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annasuave · 07-29-2016, 06:56 PM

Me and the husbot were at the show last night in Edmonton. "Mixed emotions" is the best way I could describe it. Rexall Place was jammed to the rafters. A bum for every seat. The crowd was on its feet all night.

I've seen The Hip perform where they're really engaging with the crowd, and times when they've been a little distant. Last night, at the beginning anyway, they felt a little distant. "Just the music, ma'am", if you know what I mean. Thinking about the reason why they might have wanted to keep the crowd at arms length broke my heart. After the first intermission, they seemed to loosen up a little and connect more with the crowd. I like to think that they warmed up to us.

I stuck to my guns and didn't cry through the show. Not through "Courage", not "Grace Too", but at the very end "Ahead By A Century" got me where I live. Along with about 17,000 other people.

07-29-2016, 06:56 PM	#513
annasuave Scoring Winger Join Date: Jul 2007 Exp:	Me and the husbot were at the show last night in Edmonton. "Mixed emotions" is the best way I could describe it. Rexall Place was jammed to the rafters. A bum for every seat. The crowd was on its feet all night. I've seen The Hip perform where they're really engaging with the crowd, and times when they've been a little distant. Last night, at the beginning anyway, they felt a little distant. "Just the music, ma'am", if you know what I mean. Thinking about the reason why they might have wanted to keep the crowd at arms length broke my heart. After the first intermission, they seemed to loosen up a little and connect more with the crowd. I like to think that they warmed up to us. I stuck to my guns and didn't cry through the show. Not through "Courage", not "Grace Too", but at the very end "Ahead By A Century" got me where I live. Along with about 17,000 other people. Last edited by annasuave; 08-01-2016 at 11:42 AM.