The Last Goodbye - EQ's Perspective

[animal]

[quote="TheEqualizer"]
I see Dirty Martini digging through her stuff. I see Skaman running around looking for something. Dirty Martini has lost her Pit Ticket!! [/quote]

It was just awful to see these events unfolding in front of my eyes. Felt so helpless & sick to my stomach.

Pecos was just like a fairy godmother, a wave of her wand, well cellphone and all was right in the world.

[Divemistress of the Dark]

(?? All of my Flickr stuff should be set to 'viewable by anyone'...drop me a line if you continue to have trouble...worked for me just now when I logged out and opened the link in new page after I emptied the cache...?)

[TheEqualizer]

[quote="Divemistress of the Dark"](?? All of my Flickr stuff should be set to 'viewable by anyone'...drop me a line if you continue to have trouble...worked for me just now when I logged out and opened the link in new page after I emptied the cache...?)[/quote]

Still no permission.

[bella]

Remember hearing about this ticket debacle. I think someone commented how funny it was that Kellie could manage to keep a lock on this flag that traveled all over the freaking world, yet she couldn't keep her hands on her pit ticket. Sorry, Kellie, that was just the funniest observation. <kiss>

continue, EQ.

[Throb]

Thanks EQ.
In all the mayhem of last week I almost started a thread “where is EQ?” or “what did you guys do with EQ?” because I didn’t see any posts from you.
But I figured you had to get back to Vegas and work and family before you could recover and let us all know.
I have not been disappointed, great stories.

So glad you made it to the last show. Now we just have to figure out how to get Radiohead tickets without giving up our first born. Saw a picture and read a review in the NY Times of the All Points West festival over the weekend in NY. That stage is amazing.

[Maud138]

Dive: I can't see your photo's either
By the way: how is it possible I missed you. I saw you, but never talked to you. On the plane home I finally realised: oooooohhh she was Dive I'm so sorry I didn't talk to you

[TheEqualizer]

[quote="Throb"]Thanks EQ.
In all the mayhem of last week I almost started a thread “where is EQ?” or “what did you guys do with EQ?” because I didn’t see any posts from you.
But I figured you had to get back to Vegas and work and family before you could recover and let us all know.
I have not been disappointed, great stories.

So glad you made it to the last show. Now we just have to figure out how to get Radiohead tickets without giving up our first born. Saw a picture and read a review in the NY Times of the All Points West festival over the weekend in NY. That stage is amazing.[/quote]

Brief threadjack:

Radiohead at All Points West
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=209440

DISC ONE: [66:18]
-----------------------------------------
01. intro [01:19]
02. 15 Step [04:27]
03. There There [05:50]
04. Morning Bell [04:18]
05. All I Need [04:39]
06. Lucky [04:23]
07. Nude [04:39]
08. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [05:16]
09. The Gloaming [03:36]
10. Optimistic [04:42]
11. Videotape [05:33]
12. Reckoner [05:36]
13. Jigsaw Falling Into Place [04:38]
14. You And Whose Army? [03:18]
15. Idioteque [04:04]
-----------------------------------------
DISC TWO: [68:12]
-----------------------------------------
01. Climbing Up The Walls [04:44]
02. Bodysnatchers [04:17]
03. How To Disappear Completely [07:50]
04. encore break [02:14]
ENCORE 1:
05. House Of Cards [06:08]
06. Pyramid Song [05:28]
07. Paranoid Android [06:19]
08. Dollars And Cents [05:35]
09. Street Spirit (Fade Out) [04:23]
10. encore break [04:08]
ENCORE 2:
11. Cymbal Rush [05:17]
12. Just [04:46]
13. Everything In Its Right Place [07:03]

[Hannaha]

I wonder if some lucky random got into the pit instead of Kellie...
Maybe it was one of the many homeless people I saw around MSG. That would be cool.

[Throb]

Thanks EQ
Going to try and get Hollywood Bowl one night.
Fortunately for me the Bowl is in between work and home, about fifteen minutes away from each. So I have up until showtime to try and get one.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming

[DirtyMartini]

[quote="bella"]how funny it was that Kellie could manage to keep a lock on this flag that traveled all over the freaking world, yet she couldn't keep her hands on her pit ticket. Sorry, Kellie, that was just the funniest observation. <kiss>
[/quote]

Believe me: the irony was not lost. *face slap*

[TheEqualizer]

PT 10

I find out that some how Jeff measured the flag using his arms. Still was unsure of the flag's fate, though.

And then. We are let in.

Though I am second in my line, there are like six turnstiles. By the time I get through mine, there are like at least five people ahead of me. At this point, my mind is racing so fast I'm not sure who got ahead of me. We then start running through MSG. I notice that Dietmar's line leads to a different part of MSG. FUCK!! I suddenly have a feeling that I'm in the wrong line.

MSG is the only venue I know of where you have to go UP stairs to get to the floor level. FUCK! Running down halls AND going up stairs (ok, an escalator, but I wasn't just riding it, I assure you)? FUUUUUUCK!! I scream "NO ONE TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE EXERCISE INVOLVED!" Luckily I have my cucumber and lemon Nike running shoes on.

