UpInYourHeart
07-28-2004, 03:36 PM
Okay first of all I'll post pictures later, like when I have the time to upload and resize them...anyways
So Seattle was freakin' awesome - as it should be. Everything basically played together for the whole time (with a few exceptions which would be one of Sara's original songs which she played on a uke and Glen, JPJ and Chris sang back-up on), Sean & JPJ's doing a mando-guitar version of umm...crap I can't remember the name of the Led Zep. song, and a very special guest who's name escapes me which is bad because I know who he is...playing a few songs as well (which was a cool little surprise) I never knew Glen was such an instrumentalist...haha, no, I mean I was really impressed when he would play guitar during NC songs (I had a fear he'd leave the stage as folks had said he did during Largo when NC did their songs), and not only that but he busted out the dulcimer (I believe) and a resonator guitar. I was thoroughly impressed to say the least.
As always, I'm a nut and made my friends wait with me after the show by the bus. We must've been there for at least an hour - but ummm...we definitely entertained ourselves (if anyone saw us, I'm sorry...we were very immature that night, and I was supposed to be the chaperon. Wow I sucked at that - I let my friend Anne light a lighter on Travis's Pants and made Travis dance around on the sidewalk). Anyways, Sean came out for literally two minutes and signed a few autographs (he said he had friends waiting). He asked if anyone had a pen, which I did so I gave him a silver paint pen and he signed. Then I gave him the invation thing that I made to promote the show, which for a second he thought I wanted to get signed, but nope. I mentioned that when I gave out the cards to random people, they thought it was a love note & I'm like <wink> right <points at person & smiles> which made him laughed. Anyways, I got my Let It Fall CD signed and with the exception of him for some reason being surpised that I gave him the paint pen, that was about it.
Sara and some friends walked into and then out of the bus, but that was it...so there was no Sara-story there. A few minutes Chris came out and I also gave him the invitation and then he was like I remember you from the last Seattle show and I was like yay, I feel loved LOL (but now I'm wondering if that's a GOOD thing or a bad thing that he rememebered me...haha) and I also gave him pogs which made him go POGS! I used to play with those when I was a kid! and I was like yeah, me too And then he asked if anyone had a pen, so I gave him one of my paint pens, but it wasn't opened yet and so he opened it up and tried to sign and was like uh oh it doesn't work to which I was explaining the whole you have to push down hard and write while it's still in, but he was trying to do that while signing, so I gave him a piece of cardboard scratch paper to work on and it worked. Then he signed my Let It Fall CD and I was basically done, and someone asked if he would sign something and Chris was like Well, that depends on how long she (meaning me) stays around to which I was like huh? then Oh, no, you can keep the pen which for some reason surprised him...*shrugs*
Then Glen came out so I talked to him for a bit (and also gave him one of those invitations which btw everyone kept asking how I got them/if I made them - to which a security guard asked if he could gave one so I was like sure!). Then he signed my CD and I told him how I was glad to have finally gotten to see him played after all these years of wanting to but not being able to go because of not having enough money or watched my nephews.Then I thanked him/said I was so happy that he played Somewhere Out There and he gave me a smile/nod like yeah, I know - if you know what I'm talking about.
Then later the security guard guys were like if you all line up in a straight line JPJ'll come out and sign - to which I decided to talk to 'em and said So you guys don't get much recognition. You're really underappreciated, that must be a hard job so then they were like uhh yeah, actually. I get cussed out for no apparently reason, just doing my job. And so I was like well thank you guys, I really appreciate what you do and then they were talking about JPJ and I was amused by that. And then JPJ came out and I was in line and saw Glen had come by the bus again so I was like Making rounds again, I see? and he was talking to some guy who was saying how he sayd Glen a bunch of times and when he opened for John Mayer back in the day to which I looked at him like umm...you've got that mixed up (which is also the look Glen did) and Glen was like you mean when John opened for me? which I was like yeah that's what he means haha. And then I was telling him how a friend of mine actually interviewed him back then and John was there as well and he kept answering the questions as his lawyer -- when I said that that at first he had a confused face then I said his lawyer and Glen's like oh! That was <forgot what he said> haha and that John was a cocky guy. And Glen was like You're the one who made the cards right? And I was like yeah and he was holding one in his hand and I so I thought he was signing someone elses and then he asked if my name was Anne and I was like No, It's Jennifer (but that's understandable because he just got it a little mixed up with my firend haha) and he was like oh oops! good thing I asked haha. And then he opened up that card and told me that everyone got together and signed the card for me because I guess they appreciated the work done and then he put thanks Jennifer on it and told me that I should thank the two sec. guards because they helped do that for me and I was like Yeah those guys are cool. And then was like And thank you guys. And thinking how sweet that was, because damn, it really was...haha. Then I asked if he'd ever play South Dakota since I'm moving there and mistook that I was asking about MAS and mentioned they were only doing those shows already booked and that the Dakota's don't generally get toured. You just don't touch North Dakota and I was like yeah but I'm talking about South Dakota LOL And I was telling him how that sucked though because SD is beautiful and has such great venues and that it's really a shame there's really shows there. And he said he'd eventually get there, and so I told him that when he does I'll promote the show and he'll have thousands of people going Glen, Glen you rock. And he smiled and was walked away.
