Adventures in Camden

[skcin]

I know how much you all love my reviews, in all their rambling/pointless unrelated info/sarcastic glory. So here ya go. :D

For those of you who hadn't read about my panic in other threads, I was afraid that I wouldn't make the show in time. That fear was unfounded. Hubby & I left Buffalo around 10:30am & made it to friend's house in York, PA by 4pm as planned. Friend was already home from work awaiting our arrival, but friend's wife was not. :( I take a deep breath, open up a beer & try not to panic. I freshen up & change clothes, brush my hair, etc. while waiting. The show started at 8pm, so I knew Stevie wouldn't go on until at least 9pm. Mapquest gave me an estimate of 2 hours, but I've heard about the nightmarish traffic, so I hoped 3 - 4 hours was enough. Friend calls wife at 4:30pm & she hasn't even left work yet. Again, trying not to panic.

She arrives home at around 4:50pm, and I'm like "hey, great to see you, now go get ready!" :laugh: To her credit, she's ready in 10 minutes. There was some discussion about the need to stop at the bank (I almost hit her) but it was determined it would be easier to take $ from her husband. We stop & get gas ($2.89 a gallon - that's a bargain for me!) and kid's meals from the drive-thru @ Burger King. She ordered a hamburger, they gave her a cheeseburger. She hates American cheese. :rolleyes: I half-heartedly offer to go back, and I don't know if she felt my panic about being late, or if laser beams shot out of my eyes when I offered, but she sucked it up & took one for the team, eating the vile cheeseburger. Somehow, she survived.

The traffic was, compared to Buffalo, horrendous. See, in Buffalo, even a 10 minute traffic jam is rare. Because nobody lives her anymore, so there's planty of room for everyone. :D It took us at least 40 minutes just to get out of York. Oh, did I mention I ended up driving? Being the control freak that I am, her husband & I thought it was best. I read the directions 15 times before we left so she didn't f*ck them up (a very real possibility, since she couldn't follow my directions about navigating a website the day before.)

The whole drive out, I was nervous, but not in a tizzy. I drove calmly & didn't cut anyone off or tailgate....too badly. I felt so much better when I saw this:
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That sign made everything better somehow. :laugh:


The only time I truly knew we were OK was when we got on the Ben Franklin Bridge (which I knew was almost at our destination) & it was wide open. It was also only 7:20pm. :D Arriving in Camden was....um....well.... Anyone recall when I complained that Cleveland was a pit after the time carrie & I almost got carjakced? Yeah, Camden reminded me of that. :o So, not exactly a desireable vacation destination. We were stuck in the middle of the flow of traffic, and I was not about to try to turn around, so we went tot eh pay lot & forked over the $15. Slightly annoying, but I didn't think it was worth the hassle of trying to get somewhere else. Besides, since I drove, I made her pay. :wavey:

[skcin]

YAY! We made it! :thumbsup:
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We head in & I immediately spot Gardenstategirlie working at the radio station booth. She and her eyebrows look gorgeous, as usual. We say a quick hello & make a beeline for the bathroom (not crowded, very clean) and to go to get a drink. Well, of course, husband's friend's annoying wife doesn't drink beer, or hard lemonade, so we have to go inside & get something from the bar. She decides a Jack Daniel's cooler would be OK, so I buy her the $7 drink. I order a Corona, afterwards realizing it's a "jumbo" bottle. I think it was 22oz - $11. :shocked: I try not to focus on the fact that I could have bought a whole CASE of beer with the money I just spent on 2 drinks. The woman asks if I want lime, I say yes. She puts 1/16th of a lime in the giant cup. :rolleyes: Great. Thanks.

We head back out to check out the merchandise. I flip throught the cheesy program & decide on the $5 keychain. :cool: The burgundy baby doll Tshirt calls my name, but I pretend not to hear. The burgundy hooded sweatshirt didn't dare even look at me, let alone call me. Perhaps I will meet up with them again at the end of the tour on Nickfix. At a discount.

So, we run into Mike (wildheart69) and Rox & Lisa from Mick's board, as well as their friend Gia (who I've seen countless times in their photos, but had never met up until now.) Very cool to see them again, it's always great to run into people who "get" you. If you know what I mean. We go back over to Marissa & take a couple pics.

