2 girls who knew that they were hot so they could come into the bar right before the Showbox opened (the Green Room was PACKED by this time) were also told to go to the end of the line. These girls had never heard this before in their lives apparently and decided to just stand by the door and wait for the crowd to thin out. I know that they got in at sometime because I saw them later in the evening.

Into the Showbox
Trav and I decided to sit in the bar even though we could have had stood right in front of the stage, we decided that we would rather sit and not fight the crowds for the 4 hours we would be there. We got great seats and were ready to enjoy the show. Then our new best friend arrived to sit next to us, the only thing I can say about him is that he did give us plenty of comic relief throughout the night. First up we got to watch his stuff about 14 times while he ran to the bar, the bathroom, to look at posters, and who knows what else, more on him to come.

On to the show.
Up first was a band I had never heard of but thoroughly enjoyed, The Daylights. As we rocked out to their cool grooves our new BF leaned over to me and asked “Is the lead singer Ashton Kutcher? Ha Ha Ha” I politely smiled and then leaned over to Trav to tell what the idiot said; we both got a good laugh. We continued to rock out to The Daylights, after their great set I went to the lobby to buy their CD. While I was down there buying the waiting in line the band came up to sing autographs and chat with fans, and I will admit I fell a little in love with them. I spoke with Ricky first and asked him which of their 2 CDs I should by then had him sign it. Then I got Ran to sign it along with Svend, where I talked to Ricky again then got a picture with him, where it told me that “I smelled great”. Yep its official I’m going to start stalking them.

The Daylights rockin' it

Me and my new crush

While I was off with my new loves Trav was having fun with our BF, he told Travis that the band was a cross between U2 and The Jonas Brothers (I’m surprised that a bolt of lightening didn’t come out of the sky to strike him down for saying The Jonas Brothers in the same sentence as U2) then he asked him to watch his seat again.

Katy doing her thing

Now it is time for the main event (even though I was completely happy with the show so far). Katy came out and did a great show; it was the first stop on her Hello Katy! Tour, she even had her own huge cat head on the stage. Katy rocked the house. Trav and I did discover a huge drawback to sitting in the bar; people are huge douches and just stand around drinking and chatting like there isn’t a show going on 30 feet in front of them. Seriously there were times when Katy was talking that I couldn’t hear her over all the assholes chatting it up around us, I don’t know why they didn’t just save their money and drink in their living rooms with MTV on in the background. Katy ended the show with a I Kissed a Girl that ended with her standing half in the audience and the crowd going crazy (if I can figure out how to edit the video I took I will put it up here). Then our new BF almost ruined it for Trav by telling us “That is all she had to do for me that was a tour de force performance!”

We had a great time at the show and I have a new band I love (and a crush) all in all it was an Awesome night!