Alright I've had some time to compose my thoughts - so here's my review:
Here we go - this is going to be a comprehensive review - pictures and text at the same time
BEAR IN MIND - The usher sat on the end of my aisle, so I had to be super secretive about the pictures. I had the LCD screen covered and I don't have a viewfinder on my camera, so these were taken blind basically...so...be gentle on the blurriness / heads cut off, etc.
So - the guys come out with the robot getups on. Picture of some big delicious hands here:
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Another picture of the robot costumes:
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During some banter here
I believe this was when they were trying to figure out if all of Detroit was in the theater...asking about the population of Detroit...
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Taken during the song "Stana"...
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I'm not sure what song this is from – I apologize for the partial head cut-off
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One of the best pictures I got from the show:
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Okay – meet and greet time.
It was a gorgeous night out – probably mid 60's at 2 in the morning. We waited for maybe 40 minutes before Bret came out. When he got to me I asked him very sheepishly if he'd sign my poster and he was more than happy to! I allowed him to use me as his table. He asked what my name was, so I told him, then spelled it. After I finished he kept naming random letters, “T...r...u...z...f?” and I said, “Yes, exactly like that”. So he wrote something then said, “Hmm” like he was figuring out what to say, so I offered, “maybe something heartfelt...but not weird” then felt like kicking myself but then he laughed so it was alright. So he wrote away for a few minutes and then said, “There you go!” and then I asked if I could have a picture and he said, “Photo op! Sure!” and Laura took this lovely picture
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For what it's worth, he wrote, "Oh Kelly, I miss you!" and then signed his name...that's heartfelt - but not weird. Perfect.
So Bret finishes up and goes back inside – then another 20-30 minutes and Jemaine comes out. I REALLY wanted to compliment his shoes, but when I saw him and he finally got to me, my mind literally went blank. I asked him (again, VERY sheepishly) to sign my poster, then offered my back if I needed it – he said he'd be fine. He even had his own sharpie). Then I asked if I could have a picture, he laughed a little (I assume at my shyness) and said, “Sure!” I think he either was touched by my painful shyness or he felt sorry for me, but either way he looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Would you like anything special?” and I looked down at my camera all embarrassed like, “Maybe a hug picture? If that's okay?” and he was like “Yeah okay!” So then he got in this weird...stance. Like he opened his arms way out and stuck his legs far apart. I had no idea how to hold onto that so I just put my arms around him. And where do our faces land but side by side. I felt his beard on my face – it was a little scruffily but oddly soft for a beard
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After the picture was taken - he looked me square in the eyes and said, "Thank you for the hug". My heart then exploded into a million small fragments there on the Detroit street. What a gentleman
Seriously - if you're out on the west coast and have a spare night in the next few weeks- go check them out. They put on a HILARIOUS show