Me & Ris:
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Me making out with my front row ticket. Oh, and husband's friend's annoying wife:
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We hear Chris go on & decide to make our way down front. Somehow, we ended up missing 1/2 his set. I don't know how this happened, honestly. What we did see was Mike being invited to sit on the stage for the rest of Chris's set. I saw his Petty Tshirt from afar & squinting, I asked Kelli "is that MIKE?!?!" It was. Very cool.

Chris Isaak puts on a fantastic show. He's funny, very flirty, and a damn good singer & performer. I felt a little naughty when he made eye contact with me. Teehee. Love the suit too. ;)

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[skcin]

Oh, and did I mention I had front row? :cool: Since we came in about halfway through CI's set, there were people about 5 or 6 rows deep standing in front of us, but I had such a spectacular view of the stage, I didn't mind. We we literally DEAD CENTER. I was worried that if I moved right up to the stage I wouldn't be able to see anything, so I debated with Kelli after CI's set & we figured we'd move up a bit, but could always go back to our seats if we were too crowded.

It's at this point we meet Kirsten (Kirstnumbersafterhername :laugh: .) What a cool chick! I am so pissed that we did not get a pic together, I don't know how that happened. Oh, wait, yes I do - when I took the vid of Chris with Mike on stage, my battery warning light went on. I was saving power for more pics later - turned out I had plenty for the entire show, so I'm not sure what the deal was with the battery. I took only short video clips to be safe, though. Anyway, she agrees about the front row thing & decided to hang back in the pit a bit so she can dance. While they were setting up the stage, I stand at my seat, turn around & holler "WHERE MAH LEDGIES AT?!?!" a few times. Nobody responds. You guys suck. :wavey: I pointedly ask a few fans if they post here, they look at me as if I'm insane. I wonder why....

OK, so security made everyone go back to their seats between the sets, and said rows 1 & 2 would be allowed up to the stage right before Stevie went on. This was good. People, of course, got through after the first song or two, but at least we had the choice of being right up front. I personally don't care if people come up front, but dammit if I have actual front row, I want to be in the front rowwithout people from row 25 blocking my view, yelling & shoving (more on this later.) We went up a little closer to see how it would be, and stayed about 3 people deep right at Stevie's feet. I will never forget this experience, it was unbelieveable. I've been close before (5th row a couple times, made it closer for short periods/Edge rush) but this was simply amazing. I truly feel that I have accomplished everything I've ever wanted short of meeting Mac members, within the last 2 years: shook Stevie's hand (as of last Friday, twice!), played LB's guitar, took some great pics at several shows, got incredible video to share with fellow fans, and finally got front row. I can die now. OK, that's ridiculous, not really.

I won't go through the entire setlist. Cuz I don't remember it in order. :D I will say that IAF was a huge highlight for me - when I saw it in Vegas 5/05, it was OK but too slow, IMO. They're upped the tempo (to my ears anyway) and those a capela harmonies are still phenomenal. HSML is another one - in Vegas, it was sultry & sexy, but she didn't go for most of the higher notes. Friday night, she did. I Need to KNow was rocking (she even did the "wai-eee-aye--eat" notes.) The outfits were great, I was just so thrilled to see something different. OH! And her nails looked more dark pink than hooker red, so I was thrilled about that too.:D I think she looked absolutley stunning, she seemed happy, smiled a lot. Wore boots the entire show, I believe. In good voice for sure.

OK. The low points. First of all, Edge rush was really rough. REALLY rough. I warned Kelli about it, since she's only 4'11" and I didn't want her to be unprepared & get crushed. Kirsten ended up near her, so she tried to protect her a bit. There was a lot of elbowing, shoving, yelling, etc. I almost got smacked in the head with the corner of a picture frame several times. In the end, I was able to shake her hand again (no, I was not able to touch a legwarmer this time :cool: ) and I said nothing, I just made eye contact with her & smiled like a fool. She truly is beautiful. I'm not one that freaks out when people talk about her flaws, I'm a realist, the woman's only human & certainly not perfect. But Kirsten & I agreed that we turn a little bit gay when we're at a show. :o But don't get any ideas, Carrie!

