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[[My Own Contribution]]
It was around 2:30 PM, when I went to the mall
on November 3, 1998. I had originally planned to go to HMV and buy the U2
cd, but it was $30 and I needed money for sending a package. So anyway, I
was looking at the cd's, I turn around and see someone walk in. I say to
myself "Hey, I've seen him before." Then I realized that it was James, and
soon after, Antoine followed. I was in total shock, because I never
expected them to walk into the store! Anyway, they were talking with some
of the employees at the store. When they were done, I went up to Antoine
and asked him to sign somthing for me blah blah blah! That's how it ended I guess.
I talked to them for like 2 minutes, and then left! It was a very cool thing!
What made it so cool was that it was totally unexpected! :) It was really
cool too because they were so nice about everything! :)
Here's the piece of paper that James and Antoine signed for me! Click
on the thumbnail to get a bigger version.
[[Kaelyn's Contribution]]
I have been a fan of SKY since I saw the "Some Kinda Wonderful" video sometime
last winter and thought, "Whoa! Weird lyrics. And who's that hot guy in the
black sweatsuit?" The more I saw of SKY, the more I liked them. As soon as I
saw "Love Song" on Much Music, I knew I had to get the CD. I had "Piece of
Paradise" in my hot little hands by April. SKY quickly became my favourite
band. I loved the funky pop beats, and the inventive, twisted lyrics. I loved
the fact that they too were Canadians and respected them for writing all their
own music. I quickly became infatuated with James' bleached-blond good looks.
I went on vacation in July to Toronto and drove my mother crazy by playing a
tape of SKY's songs over and over again. I talked about SKY, thought about them
and fantasized about them constantly. I never shut up! When I got home, I
decided to check out the SKY website for tour dates. I had hoped to see them in
Hamilton while they were touring with Britney Spears, but it didn't work out
that way. Then I scrolled down and saw it: "Monday, July 19. SKY in Thunder
Bay (my hometown!) @ The Outpost." It was about 8:30 pm Sunday, July 18. I
immediately ran up the stairs screaming hysterically! When I recovered the
power of speech, I breathlessly informed my parents of this amazing news! We
checked the paper. Indeed, SKY was playing at the local club and bar tomorrow
night at 9 pm and tickets were only $19! My dad called the Outpost (I was
unable to stop shaking and hypervenilating) and found out tickets were still
available, at places like HMV, Music Baron and Disc-Go-Round. I got up early
and caught the bus at 9 am to be at HMV in time for the 9:30 opening. But when
I got there, about ten minutes after they opened, I found they had just sold the
very last ticket! I was about to break down and cry. But my mom called around
and managed to secure me two tickets from Disc-Go-Round for me and my best
friend Heather (who didn't mind SKY, but was more of a Korn and Limp Bizkit
fan). We got to The Outpost around 8, an hour before the opening act went on.
The lines were already huge! We were lucky that there was a separate line for
minors and for people over 19 and that the minors line was so much shorter.
Heather and I managed to squeeze into the front row, right beside the speakers,
where we had a great view of the entire stage. After hours of listening to the
DJ and the opening act, a local band called Undercover, we were all dying of
thirst, our feet were aching and we were dying to see SKY! The guys kept
tantalizing us. There was a window in the stage door and we could see at times
Antoine looking out and James rocking out to a Backstreet Boys song that was
being played. Finally, at 10 to 11, SKY came on! James wore the orange pants
and shoes he wore in the "Push" video, a red t-shirt, a jean jacket and
yellow-tinted glasses. Antoine wore cargo pants, his trademark black hat and a
tank top that showed off his tattoes. They sang Push, Shave, Love Song, I Will
Survive, America and Some Kinda Wonderful, as well as some songs I didn't
recognize but assume to be their two new tracks, "Dreamin'" and "Strange", and
another song they told us they had never played for anybody before. The
microphones were pretty bad so we couldn't always hear what they were saying and
the speakers were blasting in our ears, but it was worth it to hear James'
sweet, sexy voice and have Antoine leaning down, singing in our faces. I was
ecstatic that I got to touch them (James twice, Antoine 3 or 4 times) as they
ran their hands along the crowd. I grabbed hold of James and all but pulled him
into the crowd! I definitely noticed James' shyness on stage. He wouldn't make
eye contact with anybody and he didn't smile very often, but when he did, it was
incredible! Antoine interacted with the crowd more and was really hyper and
full of energy, dancing around. He was crazy! I was completely wild, jumping
up and down, screaming, singing all the lyrics (which I knew by heart) and
smacking Heather in the face in my enthusiasm! It was an amazing concert, and I
hated to see it end. I couldn't take any pictures to remember the night by
(signs at the front said anyone caught with a camera would be immediately
evicted--eek!), but I feel it was the highlight of my life so far. I only wish
I could meet the guys face-to-face.
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