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More pictures from Friday. If anyone has a better upload site that works, rather than photobucket, please let me know. The quality isn't very good on their site :( But it's easy to use...

Some pictures from Friday night.

For those of you who like deciphering, here is a picture of the graffiti that was on the stage at the ACL taping. It was really hard to get a totally clear picture from where we were sitting, with the lighting and all, but you may be able to figure out quite a bit. Not sure how good this resolution will be from photobucket, but if you pm me, I can email a full resolution.

Ok. Will fans. Here he is from ACL Fest Friday Night.

It wasn't quite *that* high. The stage might have been, but there was a big step down, too. When he ran into the aisle, even the camera man couldn't see him, so it wasn't on the video screens. We were in the front row and couldn't see exactly where he went. It was during Fix You. At the beginning of Fix You, Phil came and sat on one of the steps on the other side of the barrier from us, and watched the song. He shook his head when Chris jumped down. LOL As soon as Chris was back on stage, Phil jumped up and left - I was joking with my husband that it was to go yell at Chris. :laugh3:

I did! Just got home a little while ago. I took a LOT of pictures but most are bad, but there are some good ones. Need to go through them and edit and upload. I'll try to do it in the next day or so. I want them on my computer asap! They're on my ipad so I could see how out of focus they were :/ But it's hard with a little point and shoot, even a *good* pocket size. I really missed my dslr but it said no cameras with detachable lenses and I've been turned away at other concerts with it :( So now I'm looking for a really really good point and shoot with a big lens and am thinking of selling my Nikon because what's the use of having it if I can't use it at my shows? sigh. Anyway, I'll get those up. It was just so awesome - one of those weekends I wished wouldn't end. The ACL taping, the ACL Fest, meeting awesome Coldplayers...so amazing.

Today is my birthday, so I appreciate your birthday Will-spam :)

Here's the video I recorded with my iPhone at the taping. Not sure if the audio is much better than in the first post, but here it is :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q60WdWLAUtU&feature=youtube_gdata_player I'm posting from my iPhone so not sure how the link or embedding will work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think they just did Up In Flames last night for the taping because it won't be broadcast to the public until New Years Eve, well after the album us released. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Most amazing show ever. Front rocks. Phil sat in front o us during Fix You. The boys looked like they were having fun. Just awesome. Lots of pics to go through and upload. Can't wait for their tour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2 shows. Tv show taping last night. ACL concert tonight Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We are so close not sure I can see much of Will. But I saw him last night :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Front row Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We are first in line to get in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Coldplay soundcheck ETIAW now! We are outside but can see stage Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey everyone...getting ready to head to breakfast then over to the festival. While I haven't been outside yet, looking out our hotel window, there is a nice cloud cover, so hopefull the temperature will drop a little. I still can't believe we got into the taping last night. Jenflor - Jen, low02 - Lauren and her friend Jessica, my husband and I got to the theater about 6:30 and just started hanging around. To claim will call tickets, you needed to go up the stairs. We watched people for awhile, waiting before going upstairs to see if there were any no-shows. Finally, we went up the stairs, and asked the will-people if there were any extras. Nope. So we were just standing by the door, and more and more people came walking in. There was an ACL guy scannining tickets, and a girl walked up to him and asked if he had her tickets. He pulled some out of his pocket and handed them to her. Then I smiled at him and asked if he had any extra tickets in his pocket. He just laughed and said he was holding on to them for her. Then we started chatting, I told him we were from CA, and he talked about his trip to CA, and we just chatted about cars and Austin, and Coldplay, etc. He was very very nice. After a bit, a woman with a stack of tickets in her hand came up to him and he said it was his wife and did she have any extra tickets for his new CA friends. She went to talk to someone, and then came back, handing us 5 tickets!!! I about died right there. The show was about 5 minutes from starting so we thanked him over and over and went inside. It was just surreal. We were so excited. :) So massive thanks to you, ACL guy. We were in the balcony - the stage was really small. The people around us mostly sat, pretty much until Viva, but Lauren, Jen and I stood most of the show. The boys were in good form, but there were a few tech difficulties, but tv editing came make up for that. Seeing the glowing tshirts during CB was very cool. I took some pictures, but it's really hard when you're taking photos looking down, through lasers and changing lights. Paradise was amazing live - I didn't record it. I did record Up in Flames and it's on youtube, LFDianne. I'll link it, too, but it's with my iPhone, so I don't know if the quality is any different than the other upload, just from the other side of the theater. I'll post a little from the show - as long as my battery holds out :)

I recorded Up in Flames on my iPhone. Paradise was great live. I'm still shocked we got in. :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Freaking aMazing. I'll write more from our hotel. Heard up in flames!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We got in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This. And I get to see him tomorrow. I'm not excited. Nope, not me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have Amandas number. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We made it to Houston. Next stop, Austin!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yay! Tomorrow! I'll text you and Lauren when I land to see what's up. :) See you soon!

I've never been in the front so I'm going to suck it up and go for it. I also like Ray Lamontagne to I'd want to see him anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk