Monday, August 30, 2004
Happiest Place To Rock
Chris is a huge fan of Butch Walker's music. I like to be part of other people's excitement, so when invited to join Chris and the crew for a drive up to The House of Blues in Anaheim, I was ready with no hesitation. Roadtrip! The said venue happens to be located in the heart of Downtown Disneyland, so Lorin, Chris, Mike, Amber, Kevin and I, all felt like we had to be happy. Couldn't help it. Or maybe didn't want to get kicked out, so we all put on smiling faces. This place demands happiness. It feels like even the air is scented with perfume "Be Happy!"
Had a nice dinner at the House of Blues restaurant and then headed inside the venue to check out Butch Walker. No cameras allowed. OK - a challenge. Where there's a will, there's a way, so I asked the waitress to sneak the camera inside for us. I knew how much Chris would appreciate a shot or two from the live show. The waitress was game. The plan was on. Lorin and Amber met her in the restroom so the exchange can take place. Done.
The next challenge was to actually take the photos in a too-bright-for-a-rock-show place where there is a security eye watching from every corner. Clicked 3 times and a minute later the dude with yellow jacket was in front of me. "Do you have a camera?", he asked. "Nope", I answered quickly, holding my camera behind my back and leaning against the bar. What a liar I am, I thought to myself. "You sure?", square face asked next, looking down at me. "Yup", I said, knowing it was too late to change my one-word storyline. He walked away, and I reached with my free hand behind my back to find my drink. I must've looked like an armless manikin challenging to a staring contest the security guy who was back at his post. I was multitasking, but damn it - I grabbed someone else's empty glass behind my back. Mike was standing next to me laughing. I burst out laughing too and was surprised the security guy didn't come back. Maybe he was happy that he won the staring contest. Silly times.
Butch Walker finally took the stage and played a varied set of songs - some electric, others acoustic, some with piano, most without...And even though not my cup of tea, I could respect and appreciate his efforts and have to admit his show was entertaining.
After the concert the crew was feeling buzzed, silly and humorous. The rock'n'roll attitude must've rubbed off on everyone, as the photos below show:
(does this last photo look like a band photo, or what? The next ABBA? ABBBA maybes?)
Had a nice dinner at the House of Blues restaurant and then headed inside the venue to check out Butch Walker. No cameras allowed. OK - a challenge. Where there's a will, there's a way, so I asked the waitress to sneak the camera inside for us. I knew how much Chris would appreciate a shot or two from the live show. The waitress was game. The plan was on. Lorin and Amber met her in the restroom so the exchange can take place. Done.
The next challenge was to actually take the photos in a too-bright-for-a-rock-show place where there is a security eye watching from every corner. Clicked 3 times and a minute later the dude with yellow jacket was in front of me. "Do you have a camera?", he asked. "Nope", I answered quickly, holding my camera behind my back and leaning against the bar. What a liar I am, I thought to myself. "You sure?", square face asked next, looking down at me. "Yup", I said, knowing it was too late to change my one-word storyline. He walked away, and I reached with my free hand behind my back to find my drink. I must've looked like an armless manikin challenging to a staring contest the security guy who was back at his post. I was multitasking, but damn it - I grabbed someone else's empty glass behind my back. Mike was standing next to me laughing. I burst out laughing too and was surprised the security guy didn't come back. Maybe he was happy that he won the staring contest. Silly times.
Butch Walker finally took the stage and played a varied set of songs - some electric, others acoustic, some with piano, most without...And even though not my cup of tea, I could respect and appreciate his efforts and have to admit his show was entertaining.
After the concert the crew was feeling buzzed, silly and humorous. The rock'n'roll attitude must've rubbed off on everyone, as the photos below show:
(does this last photo look like a band photo, or what? The next ABBA? ABBBA maybes?)
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