MCR CONCERT 11.12.2007

Today's 1212! Wait till year 2012. Then it'll be 121212. :D



Anyway in such a good mood cos' yesterday wasn't any ordinary day. 11.12.2007 is one of the most surprising and luckiest day of my life.



Flashback to last thursday... I was watching the last part of Nokia Football Crazy on Star Sports when Jamie Yeo posed a question: What is My Chemical Romance's current album?

Without knowing the prize (which happens to be A PAIR OF MCR CONCERT TIX WORTH 95 BUCKS EACH), I submitted my answer thru email since I happened to be surfing the net tt night...



Tuesday, 11.12.2007. Played tennis with Daniel and Gerald for 2hrs, then headed to Parkway for lunch. When buyin bubble tea, got a missed call from an unknown caller but ignored it (could have been a HUGE mistake).



Then, went to my place and PS2-ed for an hr before Mum cooked us Maggie Mee and headed out to the dentist. Quite salty but was enjoying it.



Then came the call.



'Hello, are you Gavin?'



'Yes?'



'This is Catherine from ESPN. You have won a pair of tickets to the My Chemical Romance concert tonight.'



'AGAIN?? I won a pair of tix to MCR tonight?'



Daniel and Gerald were like opening their mouths so big you could fit a fist in them.



'Yup'



'REALLY? For what contest?'



I was like so blur about it that the lady on the other line was laughing, cos' seriously, I totally forgot bout it. Lady Luck was on my side that day.



Plus I never thought that I would win it lor.





Called up everyone in my family.



Bro and Sis: HUH???



Dad: Hmmm



Mum: Tonight arr? EXPO so far away, don't go lah.



Best reaction goes to my Mum. xD



Since Dan and Gerald didn't want to go (cos' they pai seh), went with my bro.



Went there bout 7.55pm and saw this long long queue. We thought have to queue up, but we found out those are for $75 tix. Saw Joshua and David in that queue. :P



Waited 1 full hr for the concert lor. In between, everyone was so anticipating the band that when testers came out in the shadows, they were already screaming. OMG I knew what was coming.



The lights dimmed and deafening music started playing, SERIOUSLY since we were standing 15 metres away from the stage. :o



Then came Gerard Way, the lead singer of the emo goth rock band, sporting in an all black outfit with black hair. That's why you call it 'The Black Parade'. His bad mouth really made it hilarious. F-words in almost every sentence: Are all you motherf****** ready to do this? Are you f****** serious?



One time the pushing and shoving got so violent that some ppl were like fainting and were falling on the floor. Then like some inspiration Gerard went: Get on your f****** feet! I am f****** serious. I don't care how much fun you guys are having, but when you see your friends fall down, YOU PICK THEM UP! Sounded like a typical secondary school teacher, but from then on, no more pushing and shoving. Hahaha, the power these bands have over fans.



The concert was only bout 1hr and a half, and boy, the 1st part was a LIVING HELL. It was so HOT plus I had a jacket on and can't remove it cos' it was so squeezy. And I wasn't used to the loud banging music for a while. Some ppl behind complained bout TALL ppl, referring to us. But I don't care, eat your veggies.

The turning point was when they played 'Welcome to the Black Parade'. From then on, really started to sing and jumped to the jamming music, along with some photos and videos. :P



Songs they played:

It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's A Deathwish
You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison
I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
Helena
Dead!
The Sharpest Lives
This Is How I Disappear
Welcome To The Black Parade
I Don't Love You
House Of Wolves
Cancer
Mama
Sleep
Teenagers
Famous Last Words

Too bad they did not perform Disenchanted or The End.

Anyway, Dad fetched us back and reached home at 12am. Had supper before that and slept right after that (so tired). Still have the ringing in my ear from the concert.



So THANKS NOKIA FOOTBALL CRAZY and MCR!

Some photos and videos the next time I promise. Hope you'll enjoy.



Current song playing: When Will I See Your Face Again by Jamie Scott and The Town