Yeah, I was at the Paramore live in manila concert last night and I went because I got to go in free front row because a friend of mine knew someone, who knew someone who knew someone that could get us in free of charge and also, man its paramore. I've been listening to them since their first album and I've been liking them ever since. Except for this one time in my life. Ill get to that later.
Okay so Callalilly fronted them last night and I saw 3/4s of the crowd just texting, listening to something else on their iPod, or shouting for paramore to get on the stage and play. I mean, seriously, of all the bands why them. They didn't even really play since they were too busy being cute to the crowd and to the main event.
It was my first time at the concert grounds of "The biggest mall in all of asia" and man is that area huge and geez what a crowd. I think the whole place was packed. It was kinda boring though if you wanted to walk around the place (we couldnt go out, We ninja'd our way in). There was a mcdonalds stall, a drink stall, a merch tent with the 3 shirts, a cd stall, a mcdo stall, and a water stall and that was it. Hayley pointed out that there were so many mcdonalds stalls that it was funny amazing. But wtf, no fries. seriously. what gives. Ok, so being in the gold/vip section it was pretty much filled with rich kids or rich kids for the night, or theives. or college hookers. Oh and alot of people were speaking pretty good english for some reason. and if someone bumped into you, or me since I'm big, they'd grab your arm and say sorry 50 times in 8 seconds before going away. And there was lonelyboi6_9 too. I don't really know who he is but I should give him a name if Im going to talk about this guy. So throughout the night I noticed this guy was always about 15 feet away from me. If I'd go away from the crowd to smoke a cigarette, When I'd turn to face the stage, there he was, just wandering around. I went to check the tshirts at the merch booth, and there he was at the other end of the table checking the shirts. When I checked out the cd stall, after 5 minutes of me leaving the stall he was there checking the cds. And it looked like he went to the show with no one. Maybe he was looking for someone to hang with. Maybe I shouldnt be laughing about his lonely situation. Maybe I should be creeped out. Maybe he wasnt even following me and it was just a coincidence that he would be everywhere I would go. But thats just who lonelyboi6_9 is. just wandering, looking for someone to talk to. But why me?
Paramore fans are really passionate for their favorite band, going crazy as soon as hayley went on stage, having banners asking hayley to go out with them to the ball to which hayley said on mic that shes never been to one and telling her bandmates that she has a date in manila, people going nuts throughout the night because theyve been waiting for 5 years to watch the band play. Reminds me of a girl who we'll call
They played alot of songs from their new album which of course every band does. I just wish they'd play more of the older songs since its their first time to play here. When I watched thursday and trivium they played new and old songs equally and all three have had 4 albums released. I heard people shouting for Emergency to be played and all we know is falling but the setlist is set and thats all they could play. Probably due also to the time restraint they had due to the concert area closing around the same time that the mall closes. There was also a tweet I saw awhile ago by some local celebrity saying that the organizers should never do another event. And really, callalilly fronting? despite this, overall it was a great show since the band gave it their all on stage, really going crazy, thanking the crowd so many times, calling the company theyre on crazy for only getting them to manila just now and hinting that theyll be back soon. Hayley also crowd surfed for awhile but had to be forcefully pulled away from the crowd since she was pretty much being raped.
Okay thats a lie. Thats kind of my day dream though.
Five years since the first album. Its been that long and times moved that fast. I remember being pretty much the only one among my peers in bataan that knew the band. I remember putting their video on my ipod and 5 bands in olongapo covering their songs and how they were kids when they first played at warped tour. There was that time when I didnt want to hear from them anymore though. There was that time when you'd hear Pressure being played on the phones of girls at jollibee, people copying the image of the band, people getting known for playing their songs and such. But over the years everyone has matured, hayley finally has a love song out and the crowd didnt have the gutter look they had years ago. I think. Because there are some annoying hayley fans that think theyre the only ones who have the right to copy her image. Thats annoying. Also more annoying is the fact that the person cant pull it off anyway. The frontlady is around my age and that kinda scares me because people say that people will take notice of what you do if you just do what you love to do and show it, but when I look at other people around my age that has the same passion and have great musical skill, they still have to work a 9- job just to make ends meet. Just sing your heart out and they will listen they say, Well I know people that have done it and never got anything out of it. I guess you have to factor in the image thing and radio play and that blows especially since I know people that are 26 who are great bandmates that still has to depend on doing showband sets to be able to get some cash while doing the music thing. Watching known bands is inspiring and for me sad at the same time. Especially when its callalilly.
Yeah I have to work on my writing more, this is kind of a rush job since I thought I'd try to experiment with the surroundings by hanging at Shanes place instead of mine. I had to type this down as soon as possible since the words could vanish after sleep, which I think is a sign of weakness. Oh, and the fanzine I write for will be up and running again after my friend graduates and can get to it. I cant write an opening, I cant write a closing, Its all about whats in between for me. Kinda reflects my personality, shy at first, and I cant let go.
So yeah, good night. Just wish I couldve been with more of my friends and got to go shopping for that cap I want, but I got to watch paramore. And I know a couple of people that wouldve killed anyone, especially me to be able to watch the show up front and personal. I enjoyed it alot thank you. If they come here again, Ill still go.
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