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Postby *Laura » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:28 pm

NYCity,last Saturday,the Canal Room.

Mindy and I got to Canal Street with a cab driver who was mumbling constantly in Turkish.
Either he had a Blue Tooth thingy and was talking to his gang,either he wanned to share with us the story of his f-ed up life,but we were too busy fantasizing about Hugo.... Sorry,Kamir. :lol: Send us a postcard,k?

The club.

Pretty crowded and obviously,as we were going to notice,there were a lot of Journey fans there.
Some sang the lyrics to a T. :wink:
Nice stage setup,good sound system and the best part was that Mindy and I
(along with Mary which came to meet us and to see the show) ended up very close to the stage.And I mean very close. :lol:

The show.

First,we had to overcome the shock.I mean Hugo is so Steve Perry-ish,our jaws dropped.
To better describe it,I had the feeling that Steve Perry's pics from 1982 came to life in front of my eyes.Hell,it was 1982 again and Perry was singing Open Arms. :shock:
Amazing.
To be honest,I was shameless.I took something like 90 pics of Hugo and he noticed...LOL
Ok,we also touched. :lol: He came very close to the edge of the stage and he held my hand.Twice. :oops:
Mindy got lucky once,but for some reason I think she wanned to be on the right side. :wink:
The guitar player (sorry M,I had to tell.. :twisted: ) was really awesome.Not only a very skilled guitarist who played Neal's solos perfectly (wow!),but he also looked like Neal. :shock:
So Mindy and I had some great visuals.Te-he-he...

The band sounded very good,Hugo was in a great vocal shape so I gotta say he nailed Mother Father!Loved it!
The keyboard player did a good job singing Rolie's parts on Feeling That Way/Anytime,Faithfully was beautiful,the crowd sang it loud and clear...
I loved BGTY and AWYW to pieces and really enjoyed the fact that Hugo did I'll Be Alright Without You just like Perry sang it on the GH DVD.Love the improvisation toward the end of the song.

Hugo was really great with the people and soon the show turned into a Journey party!It was really great!

The only dissapointment was that they played only one set,something like an hour and a half maybe.
We thought they would have a second set after the intermission,but sadly,a DJ took over the night. :evil:

We couldn't leave without meeting Hugo,um....ya know?
I managed to get him out for a quick chat and some pics.Don't ask. :lol:
He was very sweet and cool... and honestly,seeing him up close was amazing.
Not only he looks like the 1982 Perry,but he looks fantastic for his real age...Hugo is in his mid 40s. :shock:

So here are a few pics,the ones that were not blurry,lol,then the one with me(I think I need plastic surgery to remove that I-love-Hugo-holding-me grin off of my face) :lol: and ....well,the pic of Hugo with Mindy is not meant to be posted.
Don't ask me,ask her. :lol:

All in all we had a GREAT time! :D

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Postby Clasicrockldy » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:34 pm

That is a great review and the pics are awesome ! I am glad that you both had a good time ! :D
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Postby jrnyfan86 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:35 pm

looks like you had a blast.
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Postby FormerJrnyFan » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:36 pm

Great pictures Laura, glad you enjoyed the show!

Wish I could have made it :(
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Postby Moon Beam » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:51 pm

Thanks so much Shania, these are great.
Damn he does so to look like Perry! 8)
Glad you gals had fun, to bad they didn't
play longer.
Uhhhhm I didn't see mention of any good
ice cold Mooseheads being had, did ya?
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Postby *Laura » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:54 pm

JGal wrote:Great pictures Laura, glad you enjoyed the show!

