I posted this on the thread over in the live section, but here's a link to my photos from today. (Some are kind of blurry)

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/smichelson5/ColdplayOnTheTodayShow

 

Enjoy! :D

 

I read your story on the other thread. Sounds like you had a great day! The pictures are awesome as well. Thanks for sharing.

Awww..thanks. it was great to meet you! Did you catch a glimpse of yourself during Viva la Vida?

 

Yeah I did! I was so excited!!!

 

It's amazing how much the TV show didn't do them justice. They were SO much better in person than they were on the show. Especially 42. That song almost made me DIE it was so good.

 

Oh, and I'm in the Al pic, too!

 

 

 

 

Dave

The today show was so cool. I just watched it The guy's were awesome !!! Chris has soo] much energy...:)

HEY ALL

 

First, It was amazing to meet you all :D

 

Second, I have many pics to upload and talk about!

 

and Third, I'm the one in like every shot jumping around with the colored white tee and sunglasses!

 

More later :D

 

Edit: Oh and Abby and I were the ones from Maine =D

To: Polkahard

 

thanks for the video of yellow. I was starting to record that, then all of a sudden my memory card reads 'full'. during that performance, i was erasing all the crappy photos and videos.

Well I just made it back to DC from NYC. What a morning. Thanks again Ian for the chance of a lifetime. The soundcheck was just amazing. I have about 45 minutes of video of the soundcheck that I hope to get up on the net tomorrow. The quality is pretty good and it's a chance to really see the guys as themselves. Theres even a chance to see Phil a few times on stage.

 

Until then!!!

HEY!!!!!

I GOT UP EXTRA EXTRA EARLY TOO SEE THEM....!!!:P

AT TH TODAY SHOW..... MY SECOND TIME EXPERIENCING COLDPLAY.

THEY WERE REALLY GOOOD.. I JUST WISHED I WAS TALLER SO I COULD HAD HAVE A BETTER VIEW....LOL...

OH MY FRIEND CAME ALONG WITH ME TOOO.... I THINK SHE IS NOW A COLDPLAY.... LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD.......

BYW.. MY PIC.. CAME OUT BAD.... BUT THE VIDEOS CAME OUT GREAT YOU CAN HEAR ME SCREAMING ALOUD A MILE AWAY.. LOL

HAVE A GOOD MORNING AND A GOOD NIGHT.....!!!

So who was the girl and guy next to me whose names I never managed to catch? Homemade tye-dye T-shirts? Going absolutely crazy next to me on TV (in a good way, obviously!)?

 

I'm pretty sure they said they were from Coldplaying!

I was there thanks to Angie:angel: and Ian :angel: THANK YOU BOTH!!!

 

 

 

First of all, I have to say this: the guys are even hotter in real life. I didn't think that was possible. Chris's eyes glowed blue, and Jonny's eyes glowed green/blue. They are so bright in the daylight. What a treat to see them for the first time EVER like this! It was so worth travelling 725 miles to do this.

 

 

Most of my pics are blurry, but here are the better ones:

 

 

 

 

 

 

What happened to Politik/Trouble?

 

Nice pics btw :)

why hasn't melanie come back yet? I'm startin to worry :\

She has, I got a PM off her before :D

oh thanx mich ..I was so worried :confused:

 

 

 

:lol: I sound like her mother

I'm so glad that all of you had an excellent time :D Thanks for all the stories, pics and videos! That's what you're given back when you put true fans in a VIP area :D Perfect! :smug:

 

OK stories, pics and vids coming soon. first need food. Camera still unloading. I think I shot 3 vids and around 220 pics. We went back to my hotel room after and we were all sqeeeeing around my camera! some serious high class coldplay porn! :D

 

just a brief list of some of the highlights:

Super hot pics of Phil <------------- :wink3:

butt shots

crotch shots

super zoom shots

set list /geetar pick / VIP badges shot

stories of trannies

roadie 42 exposed

douche bags that got in front of us stories

Mel calm the fuck down stories

and many many more

 

^That's why I love you Angie :kiss:

I was there thanks to Angie:angel: and Ian :angel: THANK YOU BOTH!!!