I get to the floor entrance just in time (meaning before I have a coronary). I see the line Dietmar was in lead to the entrance on the other side of the pit and thus was not as far as I had done. Thus, the peeps in Dietmar's line are getting in well before the peeps in my line. Also, the security on my side are acting with no sense of urgency. Slooooooowly checking tickets. Sloooooowly putting on the yellow Pit braclets. Slooooooooooooooooooooooooowly marking each bracelet with a black X.

I get into the pit and find myself pretty much where I had wanted to be. All that anxiety for nothing. I was pretty much right in front of Andy. I pretty much never look towards Sting during the show, so I didn't mind having him so far away. I learned in Utah and in Vegas that due to the set up of the drums, if you wanted to see Stewart's face during the show, he would usually be looking in Andy's direction. When he's grooving on his hi hat, he will look forward into Andy's direction and if you are in front of Andy, it will seem like Stewart is just staring right at. As DM pointed out, its because he probably is.

The pit is HUGE! Much bigger than I anticipated. I thought there would be only 200 people in the pit. This pit easily would accommodate 500. Lots of beer vendors in the pit but I abstain. I didn't want to risk having to take a leak during the Police set. BongoBoy said he wanted to walk the fine line of being properly hydrated and not needing to take a piss. I was willing to risk dehydration. Once I had staked out my position in the pit, I went to take a piss just to be sure. Luckily, the restrooms are really close to the pit entrance.

I come back and mill about waiting for the show. Waiting. This is it. The final show is coming. Right after the B-52s.

TO BE CONTINUED . . .

[Divemistress of the Dark]

More brief threadjack (sorry folks):

Maud, I'm sorry I missed you too. Similar circumstances - I didn't figure out who you were until late in the game as well. Oh well, guess we'll just have to have another fan gathering! Here's hoping!

Anyone who can't get my photos to work, email me. The link at the bottom of this post should work. They're all set to "publicly viewable", so I dunno what's wrong. I'm going to go make mean faces at the Flickr people, tho.

(One tip: remember to remove the characters "[/quote]" from the end of the url if you're clicking a link that's quoted in someone else's post.)

[TheEqualizer]

[quote="Divemistress of the Dark"]More brief threadjack (sorry folks):

Maud, I'm sorry I missed you too. Similar circumstances - I didn't figure out who you were until late in the game as well. Oh well, guess we'll just have to have another fan gathering! Here's hoping!

Anyone who can't get my photos to work, email me. The link at the bottom of this post should work. They're all set to "publicly viewable", so I dunno what's wrong. I'm going to go make mean faces at the Flickr people, tho.

(One tip: remember to remove the characters "[/quote]" from the end of the url if you're clicking a link that's quoted in someone else's post.)[/quote]

Uh, there is no link at the bottom of your post.

[DirtyMartini]

I'm getting a "This page is private" message as well, DD.

[TheEqualizer]

Pt 11

At this point, chronology might be less than 100% accurate but whatever . . .

We are waiting in the Pit for the B 52s when Pecos pulls out her phone and says, "Let's all take a moment to think about Ian." He really should have been there but I know he was there in spirit. I felt bad as no one was wearing a Leroy Coolbreeze in the pit. FUUUUCK. Everyone seemed to be wearing the SC.net "Don't Care" shirt. Didn't get the memo. If I knew this was the case, I would have totally worn my Coolbreeze. FUCK. Anyways, so I look at Pecos' phone and see a picture of a mountain landscape. I was totally confused. Was this picture intended to calm me so I was in a better mindset to think of Ian? Some of my pit mates look similarly confused. Pecos then looks at her phone and says something like, "Fuck, I've got it to the wrong picture." She then switches the picture in her phone to a great candid shot of Ian.

I then look around. I see the whole front row is essentially all nutters. This was not how I pictured it would end. I figured that we would all be mixed in with various big wigs and vips. Instead, I felt like the first row were the generals in Stewart's army. Disbelief comes over me. To my left is Conroy. In my mind, he's essentially user zero of SC.net (having been a member of the site longer than any non-admin person other than "Bab"). To my right is Bongo Boy, the fucking composer The Flag Anthem. I look down the row again and see Dive. And Pecos. And Sockii. And DM. And Dietmar. Fuck. I still can't believe I'm there.

And then I remember all who should be with us in the Pit. Gio. Jose. Georgy Girl. I imagine if TOWOS is with us, the concert would have to be stopped in order for paramedics to use the debfibulators on her. I'm usually pretty calm and I'm about to have a coronary and the concert hasn't even started. But I feel like I am representing all the Nutters who couldn't make it to the show but are true fans of the Maestro through and through.

I look to sections 111 and 119 and see the Nutters start to fill up the sections. Damn, those are great seats. The show hasn't even started but it appears those sections are already rocking. E appears to be leading the way in her section. I see Tamadude and Skaman and see that they have snuck their way into Stew Heaven (sort of) and hope they manage to stay there for the whole show.

Forgot to mention this. When I went to the restroom, I ran into Jdez from TP.com. For those who don't know him, he is in a wheelchair. I was glad to see that there was disabled seating right in the first row right behind the pit. I introduce myself. He seems super nice.

The waiting is nearly unbearable. But then 8 pm hits, the lights go out, and its time for the B 52s.

TO BE CONTINUED . . .