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I couldn't
wait for this show! I was ready to be rocked again by BC! We got there
late, met up with Charlene, and found the floor to be really crowded.
I walked to the side, all the way up to the front on DJ's side and lucked
out with a spot on the side, 2nd row. It was a little farther to the
side of the stage than I had liked but hey, can't win 'em all.
We didn't have to wait that long before the show started. A band called
Transmatic opened. They were tolerable BUT
the drummer was hysterical.
I have never seen a drummer with so much character!! He kept making
all these crazy faces, etc. He was a riot! They only got to play for
20 mins and BC went on around 7:45.
Of course they came out kicking ass and taking names!! They RIPPED THE
ROOF OFF THE FREAKIN' VENUE!!! MY GOD! Of course they were good Wednesday
night but DAMN they KILLED tonight!!! The crowd was totally into them
too.
Now, I don't know this for sure, because Charlene was standing to my
left and just a little in front of me and DJ might have been looking
at her, but I'm almost positive he was looking at me when he did this.
Wednesday night DJ would point to people in the crowd and then hit his
chest with his fist over his heart as if saying "thanks" or
whatever. Well, I was singing along to a song and he pointed towards
me and did that. :)
They played the same songs as Wednesday night, but in a different
order. Afterwards, DJ dove into the crowd!! It seemed like Joe was throwing
water a lot more too. Luckily we were far enough to the right that we
didn't get any on us! Kenny came to our side once, maybe twice. He reminds
me SO MUCH of Sixx!!! Anthony didn't come to our side at all.
After
the show, DJ was throwing picks out but of course, not really near us
and Glen threw some sticks, but towards the middle of the crowd. They
left the stage and we left our area. I went to look for my Aunt and
cousin. I found Rebecca and she said, "OMG they kicked ass!"
I said, "I TOLD YOU!!!" I had brought my and Charlene's pics
with the guys from the other night so I showed her. I guess while I
was standing there showing her friend the pics, one of the guys from
Oleander walked by and my cousin shook his hand (she loves them). My
Aunt came back from the bathroom and practically attacked me with a
kiss on the cheek. We talked for a little bit and she commented that
they wern't going to stay for Tantric. I told her that I thought the
singer looked/sounded/acted like Scott Stapp so she said she would probably
check 'em out. I headed to the back to wait for BC to come out.
While we were waiting, Flynn said to me, "There's the lead singer
from Tantric." Well, I just had to go meet him. I told him I saw
them Wednesday night and they were really good and he said "thanks"
and that he appreciated me for coming. I walked away and then thought,
"Im going to have him sign my ticket" so I walked back over
to him and he did!
We were still standing there when this guy walked past and I thought
"man he looks familiar". Then Charlene said, "Isn't that
the guy from Oleander?" I told her I thought so but didn't know
for sure. Well, after we saw Oleander on stage our question had been
answered! IT WAS HIM!
After Oleander started, one by one the guys in BC came out. I cannot
for the life of me remember who came out first though. Charlene and
I were also on a mission: to get a picture with Joe because we had missed
taking one with him at the show at the House of Blues. And guess what?
We did! He was wearing this stocking cap and later on in the night I
said to Charlene, "You ever watch Ed, Edd and Eddy?" She looked
at Joe and cracked up! THEN SHE TOLD HIM!! I wanted to kill her!! Luckily
he had never seen the cartoon and didn't know what we were talking about!
Oleander's set was 10 times better than the night before. We watched
their set back by the merch booth. BC was out the whole time and we
kept talking to all the guys off and on. We'd talk to one, then they
would go mingle, we'd watch the show, then talk to another, etc. After
Tantric's set (Tantric sounded the same as Wednesday night's show but they didn't stage dive)
BC was STILL hanging out with the fans. They were a lot of fun to talk
with.
Glen, Kenny and Anthony remembered me from Wednesday night. They even
thanked me for coming to see them again. Really, it wasn't a problem!
I got a hug from Glen and Kenny too. They were all soooo nice!
After
the other guys were out, we had them sign the backs of our pictures.
