(07-18-2009, 08:57 PM)ssynny Wrote: yeah......... I'm wicked depressed, but I guess there's nothing I can do about it now :(

You can have a Moo of Chunky Monkey, BuzzBuzz and Phish Food... it won't make you feel better but it is yummy <:-p

I wish there was something I could do u_u

lol. Thanks for trying to cheer me up. Your post inspired me to go out and get strawberry ice cream (chocolate's nasty) :D

I'm trying to see if I can pull some extreme strings and get to the west coast somehow..........

(07-18-2009, 09:58 PM)ssynny Wrote: lol. Thanks for trying to cheer me up. Your post inspired me to go out and get strawberry ice cream (chocolate's nasty) :D

I'm trying to see if I can pull some extreme strings and get to the west coast somehow..........

If you can get to SD I have spare ticket and bed X-D

lol. I'm actually checking how much money have I have left to try and get over there. So far, I've spent $150 at warped tour and $425 for baltimore. X(

(07-18-2009, 12:38 AM)Billkwando Wrote:

(07-17-2009, 11:34 PM)makino-chan Wrote: woooow!, ahhh that´s so cool!!! looking at your cd and have it signed by hyde and kaz *o* can´t wait for LA´s autograph session T______T

Tell us, did you exchage some words with them? what did they say?

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Warning: Book ahead!:

The way they had them sitting, they were sitting next to each other at a table that was kind of wedged behind the doorway of some double doors. You couldn't really see them, ahead of time, until you were like 2nd in line.

When I went up, I handed the cd cover to a staff member, he handed it to KAZ. I said "Hi KAZ!" He said "hi", and I said "Thanks for coming!", we shooked hands, and he smiled at me. He may have nodded as well. :) He had a nice firm grip, as a friend pointed out as well.

He slid the CD cover over to Hyde and Hyde looked down to sign it. The perfect moment had come!

"Hyde!" I said, as I stepped over in front of him. I didn't yell it or anything. I just kinda said it in the same way you'd greet an old friend you hadn't seen in a long time, like "Hiiiiiiiiiiii!" while smiling.

He immediately looked up at me. He was wearing a long sleeve white cotton shirt with only maybe 2 or 3 buttons (open, of course) @ the neck..... and no eyeliner or anything. No shades either! He looked like "Hyde, casual", not "Hyde, rock star".

The thing I noticed when he looked up at me was that he looked open, interested, and happy. He didn't look bored, or tired, or apprehensive, and he certainly didn't look like "aloof, cool-guy Hyde" like he does in so many interviews (especially w/ L'Arc). I'm sure the lack of shades helped (lolz) but it was more than that.

Anyways, I said "Hyde!" and he looked up at me...and I had to gush a little. "You're so awesome!", I said.....and he smiled at me. I then said "Thanks so much for coming to America!". He shook my hand and I nodded my head forward once, as I always do when I shake hands.....and of course, he did the same thing at the same time....cos that's what Japanese people do when they shake hands! The mini-bow! LOL! Now I remember where I picked up that habit from!

His grip was more gentle than KAZ, but still not girly or limp. He gave me my CD cover back, and I turned around........and almost fell down the step because I was still dazed! Luckily they had a Sonar staff member there by then to remind you to watch your step...because I'm sure plenty of dazed people had already almost fallen over!

It was awesome.



It was quick, but I kept it simple and short, so I was done by the time they were finished signing, pretty much.

Thanks guys so much for sharing your experiences,

Billkwando:really I was reading and i got happy, and the way you wrote it *o* made me feel that if I were there at that moment.

and the way you described hyde´s ... OMG, I melted XDD

I´ll try that mini-bow thing!

So awesome! T______T

(07-19-2009, 11:50 AM)makino-chan Wrote:

(07-18-2009, 12:38 AM)Billkwando Wrote:

(07-17-2009, 11:34 PM)makino-chan Wrote: woooow!, ahhh that´s so cool!!! looking at your cd and have it signed by hyde and kaz *o* can´t wait for LA´s autograph session T______T

Tell us, did you exchage some words with them? what did they say?

-----

Warning: Book ahead!:

The way they had them sitting, they were sitting next to each other at a table that was kind of wedged behind the doorway of some double doors. You couldn't really see them, ahead of time, until you were like 2nd in line.

When I went up, I handed the cd cover to a staff member, he handed it to KAZ. I said "Hi KAZ!" He said "hi", and I said "Thanks for coming!", we shooked hands, and he smiled at me. He may have nodded as well. :) He had a nice firm grip, as a friend pointed out as well.

He slid the CD cover over to Hyde and Hyde looked down to sign it. The perfect moment had come!

"Hyde!" I said, as I stepped over in front of him. I didn't yell it or anything. I just kinda said it in the same way you'd greet an old friend you hadn't seen in a long time, like "Hiiiiiiiiiiii!" while smiling.

