July 22, 200917 yr You two are mad :P Look at it! http://twitpic.com/b6qkk Oy vey. #chrismartinneedsahaircut :P Oy Vey is right!!! Beautiful just beautiful:lol: DONOTCUTDONOTLISTENTOMIM!!!!:D Great pics everyone!!!!
July 22, 200917 yr And, this is when Chris got the cowboy hat out of the PIT and put it on Guy's head! :cowboy: :lol: & cheers for the person who threw that hat! :D Phil putting in his ear plugs Ear plugs- check OK now watch the show I love you, Angie!!!
July 22, 200917 yr Hey all! I'm a few minutes from leaving for the Houston show, but I did upload a couple of pictures from the Dallas show onto my blog (http://www.austingirlmusicguide.com). We were at the front of the pit with a Flip Ultra HD camera and got AMAZING footage and other great pics too. I will be updating my blog with that stuff at the end of the week but will definitely post when I do.
July 22, 200917 yr Hey all! I'm a few minutes from leaving for the Houston show, but I did upload a couple of pictures from the Dallas show onto my blog (http://www.austingirlmusicguide.com). We were at the front of the pit with a Flip Ultra HD camera and got AMAZING footage and other great pics too. I will be updating my blog with that stuff at the end of the week but will definitely post when I do. Thanks! I'm looking forward to see the other stuff. :dance: Have fun tonight!
July 22, 200917 yr Hey all! I'm a few minutes from leaving for the Houston show, but I did upload a couple of pictures from the Dallas show onto my blog (http://www.austingirlmusicguide.com). We were at the front of the pit with a Flip Ultra HD camera and got AMAZING footage and other great pics too. I will be updating my blog with that stuff at the end of the week but will definitely post when I do. Thanks!!! Great pics, have fun!!!
July 23, 200917 yr Hey all! I'm a few minutes from leaving for the Houston show, but I did upload a couple of pictures from the Dallas show onto my blog (http://www.austingirlmusicguide.com). We were at the front of the pit with a Flip Ultra HD camera and got AMAZING footage and other great pics too. I will be updating my blog with that stuff at the end of the week but will definitely post when I do. Have fun! (Which I'm so sure you will!) :)
July 23, 200917 yr Awesome photos Techicolor TX! She even got him on the big screen doing his mad man laugh :laugh3: Im trying to find myself in those photos but no luck lol. Thanks for those.
July 23, 200917 yr AH-FREAKING-MAZING SHOW!! :D ill upload my pics/videos tomorrow ;) God i love them!!
July 23, 200917 yr Now that I am back home with a proper internet connection I can upload my videos and pics. Start with Wayne in his Texas gear. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf64kvs-vMk]YouTube - Dancin Roadie[/ame]
July 23, 200917 yr The Cowboy Hat And now the cowboy hat story... It all started back in November for the gig at the American Airlines Center. I purchased my ticket back in June 2008 but only found out a month later that the road crew were giving away tickets to lucky people up in the third balcony for which is where my ticket was located. I got excited and was hopeful that I would be chosen, but I thought I needed to stand out. I then asked myself "What could I do to get Chris' attention if I were chosen to move down to the front rows of the floor???" Just a few days before that show in November I finally got the idea to make a special Coldplay cowboy hat to match his uniform. I was hoping that I would have a chance to throw it to him and for him to wear at least during one song. Of course the cowboy hat is one of many symbols for the state of Texas. I thought, as a nice gesture, give him a cowboy hat to wear to make him feel like a Texan for at least a moment. But that dream never came true. I was not chosen to move down to the first rows of the floor. So the cowboy hat mission was scrapped. Then came my second chance for the cowboy hat. Of course y'all remember me getting PIT tickets on Mother's Day. I took it as a sign. So this past Monday night the cowboy hat saw the light of day once more and hopefully never to return to my closet after the show. On the morning of the show my friend and I got in line at 11:30am. We were the first ones in line for the PIT. I got excited, and I knew my chances were high to give Chris his hat. While in line we got to know two nice young gentlemen (Mike and Chris) who were actually #1 and #2 in line. They got there at 7am. They had lawn and I told them about the C-stage. I too raised their hopes up for getting only feet from the guys. Then I proceeded to make masks for people. I had so much material left over from my hat that I decided the night before to make masks for people who got in line early. When Strawberry Swing came up during the show, the people in the front with me put their masks on, but Mr. Martin didn't notice us at all. It was too dark and he was busy playing his guitar. Oh well. At least cutting all those masks out for people helped make the day go by faster while waiting for the gate to open. Then out of the wild blue at about 4:50pm, this guy comes out and announces that the bar is open for business and you can stand in line inside the bar area. Well of course chaos ensued. I thought right then and there that I would lose my precious place in line to be in the front to give Chris his hat. The position that I had sat in all day for, I thought was gone. So I told my friend to go ahead and go but save me a place in line while I ran to the car to put our chairs and stuff away. Now I was worried I lost my place as first in line to the PIT, but I got it back with no problem. Everyone around me was nice enough to let me walk to the front of the line. I was relieved! Then after a long wait of baking in the hot sun, the gate was finally open. We ran through the first checkpoint and then ran to the second checkpoint. Then we were stopped by the Superpages.com security. We had to get banded before proceeding, and it was a process that seemed to take forever. I then ran to the front of the stage. I was now standing dead center in front of Chris' microphone stand. I couldn't believe it!!! I was going to see Coldplay front row and center!!!!! At this moment my hands were shaking and I