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My Journal Entry for November 19, 2002
This was the biggest day of my life!! I hopped onto a 5:45am Greyhound Bus heading to New York. I arrived in New York around 3:30pm. I then exited Port Authority and hopped a cab to Manhattan Center. I proceeded up the elevator in the lobby to the 7th floor (Grand Ballroom), where I found INXS doing their sound check for the night’s performance. I took a couple photos while they warmed up. It was hilarious watching them practice. Andrew started singing a song but making up the lyrics and Jon Stevens started making them up as well to By My Side. At the end of the song, Jon Stevens belched into the microphone. I was standing in front of Kirk and everytime he switched instruments, he was complaining that he worked out too much at the gym because his biceps hurt. After INXS rehearsed, I was standing in the back of the room. I watched Tim jump off the stage and he walked right over to me. We talked about my 9 ½ hour bus ride into New York and his 23 hour flight from Sydney. We then discussed his insomnia. Him and I actually have same problem of trying to stay awake during the day and can’t sleep at night. After a few more minutes, INXS, David Edwards and I crammed into the elevator. ME AND INXS IN AN ELEVATOR!!!
Timmy was going back to his room for a quick nap along with the other guys. I went down the street because I REALLY needed a drink. I had my drink and went back to the venue.
By this time, all the security guards were every where for tonight’s show. The only people they were letting in were the news media. The VIPs had to wait a while but my trusty email from Dan Jones helped me get in quicker. I showed it to a guard named Chris. And he took down my name, ID, and put a INXS Media pass over my head. There hanging around my neck was a Media Pass!! I was in!! I was treated highly by all the security and employers of the venue. Everyone kept handing me stuff. I was given a press package which contained a list of all the performers times they went on stage. Chris the guard gave me a small tour. He told me I had full access to anywhere INXS was and that I could have full access to them where ever. I had access to the balcony, ballroom, sides of stage and even after the concert, Chris put me ahead of everyone to get in and take a few group shots of the guys. I was in front of stage and Chris waved me over. He was standing in front of a door talking on a phone. He held up his finger to tell me to wait one moment then opened the door and said go right in. There I was, in INXS’ dressing room. I first stood up on a metal folding chair and took a couple shots of the guys and a few others that performed that night. I’m looking around and turned my head left and saw Jon Farriss standing in the doorway to an adjacent room. He was standing there all quiet. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind a photo and was so quiet and said, “I don’t know” while looking at his feet. He was tying to act all shy. I then preceded to ask him, “Are you being camera shy??” and he said with his little smile, “Yeah, I guess so.” I then coaxed him into having a photo taken. He opened his eyes real wide and the photo was taken. After that I see Kirk pretty much skipping passed me, he stopped right in front of me and smiled and with a rather happy voice said, “Hello there!” I said hello and asked him if I could take a photo. He said, “ Suuuure!, just give me a second, I can’t find my luggage and I got to find it.” I said, Ok.
We got called to go up to the balcony for a party. Tim was in front of me and started walking up the stairs. Tim missed a step and stumbled back a little. We laughed and then I asked him if he wanted me to carry him. He snickered and said, “No, I think I got it.” We got upstairs and Tim got us lost, we ended up in the back of the stage. David Edwards hunted us down and directed us the right way. LOL THANKS DAVE! This is where I ran into Andy and Jon F (again). Andy and I were discussing a previous concert of theirs I went to 5 months before this one. He said he had a blast there performing.
I saw and hung out with Tim most the night. Tim and I got pretty close a few times. He gave me a full body hug. I had Tim autograph a few things I brought with me. While he was doing that, he decided he wanted to color my nails in with a sharpie marker. I then grabbed the marker from his hand and I drew a smiley face on it. He tried licking it off with his tongue. We then kept grabbing the marker from each other and when we finally finished we had black lines and dots all over our hands and arms. Then, Tim was being a smart ass and tried lighting the end of the marker with a lighter. Why? I had no clue. Tim and I walked around some, there was a girl standing in the pathway talking to friends or just people in general. Tim and I wanted to pass her so he placed his hand on the back of her shoulder to get by. It didn’t faze him that the hand he had on the back of her shoulder also contained a beer. Well, the entire glass of beer ended up down her back. He snickered but apologized to her and we made our way past her. We headed back to the bar and while there a girl came up to Tim and asked him if he ever takes his wife to these events. Without hesitation he bursted out LOUDLY, “FUCK NO!” and laughed. She must have felt embarrassed and she left. During the time we hung out, Tim did an impersonation of Scarface. It was sooooo freaking funny.
Tim went to the restroom and I went for a walk around the balcony. I was walking and Kirk was coming from the other direction. We made eye contact. Then all of a sudden he stops dead in his track and yells, “OH PHOTOS!” Next thing I know he was grabbing my camera from my hand, threw it over my head to someone behind us and he put his cheek against mine and someone, (I have no idea who she was) took a photo of Kirk and I. That photo ended up on the main page at INXS.COM the weekend after that was taken along with a few other photos I took. I then found Jon Stevens and we had our photo taken as well.
Over all, this was the BEST day of my life. I spent the day and evening with INXS! Sadly to say, Garry wasn’t in the United States at this time so I didn’t have the pleasure of talking to him or having our photo taken together. So, my story is far from over. Need to see Garry to make it complete!