He immediately looked up at me. He was wearing a long sleeve white cotton shirt with only maybe 2 or 3 buttons (open, of course) @ the neck..... and no eyeliner or anything. No shades either! He looked like "Hyde, casual", not "Hyde, rock star".

The thing I noticed when he looked up at me was that he looked open, interested, and happy. He didn't look bored, or tired, or apprehensive, and he certainly didn't look like "aloof, cool-guy Hyde" like he does in so many interviews (especially w/ L'Arc). I'm sure the lack of shades helped (lolz) but it was more than that.

Anyways, I said "Hyde!" and he looked up at me...and I had to gush a little. "You're so awesome!", I said.....and he smiled at me. I then said "Thanks so much for coming to America!". He shook my hand and I nodded my head forward once, as I always do when I shake hands.....and of course, he did the same thing at the same time....cos that's what Japanese people do when they shake hands! The mini-bow! LOL! Now I remember where I picked up that habit from!

His grip was more gentle than KAZ, but still not girly or limp. He gave me my CD cover back, and I turned around........and almost fell down the step because I was still dazed! Luckily they had a Sonar staff member there by then to remind you to watch your step...because I'm sure plenty of dazed people had already almost fallen over!

It was awesome.



It was quick, but I kept it simple and short, so I was done by the time they were finished signing, pretty much.

Thanks guys so much for sharing your experiences,

Billkwando:really I was reading and i got happy, and the way you wrote it *o* made me feel that if I were there at that moment.

and the way you described hyde´s ... OMG, I melted XDD

I´ll try that mini-bow thing!

So awesome! T______T

I somehow forgot to mention that Hyde did say "Hi" and "thanks".

it was sooooooooooooo freakin' awesome
I was sooo lucky they sold cds there or i would've been sol
I got to say arigatou to Kaz and shook his hand and an arigatou gozaimasu to Hyde and shook his hand too..the best moment EVER

the camera took pix of me and my friends spelling out VAMPS I was part of the M

the concert was held for some reason at the sonar


[sonar concert]



(very shady looking building in a shady looking part of town)

I got front row for the concert though right in front of Jiken?( i think his name is) he was sooo amazing and I got his Gatorade bottle it kind of sucked that the sonar security let people in front of the barrier even though they kept telling them to move they wouldn't listen and when hyde came up to our side he even let them grope him lol lucky bastards! XD ..but then the vamps staff told them they had to move back and they listened so i got a better view ..they sang most of the songs from the album
but they also sang Seasons Call which was freakin' sugoii and Lucky in the Sky with Diamonds ^_^



[japanese vamps fangirl ..i wish they had sold that stuff @ the concert T_T]

( Japanese fangirls waiting in line ...wish they had sold that stuff they were wearing but they didn't T_T)

one thing i want to say is that they were really there for the fans they didn't have any special passes for press like a lot of bands do they had to wait in line with the rest of us ..I got in line like at 6:30 thurs morning I had gotten a few hrs of sleep I left after work at 4pm wed night from nc and drove allll the freakin way to MD and got in around 12am but I was probably around 29th ish in line and it was sooo worth it




the q&a the next day was amazing


[ waiting for Vamps Q&A to start]



(pic is vamps Q&A line) I'm the one with the vamps shirt standing up


I got front row for it too and could see that hyde was eating chocolate cake .for those that wanted to know what kind of cake that was lol it looked yummy yummy

also my friend saw him in the mall on thursday and on saturday! so my friend Chika figured he probably stayed in the hotel that was right across from the mall




will post the full Q&A later

(07-20-2009, 10:39 AM)Billkwando Wrote:

(07-19-2009, 11:50 AM)makino-chan Wrote:

(07-18-2009, 12:38 AM)Billkwando Wrote:

(07-17-2009, 11:34 PM)makino-chan Wrote: woooow!, ahhh that´s so cool!!! looking at your cd and have it signed by hyde and kaz *o* can´t wait for LA´s autograph session T______T

Tell us, did you exchage some words with them? what did they say?

-----

Warning: Book ahead!:

The way they had them sitting, they were sitting next to each other at a table that was kind of wedged behind the doorway of some double doors. You couldn't really see them, ahead of time, until you were like 2nd in line.

When I went up, I handed the cd cover to a staff member, he handed it to KAZ. I said "Hi KAZ!" He said "hi", and I said "Thanks for coming!", we shooked hands, and he smiled at me. He may have nodded as well. :) He had a nice firm grip, as a friend pointed out as well.

He slid the CD cover over to Hyde and Hyde looked down to sign it. The perfect moment had come!

"Hyde!" I said, as I stepped over in front of him. I didn't yell it or anything. I just kinda said it in the same way you'd greet an old friend you hadn't seen in a long time, like "Hiiiiiiiiiiii!" while smiling.