I hadn't planned this, I just brought them with to show Charlene and
to see if she wanted to retake any of them. I believe Anthony offered
to sign one and we just kept on asking. The guys were really looking
them over too. Probably checking themselves out. haha jk When Kenny
looked at mine he said something like, "Awww, look at us..." and
he had the picture in both hands and he made it dance and he said, "We're
all happy looking." :)
When I got the chance, I asked Glen, Joe and Kenny if they had any of
the 8x10 band photos. They all thought there might be some on the bus,
but to ask them when they were leaving for the night.
Charlene asked Kenny for a pick and he had one. I asked, "Did
you bring enough for the whole class?" He laughed, said no and
told me to ask Jason (his tech). He didn't have any either. While talking
with Kenny, and I don't know how it came up, he said he was the
only one who dove off the stage and we were like, "No you wern't,
DJ did too". He said, "No he didn't." We said, "Yes he did." Another
girl overheard us and confirmed that DJ did too. I guess Kenny never
even knew DJ did and we couldn't see Kenny do it because we were so
far to the right!
At one point during the night, I saw DJ again and asked if he had any
picks on him
no. In talking with him I
asked if he wore contacts and he said that was the most asked question.
No, he didn't. Later on I asked him what nationality he was. He said
he was still trying to find out, but he knew of Cherokee, Swedish and
German.
I kept
seeing this "bald-headed" guy so I asked him if he was their
road manager (he wasn't) then I asked him about band photos and he thought
there might be some on the bus, he would check later. He reached into
his pocket and gave me a pick I hadn't seen before. I showed Charlene
and she was like, "Hey, I need one of those too!" hahaha Luckily, he
had another. They were DJ's picks cause he was DJ's tech.
While I was watching Tantric I felt what I thought was water. I guess
DJ and his tech were spitting beer at each other!! It got so bad that
DJ ended up changing into one of their merch shirts.
Sneak Peek
Info: Joe told Charlene that "Ride" was going to be in some
movie, but he wouldn't tell her which one.
At some point in the night, Charlene
and I were talking to Kenny again. She told him he was her fave bass
player and I said, "Im telling Nikki." Kenny kind of backed
off (jokingly) like "Oh, I see
" haha She tried to cover
it up. Then he said, "Nikki is a great person/bass player". I
asked Kenny who his fave bass player was. He said he couldn't pick one.
My question was the same as asking him to pick a fave song. But he said
the person who had the biggest influence was
.ready for this
Duff
McKagen!!! I said, "REALLY!?" He then mentioned Geezer Butler,
Gene Simmons and Robert DeLeo, (bass player from STP) in that order.
(On a different night, I was telling someone what he had said about
Duff and then it hit me
the way he stands when he plays is A LOT
like Duff does!! But he still has Nikki hair. haha)
After the show was over, there was a
girl who wanted a group photo with the band. Well, I wanted just a band
photo so Charlene got them all back together and I took one. It was
kind of dark but it turned out GREAT!
Because
the guys had to go downstairs to get their stuff before the place closed
up, I said goodbye to them. Almost all of them said, "Are you leaving?" Surprised at the question, I answered no and then commented that I didn't
know if I would see them since they had to go get their stuff. I told
them all good luck with the rest of the tour and that I hoped they came
back soon. I had started to shake Glen, Kenny, Anthony and DJ's hands
and they all hugged me.
They all
came back up and then we were being kicked out by the venue. We walked
out with Glen to the bus. Once we were there I said, "Can you look
for the band photo?" He said, "What band photo?" hahaha
I wanted to kill him! I said, "The one I was asking you about." He came out with 2!! YEAH!!! I thanked him and we had him sign it and
he went back onto the bus. (Oh btw - it was fucking freezing out and
we didn't have coats on!!!!) Charlene made the comment that we probably
wouldn't be able to get all their sigs but one by one we did!!! WooHoo!
At one time
or another, they all stood outside for a little bit and talked with
the fans. I received some more hugs goodbye from Glen, Anthony and Kenny.
They sure were generous. ;)
What an
AWESOME NIGHT!!! I can't wait for them to come back!!
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