Backpedaling to Landslide. Should have been a very touching, extremely moving performance. Father's Day was 2 days away, and Stevie tells the crowd how she lost her dad last year, dedicated the song to our families, tells us to be together. The song begins, the photos of Stevie & her family start rolling on the screen & a woman just behind me (so about 10 feet from Stevie) screams "Yeah! Landslide! This is for you daddy! Stevie, daddy! This is for you daddy! I lost my daddy too Stevie!" A few of us turn around, and this woman is obviously drunk. We try to gently shush her, but she keeps going. Same thing, nonsensical "Stevie daddy, this is daddy, Stevie, you're beautiful, my dad died Stevie...." Screaming. Loud. Waddy heard it, kept looking over. We try to shush her again, and the guy next to me turns around & shouts "would you shut the f*ck up." Oh ****. I understand his frustration. But. If there's one thing I learned from my parents owning bars, it's DO NOT argue with a drunk. :(

So, it proresses to "No, YOU shut the f*ck up!" I pat the guy on the arm, and say "let it go, please, don't let her ruin the show for you." He tries to ignore her. She yells "you don't tell me what to do, you're illegally taping the show, that's illegal." The guy was taking pics, nothing more -no flash, he wasn't being rude, and security was fine with it. He tried to ignore her, so she called him a "f*cking faggot" and pushes him. Waddy saw it, and security steps up & tells her she's out if she doesn't stop it. Guy next to me remains calm, I keep telling him "don't let her ruin this, she's drunk."

On & off for the next few songs, she'd shout something like"don't tell me to shut up...." here & there. Her friend tells guy next to me "you know, you have to understand, she really loves her, you didn't have to be rude." He starts defending himself, so I finally turn around & say "please, can everyone just let it go? You're all ruining the show for the rest of us." It settles down, but it was just terrible & uncomfortable for a while. I'm sure Stevie heard it too. Anyway, she was in tears after Landslide & her voice cracked, she had to take a moment to compose herself. I'm sure it was because of Father's Day, and not the drunken hag/rude guy. At least I hope not.

Pics to come soon, guys, I have to go & do some work now. :o

[skcin]

OK, a teaser:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/skcin/stevie%20camden%206-15-06/100_4357.jpg

[danax6]

Okay, give me about an hour to read all this... I'll be back with comments soon. :cool:

[bikerchic]

Excellent review thus far :thumbsup: Sounds like you had a blast! Great pics, but where's the picture's of you? All I see is pics of some skinny girl. Who's she? :p

[amber]

Fun review, you all look great in the pics. I'm so glad you got those seats. I don't think "day of" works as well here.
Anyways, your teaser pic of Stevie is great, it's very teasy - she looks all swoopy like she's about to be taken by the wynd. ~*~

[MacMan]

OK, a teaser:

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Oh My Christ! Nice shot!!

Great recap of the show and the lead-up. This was completely entertaining....

[skcin]

Great pics, but where's the picture's of you? All I see is pics of some skinny girl. Who's she? :p

I have never loved you more than I do right now. :xoxo:


Here's a few more. Please don't use them without my permission. They may not be the best pics ever, but they're damn sure the best ones I've ever taken.

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[skcin]

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[skcin]

This one's just begging to be captioned. I'm torn between "Bitch, please" and "Yeah, I'm a sexy bitch." Or "so, Curtis, you don't like my beige boots? Kiss my ass!"
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Still a few more to come later.....

[wheart]

your pictures are breathtaking. Stevie looks absolutely beyond beautiful in all of them. She looks like she's really enjoying this tour.

[danax6]

This one's just begging to be captioned. I'm torn between "Bitch, please" and "Yeah, I'm a sexy bitch." Or "so, Curtis, you don't like my beige boots? Kiss my ass!"
:xoxo:

Can I use this one for a sig? I'll credit you.

Your pictures turned out amazing, I am in awe. That front row was at least good for something. :wavey:

[Chrislit18]

[QUOTE=skcin;697499]



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QUOTE]

I WANT THOSE BOOTS!!
:laugh:
her boots kick A$$

the show sounded really fun [except the rude people, but you have to expect it everywhere :shrug: ]
and Stevie looks soo pretty in those shots
and Skcin, don't diss your pic taking abilities, those are sure better than the shots I got of Lindz on his UTS tour :laugh:

[mikeschmike]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/skcin/stevie%20camden%206-15-06/100_4390.jpg

This is going to make such a good STFU picture.

hint hint

nudge nudge

The rest of the pics (and review) are great as usual. You and Marissa are looking good! :thumbsup:

[DrummerDeanna]

Damn. Just damn. Great re-cap of the night -and amazing pictures!!!