could barely breathe. It was almost overwhelming. Thank goodness there were two very good opening acts that helped me calm down and have a little fun. Right after the second opener was finished this very tall bouncer stopped and stood right in front of us. He was a very sweet guy. I asked him nicely could you please move over some time during the gig so that I have a clear view of Chris. He was about 6'2" while I am about 5'4". Needless to say my friend and I weren't very happy that he stopped right in front of us, and he stood there the entire show and never moved his position. I guess he didn't have a choice since he was the biggest and tallest bouncer. He might have been chosen to stand in front of Chris. Basically I was having a hard time seeing around his head especially when Chris sat down at the piano. That was the only thing that I hated during the show. I had a semi-blocked view. Anyway, back to the show, they played Magnificent by U2 as part of the intro. I was like YES!!! It's my favorite song off of the new U2 album No Line On The Horizon. My friend and I were the only people singing the words to the song. I guess we were the only two huge U2 fans around the PIT. Then a little bit later we did our dance to Coldplay's opening song, and right after that in walked our other favorite band with sparklers in hand! ON WITH THE SHOW! With me being a huge Chris fan, of course at this point and for the rest of the show I felt like I was in heaven. So instead of boring you with the set list again and how good each song was, let me just say that I was blown away! Being in the PIT was a hundred times better than that third balcony seat. This time I was able to catch a handful of butterflies with the help of the cowboy hat. I even received a huge piece of yellow balloon that slapped me in my face after one of the security guys popped the balloons. YES! FINALLY!! SOUVENIRS!!! Then what seemed like the show was about to end soon, I had to think fast on how in the world I was going to give Chris his hat. I thought he would grab the cowboy hat right after he autographed somebody's poster/book, but he didn't. It seemed as though I wasn't able at getting Chris' attention even after waving this hat right in front of his face. Well, after he backed away, I then really had to think on my feet as to when I was going to have to throw the hat on stage. Then all of the sudden it came to me. I thought to myself, "I KNOW! I'LL THROW IT TO HIM WHEN THEY FINALLY STAND STILL LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE THEIR BOW!" I didn't even tell my friend when I was going to do it. I told nobody. The thing I was most afraid of was a block from the tall bouncer in front of me. I just hoped and prayed that he didn't! Finally the time had come to throw the hat to Chris. I saw everyone put their guitars down, they walked to the front to start their bow, and I got ready. With the count of 2, I had thrown the hat onto the stage. After a few seconds Chris looked down, picked it up, and plopped it right on top of Guy's head. THE CROWD ROARED!!!!! And then off they went along with the hat. I DID IT!!!!! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!! Operation Cowboy Hat - Completed. :cowboy: Here are some closeup pics that I took back in November of the now famous cowboy hat... Inside the hat...
July 23, 200917 yr :confused:Angie, what was happening in that little exchange between Chris and the roadie in 42?
July 23, 200917 yr Thanks for your videos, Angie!! Chris's dance in front of Jonny is so cute :heart:!!! And now the cowboy hat story... [...] I DID IT!!!!! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!! Operation Cowboy Hat - Completed. :cowboy: Congrats!! :dance: Thanks, Allegra, it was fun to read your story!
July 23, 200917 yr Here are some photos my girlfriend took (more on my page link in my signature): your pics came out great!
July 23, 200917 yr :confused:Angie, what was happening in that little exchange between Chris and the roadie in 42?He danced something loose on it. The cord I think and Hoppy came out to plug him back in but he was going back to the piano, so he told him to forget it, then went and threw the geetar down. :lol:
July 23, 200917 yr [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJyWPm__2EA]YouTube - Strawberry Swing[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvSwLi86DBE]YouTube - Viva La Vida[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8JVR-N_i5c]YouTube - DAAHF[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbKuNFRiHEY]YouTube - DAAHF ending[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAyCA1q-hsU]YouTube - The Scientist[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4r8hdhro7U]YouTube - LITii[/ame]
July 23, 200917 yr by jelectro @ Flickr [ame=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jelectro/sets/72157621788209606/show/]coldplay[/ame]
July 23, 200917 yr [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHeDOuKlCLU]YouTube - Coldplay "Trouble" Live in Dallas 7.21.09[/ame]
July 23, 200917 yr Hey everyone!! Awesome show Tuesday night!! I'm just now home from Houston (and the show last night) and am just starting to upload pics and videos. We were in the pit, about 4 people back from the front, between Chris and Guy. Had a fantastic view of Guy and Will, Chris was a bit obscured by a tall guy in front of me, and the band's video camera. My husband and I were working with two cameras- mine cheap and crappy, his not so much. I'll be able to post my crappy pics and vids tonight or tomorrow, the others, probably not til this weekend. I'll have a review, too but here's a little something for now. This vid is of Chris' "evil" laugh and The Scientist. I apologize for the poor quality, but hopefully, you'll get the idea. It was hilarious. He also looked RIGHT AT ME during this part, but of course, my camera didn't catch that much detail :bigcry: Anyway, here's the video for now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92995851@N00/3749912263/ I'll try to upload more tonight and tomorrow! It was a great show... Got to meet Super Angie, and I saw Allegra and MrMan (though I didn't know it was them at the time!)
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