 

 

 

First of all, I have to say this: the guys are even hotter in real life. I didn't think that was possible. Chris's eyes glowed blue, and Jonny's eyes glowed green/blue. They are so bright in the daylight. What a treat to see them for the first time EVER like this! It was so worth travelling 725 miles to do this.

 

 

Most of my pics are blurry, but here are the better ones:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lori! Glad you made it back safely. Love these pics!! A lot of mine are blurry.

 

To Do List: Get a new camera!!!

OK I'll start at the beginning.

I was at work Thursday night and was reading through this thread looking for someone that wanted to go but didn't win. I had asked Mary, but she could go, so I wanted to make sure the pass got used. Lori (KissesBirds) had posted she wanted to go, so I sent her a PM and told her to call me if she still wanted to go. She called me just as I was leaving work for the airport and said hells yes! and she would sort out a flight and get back to me. I got to NYC around 3:30 and during my cab ride into town, I get a text saying she will be there that night and that Mel is also coming. :stunned: By the time I got to the hotel, I had been awake for around 37 hours, but had to go check out the area before I could even think about sleeping. My hotel is a block from the Plaza, so I walk over and right in front of the GE building they are building the huge wooden thing that is like 20 feet tall. I start to panic thinking this is the stage, but that god it's not. I start asking around about where we have to sign in and how early can we do that, but no one there can answer shit. :dozey: I walk around until I find the address listed on the email so I know exactly where we need to be in the morning and then go back to my hotel to get some rest because I'm about to fall over. Mel calls me and says she managed to find a way to go and after giving away her winning passes (LIKE A DUMB ASS!) has begged and pleaded all day and some nice person has taken sympathy upon her and she will be their +1. Her flight gets in around 11:30 and she'll call me when she gets into town. I try and sleep, then the rerun of the Daily Show comes on and I'm too excited. Finally get some sleep.

 

Mel calls me and says they are both down at 30 Rock and I go down there to meet them. Coldplay's truck with all their equipment had just pulled up. There are already people in the general admission line and we walk around. Mel had been grilling security peeps to get info about the VIP area, number of people it held, etc. Some security guy tells her that the VIP area will hold around 400 people and that they will put all the pass holders in first, then any GA people it takes to fill it. 400! :freak: must be down there early!. We go chill at my room for a while, then Mel starts getting twitchie so we head back.

 

We see a few other people hanging around by where we have to line up and so we join them. It was jbarry5503 and her guest. That was around 3:30am. The security guy comes out and tells us we are there WAY too early and that we should find some food and a bathroom because once you are in the pit, if you leave you can't go back. There is a 24 hour Deli across the street, so food is there, but Micky D's a block away is the closest toilet. People start to trickle in. Mel is a nervous wreck. :laugh3: Someone strums a guitar cord, she runs down to the corner where the stage is being set up to see what's happening. 5 minutes later, a drum beat....there goes Mel. :P It's 4 am Mel...Will is not down there setting up his own drums! :lol: Security man comes back out and gives us the whole make sure you go potty before we go in speech again :dozey: and then tell us important info. This is the door where guests and TV people enter! He asks us to please stay back and don't rush at anyone and if they come over to see us, then that's OK. OMG! The band will be going in right there! Now we all excited and we get shit out to get stuff signed. Mel and Lori practice their "thrust CD cover at band with one hand, while taking picture with other hand' moves. :lol:

Where we line up is an entry way about 15 feet wide. We are on one side and I notice on the other side is a "couple" consisting of a man and a tranny. The tranny is talking about how it wants to meet the band. I think about Chris getting flashed by the trannies while making Fix You and we all laugh about Chris being a tranny magnet. Then some paps show up. :dozey: Great, Chris will shoot right past us to get away from these jerks. :cry: Everyone tries to think of something semi intelligent to say in case they do show up but Lori decides she will just scream. NO Jonny is afraid of screaming...Jonny no like screamie! :angry: :P Security man comes back and puts a barricade up to keep tranny and paps back but we are not blocked. :D Every car that arrives, we all jump up. Mel is freaking because too many people have "fluffy hair" thru the tinting windows and she thinks it Chris every time. :lol:

 

Matt, Jonny's guitar tech, walks past us to go over to the deli. When he comes out I go and ask him if the band will have a sound check. He says yes around 6:30 and we will be able to hear it from where we are. :D But at 6, the NBC people come out and start taking people into the VIP area, so we miss any arrivals, but we will get to see the sound check and not just hear. :dance:

 

Although we were first in line, there are people in the pit when we get there. We are basically on the second row, but in front of me are 3 little girls aged 6, 8 and 12. Yah people that I can see over. Will is first to get there. Then Jonny and Guy come out together. Chris is last. There is lots of technical discussion, instrument placement upon the stage discussions and what not. Chris is very funny and loose. Jonny doesn't look so happy to be up at this hour of the day. :P Guy is taking pictures of us, taking pictures of him. :wink3: Then Mel spots him first. PHIL! OMG he is hot! :stunned: They run thur songs, then discuss stuff, then move stuff around....but it's the best part of the whole day. I don't know about any one else, but the sound check was wayyyyyyyy better than the real show.

 

Just before the real show starts, security peeps come out and start talking about moving the barricades. We aren't sure if they are moving us back :angry:, or closer :D? This is not done but the reason why is because they bring in a whole group of people to stand in front of the VIP area inside where the stage is. IN FRONT OF US! :veryangry: They are "family" of the producers. They have several kids, including the one that Chris brings up on stage) and adults. The adults come stage at the center, blocking the 3 little girls in front of me and the kids are next to them on each side. Some lady asks the women if they will move and allow the kids to stand in the center so the little girls can see and the bitch tells her NO!. What a cunt. The little girls are crying because now they can't see. Rich douche bags suck!

 

When you are there you can't hear what is going on in the broadcast. When they came on stage to interview the band they placed a monitor near us so I could see to move my sign to make sure it got seen. :D After the show, Chelsea come over and met us and we were going to take a group pic, but the NBC dude ran us off. :angry:

 

Here is the link to my pics and my partial video of Lost. I still have to up load my longer videos because they are over 100MB and won't fit on that site.

 

http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/angie7581/Coldplay%20Today%20Show/

In My Place semi sound check version

In My Place show version

Great pictures, lots of lovely Jonny photos :nice:

 

Sounds like you guys had a blast, thanks for writing that all up :nice: I can't believe that bitch who wouldn't move for the kids though. :angry:

^^ thanks for sharing ! that was amazing !

 

and wooow Phil's super hot ! :lol:

Great pictures, lots of lovely Jonny photos :nice:

 

Sounds like you guys had a blast, thanks for writing that all up :nice: I can't believe that bitch who wouldn't move for the kids though. :angry:

My camera loves Jonny. :P

This is not done but the reason why is because they bring in a whole group of people to stand in front of the VIP area inside where the stage is. IN FRONT OF US! :veryangry: They are "family" of the producers. They have several kids, including the one that Chris brings up on stage) and adults. The adults come stage at the center, blocking the 3 little girls in front of me and the kids are next to them on each side. Some lady asks the women if they will move and allow the kids to stand in the center so the little girls can see and the bitch tells her NO!. What a cunt. The little girls are crying because now they can't see. Rich douche bags suck!

 

When I was watching the show, this was exactly what I thought had happened. Gnahh, stuff like that is so fucked up. Sucks shite.

Anyway! Thanks everyone for sharing your stories, it's lovely to read them. Great pics, too!

& Yay for Phil being there. :]

aammmazing pics!!!! i was right next to you, and mine are only half as good, and no super close-ups of will's chest hair! hehe

Angie, thanks a million for that story! Made my day :D Mel must be a lovely girl :)

 

oh and I bet that bitch who refused to move and left the kids crying was that ridiculous one who tryed to look like Gwyneth :angry:

This one's such an Angie picture, btw. :laugh3:

 

Did they talk to you guys during the sound check at all?

And your pics :shocked2: They're superb!!

 

Thanks for also taking pics of Phil :wink3:, Matt and Miller :D

Thanks for the pics and story everyone that went is\was sooo lucky !