[skcin]

:xoxo:

Can I use this one for a sig? I'll credit you.

Your pictures turned out amazing, I am in awe. That front row was at least good for something. :wavey:

YES. Please do. :nod:

[skcin]

Air guitar Stevie!
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"Alright. Which one of you broads down there wouldn't shut the hell up during Landslide?"
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LOVE.THIS.PIC.
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"Whoa, Jana, bring the volume down on that screeching!"
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[skcin]

"Who is the beauty? That's right. It's me. And don't you bitches forget it."
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"And this is how a windmill goes..."
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That's all folks. If I can ever get Youtube to cooperate, I'll put the vid clips up. And I had better not see any of these pics for sale on Ebay. If anyone's going to make a profit off of them, it's me. :D

[Glittermoondust]

Your photos are gorgeous as usual!!! Just awesome!! :wavey:

[amber]

:laugh: Nice captions. Jana one is best.

[Beachwood Mac]

Great review and stunning pics Paula!

[jannieC]

I haven't read the review yet, but the pictures are stunning- thank you!!!!!!! :blob2: :blob1:

[skcin]

I'm slowly uploading the vid clips. Ordinarily, I do try to capture entire songs, but that low battery warning had me worried. I'm actually really glad I saved most of the power for the still pics.

Only The Lonely with Mike on stage:
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[Glittermoondust]

OH and somehow I must have missed when you first posted--I just went back read your review--you are too funny!! I love reading your reviews :nod:

[jannieC]

Oh God, I just finished reading your reviews- LOL! Loved it and I'm so glad you had front row! :xoxo:

And I always get so upset when people act like assholes at her shows (like the one you encountered or say, when someone screams STEVIE in the middle of BATB)- I'm always afraid Stevie will think I'm with that person. Like Stevie cares. :laugh:

[The Catdancer]

Great review, great pictures!!!!! You look awesome :wavey:

[skcin]

Gold Dust Woman howl. It's a nice long one:
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[denny23220]

What fun! Thanks for sharing those excellent pics!!

[Rickypt]

Fantastic and riveting...as always. Thank you!

[amber]

"Dammit, is that Jana off again?! You hear that?!"
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Okay, this one really jumped out at me. I'm hoping *someone* will caption it as only *they* can. I mean, this face...oh, what face...
And please tell me you got some HSML on vid...

[skcin]

^That's a great caption! :laugh: And unfortunately, no HSML. After seeing how good it was, I wish I did. But the low battery had me in a panic, so I held out. I did get this brief clip of her exiting the stage using a new stripper-like move :laugh:

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[skcin]

Last one. Ending of R&R. Youtube is taking f*cking forever, so it may be a while until you can view it. :sorry:

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[mikeschmike]

Yes! Long live STFU Stevie!

:xoxo:

[Songbird4]

Love the pics and the review!! Thanks for posting!!

~Kim

[amber]

^That's a great caption! :laugh: And unfortunately, no HSML. After seeing how good it was, I wish I did. But the low battery had me in a panic, so I held out. I did get this brief clip of her exiting the stage using a new stripper-like move :laugh:

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Omigod, Omigod!! She's stripper-twirling her scarfy thing!! YES!!! AWESOME!!!


:blob2: :blob2:
:woohoo: :xoxo:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I am in love with your video capture, heah.

R&R is also GREAT!! I know some people don't want it, but I think she hits it out of the park, and I love it. In your video, okay, this is a stretch, but some parts of her dancing for RnR had an Angel vibe. She looked really happy and bouncy and slightly coy. I'm not saying she danced the same, I'm saying it had the vibe. Fun happy bouncy rockin' coy vibe. There were some small sweet smirks, and some "I'm havin' fun dancin'" smiles.
Oh yeah, she's hella bouncy on that. Shoulders, skirt, head...total smile bounce flounce.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, it sucks for videotaping that everyone has to cheer through things, and I try not to, but it is really hard to resist. Because every few moments she could make me happy and be so rad that I feel compelled to cheer. I want to listen to the song, but then it is so rad that I feel like showing my massive appreciation by cheering.
Quite the dilemma. :laugh:

[michelle2677]

*tap tap tap* *puts mic up to ear* do you guys hear anything???
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but I really have to peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
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bitch. WTF did you just stay to me?? don't MAKE me shove this boot up your ass.
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Paula, your pics are amazing and I'm so glad you had such a great time!!! thanks for sharing your pics with us :xoxo:

[SandyMac]

but I really have to peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
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LOL, Priceless. :lol: Thank you for the laugh. I needed that.

