MCR April 19th Fillmore Detroit

I went to the first Detroit show at the State Theater and here I will try my best to recall the interesting details of the event. I went with a friend and we arrived in time to see Billy Talent and MCR, but missed Drive By, which disappointed me. Official myspace pages had the wrong start time and it wasn't stated on the ticket itself. I ran into Cuddy, who was the only person we recognized there and he had a VIP pass. I didn't ask him how he got it, but I'll find out when he returns from touring. He's in a band called the HandMe Downs (from Detroit). Billy Talent was wonderful and I realized that I knew about five or six of their songs as they were played, as did my friend, so we were ecstatic! I met Ian after the show and told him how much I liked his music and that This Suffering is my current favorite song. He said they'd probably tour the states again this time next year, after their next album is released. He was very polite and answered all of my questions when he realized that I just wanted to talk music. I can't even imagine how much band guys get harassed by female fans, so I'll let him pass at what I suspect were his first suspicions.

MCR were absolutely wonderful live as they usually are. I watched from the pit near Frankie most of the show. A tall guy let me stand in front of him. Frankie made many 'orgasm' faces, that made me go 8 l and Mikey stood next to him, between Frankie and Gerard... I thought he might be playing nanny, which made me smile. :) They played a very long set with some new and old songs mixed in. At one point, GW said he always wanted one of the yellow caps with antennae that fans gave him, so I held up a fan that my niece had given me for Gerard. He thought it was art, or a Macbook, then realized it was a "quill for writing poetry" :) It was actually a feathered fan. I can't remember every song they played, particularly as I left the pit on occasion to check on my friend. She was fine, but needed a shot of tequila for WTTBP, which she hates. She doesn't normally drink :) She conceded that the rest of the music was ok :) I love her for going with me - a true friend :D I found 20 dollars when I checked on her once and I took this as a sign that I was doing the right thing :)

I talked to many fans after the show, but won't recount everything they said, as it's hearsay and I cannot validate it. I saw the long line for Frankie's autograph and didn't join it until I realized my tall, skinny friend was going to be eating five times in the next hour and a half. Damn that girl can eat!!!! Where does she put it? I must ask... Anyway, a rude chick in front of me made fun of everyone, including me, when I was standing right there. I challenged her about it and she proceeded to crack jokes even more obviously. A girl ran up and put her arm around me when she overheard me telling a boy that I was impressed by Frank's courage in coming out after the Detroit PR show. I turns out Frank had taken her hat! He really likes newsboy caps apparently :) I reached the front of the line and couldn't even look at Frankie - and for the record - I am not shy - at all.... I told him I was impressed that he came out last time and asked him to tell Gerard it was a fan, not a quill... at which point Frankie prob. had no clue what I was talking about and thought me demented :) which is how I felt for the record ;) Then I asked him about Leathermouth and at this point I looked at him directly :) He totally lost his composure at first then gave vague answers. He said that he didn't like to say... so I shan't tell here what he said! I did see a pale golden dog behind Frankie, but I didn't notice the owners - sorry Detroit Anon! I was pretty mortified at my awkwardness too :) Anyway, I had great fun and am only sorry they won't be touring again anytime soon.

P.S. I forgot to mention that Gerard seemed much, much more confident. I remember thinking he looked like a deer caught in the headlights early on in the Detroit PR performance and I tried to sing all the louder because he looked so scared. He also put on a Detroit accent at one point, which sounded cooler than when we speak that way. And he spoke about the non-violent atmosphere at the concert. Apparently he didn't notice the teenie behavior in the pit :) Also, Bob is Jesus! That's all I could think of every time I looked at him!