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 Post subject: Granada Theater Extravaganza!EDIT:I'm in a pic! hah.Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:55 am 
EDIT: this is a funny pic. you can barellly see me, but im here. 
Finally, after a long weekend and a hard day of school, I can sit and do this. So, here's my long re-tell and crazy amount of (HQ) pics. I live in San Antonio, so my mom and I flew to Dallas for the show. We got to the Granada at around 6, and I saw Caley and Jamie already there:) There were some girls in line who needed a ticket, and we had a third, so we gave it to them and they let us in line. My mom and I took turns sitting in the freaky-looking wheelchair that the hotel provided for us. (The plan to bring mine fell through so I was stuck sitting in a beat up, narrow brown thing). I found out that the people to whom we gave our ticket were from louisiana. They were so excited and impatient, it made me smile. Every time the door opened, someone would be like "Chauntelle!" "Christie!". When the doors opened, I wanted to get merch first but my mom said no (this is a vital part of my story. hah.)We managed to find a spot about 5 "rows" from the front and I could see very well. Most of the time i stood, but my mom sat in the wheelchair so if I got tired, I could sit on her lap. Luvbeat came on first, and to my surprise, i loved them! "8 Bits of Rage" had me laughing  Christie, Chauntelle and Sherri came out to sing with them.
I think it was during their set that everyone started dancing in depends, as well? 
After that was Brighten. Chauntelle was their sub guitarist. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the new song called "Darling Nicotine"? Whatever it is, I had it stuck in my head all day today. I've heard lots of people say that they don't like Brighten at all  I love Brighten, but my mom thinks they're too loud. 
Now, I'm not trying to be mean, but I think that Simon Dawes seriously overplayed their welcome. I honestly think that the one song they played all slow-like, was 10 minutes long. I have to admit, though, that guitarist was amazing Eisley finally came on at around 9:30! They opened with Mr. Pine. Shortly thereafter, they played Marvy Things, and i swear everyone in the place was singing along. Sherri told us about a cat that had been on Brighten's tour bus all tour, and they had it strapped to her mic stand. She took it off and gave it to Stacy. 
The only new song that I hadn't heard was Taking Control. It's beautimous! During I Wasn't Prepared, The guitarist from SD came out and stole the spotlight. It was really cool. 
I got really excited during ICBTFY, as it is my favorite new eisley song. I was singing along and stuff Although i love the fantasy-esque music, i find that I love the new songs more than the Room Noises ones.
The new Stacy setup is not my favorite thing in the world, cause you can't see her face, and apparently she's not a tuck the hair behind the ear type of person. I shot this picture during Escaping Song, though. 
After ending with Many Funerals, There came an encore complete with a gasp-inducing banner drop  Just Like We Do is probably my most favorite Stacy song, and I started "whoo"ing when she played it. Someone said "They All Surrounded Me" and she got this playful tone and said "you guys, you know it's not nice to request a song when you know which one im gonna play!" Sherri also made a funny comment about how everybody thinks people from Texas grew up in a barn, but "if you live in a barn, then that's cool"
During Trolleywood, everyone came out for a Final Noise Finale. I think this is a really cute picture! 
After the set ended, we went first to the bathroom where i met an interesting girl i believed to be drunk who kept giving me high fives. Then on to the merch table, where I was disappointed to learn that they were out of my size in EVERYTHING! I wanted the toe woman shirt really bad, but all they had was an adult large. So, i ended up getting the froggiphant, which is a bit long on me since they didnt have any youth sizes but a S. I could have fit into that, but i dont think that it would be very comfortable.
I met Boyd for a little minute afterwards. He and Jamie took us around to the back and boyd got my poster signed. (Thank you, Boyd and Jamie!) I saw that there was a huge line of people for i dont know what outback. I would have liked to have meet the band, and i think i had my hopes up after hearing that they were actually coming out afterwards at these shows. But, you can't stop living life just to meet a band, so I went back to the hotel and promptly fell asleep 
and finally, this may be my favorite picture: 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:02 am
Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. And you're welcome. I'm glad I could help. It was nice meeting you and your mother. I think you'll get another chance to meet the band, so just keep trying. They seemed a bit busier than normal after that show (and that's saying A LOT). Or at least more tired than normal. So hopefully it won't be too long before they're back around, and hopefully you'll get to say hi then.
Here's hoping for a quick run in the studio, or at least a studio break tour. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:04 am
Some really cool pictures and story. |
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Post subject: Re: Granada Theater Extravaganza! Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:06 am
princesstripandfall wrote: those faces. ah. 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 11:31 am
Awesome story and pics. This was such an awesome tour. I wish I could've gone to that show. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 11:45 am
Hey there chica! Man, that was an awesome show! I wish I could've seen you after the show, but my friends were all "I'm tired" so we headed out and went home. Gosh, that had to be the best Eisley show I've ever been to because of all of the love they showed us. It was quite the experience, was it not? Again, I'm so happy to have met you! You're freaking amazing. Hopefully, in the shows to come, we'll see one another at 'em. _________________ "I cannot discuss your verses; for any attempt at criticism would be foreign to me. Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism." -- Rainer Maria Rilke |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:34 am
ugh i didnt' know you were princesstripandfall. i was there with Jamie when he got your poster signed after the show. Me, jamiga, Jamie's brother, lantz and tyler durden were out by the signing line in the back. If we'd known you were a boardie we would have all come over and said hello. Seems like every show i find out later that i was standing right next to a laughing citizen and didn't know it haha. _________________ "Religions have started on lesser revelations" - investor on MarketWatch.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:46 am
hey! i think i was right behind you!
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 4:04 pm
Psh, BK was there too. I was the creepy redhead hanging around guy Jamie after the show.  _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:24 pm
aww... that was an awesome recount... account? recap... of the night. the band did come out... but it took a while. sorry. maybe next time. glad you got your poster. cheerioz. boyd _________________ EisleyWebGuy "The industrialists never saw the fruit of their own labor - Post Moderism, which I now proclaim as dead. Their forefathers digital revolutionists, have accelerated the final resolve by punctuating an end to our chaotic journey with a new manifesto and a new era: The Age of Meaning." (manifesto's sold separate) Welcome: Illuminists |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:40 am
edited up top |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:42 am
luvbeat are awesome. they need to go on a tour, i love demolition! |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 12:59 pm
hey, I remember you! Glad you had a good time! That was a great show. Also, those are some very nice pictures.
And I'm in that top picture too. Hiiii! Haha. Where did you find that? Seems like I would've remembered a picture that featured me & my friends (plus a hundred or so other people, haha)... |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:02 pm
where were you? |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:26 am
hahaha i found me. my head sticks up out of everyone elses.  _________________ 
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