Juno Week
Posted April 12, 2009
Juno Week has been the best week of my life. It all started Thursday March 26. I went to see a band play at Tom Lee and I bumped into Dallas Green! I ended up taking a picture with him, and I was disappointed cuz he’s not that nice :( then my friend and I wanted to watch The Dudes, but the security guard said it was a 19+ show so I was pissed :@ I went home and we had the Fettucine Alfredo I made. Later that night I went to see City and Colour and it was beautiful! The Orpheum is a gorgeous theatre and Dallas’s voice just echoed with perfection. Every song he sang, I felt my heart flutter with joy. Kathleen Edwards opened and I love how she rocked out on the acoustic guitar :P So on Saturday I went to Juno Fan Fare where I got to meet a couple bands including Midway State, The Arkells, and Faber Drive. I took a picture with Nathan Ferraro and he has an afro! After the bands were done signing autographs, me and gabby waited behind the tent and out pops The Arkells. They were all smoking so I didn’t wanna approach them, but I walked up to them anyways and they turned out to be one of the nicest bands I’ve ever met! The drummer talked to me for 5 minutes and the singer went to look for a person to take a picture for me. faber drive was nice but the drummer is a major dick. i told him my name was kelsey and he called me chelsea and he accused me of being wrong? Later on at night, we went back to the street party and saw Midway State who played some heartfelt piano-pop songs while Faber Drive sucked major cock as usual :P then State of Shock took the stage and I immediately sensed the presense of rock stars. The guitarist was right in front of my face, so I got a great picture. This band takes fan interaction to a whole new level. Cameron, the singer, walks into the crowd and lets people touch him and the guitarists pose to let you take pictures of them. They got the whole crowd pumped and energized and I love the sing-alongs! I met the coolest girl ever from Duncan and we jumped and danced the entire show. State of Shock just happened to be the best band I’ve ever seen live, and I totally wasn’t expecting that! I never asked the girl for her email, and I regret that cuz we got along so well. We did meet some asian kids, but they were pretty lame. On Sunday, I watched the Junos and Russell Peters was hilarious! him and all his brown jokes :P a couple crappy Canadian bands performed and I was so happy when City and Colour won Best Songwriter of the Year! So that was Juno Week, and basically, I’m gonna remember it for the rest of my life :D
