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Hey all! I just got back from an awesome night, and here's how it went::
First, lets start out by saying that I went to Jacques Tores' chocolate place with Joanne, her son Michael, and Lynann. AMAZING. ok, so then, we went back to Michaels apt. to get changed. Once changed, we got our sharpies and pictures and headed for the door. The subway ride was interesting because all we did was talk about Josh.. duh. We got to the Time Warner Building and it was REALLY big.. I've only been in the city for a couple of months, so I'm not up on ALL the hot spots yet.. but I'm working on it. ANYHOO, we get there and we find where we have to be.. we were clearly early so, we walked around this mall a little. Then, we decided that getting there early wasn't that big a deal, so we headed up to the 5th floor of JAZZ. Which is like, this cool part of the building that has studios and rooms and stuff in it. So, once on the 5th floor, we found the line. there were only like, 6 or 7 people in front of us. We waited for a little bit, then a tall thin woman came out and told us that they were going to take us to ANOTHER holding area. We get there and it's this cool room with like... barriers up so that we could form an orderly line.. We waited there for awhile and we got to watch the room fill up. Which, wasn't as bad as we thought because it was a lot of people we knew and in general, not a ton of people. They then told us we were going to check in. They send us out *in line* to get checked in and we got these AWESOME lanyards with the Josh Noel picture on them and they say "XM Artist Confidential Josh Groban December 1, 2007" They were pretty sweet. We went back into the holding room and we waited for some more. After another like... 15 minutes, a guy came out and told us he had good news and bad news. the good news was that Josh wanted to add a couple more songs, (which everyone got SO excited for) and the bad news was that the start of the show was going to be delayed (which no body cared about because the prospect of new songs was too great).. SO, about a half an hour later, they let us in. Apparently, they let in the "VIP" people first because the first two rows were taken already. So, Me, Lynann, Joanne, and Michael got seats in the 3rd row. They were perfect seats. yeah, there were people in front of us, but still, just moving your head about an inch would give you perfect view again. So, one of the producers came out and told us the history of XM Artist Confidential and how they wanted to do something original... The jist of it was that it was a MUSIC version of Inside the Actors Studio.. There was a moderator and he asked questions, and the audience was able to ask questions, which was pretty sweet. So, the moderator came out and he introduced Josh, and Josh came out with Darren following up. So, they moderator talked to josh for a bit and talked to him about writing his own music and such, and that led to February Song. So, he sung that. AWESOME. Obviously, the acoustics were awesome because of the venue... So, after that, they got into Josh on Ally and how his songs effect people, and he sang To Where You are. even awesomer (yep, awesomer) The audience asked a couple of questions and stuff and one was about the Grobie Charity. But then they got into who josh performs with and stuff and he ended up going into Lullaby. Then, they talked about Simon and Garfunkel and he sang AMERICA (WHICH IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!) and it was cool because all the band (tariq and Lucia and stuff) were mouthing along to it. So, then, they chatted about Josh's talent and how he could and did do some broadway type stuff. Which, led into Not While I'm Around. After that, one of the audience told josh about how when she's down and sad, she puts Josh's music on, and she asked what music he listens to when he's down. He told her that he liked to sing when he was down, but listening to his own stuff wasn't as good. He talked about hearing himself on the radio and how him and he was at some place with his "ex-girlfriend" and they were watching a buffalo and the car radio was in the background, and Your Raise Me Up came on and he said that it soothed the buffalo. haha. They got into his foreign stuff and talked about Il Postino and how he got to sing the song Mi Manchari and then he sang it.. haha. Then, something was happening with his orchestra and they had to leave or something and the last song he sang was The Christmas Song. it was awesome as well. He said goodbye, and took a bow and left. We also left and found the stage door. haha.. we wouldn't leave without the stage door, duh. So, we saw a couple of people come out, like, the orchestra and stuff, and then Darren came out. because there wasn't a lot of us, he told us to get into a single file line and face the building, kickline style. Then, the man came out. the rules were the same as always, not posed pictures ::boo:: have everything to be signed out already, take pictures, no putting stuff on him (which is weird to begin with). So, he came out and started an the far end. I got my XM pass signed and Joanne had printed out some pictures and I got one of them signed. AND, it was awesome because he told me, while signing, that he liked my pea coat. I like, melted. He went down, he signed Joanne's and Lynann's stuff and everyone elses. Then, as you heard, Lynann called Cristen and talked to her ringer for a little bit.. haha. He then peaced-out. We were all walking around THUD-ing all over the place, and Lucia ended up coming out. People were taking pictures with her and stuff, and she signed the other side of my pass. After that, we went back into the mall and talked about it, and then I called my dad and thanked him for the pea coat
We went back to Michaels apt, got our stuff, and here I am. on cloud nine. still in awe.
::sigh:: awesome weekend.
the end. Pictures to follow.. obviously.
Edit to Add::
I also left some things out that I'm just thinking about now.. Like how josh and everyone play Guitar Hero after shows and stuff because they're still keyed up from the show.. and Tariq always wins.. and how because they play so long, he gets to sleep at like, 3am and wakes up at like.. 2 in the afternoon. AND also he did his South Park impressions from the one episode about Guitar Hero and stuff.. And, one of the things I found awesome was how he talked about being "discovered" and how he wasn't confident in himself and how David Foster gave him that shove that he needed to believe in himself and his ability. Thats what got me the most because I think that relates to me as an *aspiring* actor because I know that with me losing weight, I feel like I'm not comfortable in my skin right now. and I'm not sure how other people perceive me... it was really deep of him to put himself out there like that. Like, a lot.
