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Old 10-15-2007, 11:36 PM   #4 (permalink)
Visionsofangels
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I can't put my finger on 3 special moments, to me the whole experience was "1" big magical moment in my life, and i know nothing will ever come as close!
I was fortunate enough to go to two shows, i know some people went to more but i still class myself as very lucky. The show that sticks out in my mind & still gives me goosebumps & sends shivers down my spine, makes me tingle with excitement has to be Rome.
From getting to circo massimo ridiculously early (9 hours early!) but i didn't care i had to be a part of that atmosphere, i wanted to savour every minute, every second. Watching the crowd getting bigger & feeling the atmosphere getting more intensified, every now & again you would catch someones eye & give that knowing nod as to why we were there & what we were about to witness, it didn't matter where you were from or what language you spoke, we all understood each other & we all understood one word "Genesis" watching the crew setting up the guys equipment knowing that soon i'll be witnessing something i never thought i'd see again but this time being that bit closer too them than what i was at manchester.
As night fell, the stage lights went into action, the black curtain was still up in place so we couldn't see the stage & then the intro started, we all went quiet then the curtain came down & on the stage they walked, the crowd went crazy, i thought my heart was going to burst. 'Behind the lines' swung into action & so did we.........
I guess if i had to pick out certain moments then IKWIL & LOS ENDOS, will be the one's that stand out, they have always been special pieces to me so to hear them & see them performed with my own eyes & ears was breathtaking, when we all started chanting "hey, heyhey" during IKWIL was amazing to be able to join in & be a part of it all was awesome.......Los Endos was another that i have captured in my heart, listening to that da. da. da. da.,, da. da. da. da....... of the drumbeat & then listening as it fires into all that is Los Endos, watching the lights flicker & dance in tune with the music, bouncing off the ancient ruins & lighting up the crowd, i remember just standing there not believing what i was seeing, my watery eyes wide in awe & all i could do was look at my friend & give her the thumbs up, i couldn't speak!.
Seeing Phil, Tony, Mike, Daryl & Chester in the flesh was another moment that i'll treasure, I can't find the right words to fully describe how that felt seeing them, all the years i'v waited & hoped & prayed for. I remember thinking "It is here, It is now" & i looked up to the sky & offered a silent thank you.

Sorry Squonkman if this has gone way off what you were asking, i do tend to go on!!
This has been such a special period in my life that picking out just 3 moments wouldn't do it any justice.
But what a brilliant thought provoking question to ask...... thank you

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