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Post by Allie on May 29, 2012 0:44:11 GMT -5
   (click for bigger) The rest of my pictures are here (edit 6/3: I changed the album back to friends only because my family likes to snoop, so if you want to see the pictures, just add me on Facebook). AKUS was perfect, as usual. I had fourteenth row, and it was a pretty small venue so it wasn't too bad. Some random things about the show: - I tried to give flowers to Alison onstage but security took them from me and she didn't see me. She still got them, though.
- Alison called the band a "unit of love" lol.
- Alison compared all the negativity in Wild Bill Jones to a Thanksgiving dinner, and then asked Dan what his favorite dish is (and then later called him on not giving a straight answer). I believe they eventually agreed that jail was the best aspect of it all, and Alison called it the cranberry sauce of Thanskgiving dinner.
- As expected, Ron had a lot of family and friends in the audience. Seriously. The couple that was in front of me is friends with Ron's cousin.
- A few seconds of the Mission Impossible theme is apparently in the set list for good, and it sounds like Oh Atlanta is out.
- Alison announced that she has issues with drinking water before Ghost in This House because she'll end up having to burp in the middle of it.
- My videos are terrible so I'm not going to upload, due to people being rude and talking the whole time and my own shakiness because we weren't allowed to record.
- California crowds suck. Everyone's drunk and rude and loud.
My weekend in San Diego was an utter disaster other than this show (seriously, hotel staff incompetency, then in the morning my friend had to leave due to a family emergency and missed the show [she came from Arizona so she couldn't come back], and it left me stranded alone in San Diego, two hours away from home, having to move hotels and a ton of unexpected expenses...on two hours of sleep and no food, it's definitely one of those weekends where everything went wrong) and it was really nice to have the distraction and have them be able to take me away from this nightmare of a weekend. Six shows in less than a year, and it still never gets old. ♥ |
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Post by turbo on May 29, 2012 13:54:01 GMT -5
I'm originally from California so I can concur, Cali folks are generally not as nice as other places, now I'm living in Nashville, been here a little over 2 weeks now, can't believe how nice almost everyone is, even in government offices and places like that. Whole different vibe, like everyone is happy 2 B alive!!!!
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Post by Allie on May 29, 2012 14:22:12 GMT -5
Yeah I've seen AKUS four times in Tennessee and twice in California and never had anything like this in the Tennessee shows. The crowds there are so much more respectful. I'm nineteen and since I was alone, apparently I looked like an easy target for skeezy men, it was ridiculous. I had one come up and link his arm with mine and say something really lewd, and then the guy in front of me was drunk and ended up turning around and putting his hand on mine at one point. Part of me wonders if it's the venue, too, since outdoor shows tend to be more casual and laid back from my experience. Because the two shows I've seen in California have been outdoor venues and not actual nice theaters like I've been to in Tennessee.
Edit: And to the terrible crowds in California thing, as I was making my way up to the stage to hand off my flowers to Alison, I accidentally bumped into a woman...who then turned to me and put her hands on me and shoved me back on purpose. Never had that happen before.
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Post by philly on May 30, 2012 18:18:47 GMT -5
Yes, I can imagine an outdoors setting would have more of a rock concert vibe, with the crowd more likely to eat, drink, and smoke god knows what, lol...and talk, talk, talk... This guy got some video, with a shot of the audience at about :30. They don't look like a rowdy bunch, must've been the beer & wine cooler effect ;D and geez, sounds like that woman wanted to start a mosh pit with you  www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFIiMGR39Ms |
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Post by chasingsunshine on May 30, 2012 23:33:21 GMT -5
Every concert now days have drunk people attending I feel, no matter where. AKUS shows included. And you'll always get loud, rude people at concerts, it's the norm now I think.
Although outdoor shows can vary. The outdoor venue AKUS show I went to was super laid back. Yes, lots of drunk people, but still rather respectful for a concert crowd.
It just depends I guess.
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