looking back:one of the best nights of my life.

hahahaha. tonight is the three year anniversary of my awesome night at the Northstar Bar in Philly, where i was lucky enough to see Brand New as up-close and personal as things have been in a long time. i thought the best way to mark that occasion is to re-post the LiveJournal entry that i posted   right after i got home that night... set list, pictures and video included. that was one hell of a night. 


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Guernica
Sic Transit
Quiet Things 
Shower
Okay
Bride
Gasoline
Sowing Season 
Archers
Jesus
Mix Tape
Flying at Tree Level
70x7
Jude Law
El Scorcho
Degausser 
You Wont Know
Oh Comely

yes, they covered El Scorcho. i loved this moment especially because i was singing the song earlier that night...we were all talking baseball (yes, six girls talking baseball, good times) and i told mandy that i have a crush on chan ho park. she asked if it was because he was japanese, and i launched into El Scorcho....later someone in the crowd dared jess to play it after he was messing around with some other guitar riffs, and he was like "dont dare me to play it like i wont play it. dont think i wont" or something along those lines, and they band played the entire song. it was sick. hahaha. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KZFLFHZ8 if you want the audio. 





flying at tree level was incredible. that song is a b-side from deja entendu that until this tour hasnt been performed live. it was a sweet, sweet moment to see that song. 

the whole night was incredible. at one point i was just standing there, had my phone open to record a song and i just shut my eyes. the crowd was moving all around me, but i was perfectly still. it occured to me that i wasnt being touched and that jesse lacey was a mere ten feet from me...i decided that if bonnaroo isnt heaven, then that moment was. 

we were literally so close to the stage that i couldnt take pictures of derek or garrett, who were on our side. i got one of garrett when he moved closer to jess, but that was it. we were one row back from the stage, and there was no barrier. i thought i might die a few times, like during 70X7 and degausser, when the crowd really errupted, but the crowd was super awesome to each other, which i havent experienced in a while. 

this show not only killed me, but restored my faith in the possibility of a good crowd. 

when mandy and i got to the car we just kinda sat there for a few minutes before i drove away...we were both feeling pretty beat up. i felt sort of like i would had i just run a marathon. my entire body was just heavy and tired and sore, but it was worth every ounce of pain that i felt. 

i could go on for days about the show and how fucking awesome it was, but ill end it here. i put up more pictures on facebook, so go check them there if you are interested. hopefully ill figure out how to upload the ones from my camera in a timely manner so that i can share them, too. 

guys, brand new are back on top for me.