So then I went to JPJ and got him to sign an auto for Shannon and that was about it (well then I thanked the sec. guard guys and we all left). I wish I could've talked to NC longer, but I understand they had friends and they probably wanted to have some fun in Seattle before leaving...besides, it's like what time #3 that I've met 'em anyway. Either way, it was cool stuff and you guys are SO in for a treat when you go to the MAS shows! :-D
So Seattle was freakin' awesome - as it should be. Everything basically played together for the whole time (with a few exceptions which would be one of Sara's original songs which she played on a uke and Glen, JPJ and Chris sang back-up on), Sean & JPJ's doing a mando-guitar version of umm...crap I can't remember the name of the Led Zep. song, and a very special guest who's name escapes me which is bad because I know who he is...playing a few songs as well (which was a cool little surprise) I never knew Glen was such an instrumentalist...haha, no, I mean I was really impressed when he would play guitar during NC songs (I had a fear he'd leave the stage as folks had said he did during Largo when NC did their songs), and not only that but he busted out the dulcimer (I believe) and a resonator guitar. I was thoroughly impressed to say the least.
As always, I'm a nut and made my friends wait with me after the show by the bus. We must've been there for at least an hour - but ummm...we definitely entertained ourselves (if anyone saw us, I'm sorry...we were very immature that night, and I was supposed to be the chaperon. Wow I sucked at that - I let my friend Anne light a lighter on Travis's Pants and made Travis dance around on the sidewalk). Anyways, Sean came out for literally two minutes and signed a few autographs (he said he had friends waiting). He asked if anyone had a pen, which I did so I gave him a silver paint pen and he signed. Then I gave him the invation thing that I made to promote the show, which for a second he thought I wanted to get signed, but nope. I mentioned that when I gave out the cards to random people, they thought it was a love note & I'm like <wink> right <points at person & smiles> which made him laughed. Anyways, I got my Let It Fall CD signed and with the exception of him for some reason being surpised that I gave him the paint pen, that was about it.
Sara and some friends walked into and then out of the bus, but that was it...so there was no Sara-story there. A few minutes Chris came out and I also gave him the invitation and then he was like I remember you from the last Seattle show and I was like yay, I feel loved LOL (but now I'm wondering if that's a GOOD thing or a bad thing that he rememebered me...haha) and I also gave him pogs which made him go POGS! I used to play with those when I was a kid! and I was like yeah, me too And then he asked if anyone had a pen, so I gave him one of my paint pens, but it wasn't opened yet and so he opened it up and tried to sign and was like uh oh it doesn't work to which I was explaining the whole you have to push down hard and write while it's still in, but he was trying to do that while signing, so I gave him a piece of cardboard scratch paper to work on and it worked. Then he signed my Let It Fall CD and I was basically done, and someone asked if he would sign something and Chris was like Well, that depends on how long she (meaning me) stays around to which I was like huh? then Oh, no, you can keep the pen which for some reason surprised him...*shrugs*
Then Glen came out so I talked to him for a bit (and also gave him one of those invitations which btw everyone kept asking how I got them/if I made them - to which a security guard asked if he could gave one so I was like sure!). Then he signed my CD and I told him how I was glad to have finally gotten to see him played after all these years of wanting to but not being able to go because of not having enough money or watched my nephews.Then I thanked him/said I was so happy that he played Somewhere Out There and he gave me a smile/nod like yeah, I know - if you know what I'm talking about.
Then later the security guard guys were like if you all line up in a straight line JPJ'll come out and sign - to which I decided to talk to 'em and said So you guys don't get much recognition. You're really underappreciated, that must be a hard job so then they were like uhh yeah, actually. I get cussed out for no apparently reason, just doing my job. And so I was like well thank you guys, I really appreciate what you do and then they were talking about JPJ and I was amused by that. And then JPJ came out and I was in line and saw Glen had come by the bus again so I was like Making rounds again, I see? and he was talking to some guy who was saying how he sayd Glen a bunch of times and when he opened for John Mayer back in the day to which I looked at him like umm...you've got that mixed up (which is also the look Glen did) and Glen was like you mean when John opened for me? which I was like yeah that's what he means haha. And then I was telling him how a friend of mine actually interviewed him back then and John was there as well and he kept answering the questions as his lawyer -- when I said that that at first he had a confused face then I said his lawyer and Glen's like oh! That was <forgot what he said> haha and that John was a cocky guy. And Glen was like You're the one who made the cards right? And I was like yeah and he was holding one in his hand and I so I thought he was signing someone elses and then he asked if my name was Anne and I was like No, It's Jennifer (but that's understandable because he just got it a little mixed up with my firend haha) and he was like oh oops! good thing I asked haha. And then he opened up that card and told me that everyone got together and signed the card for me because I guess they appreciated the work done and then he put thanks Jennifer on it and told me that I should thank the two sec. guards because they helped do that for me and I was like Yeah those guys are cool. And then was like And thank you guys. And thinking how sweet that was, because damn, it really was...haha. Then I asked if he'd ever play South Dakota since I'm moving there and mistook that I was asking about MAS and mentioned they were only doing those shows already booked and that the Dakota's don't generally get toured. You just don't touch North Dakota and I was like yeah but I'm talking about South Dakota LOL And I was telling him how that sucked though because SD is beautiful and has such great venues and that it's really a shame there's really shows there. And he said he'd eventually get there, and so I told him that when he does I'll promote the show and he'll have thousands of people going Glen, Glen you rock. And he smiled and was walked away.
So then I went to JPJ and got him to sign an auto for Shannon and that was about it (well then I thanked the sec. guard guys and we all left). I wish I could've talked to NC longer, but I understand they had friends and they probably wanted to have some fun in Seattle before leaving...besides, it's like what time #3 that I've met 'em anyway. Either way, it was cool stuff and you guys are SO in for a treat when you go to the MAS shows! :-D