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april 30th, 1999, i ventured out into concert land and saw the best live show i think i ever will witness. what follows is simply what i saw, and if by some change any of you orgy guys stumbled upon my humble abode (ha!), this is just my humblethoughts on your excelent show. i plan on adding other concert reviews/stories on this page, so if you want to share with the internet your views on a particular orgy concert you were fortunate enough to check out, send them to me!. i want to hear, so does everyone else. enjoy!!!!!!

I piled into the car and arived at St Joe's University at around 6:00pm with my sister. We had scored tickets about three days before the show through a relative. We ran into him (we works there) and he took us back to sound check which was an honor even if the guys werent actually practicing. Ryan walked by once then, and I didnt even notice him, which is kinda odd since he is like 6'3 and has that unmistakeable blonde hair. My sister pointed him out to me, and I waved to him, and he waved back. Its funny how a little moment like that means something, how a simple wave makes a lasting impression, but I have so much respect for these guys and their music.

The actual show is what I want to get to though, because if you havent been fortunate enough to catch them live, I feel really sorry for you. Our seats were pretty good, section C, row 8, seat 2. Scary that I remember that, isnt it? We moved up a bit though as soon as the DJ who was on stage for what seemed like an eternity got off the stage. They opened with Dissension, one of my favorites. It was an extremely excelent show, and they were all full of energy and Jay was just jumping around all over the place. He wore a gray shirt and white pants, an outfit I hadnt seen him wear before in pictures or anything. Quick and pointless observation... Jay's microphone stand is taller than I am.

They were really in top form that night, Ryan was headbanging as always, and I love Paiges stage movements, I dont know why. Amir and Bobby were a bit hard to make out, but I squinted hard enough and saw them. Hell, I sure heard them, they played loud! They are really good at reproducing the sound from the CD, but you can still get that "live" feel to it, you know?

The set list included Stitches, Revival(my favorite) Fetisha, Gender and of course Blue Monday among others. It was an extremely intense show, and they were definately in top form.

Jay, Ryan, Bobby, Amir and Paige are each and individually talented, and they are masters of their instruments. In all honesty, it is high time a good band has emerged. They put on a show. They were also gracious enough to do the meet-n-greet, which goes to show just how appreciative and humble they really are. Looking forward to many more concerts, albums and surprises from them in years to come. You guys are awesome