[goldie]

Paula! Great review, great pics, great video!!!! You rock!

[jkmaletic]

Great review, pics and video Paula! Thanks for sharing! Looks like despite all the bitching about the setlist, most people on this board that have gone have had a GREAT TIME, and that's really all that matters! :nod:

Glad you got to meet Gia too. She's a very special girl, and a personal friend of mine.

Your pics were so good I saved a few of them. (just for personal use of course) Did you use flash?

~jamie

[kathy1]

i was at the show also and i had a great time. kathy

[danax6]

^That's a great caption! :laugh: And unfortunately, no HSML. After seeing how good it was, I wish I did. But the low battery had me in a panic, so I held out. I did get this brief clip of her exiting the stage using a new stripper-like move :laugh:
Wow, that's hot.

"You can leave your hat on." :laugh:

[skcin]

Great review, pics and video Paula! Thanks for sharing! Looks like despite all the bitching about the setlist, most people on this board that have gone have had a GREAT TIME, and that's really all that matters! :nod:

Glad you got to meet Gia too. She's a very special girl, and a personal friend of mine.

Your pics were so good I saved a few of them. (just for personal use of course) Did you use flash?

~jamie

Oh yes, I meant to say that I don't mind if anyone saves these for their own personal use. Just don't want others profitting off of them in any way.

And no flash - it's my little Kodak Easy Share (I forget thhe model.) This time I used the "action shot" setting, which pretty much eliminated any blurriness.

[GODDESS6]

damn great pics!!!~ glad you got to see stevie!!!~

[StevieRox2]

Hi Paula! This is Lisa from Mick's board, it was so nice FINALLY meeting you, I've read your posts and you do awesome reviews, pictures and videos!!! I really loved the stripper twirling-shawl thing too :blob2:

I hope to meet you again at a future show!



Lisa

[WildHeart69]

Oh yes, I meant to say that I don't mind if anyone saves these for their own personal use. Just don't want others profitting off of them in any way.

And no flash - it's my little Kodak Easy Share (I forget thhe model.) This time I used the "action shot" setting, which pretty much eliminated any blurriness.

PAULA! I am going to upload my pics tonight....I used the same setting on my Nikon and I got some FANTASTIC shots! I cant wait to post them!


EDIT: My pics are from the Borgata show...I didnt have my camera at the Tweeter Center, just the cameras that everyone were passing up to me on stage! ha!

[SuzeQuze]

Paula, your shots are amazing. And I would also be very antsy if someone might make me miss Stevie. Oh look out! Love your commentary. Stevie's gotta take you out on the road for photos and blogging. No wait, she's gotta take me but you would do in a pinch. ;) :lol:

You are a hot, sexy bitch. <3

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Amazing pictures Paula! Thanks so much for sharing them. Glad you had such a great time!

[equeen102289]

Paula, your pics are by far the best I've seen this year!! Amazing!

And some of those captions...omg you guys had me dyin! :lol:

Are you going to any more shows this summer, Paula? Your reviews crack me up. I hope I get to read another one this year.

[AliceLover]

Awesome review Paula. Those seats are ****ing awesome!!

Amazing pics!!!

[hs421139]

Amazing photo's Paula, :laugh: love the captions.

[CelticGypsy]

Paula,

First of all, what diet are you and Stevie on?? Both of you, look amazing!!!! I've noticed that Stevie seems to have more energy this year on tour.

Thanks, for all the photos which are gorgeous and some of the best I've seen so far! The videos are great and I loved reading the reviews from concerts you have been to so far:lol:

Thanks so much for sharing these with usXOXO

[GarboSpeaks!]

