Jason-DeBord

Hey, it was awesome hanging out with you - stay in touch as it's nice to meet concert goers who you know have your back! I still haven't figured out how we (all of us who were waiting around ALL DAY) ended up across most of the front row after the fiasco with letting us into the venue... I went from 4th to about 20 somethingith... but I think most of the others were not Pit. Thanks again for being part of such a cool experience! Jason

Oh my God... I'm mortified! :rolleyes4: Can I file one of them YouTube copyright infringement things???? Jason

Yes! And again tonight at the Jimmy Kimmel Live soundcheck... I'm like a walking SoundHound app... Hmmm... :jester: Jason

Hey There! Yeah, Mike sent me a screencap of me in the audience, looking stunned... :cool: I did not buy the puppets, but I am friendly with them. :cooky: Jason

So awesome meeting you, hanging out before and after the Club Nokia show, and then again tonight for Jimmy Kimmel! It's like Coldplay Week in Los Angeles! Jason

A lot of us were interviewed in one of our many lines at Club Nokia yesterday... this was the will call one... it's like a Coldplaying member roll call! I'm sitting on the ground at the beginning (black hat and red Echo & The Bunnymen shirt), and then again at about 40 seconds. I'll let everyone else stake claim for themselves! :lol: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BhO0AfRAF4]987FM iHeart Radio Concert with Coldplay - YouTube[/ame] Jason

Squished against barrier. Will probably be two dimensional when this is over, and smelly. Jason

Sound checking Death and All His Friends!!!!!!!

Yay!!!

Now Paradise... Again. Awesome.

Just tweeted another pic of full CB soundcheck... with no audience... Before they pulled gate closed... They're testing cameras... And just heard Eye of the Tiger baseline... I swear... Jason

GPASUYF... (still sound checking)...

Paradise

Charlie Brown...

Soundcheck Up In Flames...

Check my last Twitter update @jason_debord

Hey Everyone! Operating on about three hours sleep and running out for an appointment and then over to Jimmy Kimmel for more waiting in lines... will reply to messages here eventually, but gotta run! ;) Jason

One last post for the night - my one video just finished uploading (slow hotel wifi...)... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9A8p0O5JmU]Coldplay at iHeartRadio Benefit Concert at Club Nokia "Everything's Not Lost" - YouTube[/ame] :elephant:

Yeah, okay, it is 4 am and I've been writing an article about this concert, after showing up at the venue at 8 am (now yesterday) and standing around for 13 hours... it was that freaking good! I really can't express - it was just an amazing concert. The venue - incredible. The band - seriously at their most jubilant - they just exuded joy with every bit and nuance of their performance. It was just stunning. Since I've been going to so many concerts lately, I've been putting up articles about them on my website, along with photos and videos (though I only shot one video here, since it was being professionally filmed, which I hope will be available at some point so I can watch it and relive it!). Published a ton of pics - nearly 200 - all from front row center. Seriously, if you ever have an opportunity to get right to the front at a venue like this, the horrific prospect of standing in line all day staring you in the face... totally worth it. People like to throw around the word Epic a lot. This show was freaking Epic. Incredible. I do try to take nice pics at concerts, but some of these are really some of the best I've done of Coldplay (because I was so freaking close - not a result of any special skill on my part). Will throw up a few samples here, but too tired to recode all 200ish of them into the different format this board uses... :LOL: See my full review and all pics here (video still uploading here at hotel): iHeartRadio Concert Photojournal: Review of Coldplay Charity Event at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on 2/8/2009 Sample pics: Was lucky enough to get Guy's set list: They skipped LOST! & Politik. Anyway, I need some sleep. Totally awesome. And met up with soooo many awesome members of Coldplaying. They (you) were everywhere! Jason P.S. Also tweeted a special surprise message from the venue:

I think I just saw Matt with Chris' Viva guitar painted over MX?

Check special message on my twitter account... Jason

Front row center ! Posted pic on my Twitter - @jason_debord Jason

I swear I'm hearing 'Eye of the Tiger', but it's been a long day... Jason

Now Hurts Like Heaven... Pretty exciting after standing around for hours and hours... :lol: Jason

What sounds like a sound check (Paradise) being pumped out to speakers where we are waiting... Some lights inside... Doors at 7:00... Jason