Slang'd Angel's Blog: 2005-10-09

Friday, October 14, 2005

IAnd in the beginning.....

This is how it all started....
After the band left the stage...Erica and I stayed in our seats to avoid being trampled to death as the arena emptied out. Since we were only a section and a half (approx.) away from the side of the stage where the equipment was stacked..as well as Phil's guitars, his cases and his guitar tech (didn't catch his name) I suggested to Erica that we take a walk over and just have a look see.
I had seen Malvin wandering around over there several times earlier in the night and figured that maybe he would show up again. If he did, I wanted to say hello. Oooh I almost forgot to mention...since my last DefLep concert had led to an exciting afternoon of meeting the band and getting pics,etc....before I left the house, I made sure that I brought along with me a copy of the latest portrait Kate had drawn, just in case. You all know the one I'm talking about...the amazing one of Sav. I mean, with my unbelievable luck...I figured it couldnt hurt to be prepared...just in case, right???
So anyway...I took it out of my purse to have it handy incase I did see Malvin and was gonna possible ask him to take it from me and make sure it got to Sav himself. But...when we got over to the barracade...about 6 feet or so away from us was Phil's open guitar/gear case and his tech was re-stringing and putting away Phil's guitars. So I glanced over, watching him and I was shell-shocked when I noticed the portrait Kate had drawn of Phil tacked to the inside of the case. Memba???The one I gave to him in July @ the Lakewood show???
Check it out???? Look below....
Phil's tech heard Erica and I talking about it (we were kinda loud...I was SO excited) and he over heard us. So he came over to chat with us and asked me if I had given that to Phil. Hence a little more chatting and then another member of the road crew overheard us talking and volunteered to take a pic of it for me so as proof that Phil did indeed still have it. So the above pic is the one that the roadie took for me. Actually it was the second one he took, the first one didnt come out so he asked if he could take another for me. What a nice guy, eh?
This picture above is the one that I took from where we were standing...inside that little red square is Kate's portrait of Phil tacked up inside the lid of his road case. How cool is that??????
So anyway...that guy in the pic is Phil's guitar tech..damn I wish I had asked his name..he was so nice. He saw the pic of Sav in my hand and asked me if I wanted to give it to Sav himself?? DUH?!?!?!?! I told him that we had only come over to have a look see and possibly say HI to Malvin if he was still hanging around and give the pic to him to pass along to Sav if it wasnt too much trouble.
So the tech asked us if we had spoken with the crew manager yet. I said "no" that I didn't even know him..so he volunteered to go and get him for me. Mind you...I never said a word ....I didn't ask him to do anything!!!
He vanishes around the corner to the opposite side of the stage and a few moments later this really nice guy comes over and asks us if we want to come back and give Sav his portrait ourselves!!!! OMFG>>>can you believe that???
I was in shock!!!
He opens the barracade for us and helps us step down and leads us backstage towards the dressing rooms...making sure we dont trip or get run over by any equipment cases along the way...lol. We wind up standing about 10 feet away from the doorway to the dressing rooms/hospitality rooms and he tells us not to go anywhere(like I would) and that he'd go and get Sav for us.
Is everyone ok??? I'm almost done with (with this part of the saga anyway..lol)
Have you fainted yet Sandy???Janna???
Ok...so he goes into the dressing rooms and when he comes out he tells us that Sav had tripped on Rick's drum risers when the band let the stage after their encore (OOh no!!) and that a doc was looking at his ankle or something and he'd be out shortly. But in the meantime...he told us that if anyone asked or messed with us..to tell them to come and get him. He said that we didn't have to go anywhere!!! How cool???
Then...it happened.....sorry girls no Sav yet....BUT....Erica and I are chatting away when all of a sudden....guess who pops out of the doorway?????
...to be cont'd.

I Said "WELCOME TO MY SHOW"

Ok ladies...here we go...the moment you've been waiting for...sorry I took so long....ENJOY




Here's some of the LEPPS on stage....I know they seem abit far away but trust me when I tell you....we were actually closer than these picslooks...Dont know why cameras do that...LOL...They were awesome seats!!! They TOTALLY ROCKED and kicked some MAJOR ASS!!! Joe sounded awesome...they all did!!! As you can see Sandy my dear..ooh and miss Janna too..your sweet Sav wore his summer whites again..(even after Labor Day...shame shame Sav....lol) Joe looked great all in black...and those leather pants again ;D...Phil's shirt lasted to the beginning of the 4 th song (just FYI for you Phil-fans out there).
The audience was a bit subdued for my taste, as I mentioned earlier...which was kinda weird...Joe and I spoke about it later on (oops...am I giving too much away here???) I'm getting ahead of myself...
But Erica and I didn't care...we went wild...and finally about half way thru the show...Joe managed to get everyone pretty worked up!!!
Ok...so there are my LEPPS on stage pics....
Are you ready for what happened next??? I bet you are....hang on ladies...here we go!



Thursday, October 13, 2005

WHAT A NIGHT!!!!

HI GUYS....
All I can say is WOW...what an amazing night we had!! The LEPPS totally rocked the house!!! They sounded AWESOME...and our seats were great!!!
Ricky opened for them around 7:30 followed by Bryan Adams who came on alittle after 8:30...he was really good too!!! Then the LEPPS finally took the stage around 10:00!! The crowd was alittle more subdued than I had expected...which sucked...but Erica and I didn't care. We screamed and sang our heads off and danced our asses off...LOL!
By mid-show Joe had the crowd abit more roused and it was great!!! I have alot of pics to show you and you guys won't believe my luck...again...lol. I WILL most definitely post them all and tell you all about our adventure after the show but I promised my dearest Kate that she would get to see them first before I post them here. I'm really sorry but you're gonna have to wait a bit longer :D
I know that's teasing so I'll leave you with one shot that's a really strong clue as to what happened...and I PROMISE...I WILL post the rest of them later after I talk to Kate and Email them to her, OK??? You won't have to wait too long and trust me-they're worth the wait!!! LOL
So...see you all soon!!!
Until later-
{{{HUGS}}}
LISA

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

LET'S GET,,LET'S GET.....ROCKED!!!!!!

YEAH!!!
The day is finally here!!!!!...I'm about 6 hours away from my departure for the Continental Airlines Arena and the countdown has begun!!! I'm so excited...Erica is excited...this is gonna be GREAT!!!
It's pouring buckets here but ask me if I care...LOL..."No wind...No rain...can stop me"...We're off to see the LEPPS and GET TOTALLY ROCKED!!!
I'll post something tomorrow and let you know how awesome the show was!!
Until then.....I leave you all with this thought:
"RISE up gather round...ROCK this place to the ground...BURN it up let's go for broke...WATCH the night go up in smoke...."
"What do ya' want??....What do ya' want?
"I WANT ROCK N' ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Later guys.....
{{{HUGS}}}
LISA

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

ONE MORE DAY!!!!!

Hi everyone.....
Just a quick entry to say "YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"...in about 30 hours from now I will be leaving my house and headed out to the DEF LEP concert!!!
I can hardly believe that the day came so quickly (not that I'm complaining...lol)...I'm so excited. What a lucky lady I am to be seeing them twice this year, eh???
In case I don't get the chance to post anything tomorrow...I promise to let you all know how the show was and fill you in on all the details on Thurs. so keep your eyes peeled for a post-show entry!!
See you all soon...
{{{HUGS}}}
LISA