Backpedaling to Landslide. Should have been a very touching, extremely moving performance. Father's Day was 2 days away, and Stevie tells the crowd how she lost her dad last year, dedicated the song to our families, tells us to be together. The song begins, the photos of Stevie & her family start rolling on the screen & a woman just behind me (so about 10 feet from Stevie) screams "Yeah! Landslide! This is for you daddy! Stevie, daddy! This is for you daddy! I lost my daddy too Stevie!" A few of us turn around, and this woman is obviously drunk. We try to gently shush her, but she keeps going. Same thing, nonsensical "Stevie daddy, this is daddy, Stevie, you're beautiful, my dad died Stevie...." Screaming. Loud. Waddy heard it, kept looking over. We try to shush her again, and the guy next to me turns around & shouts "would you shut the f*ck up." Oh ****. I understand his frustration. But. If there's one thing I learned from my parents owning bars, it's DO NOT argue with a drunk.

So, it proresses to "No, YOU shut the f*ck up!" I pat the guy on the arm, and say "let it go, please, don't let her ruin the show for you." He tries to ignore her. She yells "you don't tell me what to do, you're illegally taping the show, that's illegal." The guy was taking pics, nothing more -no flash, he wasn't being rude, and security was fine with it. He tried to ignore her, so she called him a "f*cking faggot" and pushes him. Waddy saw it, and security steps up & tells her she's out if she doesn't stop it. Guy next to me remains calm, I keep telling him "don't let her ruin this, she's drunk."

On & off for the next few songs, she'd shout something like"don't tell me to shut up...." here & there. Her friend tells guy next to me "you know, you have to understand, she really loves her, you didn't have to be rude." He starts defending himself, so I finally turn around & say "please, can everyone just let it go? You're all ruining the show for the rest of us." It settles down, but it was just terrible & uncomfortable for a while. I'm sure Stevie heard it too. Anyway, she was in tears after Landslide & her voice cracked, she had to take a moment to compose herself. I'm sure it was because of Father's Day, and not the drunken hag/rude guy. At least I hope not.


WELCOME TO SOBOBA! The same crap! Just not me. Others starting fights w/ others. Lots of yelling and pushing and AGGGGH! That crap like above but 10fold. Was so dpressing. Then the one guy repeatedly yelling to Waddy..."Expensive Wino's!!!" Whoohoo. Unreal....

ANYWAY..... :sorry:

I think your pics need 1st place winning this go round. Simply gorgeous. And sounds like you saw enough Ledgies!!!! :xoxo: Damn sure wish you were in Cali to be w/ us loons all the time. haha. We have no annoying hub's wifes friend or whatever. :lol: FAB review, clips and pics. I am all geeked out again for my REALLY LAST TIME...I swear..... Still time to get here Paula!!!! :xoxo:

[Livia]

Glad you had such a great time!

Yay! Video of the HSML off-stage sauntering!!! :thumbsup:

And that GDW wail is one of the best ones evah! :)

When people around me start yelling "STEEEEEVIE!" during Landslide or BATB, I tell them, "Yeah, she knows her name." They usually laugh and stfu. Or the people around them laugh, they get embarrassed, and then they stfu.

Great pics, great review, thank you!

[WildHeart69]

this sounds like the same lady who was at the Borgata the next night...She kept yelling "Superstar!" and "You're Beautiful" and "This is for you Daddy" and all this other crap

[GypsySorcerer]

Great review, Paula. Those pics are beautiful!

You and Marissa look amazing! :D

[Katherine~]

Wow, your photos are amazing... thanks 4 posting them...
The recount of the whole experience was pretty funny too.
But, what was with the drunk lady?? She obviously paid a lot of money for her ticket and was probably that hammered that she wouldn't even remember much of the night... and why was she going on about Stevie's dad??... what the??!! It sounds like the woman just wanted to upset Stevie for her own sick amusement.
:distress:

[skcin]

^ Unfortunately, there's 1 (or 5 :rolleyes: ) in every crowd. I agree with you - why pay all that money to get trashed & not remember everything clearly? Whatever.

Thanks for all the great compliments, you guys. I am still having a hard time believing that I took those pics! :o And I forgot to mention a few important details:

Stevie did the usual kick for Stand Back, but I missed the shot. Also, at the start of R&R, she does a big kick too.