He immediately looked up at me. He was wearing a long sleeve white cotton shirt with only maybe 2 or 3 buttons (open, of course) @ the neck..... and no eyeliner or anything. No shades either! He looked like "Hyde, casual", not "Hyde, rock star".

The thing I noticed when he looked up at me was that he looked open, interested, and happy. He didn't look bored, or tired, or apprehensive, and he certainly didn't look like "aloof, cool-guy Hyde" like he does in so many interviews (especially w/ L'Arc). I'm sure the lack of shades helped (lolz) but it was more than that.

Anyways, I said "Hyde!" and he looked up at me...and I had to gush a little. "You're so awesome!", I said.....and he smiled at me. I then said "Thanks so much for coming to America!". He shook my hand and I nodded my head forward once, as I always do when I shake hands.....and of course, he did the same thing at the same time....cos that's what Japanese people do when they shake hands! The mini-bow! LOL! Now I remember where I picked up that habit from!

His grip was more gentle than KAZ, but still not girly or limp. He gave me my CD cover back, and I turned around........and almost fell down the step because I was still dazed! Luckily they had a Sonar staff member there by then to remind you to watch your step...because I'm sure plenty of dazed people had already almost fallen over!

It was awesome.



It was quick, but I kept it simple and short, so I was done by the time they were finished signing, pretty much.

Thanks guys so much for sharing your experiences,

Billkwando:really I was reading and i got happy, and the way you wrote it *o* made me feel that if I were there at that moment.

and the way you described hyde´s ... OMG, I melted XDD

I´ll try that mini-bow thing!

So awesome! T______T

I somehow forgot to mention that Hyde did say "Hi" and "thanks".

--------------------------------
i'm glad you wrote this out. it was exactly the same for me and my daughter. the one thing i can add is they were taking people 10 at a time into the Sonar, as my daughter was in the group behind me at 1st. i had planned to buy her a copy of the album, but had an issue of Monthly VAMPS in my hand and Ai made me go on thru to save time, everything was always 30min-1hour behind schedule due to the tight control security had moving people in, i guess. could see no other reason. the big security guy at the door did take my $4 and got me 2 fans during a break towards the end of the line. he saw i needed them for the heat. had planned to stay down in line, but got too overheated and decided to take my chances for the show line. turned out to be ok.
was that Manager FA who took the goods to be signed and handed the item to KAZ? he's always with Hyde, he's the one Hyde is talking with in the Paris L'Arc doc by the river. he was nice too. and KAZ and Hyde were just as Billkwando and others have described. good description of the handshakes, btw. i'm really sensitive with bad arthritis in my hands and could tell-firm and yet gentle. also, it was rather dark inside after the bright sun, so it was harder to see minute details, like new earrings. i did try to look. ^^ my only regret was missing out on signing the ECfanbook despite tracking it down to a slow-moving section of the line 4 times between 11am and 1:30pm. but, did catch the banner and staff thank you. i guess i should have just sent Missy what i wanted to put in there. overall, great experience. some hiccups and small disappointments, but better to pass those by and remember the many good parts. just wish i wasn't sooo shy. saw many of you, but was too backwards to speak up after a couple of not pleasant moments. but thanks to all who worked so hard.

(07-21-2009, 01:42 PM)mamikochan Wrote: just wish i wasn't sooo shy. saw many of you, but was too backwards to speak up after a couple of not pleasant moments. but thanks to all who worked so hard.

I think I made up for it by visiting Usagi & crew at the front of the line entirely too many times. Fortunately they didn't pelt me with glowsticks or anything. I think "Is That Really Necessary Girl" really wanted to accuse me of trying to sneak into the front of the line, but it was pretty obvious that that wasn't it at all........I just wanted to hang out with the forum folks while I had the chance. Even if I didn't exactly fit in.

That, and I was waiting for the will call window to open because I was anticipating a fight over my tickets because my ID didn't match the credit card used to order.

Fortunately Sonar could've cared less, and didn't even ask about ID.

(07-21-2009, 01:54 PM)Billkwando Wrote:

(07-21-2009, 01:42 PM)mamikochan Wrote: just wish i wasn't sooo shy. saw many of you, but was too backwards to speak up after a couple of not pleasant moments. but thanks to all who worked so hard.

I think I made up for it by visiting Usagi & crew at the front of the line entirely too many times. Fortunately they didn't pelt me with glowsticks or anything. I think "Is That Really Necessary Girl" really wanted to accuse me of trying to sneak into the front of the line, but it was pretty obvious that that wasn't it at all........I just wanted to hang out with the forum folks while I had the chance. Even if I didn't exactly fit in.

That, and I was waiting for the will call window to open because I was anticipating a fight over my tickets because my ID didn't match the credit card used to order.

Fortunately Sonar could've cared less, and didn't even ask about ID.

Thanks for hanging out with us! sorry if I was too busy. TOT and sunburned lol~