concert count

#19: Alexisonfire (17-Dec-06) - Kool Haus

ok, so this was the 2nd alexisonfire show i went to this weekend, and they did not disappoint. you might think that going to 2 shows by the same band within 2 days of each other is crazy, but it was great. they had a different set list as the show on friday, and they sang my favourite song (rough hands)! dallas also did a solo of 'side walk when she walks' and that's what this picture is of. i've seen him do this at aof shows on youtube, so i was very excited that he did it at this show.

george was rockin' his denim cut off shorts again. this was show 4 of 6 in a row for them, and their energy level was still at a peak.

learning my lesson from the last show, i got there a little early for this show. i thought there was only one opening band, but there ended up being two, and the show started later than the friday show, so i actually saw both opening acts. attack in black was really good (bought their EP at the merch stand), and fucked up wasn't really my cup of tea, the music was great, but i couldn't understand anything the singer was singing. george came out to sing a bit of one song with them.

one of my favourite things at concerts is people watching. there was this lesbian head banging couple who were standing in the same vicinity and totally head banging when aof started playing. i didn't know people still head band. one girl was so into it, she was basically bent at the waist and her top half of her body was parallel to the floor while she was going crazy.

there was also this asshole guy picking a fight with some random guy. this guy who was standing behind me told the security guard, and he kept watching the guy, and the first sign of trouble, he kicked him out. dude was probably too drunk.

part of the aof extended family is an organization called 'skate 4 cancer.' it was an organization started by this guy who decided to skate across north america to raise money for cancer research. so he was there selling merchandise as well. check out http://www.skate4cancer.com/ to learn more about rob's dream. he was at his own merch stand selling his s4c shirts.

so that's the end of my 2 aof shows in dec. i'm so glad i bought tickets to more than one show. and in all honesty, i wouldn't mind going to more. the amount of energy at these shows were amazing. lots of bands/musicians thank the audience for their support, but i really feel like the aof guys are humbled by their fans. during this show, dallas thanked everyone for coming out, and said that george always say that they're just 5% of the band and the other 95% are the fans. here's to the next aof or city and colour show i go to...

this 2nd picture was the one i took at the phoenix. i was closer to the stage at this show, so i'm really happy about how this picture turned out. it is now the background picture on my phone. i took both of these pictures with my phone, pretty impressive camera. just in case you didn't figure it out already, that's dallas.