During Edge (I think ) when she was walking around from band member to band member, she tripped over a wire - nothing major, she caught herself, but it was noticable. She stopped, smiled, looked over the the side of the stage, and made a motion of cutting her throat, as if someone was going to get it for that. :laugh: I hope this show's on video.

[Sorceress]

WELCOME TO SOBOBA! The same crap! Just not me. Others starting fights w/ others. Lots of yelling and pushing and AGGGGH! That crap like above but 10fold. Was so dpressing. Then the one guy repeatedly yelling to Waddy..."Expensive Wino's!!!" Whoohoo. Unreal....

ANYWAY..... :sorry:



Yeah. That. First, Paula, great shots. I was looking for Ledgie people who looked familiar (I think we were in Vegas at the same time ages ago--Cheesecake Factory gathering, maybe?), but I didn't see you at Camden.
Anyway, I wanted to add that yes, there were plenty of drunk, rude people at Camden.
A lady came up to the girl beside me at the stage during Edge and started trying to push her way in. The girl wouldn't move, so drunk lady started yelling, "You are so selfish! I have a handicapped *something I missed,* so you'd better move out of the way!" Girl beside me kept saying "No way, I"m not going anywhere." This continued. I was saying, "Stevie doesn't like it when we fight. Stevie doesn't like it when we fight! Come on, she REALLY DOESN'T LIKE IT." Next thing you know, girl beside me was on the ground and drunken lady was yelling to the security guard about girl on ground. Somehow drunken lady got beside me for the Edge walk, and as Stevie radiently smiled at us and reached down to take our hands, she took mine and drunken lady's at the same time. Stevie and I let go as I felt her tipping forward, but drunken lady held on (she was pulling Stevie). Stevie glared at her and said very sternly, "Let go of me!" I sort of pulled drunken lady's hand back and Stevie moved on.
It was the weirdest Edge walk experience I've ever had. I felt that I'd done something good for Stevie though besides adore her. :shrug: But I'm scared of crazy Camden people from now on. Where's Veteren's Stadium jail when we need it?

[skcin]

^ That's awful! :( It's a wonder the woman still does Edge walk at all - I know I'd be leery.

And yes, I think we did meet in Vegas, as I was also at the Cheesecake gathering. :laugh: Where were you in Camden? I was front row center (seat 10) and during the show, I was in the middle about 3 people back from the stage. Sorry I missed you.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Where's Veteren's Stadium jail when we need it?

six feet under. it no longer exists :laugh: it's now lincoln financial field and citizens bank park -- both of which still have jails and their own judge.

i feel that as long as alcohol is involved [and there always will be at these venues] there will always be a chance something like that could happen. and trust when i say, none of the people there were actually from camden -- those folks are busy whoring, selling crack, and shooting each other. true story.

glad you randomly stumbled upon me but i'm sorry we didn't get to see each other earlier -- hopefully next time :nod:

[equeen102289]

Off topic, but can someone tell me what STFU stands for?...

[amber]

Off topic, but can someone tell me what STFU stands for?...

Shut The F*ck Up.

[kathy1]

hi paula i love your pictures. i am glad you had a great time. i did also. kathy

[kathy1]

does anybody know if there was ever a review in the paper about the show? i wasn't able to find one after the show.

[realcowgirl]

Arriving in Camden was....um....well.... Anyone recall when I complained that Cleveland was a pit after the time carrie & I almost got carjakced? Yeah, Camden reminded me of that. :o So, not exactly a desireable vacation destination.


I was at that show. You're impresion of Camden made me laugh. I grew up not far from camden, though my neighborhood was - completely different! But anyone who knows Camden knows it isn't where you want to be. I was a bit nervous about driving there. Thankfully, I made it in and out without getting lost . . or shot!

[skcin]

^ Marissa lives near there too, she said the same thing! And I should talk, being from Buffalo. :p

[JazmenFlowers]

^ Marissa lives near there too, she said the same thing! And I should talk, being from Buffalo. :p
I saw a thing on Food Network...you know Throwdown in Bobby Flay and he was challenging the buffalo wings guy there...the famous one, don't remember his name and all I could think of was you and how you make it known that buffalo wings really are Buffalo Wings :laugh: