DRAGONFORCE: Atlanta, Georgia
So this past friday I was so graciously invited by JEFF THE ROCKSTAR to go to Atlanta with him and his friend that he works with at Gallery Espresso, Chris, to see Dragonforce. I could not believe that he bought me a ticket.
one word: awesome.
Our plan: drive to atlanta, get steak and shake in Macon, go to the show at the masquerade, hang out with Dragonforce, and then drive back. Another day trip to the Atl! haha.
Well we got off to a good start. Stopped at Parkers before we jumped on the highway to stock up on gatorade and because the place just plain rules. I got a "cowboy cookie", this half pound of oatmeal chocolate chip goodness, for the trip. Off we go.
Jeff the Rockstar
A little over half way to Macon (I'm asleep in the back of the car) Jeff's car jolts a little and he looses his power steering. We coast to the side of the highway in the middle of nowhere and stop. He starts the car up again and it stalls... same thing again and again. No joke, we were broken down.
Jeff and Chris trying to make the best of it.
While we were trying to figure out what was wrong and what to do, none other than the infamous Rudy and Liz (Rudy is Jeff's room mate) saw us on the side of the road and pulled over to help, or at least give us some company. They were on their way to Alabama to visit Rudy's family. Jeff called AAA and they said they'd come out but 30 minutes later we were still stuck there. Liz and I stayed amused by getting every single big rig truck to honk little kid style. haha!
Rudy and Liz to the rescue... kinda.
Jeff kept trying his car and letting it run until it pooped out. It ran for longer and longer. Eventually it had been running for like 15 minutes... we decided to try it and see if we can't make it to the next gas station. Rudy and Liz followed to make sure all was well.
At the next station, we filled up with more gas and added a gas treatment. Everyone we called who knew cars said it sounded like a little bit of water got into the gas tank and that was the problem. This could have been it because when I pulled up to Jeff's house, his gas cap cover was open and it was POURING rain. We treated the car and were fine afterwards. strange....
Stopped in Macon for Steak and Shake. Everyone thought we were in some band. We decided to tell anyone who asked that we were the Cardigans or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's hilarious going places with Jeff because someone always freaks out about his hair or mine.
Made it to the Masquerade right in time to see Between the Buried and Me play their last song. Their album Alaska is pretty good and I think I might get it. Not like I'm partial to the name Alaska or anything... haha. Then this other band, Lacuna Coil came on and everyone was really excited for them. I absolutely could not get into their music. There was a chick singer and a guy who screamed but the music behind their vocals was lame 4 chord new metal euro club crap. The girl didn't get into it at all, she just stood there and looked "distant, troubled, and sexy". Poor vampire. I mean yea she was hot but come-on.. headbang at LEAST once. come-on. I wish BTBAM would have played more. Anyway, the only awesome thing about Lacuna was the music they played as their intro before they came onstage and their guitarist on stage left. He looked like a warlock with MAD long hair and a long beard and he just stood in the exact same place the whole time and did hair circles. He was awesome. hahahahaha.
DRAGONFORCE
Did I mention that I still can't believe that Jeff bought my ticket to Dragonforce? This is us freaking out before the show:
First off, there was a FAN in the middle of the stage at the front so that when DF was playing, their long hair could be "blowing in the wind". NO JOKE. They had cup holders on their mic stands where the stage hands would put their drinks with straws for them to drink while they were playing. Some of them had been drinking so much poweraid that their toungs were BLUE, and well, they were basically super metal and amazing. I got screamed at for taking a few pix so I stopped... come on- I didn't know we weren't allowed. I'm so used to being the official media kid at the show anyway. lameeee. anyway, they turned out bad anyway because I was in a terrible position to shoot photos and I was getting torn down by fans...
I have to say right now that my very favorite thing about their show was their keyboard/keytar man. He was amazing and deserves a freaking high five because his performance was amazing. Like I have nothing to say about him but AMAZING. The guy was amazing. amazing!
The crowd was so strange. Hardcore kids, metal heads, mom and pops, and frat boys. The only thing that was really universal was the lack of women. Seriously, less chicks than a Zao show. haha. Despite the crowd pretty much sucking, the band was one of the most charismatic truemetal bands I have ever seen. Their interaction with each other and the crowd was awesome. Did I mention their hair was blowing in the wind the whole time? haha. The crowd was lame but overall the show was pretty awesome. They sold out the masquerade.. I have never been to a sold out show at the masquerade- I thought the floor was going to collapse onto the show below us playing downstairs. It was PACKED.
So, as this guy we met there would say, "we got bathed in the baptismal waters of dragonforce's pure metal incarnation", and then took off on our way home. A few gas stations, red bulls, strange half awake conversations, deer on the side of the road, hours, and one huddle house grilled chicken club sandwich later, I rolled into bed exhausted. What a night!
Jeff the Rockstar is probably the most truemetal kid I know. He also coined the phrase "Dangerous and sexy adventure!". I think our trip to see DRAGONFORCE was for sure one of those.
