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10-10-2004, 02:46 PM
I just got home from the concert (had to fly back to Minneapolis). You've all covered the fantastic show, but I want to thank the crowd. I had such high expectations flying to NYC to see BB at the Garden and I was a little worried I'd be disappointed. I've never been to the Garden so it might be that way all the time, but the crowd was ten times better than any I've been with at a large show at home.
Before the show, my friend and I hit a local bar and mingled with the concert goers while watching our Twins beating the Yankees back at home via TV. That was surreal. A cop on the street recommended the bar! I insisted on seeing the dog show, so by the time we hit another bar inside MSG after that to check on the game, the Twins had blown their lead (as I knew they would) and by the time the BBs hit the stage Twins had lost. :mad:
We were such spazzes because we couldn't believe we were in MSG for BB (and a bit buzzed from the bars), but all the New Yorkers and others couldn't have been nicer to us, even when my friend got in an argument with a Yankee fan about how the Yankees only win because they can afford to pay the most for players! And one Mets fan was actually quite supportive of her position.
:)
I had paid $$$ for the best arena seats of my life and I absolutely lost my mind when MMM came out and the show really started. I hardly know any BB fans back home, so it was like a religious experience for me being surrounded by an arena full of people who knew every word. How come MSG can do the sound so you can hear all the words when other arenas can't??? In my section, the guys (and it was mostly guys) knew all the words and went nuts while the occassional girlfriend was obviously along for the ride. I wondered if I was the only real female BB fan in my section, but then I met a teenage girl who came with her brother and was as excited as I was.
There seemed to be a lot less pageantry, but I'm guessing it's just because New Yorkers are afraid they might look silly. I saw some pretty cool old school fashion accessories, and I asked everyone about theirs. A guy from Jersey said he pulled his VW necklace out of storage for the event.
But again, I can't thank the whole crowd enough for staying on their feet, shouting themselves hoarse, dancing like mad, and keeping it at level 10 the whole time!
Before the show, my friend and I hit a local bar and mingled with the concert goers while watching our Twins beating the Yankees back at home via TV. That was surreal. A cop on the street recommended the bar! I insisted on seeing the dog show, so by the time we hit another bar inside MSG after that to check on the game, the Twins had blown their lead (as I knew they would) and by the time the BBs hit the stage Twins had lost. :mad:
We were such spazzes because we couldn't believe we were in MSG for BB (and a bit buzzed from the bars), but all the New Yorkers and others couldn't have been nicer to us, even when my friend got in an argument with a Yankee fan about how the Yankees only win because they can afford to pay the most for players! And one Mets fan was actually quite supportive of her position.
:)
I had paid $$$ for the best arena seats of my life and I absolutely lost my mind when MMM came out and the show really started. I hardly know any BB fans back home, so it was like a religious experience for me being surrounded by an arena full of people who knew every word. How come MSG can do the sound so you can hear all the words when other arenas can't??? In my section, the guys (and it was mostly guys) knew all the words and went nuts while the occassional girlfriend was obviously along for the ride. I wondered if I was the only real female BB fan in my section, but then I met a teenage girl who came with her brother and was as excited as I was.
There seemed to be a lot less pageantry, but I'm guessing it's just because New Yorkers are afraid they might look silly. I saw some pretty cool old school fashion accessories, and I asked everyone about theirs. A guy from Jersey said he pulled his VW necklace out of storage for the event.
But again, I can't thank the whole crowd enough for staying on their feet, shouting themselves hoarse, dancing like mad, and keeping it at level 10 the whole time!