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29 maart 2003
Linkin Park Rocks!!
Winamp is blaring: Kelly Rowland - Stole
What a day it's been! Went for the Linkin Park exclusive premiere of MTV's 2$ Bill Concert. It was superb! I really don't know how else to put it. =)
According to the email, I was supposed to arrive at the venue (Emporium Café) by 2.30pm and could only bring along another friend (I ended up taking my bro who'd just arrived from Singapore on Thursday for a treat - actually, when we got there, I saw that other people had brought along 3-4 friends so I was sad that I couldn't have asked a few of my friends to come. Oh well. Sorry, guys!). My dad had planned to drop my bro and me off at a Putra LRT station and get us to walk there from KLCC. In the end, since we were running out of time, he had to drive all the way there. My dad's the sweetest person around! We reached there about 2.20pm and already there was a long line of people waiting! Talk about the enthusiasm of Linkin Park fans...or it could be just plain kiasuism of wanting to be first in. In any case, it turned out to be a blessing we arrived a bit early otherwise we wouldn't have found great seating inside Emporium. Oh yea, at one point, Gloria Jean's that was next to Emporium started to play one of Linkin Park's songs (forgot which one). So appropriate! Well, while waiting to get in, it started to rain so the organising staff had to push everyone under the awning to avoid people getting wet. As we were waiting for the time to pass, my bro and I took some pics of us holding the entry passcards and posing. Will upload later when I've got time. =) Also, we were eyeing the Linkin Park T-shirts the staff was wearing. Kinda hoping that the makeshift stall that was selling Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory & Meteora albums would've sold the T-shirts but found out they didn't. So sad.
Winamp is now blaring: 12 Stones - Broken
By the time they actually got people moving into Emporium, it was about 3.05pm. Man, the crowd was pushy. Just like trying to get on a bus at Majestik at peak hour! Plus, it was still raining so people were trying to avoid being pushed into the rain. In any case, my bro and I were lucky to be one of the first 200 people 'cuz they were giving out only 200 door gifts. The door gifts: a Linkin Park Meteora poster & sticker.
Next thing to do was to find good seating. The dance floor was pretty much filled up but luckily found a place about 2 feet from the stage/screen/speakers. The volume was near the max, I believe, therefore got really good blasting in the ears but it was all good! The stage steps had posters in the front and spray cans & masks (like the ones that people used during the haze period a few years ago) with the Linkin Park sticker on it. The decor was not bad. Suited the theme. Giant posters were hung on the walls around. Imagine the excitement I was feeling at that point! =) Took more pics of my bro and me with the Linkin Park logo on-screen. But that was the last pics we took since they didn't allow cameras during the screening. Too bad.
Winamp is now blaring: Evanescence - Whisper
The whole thing started about 3.30pm. The MCs were JJ and Rudy. I think they're the DJs from red104.9fm. Those guys were damn funny. Really got the crowd going. Started off with a competition of who could sing/scream best like Chester. They picked 2 guys and 2 girls. Originally, they were supposed to perform without music but since one guy asked for music, they played 'In The End' and all four ended up singing along to Mike's part and NOT Chester's. In any case, one of the guys won. All got to have the T-shirt (*green with envy at this point!*), a giant poster & Linkin Park CD.
Winamp is now blaring: Avril Lavigne - Losing Grip
Finally, the show started. Fuh, it was damn cun!! But got neck stiffness since was watching the show at an angle. Haha. My bro and I were so taken in that we decided right then and there to buy Meteora. We decided to split the cost in half and that he'd bring the original copy to Singapore whereas I burn a copy for myself as well as keep the giant poster. =) *rubbing little paws together* (Update: My dad said that my bro and I didn't need to pay back the RM40 for the album...he said to consider it a gift since he was in a generous mood. Isn't he a darling? =) ) The crowd in Emporium also sang along when Linkin Park played songs from Hybrid Theory. Man, it was like being transported from KL to Detroit! Now, I'm dying to go watch a live concert of them!! *Hint, hint, wink, wink* Haha!
Winamp is now blaring: Pink - Family Portrait
Linkin Park played songs from Meteora and faves from Hybrid Theory. Oh man, oh man, they were so good!! The show ended all too soon about 4.45pm. After that, JJ and Rudy announced another competition for who could sing like Linkin Park the best. The winner would win an autographed skateboard! This time, they got 8 contestants, 5 guys and 3 girls (I think). Ended up a guy called Azmi Azmi Azmi by the MCs (cuz when asked about his name, I think he repeated it several times) won the skateboard. But gotta hand it to him, he did the best impersonation of Linkin Park's In The End. The other finalist was this little girl of not more than 10 years of age. I think she was really brave to go up on stage considering the fact that all the others were at least twice her age!
Winamp is now blaring: Matchbox Twenty - Feel
After that, they had a lucky draw where they gave out T-shirts, crew passes, MTV goodie bags, posters and CDs. Unfortunately, was not lucky enough to win any of those. But still, I'm happy enough that I got to even attend this premiere! I think I'll print this blog entry out and stick it into my private journal. =)
Winamp is now blaring: Jay Chou - Zui Hou De Zan Yi
The minute the MCs announced that the show was over, the people rushed *fwomp* to the stage to grab the spray cans. Luckily I could swipe one before they were all gone. Grabbed the mask too. Haha. My bro was eyeing the giant posters on the wall but unfortunately couldn't get one 'cuz the staff were still there and wouldn't allow people to take it. Anyways, got the spray can, mask, posters, stickers and passcards for mementos! My bro seemed quite happy that I took him for this event. It's a good thing too that he could come back for the week since Singapore closed all schools till April 6 due to the killer flu virus. I'm happy he's back too. =)
Winamp is now blaring: Mandy Moore - Cry
After the show, my bro and I walked over to Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to grab 2 Mocha Ice Blended since he had a craving for coffee. Spilt a bit of mocha on my shirt. Aisay, like small kid only. Sigh. Then I remembered I'd wanted to take a pic with the Linkin Park poster so we walked back there. Upon reaching, we saw that they'd packed everything away. =( So ended up walking back to Coffee Bean and opened up the Meteora album. My bro's listening to the CD right now on his laptop. =)
Winamp is now blaring: Blue - Privacy
Okie, okie. I know some of you are wondering why the heck is that at almost every paragraph you're reading 'Winamp is blaring bla bla bla'. It just so happens that it takes me the same time to type my blog entry and answer ICQ messages as the length of the song.
Hmm, gonna go and stick my Linkin Park memorabilia into my photo/scrapbook. But the spray can? Hmm...still thinking what to do with it. It's still full with paint too. I wonder... *evil grin*
Winamp is now blaring: Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel
Yummy, after the Linkin Park show, my family went to eat bak kut teh at some place in Pandan Jaya. Mmmm.
Yeah! LINKIN PARK RULES! Hahaha....
Teddied by redphayze at 29 maart 2003 22:52
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linkin park weren't there...unfortunately...it was just a screening of their concert that was taped...i only wish they were REALLY there...sigh..
Teddied by: redphayze at 30 maart 2003 01:00
confusing... was linkin park there or not? you talked as if they were not there because you did not describe them like how they looked like in person and stuff... but then u said they played songs from meteora. *blur*
Teddied by: paul at 29 maart 2003 23:06