had anticipated, the guest list was nowhere to be found. during this
time I met karmicallydamaged, one chic moshpit, limey and some other
girl who I don't know. so eventually, about 5:30, the guest list
arrived and I got my tickets and passes and went in. my friend and I
found our seats (which were front row off to the right) and then went
to sample the sidestage acts. all of these bands rock and I highly
recommend checking them out, especially am radio. so yeah the weekend
was okay, dashboard blew whiney emo ass and then came weezer. I'd
been to 2 =w= shows before this and this was, by far the greatest
show EVER. not just weezer shows, EVER.
setlist:
Holiday
Dope Nose
Across The Sea
Undone
O Girlfriend
The Good Life
No One Else
Death And Destruction
El Scorcho
Surfwax America
Slave
Falling For You
Only In Dreams
Island In The Sun
Tired Of Sex
My Name Is Jonas
Encore : Hash Pipe
so yeah really great set but the greatness came even more afterwards.
I met up with one chic moshpit, karmicallydamaged and red as everyone
was heading out and we made our way backstage. we were directed to a
little patio where (among others) karl and family and pat and family
were seated. I got pat's autograph as I walked by. so there I was
sitting on a patio with a bunch of complete strangers
hyperventilating because "pat fucking wilson touched my pen".
eventually sheeny came over and got our names (she recognized my sn!)
and she was so funny. then we went upstairs in a small elevator FULL
of people (the 5 .com winners, 3 or 4 rcb folk, sheeny, some guy with
a bucket of ice and some woman with a walkie talkie). we went up to
the 2nd floor and wernt to the "green room" which is where the band
hangs out ebfore they go on and after they get off. rivers was still
in his suit and was talking to some guy. we filed in and he shook all
of our hands and said hello. he then challenged us to 3 rounds of
foosball. red and rivers remained the undefeated champions of the
tournament. first it was 2 rcbers (5-4 I think), then canuckgrrl and
I (5-1 haha completely my fault), then the same 2 rcbers (I forget
the score) again. after that everybody except red and I sat down on
the big couch and karl came back up. he got the karl's corner picture
and then came and talked to us. I got a picture with him because red
said "hey you guys should get a picture together because you look
alike". so then karl left and afetr awhile I finally worked up the
courage to ask rivers if he'd mind signing my maladroit cover and my
friend's ticket stub and was surprisingly nice about the whole thing.
after that red andI talked to some random guy about the other toronto
shows and then I asked how to leave and he showed me.
that's it I think, pictures to come later this week of red and rivers
rocking rcb ass in foosball, karl and I and then a bunch of random
pictures of the stuff that I had in my pockets when I got home
(signed maladroit cover, ticket stub, backstage pass)
yeah so that's a lot, half of you probably won't read it all :P
-Osaka Aquabus
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