First, lets start out by saying that I went to Jacques Tores' chocolate place with Joanne, her son Michael, and Lynann. AMAZING. ok, so then, we went back to Michaels apt. to get changed. Once changed, we got our sharpies and pictures and headed for the door. The subway ride was interesting because all we did was talk about Josh.. duh. We got to the Time Warner Building and it was REALLY big.. I've only been in the city for a couple of months, so I'm not up on ALL the hot spots yet.. but I'm working on it. ANYHOO, we get there and we find where we have to be.. we were clearly early so, we walked around this mall a little. Then, we decided that getting there early wasn't that big a deal, so we headed up to the 5th floor of JAZZ. Which is like, this cool part of the building that has studios and rooms and stuff in it. So, once on the 5th floor, we found the line. there were only like, 6 or 7 people in front of us. We waited for a little bit, then a tall thin woman came out and told us that they were going to take us to ANOTHER holding area. We get there and it's this cool room with like... barriers up so that we could form an orderly line.. We waited there for awhile and we got to watch the room fill up. Which, wasn't as bad as we thought because it was a lot of people we knew and in general, not a ton of people. They then told us we were going to check in. They send us out *in line* to get checked in and we got these AWESOME lanyards with the Josh Noel picture on them and they say "XM Artist Confidential Josh Groban December 1, 2007" They were pretty sweet. We went back into the holding room and we waited for some more. After another like... 15 minutes, a guy came out and told us he had good news and bad news. the good news was that Josh wanted to add a couple more songs, (which everyone got SO excited for) and the bad news was that the start of the show was going to be delayed (which no body cared about because the prospect of new songs was too great).. SO, about a half an hour later, they let us in. Apparently, they let in the "VIP" people first because the first two rows were taken already. So, Me, Lynann, Joanne, and Michael got seats in the 3rd row. They were perfect seats. yeah, there were people in front of us, but still, just moving your head about an inch would give you perfect view again. So, one of the producers came out and told us the history of XM Artist Confidential and how they wanted to do something original... The jist of it was that it was a MUSIC version of Inside the Actors Studio.. There was a moderator and he asked questions, and the audience was able to ask questions, which was pretty sweet. So, the moderator came out and he introduced Josh, and Josh came out with Darren following up. So, they moderator talked to josh for a bit and talked to him about writing his own music and such, and that led to February Song. So, he sung that. AWESOME. Obviously, the acoustics were awesome because of the venue... So, after that, they got into Josh on Ally and how his songs effect people, and he sang To Where You are. even awesomer (yep, awesomer) The audience asked a couple of questions and stuff and one was about the Grobie Charity. But then they got into who josh performs with and stuff and he ended up going into Lullaby. Then, they talked about Simon and Garfunkel and he sang AMERICA (WHICH IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!) and it was cool because all the band (tariq and Lucia and stuff) were mouthing along to it. So, then, they chatted about Josh's talent and how he could and did do some broadway type stuff. Which, led into Not While I'm Around. After that, one of the audience told josh about how when she's down and sad, she puts Josh's music on, and she asked what music he listens to when he's down. He told her that he liked to sing when he was down, but listening to his own stuff wasn't as good. He talked about hearing himself on the radio and how him and he was at some place with his "ex-girlfriend" and they were watching a buffalo and the car radio was in the background, and Your Raise Me Up came on and he said that it soothed the buffalo. haha. They got into his foreign stuff and talked about Il Postino and how he got to sing the song Mi Manchari and then he sang it.. haha. Then, something was happening with his orchestra and they had to leave or something and the last song he sang was The Christmas Song. it was awesome as well. He said goodbye, and took a bow and left. We also left and found the stage door. haha.. we wouldn't leave without the stage door, duh. So, we saw a couple of people come out, like, the orchestra and stuff, and then Darren came out. because there wasn't a lot of us, he told us to get into a single file line and face the building, kickline style. Then, the man came out. the rules were the same as always, not posed pictures ::boo:: have everything to be signed out already, take pictures, no putting stuff on him (which is weird to begin with). So, he came out and started an the far end. I got my XM pass signed and Joanne had printed out some pictures and I got one of them signed. AND, it was awesome because he told me, while signing, that he liked my pea coat. I like, melted. He went down, he signed Joanne's and Lynann's stuff and everyone elses. Then, as you heard, Lynann called Cristen and talked to her ringer for a little bit.. haha. He then peaced-out. We were all walking around THUD-ing all over the place, and Lucia ended up coming out. People were taking pictures with her and stuff, and she signed the other side of my pass. After that, we went back into the mall and talked about it, and then I called my dad and thanked him for the pea coat
We went back to Michaels apt, got our stuff, and here I am. on cloud nine. still in awe.
::sigh:: awesome weekend.
the end. Pictures to follow.. obviously.
Edit to Add::
I also left some things out that I'm just thinking about now.. Like how josh and everyone play Guitar Hero after shows and stuff because they're still keyed up from the show.. and Tariq always wins.. and how because they play so long, he gets to sleep at like, 3am and wakes up at like.. 2 in the afternoon. AND also he did his South Park impressions from the one episode about Guitar Hero and stuff.. And, one of the things I found awesome was how he talked about being "discovered" and how he wasn't confident in himself and how David Foster gave him that shove that he needed to believe in himself and his ability. Thats what got me the most because I think that relates to me as an *aspiring* actor because I know that with me losing weight, I feel like I'm not comfortable in my skin right now. and I'm not sure how other people perceive me... it was really deep of him to put himself out there like that. Like, a lot.