We could be closer than you know,
Chelsea
pS> What the heck is up with me being in cars that break down somewhere in-between Atlanta and Savannah? Jeff thinks it's just because I'm a girl. He says "that's why women aren't allowed on pirate ships." I say Oh my gosh it's because we'd take over. muahaha.
one word: awesome.
Our plan: drive to atlanta, get steak and shake in Macon, go to the show at the masquerade, hang out with Dragonforce, and then drive back. Another day trip to the Atl! haha.
Well we got off to a good start. Stopped at Parkers before we jumped on the highway to stock up on gatorade and because the place just plain rules. I got a "cowboy cookie", this half pound of oatmeal chocolate chip goodness, for the trip. Off we go.
Jeff the Rockstar
A little over half way to Macon (I'm asleep in the back of the car) Jeff's car jolts a little and he looses his power steering. We coast to the side of the highway in the middle of nowhere and stop. He starts the car up again and it stalls... same thing again and again. No joke, we were broken down.
Jeff and Chris trying to make the best of it.
While we were trying to figure out what was wrong and what to do, none other than the infamous Rudy and Liz (Rudy is Jeff's room mate) saw us on the side of the road and pulled over to help, or at least give us some company. They were on their way to Alabama to visit Rudy's family. Jeff called AAA and they said they'd come out but 30 minutes later we were still stuck there. Liz and I stayed amused by getting every single big rig truck to honk little kid style. haha!
Rudy and Liz to the rescue... kinda.
Jeff kept trying his car and letting it run until it pooped out. It ran for longer and longer. Eventually it had been running for like 15 minutes... we decided to try it and see if we can't make it to the next gas station. Rudy and Liz followed to make sure all was well.
At the next station, we filled up with more gas and added a gas treatment. Everyone we called who knew cars said it sounded like a little bit of water got into the gas tank and that was the problem. This could have been it because when I pulled up to Jeff's house, his gas cap cover was open and it was POURING rain. We treated the car and were fine afterwards. strange....
Stopped in Macon for Steak and Shake. Everyone thought we were in some band. We decided to tell anyone who asked that we were the Cardigans or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's hilarious going places with Jeff because someone always freaks out about his hair or mine.
Made it to the Masquerade right in time to see Between the Buried and Me play their last song. Their album Alaska is pretty good and I think I might get it. Not like I'm partial to the name Alaska or anything... haha. Then this other band, Lacuna Coil came on and everyone was really excited for them. I absolutely could not get into their music. There was a chick singer and a guy who screamed but the music behind their vocals was lame 4 chord new metal euro club crap. The girl didn't get into it at all, she just stood there and looked "distant, troubled, and sexy". Poor vampire. I mean yea she was hot but come-on.. headbang at LEAST once. come-on. I wish BTBAM would have played more. Anyway, the only awesome thing about Lacuna was the music they played as their intro before they came onstage and their guitarist on stage left. He looked like a warlock with MAD long hair and a long beard and he just stood in the exact same place the whole time and did hair circles. He was awesome. hahahahaha.
DRAGONFORCE
Did I mention that I still can't believe that Jeff bought my ticket to Dragonforce? This is us freaking out before the show:
First off, there was a FAN in the middle of the stage at the front so that when DF was playing, their long hair could be "blowing in the wind". NO JOKE. They had cup holders on their mic stands where the stage hands would put their drinks with straws for them to drink while they were playing. Some of them had been drinking so much poweraid that their toungs were BLUE, and well, they were basically super metal and amazing. I got screamed at for taking a few pix so I stopped... come on- I didn't know we weren't allowed. I'm so used to being the official media kid at the show anyway. lameeee. anyway, they turned out bad anyway because I was in a terrible position to shoot photos and I was getting torn down by fans...
I have to say right now that my very favorite thing about their show was their keyboard/keytar man. He was amazing and deserves a freaking high five because his performance was amazing. Like I have nothing to say about him but AMAZING. The guy was amazing. amazing!
The crowd was so strange. Hardcore kids, metal heads, mom and pops, and frat boys. The only thing that was really universal was the lack of women. Seriously, less chicks than a Zao show. haha. Despite the crowd pretty much sucking, the band was one of the most charismatic truemetal bands I have ever seen. Their interaction with each other and the crowd was awesome. Did I mention their hair was blowing in the wind the whole time? haha. The crowd was lame but overall the show was pretty awesome. They sold out the masquerade.. I have never been to a sold out show at the masquerade- I thought the floor was going to collapse onto the show below us playing downstairs. It was PACKED.
So, as this guy we met there would say, "we got bathed in the baptismal waters of dragonforce's pure metal incarnation", and then took off on our way home. A few gas stations, red bulls, strange half awake conversations, deer on the side of the road, hours, and one huddle house grilled chicken club sandwich later, I rolled into bed exhausted. What a night!
Jeff the Rockstar is probably the most truemetal kid I know. He also coined the phrase "Dangerous and sexy adventure!". I think our trip to see DRAGONFORCE was for sure one of those.
We could be closer than you know,
Chelsea
pS> What the heck is up with me being in cars that break down somewhere in-between Atlanta and Savannah? Jeff thinks it's just because I'm a girl. He says "that's why women aren't allowed on pirate ships." I say Oh my gosh it's because we'd take over. muahaha.
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