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I just saw the White Stripes in Calgary this afternoon!

direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
edited June 2007 in Other Music
They played a secret show downtown at the Cantos Music Museum today, and my ears are still recovering from the hearing loss I suffered at the hands of Jack White's ridiculously loud guitar. I was standing about 5 feet from Jack & Meg as they ripped through a short, but kick-ass 40 minute set. A buddy of mine works in the industry here in town and he had the honor of shuttling the band around in a van this morning. Long story short, he called me around 1:00 and told me where the show was taking place and I jumped in my car and headed down there as quickly as I could. The band didn't officially announce it until 2 pm, so luckily I was the first person there. By the time the band started playing, there were only about 40 or 50 people who had shown up. It was incredible! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures or anything, but I'm sure the entire thing will be up on Youtube by the end of the day. I also snagged a t-shirt for only $5!

Oh, and Meg White is quite possibly the cutest woman alive. She's so tiny in person!
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

-Tom Waits
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    Sweet!! I am seeing them in a couple of weeks! Should be a good show :)
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    just five feet away from those bouncing breasts.... sigh...
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  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    CJMST3K wrote:
    just five feet away from those bouncing breasts.... sigh...

    gross...

    I'm glad it was a good show, though.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    gross...

    I'm glad it was a good show, though.

    oh... you're a girl MCKB?
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    CJMST3K wrote:
    oh... you're a girl MCKB?

    No, I'm just gay... I prefer Jeff Ament but each to their own. My boyfriend fancies her though.
  • poorgirl23poorgirl23 Posts: 194
    That's awesome. They've been doing secret little shows during the day at every stop in Canada. It's a shame I missed them at the Youth Center they played at in Burnaby. Although getting in line early got me the rail that night, so I don't feel too bad.
    Common sense is not so common.
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