After classes today, Allyson and I were productive! I know! I’m proud too! We went to Dr. Samuel Johnson’s house to complete an assignment for our British Literature class. Johnson was the man who wrote “The Dictionary of the English Language,” a feat that took nine years to complete, and had a huge impact on Modern English.
We came back to the Centre and got dressed for Mika! For all of you who don’t know who Mika is… shame on you! Mika is one of my favorite musicians. He is so upbeat and fun! I am so excited for his concert. It’s gunna be insane! We scarfed down our food (felt slightly sick after), then ran out the door to get to our concert! There were about ten of us going, and I was very excited. He was performing at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre. We arrived at the theatre about 45 minutes before the doors opened, and joined the cue. We realized that the cue didn’t really mean anything, so we crowded around the doors like most of the other people. We had standing tickets in the stalls, so we were eager to get in as quickly as we could so we could find good spots to stand. As soon as we entered the doors at 7pm, Allyson took both of our coats to check, and I pushed my way forward to save us spots. I was the very first one of our group in, so I temporarily lost everyone. I snagged a space in the very front of the stage in the middle, two people back. I waved Allyson down as she entered, but we never found where our other friends were standing. We had great spots!
The opening act came on at 8pm. Eric Hassle opened. He was a character! He had bright red/orange curly hair that was combed over into an odd front ponytail creation. He was interesting. He sounded similar to Gavin Degraw in my personal opinion, but more pop-ish. He’s from Sweden. He’s Swedish. He made sure we knew he was a Swede. He had four other band members. Two of which are Swedish like he is. The other two are British. Allyson and I really liked the drummer and the bassist. I called dibs on the bassist.
Mika came on at 9pm. The theatre was so crowded; everyone went insane when the show started. It opened with a guy dressed in a school boy uniform coming on stage and sitting in a desk. He was scribbling furiously in notebook. As he was drawing, the curtain fell away to reveal a giant notebook in the background that was being sketched upon as he drew. It was really cool. Lot’s of flashing lights, mad designs, smoke/fog, and finally Mika. Mika entered the stage rising from the floor in front of the notebook. It was so cool! He opened with his song “Rain” from his new CD. Loved it! It is one of my favorite songs! He sang every one of the songs from his new CD, as well as some of his songs from his previous album. The concert was so much fun. He didn’t have any interesting wardrobe changes, but he had some great characters come on stage. Two of his numbers involved processions of Catrina skeletons and other Dia de los Muertos figures. It was very fun! One of my favorite parts was during “We Are Golden,” when confetti cannons launched golden confetti all over us. I kept finding pieces of is all over me after the concert. It was a great concert. Allyson and I had a lot of fun! I am so glad that we got to go!
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