Ok I will admit, I was pretty depressed that I couldn’t take my camera to the concert last night. Ok, maybe depressed isn’t strong enough of a word. Actually, I was very pissed at LiveNation for not letting me bring my camera in. I would have only been doing a little bit of event coverage. A few photos then, I’m done and just enjoying the great sounds of Hikki!!!!
To be honest? I had a great time anyways!!! LOL I ran into a lot of friends that I haven’t seen in a while and that was great. All the pipeline security guards are awesome as always; not the extra guys that LiveNation hired. Of course also all the Pipeline staff. Da Bomb Squad was out and about doing their promo thing.
Now onto the important part, HIKKI!!!! Don’t we all love her so much that we packed the whole place for the first time in a long time LOL. No offense to the owner, but it really hasn’t been that full in forever LOL. Utada sung her heart out as she started her American tour here first in Hawaii. Which to me is pretty awesome. She still got it after all of these years. I know I’m dating myself here, but lets not forget that the album First Love came out way back in 1999. That’s 11 years in March. Automatic/Time Will Tell came out in December of 1998 as her debut to Japan and overseas to the world. At age 26, Hikaru has accomplished many great feats. Five Japanese albums, three English albums, and who knows how many countless concerts. So me, just simple good ol’ Charlie, who has waited a whole decade to see his all time favorite artist take the stage in front of him was, well, OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!!!!!!! No seriously, that’s how I was last night.
This was the only shot I managed to get the whole night :( but at least I got something (with my crappy cellphone camera).
THERE SHE IS!!!! WOAH!!! Let me just say I was so so happy!! :) :) :)
I know I was lucky enough back in July to get my chance to meet her and I was soooo happy, but this time I got to see her really really perform and I was soooo happy! One thing I can check off of my list of things to do in life. LOL. It was funny that the Japanese people (well just women) that were around me didn’t believe that it was really her. I had to reassure them (in Japanese mind you) that she really was there. They thought her face was different LOL. She did lose some weight since I last saw her in July, but I’m sure that was Hikki in the flesh. She was so AWESOME!!!!! I think I threw off the women I was talking to since I’m, you know, white, but I spoke with a Japanese accent. LOL Oh the things you can learn by watching Anime :-p
If you missed my video of Utada Hikaru from back in July, click here to watch!
