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Wow!!! Those were freakin' awesome! :shocked2:

Great review! Still can't wait to see the rest of those vids! And you saw them at Austin City Limits?! I'm so jealous. :stunned:

And now for the icing on the cake...Chris looks right into Joyce's camera! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zspRTUNwaY0]YouTube - Coldplay, Dallas 7/21/09, Viva La Vida (snippet)[/ame] :shocked2: Well, that's all we have folks. Hope you enjoyed them! And thanks again Joyce for doing all the pics and vid!

Coldplay pics! Chrissy girls will love these! :wink3:

Pics! The following pics were taken by my friend. You'll see her below... #1 and #2 in line - Chris (right) and Mike (left) PIT/Lawn is lining up My friend Joyce (left) and Me (right)

Great review! Sorry I missed you. I would have come by to say HI! I had no idea that I walked right passed you. :(

First of all, I notice my arms at the very beginning. :shocked2: And I see our tall bouncer there in the way. :veryangry2: So far it looks really good! Can't wait for the rest! :D

OMG!!! The puppets were in Arlington!!! http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=449 That is so cool!

That's right! I couldn't remember who took them. Thank you so much for getting and sharing those shots! Wish I could have met up with you while in the PIT, but I was a little stuck for a while at the rail. You know, first in, last out. By the time I was free, everybody was gone. I guess I should have posted a pic of myself before the show. Ooops. Oh well. Hope we can meetup next time! Supposedly my friend has a pic of us standing beside each other at the rail taken by the tall bouncer. I'll share as soon as I get it.

Nope. Chris picked it up and put it on Guy's head. Guy walked off the stage with it on. Just go back a few pages in the thread and you'll see my story, and also someone took a pic of him walking off with the hat on. I really made it for Chris to wear, but I'm super OK with it if Guy wants it. My intention was that it was a gift. I didn't want it back.

I can't wait to see them!!! I hope I wasn't too annoying. And thanks for not crushing me! I've been in GA for U2 right in front of Bono...let's just say it wasn't pretty...the pushing...the crushing. Well, it doesn't help when Bono actually reaches out to hold hands/kisses hands with people at the rail. Not sure if I'll ever do that again. This by far was the best GA experience I've ever had. It was like everyone was on their best behavior. Everyone was super nice!

I'm still surprised they walked off stage with it! Back in November at the AAC, Chris threw a hat back that was given to him. I really thought he would wear it and throw it back like he did last time. It was great though. Everyone around me looked at me at the same time and said "They took your hat!" They were excited for me too! It was awesome! And then I was like "OMG! I can't believe they took my hat! WHOO HOOO!" Best moment ever!

Wow! Thanks everyone for sharing their pics and vids! Those are awesome! I can see myself in a few of them. I didn't bring my camera, but my friend did. She just flew back home this afternoon, so it will be a little while before I can see hers and see if she's willing to share. ;) Oh, and I'm glad y'all liked the :cowboy: hat story. I'm just wondering where it is now! *still giddy as a school girl*

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...

I was the girl that threw out the cowboy hat. Review later. It's now 3:00am, and I've got to go to bed!

Good night y'all! Sweet dreams! And I'll see YOU at the show!

I'm just super glad that it's not going to be 105 freakin' degrees! Bring on the clouds!

(Sorry about that. I have no idea why it double posted. Weird.)

Note to self -> Swing by Party City to find mask and cape. I think as many people as possible should do this. Chris might get a kick out of it. And just find ones that are easily folded so you can stuff it in your pocket. I'd love to try and do this if I can. It'll be hilarious!

^The last time I was there, I don't remember them asking for money...just my ticket for the show. But bring some money just in case. Also everyone, it's very very important that you park inside the fair grounds. DO NOT park across the street on people's lawn or around the neighborhood away from the fair ground property. Starplex/Fair Park is not exactly on the good side of town if you know what I mean. So be careful!

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