January 20, 2007

• This past night, I went to yet another concert featuring Meg & Dia. This time it was at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim. This is an all ages music venue that I've never been to before, and it's actually a pretty small place. It's pretty much like a bar/restaurant, made into a concert hall. Cozy, and perfect for up and coming bands. Parking is pretty much very limited for this venue, but I was lucky enough to find one great spot with absolutely no hassle. A minute or two later, and I would have to find parking somewhere else. This concert is part of a whole tour, and a continuation from the one I went to on Wednesday night, so I don't really need to talk too much about how the bands were. I more or less have the same opinions as last time. I did notice that the Meg & Dia band and the crew actually remember me by face now, so that's kinda cool.

  This time around though, I did not stand next to the stage, but instead opted to stand way in the back of the room. Ofcourse that meant that my video footage is not going to be as dynamic as the ones I took the last time. Oddly enough, there was a man standing in the back as well, who does NOT fit the typical description of a fan who would be at that show. Basically, he looks to be about my age, and he is a big guy, almost like a bouncer type. It turns out that he was able to get permission from Meg & Dia to videotape a good amount of their shows for this tour. Not only that, but it turns out that he is also selling a copy of the very hard to find "Our Home is Gone" album, which is the self published first album that Meg & Dia released by themselves. I have been able to download the .mp3s of this album from the internet, but having a hard copy is a very rare thing. He is aware of this fact and is actually having an open bid for that album for interested concert goers. I put my bid down, and hoped for the best.

  While I was listening to the first band, I was able to say hi to Meg & Dia's guitarist Carlo (Pinoy!), Meg herself, and Ronnie Day. I had Carlo sign his authograph on my ticket, and chatted a bit about his Filipino background. For Ronnie Day, we talked about his day visiting Santa Monica Beach and Huntington Beach, that he went to with some common acquaintances of mine (Meg & Dia board members). I also had Ronnie give me an autograph on my copy of his album. For Meg, I was actually there to give her a gift. I made a mix CD of various bands, in the intent that they can listen to it while they are on the road. The other gift is a mix Video DVD of my "Tell Mary" music video and a bunch of other miscellaneous Meg & Dia related footage. Not only that, but I had the ballz to put in a parody song that I actualy sang at the end of that DVD, which I'm hoping they enjoy.... uhhh yeaahh...

  It was my intentions to leave the show after Meg & Dia's set, besides the fact that the main act; Daphne loves Derby, is filming a music video using footage from these two concerts at the Chain Reaction. I don't think I care enough to be seen in that video, so I was practically the first person to leave the show. Walking out, I got to see Carlo and the other new guitarist John. Out of all the band members, I haven't got a picture with John yet, so I got to at least do that this time around. Oh yeah, almost forgot, I won the bid for "Our Home Is Gone."

  That's it for Friday night. Just one more show to recap Saturday night until.... March.

  * click here for photos from that night *

  * videos from night one *
  Songs 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8, 9

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