Yule Ball!
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tarotgalMy first Yule Ball... was fucking AWESOME!
There were some technical difficulties here and there (Whompy broke a string, the sound cut out during a song or two, the lights were accidentally switched off a few times, mic feedback a couple times and some people had to hold a speaker up off the floor) but 95% of it went really smoothly. And the WRock was amazing! Out of the 4 bands that played, I'd only ever seen one before. So it was a treat. And a free treat (I didn't buy any merch but I did get a $1.25 lemonade and chipped in $20 for gas and tolls) which is even better.
Pottercast- Yay! I got to see the Pottercast people IN PERSON. Even got to be in some of the videos since they sent the laptop around the crowd and had us wave. Was really need to see Melissa (of Harry, A History fame) in person.
The Mudbloods- Wow. He can really sing. One of his songs had me in tears it was so good and touching. He played a bunch of others I knew (I've had Zombies stuck in my head for days now). He was really very good and it was a pleasure to get to see a new-to-me WRocker. He also sang a literary song which was one of his muggle songs but terribly cool. I want that on MP3 so badly.
The Whomping Willows- for the sake of having a favorite, I think Whompy is my favorite Wrocker. That's largely due to these three things: 1- he's got a slash song 2- I find the man extremely nummy 3- he was INCREDIBLE and brought the house down when I saw him in NYC. Tonight he wasn't quite that awesome but he definitely WRocked the house and I enjoyed every bit of his show. He even made out with Hermione on stage which was, wow! :-)
The Moaning Myrtles- Wow. I never listened to many of their songs before preparing for the ball but they have quite the variety and their musical talents are extensive. Their act contained: Lauren singing & on the grand piano, Nina singing and on the guitar (she played bass for Whompy as Hermione), Justin on drums and triangle and bells and keyboard flute thingy AND he had a musical tie. Anyhoo, I only knew about half their set but was happy with the half I did know. They sang a KICKASS song about Robert crossing over from Harry Potter to Twilight LOL And of course they ended with my favorite: Prefects are Hot. Um... yeah they are.
Ministry of Magic- I only just started listening to them, too. Bought their latest CD a few weeks back. I like their techno sound a lot and I honestly can't stop staring at the flash header on their Myspace page (ooohhh the pretty boys!). But seeing them in concert was unreal and amazing. They're like the boy band of Wizard Rock! Voldemort had an amazing voice and... is his dark mark tattoo real? The others were great, too- I have a thing for the hero and the prefect especially. But it was their whole performance really, the dancing and crowd involvement and the love and MAN they were good. I was afraid I'd cry at Bravest Man I Ever Knew but the crowd was too jumpy at the "Take it! Take it!" part and I was too busy shouting/singing along to cry. Volde actually came down into the audience and jumped with us at one point. Was such a great performance. Even tops the Malfoys as far as the fan love, and that's hard to do.
What a cool thing to be part of. I didn't want it to end. I'm still sitting here in my Hufflepuff robes, not wanting to take them off and go to sleep because then the magic will end! With Harry, A History, Beedle just out (still waiting for Amazon to ship my copy, damnit), and huge events like this, who could ever claim that the Harry Potter fandom was dead?
Okay. It's almost 4am. I need to de-squee (i.e. calm down enough to get to sleep). Also, I have a new story for the challenge I'm dying to work on...
There were some technical difficulties here and there (Whompy broke a string, the sound cut out during a song or two, the lights were accidentally switched off a few times, mic feedback a couple times and some people had to hold a speaker up off the floor) but 95% of it went really smoothly. And the WRock was amazing! Out of the 4 bands that played, I'd only ever seen one before. So it was a treat. And a free treat (I didn't buy any merch but I did get a $1.25 lemonade and chipped in $20 for gas and tolls) which is even better.
Pottercast- Yay! I got to see the Pottercast people IN PERSON. Even got to be in some of the videos since they sent the laptop around the crowd and had us wave. Was really need to see Melissa (of Harry, A History fame) in person.
The Mudbloods- Wow. He can really sing. One of his songs had me in tears it was so good and touching. He played a bunch of others I knew (I've had Zombies stuck in my head for days now). He was really very good and it was a pleasure to get to see a new-to-me WRocker. He also sang a literary song which was one of his muggle songs but terribly cool. I want that on MP3 so badly.
The Whomping Willows- for the sake of having a favorite, I think Whompy is my favorite Wrocker. That's largely due to these three things: 1- he's got a slash song 2- I find the man extremely nummy 3- he was INCREDIBLE and brought the house down when I saw him in NYC. Tonight he wasn't quite that awesome but he definitely WRocked the house and I enjoyed every bit of his show. He even made out with Hermione on stage which was, wow! :-)
The Moaning Myrtles- Wow. I never listened to many of their songs before preparing for the ball but they have quite the variety and their musical talents are extensive. Their act contained: Lauren singing & on the grand piano, Nina singing and on the guitar (she played bass for Whompy as Hermione), Justin on drums and triangle and bells and keyboard flute thingy AND he had a musical tie. Anyhoo, I only knew about half their set but was happy with the half I did know. They sang a KICKASS song about Robert crossing over from Harry Potter to Twilight LOL And of course they ended with my favorite: Prefects are Hot. Um... yeah they are.
Ministry of Magic- I only just started listening to them, too. Bought their latest CD a few weeks back. I like their techno sound a lot and I honestly can't stop staring at the flash header on their Myspace page (ooohhh the pretty boys!). But seeing them in concert was unreal and amazing. They're like the boy band of Wizard Rock! Voldemort had an amazing voice and... is his dark mark tattoo real? The others were great, too- I have a thing for the hero and the prefect especially. But it was their whole performance really, the dancing and crowd involvement and the love and MAN they were good. I was afraid I'd cry at Bravest Man I Ever Knew but the crowd was too jumpy at the "Take it! Take it!" part and I was too busy shouting/singing along to cry. Volde actually came down into the audience and jumped with us at one point. Was such a great performance. Even tops the Malfoys as far as the fan love, and that's hard to do.
What a cool thing to be part of. I didn't want it to end. I'm still sitting here in my Hufflepuff robes, not wanting to take them off and go to sleep because then the magic will end! With Harry, A History, Beedle just out (still waiting for Amazon to ship my copy, damnit), and huge events like this, who could ever claim that the Harry Potter fandom was dead?
Okay. It's almost 4am. I need to de-squee (i.e. calm down enough to get to sleep). Also, I have a new story for the challenge I'm dying to work on...
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Date: 2008-12-10 05:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-10 05:43 am (UTC)I'm so totally in love with Wizard Rock at the moment *G*