This was the biggest day of my life!! I hopped onto a 5:45am Greyhound Bus heading to New York. I arrived in New York around 3:30pm. I then exited Port Authority and hopped a cab to Manhattan Center. I proceeded up the elevator in the lobby to the 7th floor (Grand Ballroom), where I found INXS doing their sound check for the night’s performance. I took a couple photos while they warmed up. It was hilarious watching them practice. Andrew started singing a song but making up the lyrics and Jon Stevens started making them up as well to By My Side. At the end of the song, Jon Stevens belched into the microphone. I was standing in front of Kirk and everytime he switched instruments, he was complaining that he worked out too much at the gym because his biceps hurt. After INXS rehearsed, I was standing in the back of the room. I watched Tim jump off the stage and he walked right over to me. We talked about my 9 ½ hour bus ride into New York and his 23 hour flight from Sydney. We then discussed his insomnia. Him and I actually have same problem of trying to stay awake during the day and can’t sleep at night. After a few more minutes, INXS, David Edwards and I crammed into the elevator. ME AND INXS IN AN ELEVATOR!!!
Timmy was going back to his room for a quick nap along with the other guys. I went down the street because I REALLY needed a drink. I had my drink and went back to the venue.
By this time, all the security guards were every where for tonight’s show. The only people they were letting in were the news media. The VIPs had to wait a while but my trusty email from Dan Jones helped me get in quicker. I showed it to a guard named Chris. And he took down my name, ID, and put a INXS Media pass over my head. There hanging around my neck was a Media Pass!! I was in!! I was treated highly by all the security and employers of the venue. Everyone kept handing me stuff. I was given a press package which contained a list of all the performers times they went on stage. Chris the guard gave me a small tour. He told me I had full access to anywhere INXS was and that I could have full access to them where ever. I had access to the balcony, ballroom, sides of stage and even after the concert, Chris put me ahead of everyone to get in and take a few group shots of the guys. I was in front of stage and Chris waved me over. He was standing in front of a door talking on a phone. He held up his finger to tell me to wait one moment then opened the door and said go right in. There I was, in INXS’ dressing room. I first stood up on a metal folding chair and took a couple shots of the guys and a few others that performed that night. I’m looking around and turned my head left and saw Jon Farriss standing in the doorway to an adjacent room. He was standing there all quiet. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind a photo and was so quiet and said, “I don’t know” while looking at his feet. He was tying to act all shy. I then preceded to ask him, “Are you being camera shy??” and he said with his little smile, “Yeah, I guess so.” I then coaxed him into having a photo taken. He opened his eyes real wide and the photo was taken. After that I see Kirk pretty much skipping passed me, he stopped right in front of me and smiled and with a rather happy voice said, “Hello there!” I said hello and asked him if I could take a photo. He said, “ Suuuure!, just give me a second, I can’t find my luggage and I got to find it.” I said, Ok.
We got called to go up to the balcony for a party. Tim was in front of me and started walking up the stairs. Tim missed a step and stumbled back a little. We laughed and then I asked him if he wanted me to carry him. He snickered and said, “No, I think I got it.” We got upstairs and Tim got us lost, we ended up in the back of the stage. David Edwards hunted us down and directed us the right way. LOL THANKS DAVE! This is where I ran into Andy and Jon F (again). Andy and I were discussing a previous concert of theirs I went to 5 months before this one. He said he had a blast there performing.
I saw and hung out with Tim most the night. Tim and I got pretty close a few times. He gave me a full body hug. I had Tim autograph a few things I brought with me. While he was doing that, he decided he wanted to color my nails in with a sharpie marker. I then grabbed the marker from his hand and I drew a smiley face on it. He tried licking it off with his tongue. We then kept grabbing the marker from each other and when we finally finished we had black lines and dots all over our hands and arms. Then, Tim was being a smart ass and tried lighting the end of the marker with a lighter. Why? I had no clue. Tim and I walked around some, there was a girl standing in the pathway talking to friends or just people in general. Tim and I wanted to pass her so he placed his hand on the back of her shoulder to get by. It didn’t faze him that the hand he had on the back of her shoulder also contained a beer. Well, the entire glass of beer ended up down her back. He snickered but apologized to her and we made our way past her. We headed back to the bar and while there a girl came up to Tim and asked him if he ever takes his wife to these events. Without hesitation he bursted out LOUDLY, “FUCK NO!” and laughed. She must have felt embarrassed and she left. During the time we hung out, Tim did an impersonation of Scarface. It was sooooo freaking funny.
Tim went to the restroom and I went for a walk around the balcony. I was walking and Kirk was coming from the other direction. We made eye contact. Then all of a sudden he stops dead in his track and yells, “OH PHOTOS!” Next thing I know he was grabbing my camera from my hand, threw it over my head to someone behind us and he put his cheek against mine and someone, (I have no idea who she was) took a photo of Kirk and I. That photo ended up on the main page at INXS.COM the weekend after that was taken along with a few other photos I took. I then found Jon Stevens and we had our photo taken as well.
Over all, this was the BEST day of my life. I spent the day and evening with INXS! Sadly to say, Garry wasn’t in the United States at this time so I didn’t have the pleasure of talking to him or having our photo taken together. So, my story is far from over. Need to see Garry to make it complete!
INXS’ Song List
November 19, 2002
1) Never Tear Us Apart intro
2) By My Side
3) New Sensation
4) Need You Tonight
5) Never Tear Us Apart
6) Disappear
7) What You Need
8) Kick
9) Devil Inside
10) Suicide Blonde
11) Don’t Change
November 19, 2002
1) Never Tear Us Apart intro
2) By My Side
3) New Sensation
4) Need You Tonight
5) Never Tear Us Apart
6) Disappear
7) What You Need
8) Kick
9) Devil Inside
10) Suicide Blonde
11) Don’t Change
1938 hits
