{"id":5154,"date":"2012-11-25T04:10:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galacticmuffin.net\/day17\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2013-05-21T00:37:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:37:13","slug":"returned-to-vancouver-just-for-blue-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.galacticmuffin.net\/day17\/2012\/11\/returned-to-vancouver-just-for-blue-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Returned to Vancouver – just for Blue October!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So yeah – start of October I basically lost the plot and decided I wanted to do something a bit drastic. As well as dying the hair blue, I decided on a whim I was going to go to Vancouver to see Blue October perform.<\/p>\n

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My earlier post about Blue October, not sure if I mentioned it, but I only started listening to them in August<\/em> guys. T.T So yeah – a tad drastic. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

I had been checking out their touring dates and thinking I would love to see them live, then I noticed the Vancouver date and was all ‘i know vancouver…i wouldnt have to figure out a new city\/country going to vancouver’. I went to work and asked the boss what are the odds of her giving me a week off work a month hence (even though the team rules stipulate for a week or more we are supposed to give 2 months notice). She said sure as long as it didnt conflict with anyone else. I went home that night and bought tickets to the show and the meet and greet before hand. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Then I was thinking about the time and what I could cram in because when i flew there I would arrive the same day, but when I flew home i would be home 2 days later….so would have had to fly home Friday to get home by Sunday to go to work again Monday…so then I did some more grovelling to ask for 2 more days so I could fly home Sunday night, get home Tuesday and be back at work Wednesday. I LOVE MY BOSS COZ SHE AGREED!!! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

ANYWAYS!!! The concert was AWESOME!!!
\nAt the meet and greet – we got to watch them do the sound check – they did Ugly SIde, 18th Floor Balcony (that song always makes me tear up) and James (though without most of the singing – STILL AWESOME!).
\nThen we lined up to get things signed (i ended up buying Justins book Crazy Making and a poster). Then after that we lined up again for a picture with the band.
\nI was so nervous at the meet and greet I barely recall what I or anyone said – mainly Justin going Blue Blue Blue at me coz of the blue hair and Ryan i think saying his violins were made in Queensland after I mentioned I was from oz.<\/p>\n

This is my official pic from the meet & greet (we werent allowed to take oics during)
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The only thing bad about the concert was they didnt play The Feel Again (Stay) which is my favourite song…possibly a good thing coz I probably would have been sobbing my heart out.<\/p>\n

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\nBelow is the only photo I have where you can see Matt clearly T.T
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My goods from the concert – tshirt, Justins book Crazy Making, poster signed by the band, and the meet and greet lanyard thingy! \ud83d\ude00
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Other than that I really only did 2 touristy things while I was there.<\/p>\n

I walked around most of Stanley Park <\/strong>
\n(I got to Third Beach and decided to cut back through to downtown via the trails….wasnt the wisest decision…my feet were less than pleased. I wasnt wearing anything close to the right shoes).
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I also visited Grouse Mountain!<\/strong>
\nSadly only man-made snow, but I got to see the bears Grinder and Coola! And some wolves!!
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EDIT – there area few more pics up now Flickr<\/a>. They are a bit out of order though. Not sure why. I did try to sort them by date taken. Oh well.
\nI only took my fone to the Blue October show coz my camera is pretty bulky. Good thing the camera is HD. Sadly most of my pics came out a bit blurry. Doesnt help when you have a totally wasted drunk girl standing next to you most of the show bumping into you… T.T<\/p>\n

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