Wish I could have made it :(

I wish you would have been there,Lori,I'm sure you would've enjoyed it a lot!
I am so sorry you couldn't make it. :(

But we will meet soon! :wink:
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Postby *Laura » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:01 pm

Moon,sweetie...Nothing icy,just sheer hotness. :lol: :wink:
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Postby Moon Beam » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:09 pm

Silly girl, I told Mindy to make sure you
both had a Moosehead for me, guess I'll
have to go next time and drink it myself.
Sheesh :lol: :wink:
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Postby ArnelRox » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:25 pm

Damn Hugo looks hot in that pic w/u Shania. He looks more like Perry onstage than in that one. Mmm yummy. Thanks for the eye candy. I needed that tonite.
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Postby tammy » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:07 pm

Thanks for sharing the pics...I could never see what he looked like close up & he's cute! Wish they were on the west coast to see.
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Postby T-Bone » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:57 pm

I would love to catch an Evolution show sometime :twisted: I've loved everything he's done since I first heard Valentine back in the early 90's. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby NealIsGod » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:25 pm

You should have told him to join the board.
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Postby Moon Beam » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:45 pm

Oh ya Niggy, I'm sure he'd love to be reamed daily here
by some that only bow to Perry. :lol:
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Postby Just Mindy » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:01 pm

NealIsGod wrote:You should have told him to join the board.
We're going to extend an invitation soon :wink: :lol:
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Postby *Laura » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:26 am

MSR wrote:
NealIsGod wrote:You should have told him to join the board.
We're going to extend an invitation soon :wink: :lol:

Today. :wink:
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Postby Mandi » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:25 am

Thanks so much for the great review and awesome pics.

The first time I saw Hugo and Evolution was at a local bar here, and I just stood in front of him with my stupid mouth hanging open for the first half hour, because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. He noticed, and I think he laughed at me. :oops: He is a super nice guy and very talented. I love his cds.

Anyway, it sounds like you had an unforgettable time. Thanks for sharing the experience.

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Re: Evolution

Postby *Laura » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:30 am

Mandi wrote:Thanks so much for the great review and awesome pics.

The first time I saw Hugo and Evolution was at a local bar here, and I just stood in front of him with my stupid mouth hanging open for the first half hour, because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. He noticed, and I think he laughed at me. :oops: He is a super nice guy and very talented. I love his cds.

Anyway, it sounds like you had an unforgettable time. Thanks for sharing the experience.

Mandi

Glad you enjoyed this,Mandi.

I hear ya..."mouth hanging open"... :lol:

And yeah,I second that...He is very talented and extremely nice. :)
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Postby Perryhollic » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:16 am

AWESOME Pics!! I'm glad you had a great time!! :D
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Postby SteveForever » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:00 am

Cool thing to go to Shania, hope I get to do this sometime soon!!! Have a good rest of your trip in the States!!!! p.s. very pretty pics. of you, you are a beautiful girl!!!

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Postby MCC620 » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:32 am

Just got the Valentine cd thanks to Andrew. :) I have a new respect for Hugo and really wish he would pursue that solo work again. Just may have to give Evolution antoher chance. :shock:
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Postby heardonthestreet » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:41 am

Moon Beam wrote:Oh ya Niggy, I'm sure he'd love to be reamed daily here
by some that only bow to Perry. :lol:
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Moon! I may be wrong but I think that all the Perryonly fans have a great deal of respect for the Journey tribute bands and their vocalists.
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Postby Rockindeano » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:21 am

NealIsGod wrote:You should have told him to join the board.


He wouldn't last long here.
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Postby Moose » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:32 am

Rockin'Deano wrote:
NealIsGod wrote:You should have told him to join the board.


He wouldn't last long here.



Dude, should he fear your paper tiger rhetoric like all of your lemmings? At least he brings it on stage, not on an internet forum!
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Postby geminix » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:51 am

Howard Stern AND Eskin RULE.
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Postby Aaron » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:15 pm

Ditto .... :twisted:

T-Bone wrote:I would love to catch an Evolution show sometime :twisted: I've loved everything he's done since I first heard Valentine back in the early 90's. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby Moose » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:17 pm

Deano thinks he is the King, but Eskin is the real King! :twisted:
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Postby Playitloudforme » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:23 pm

My oh my, my friend... looks like you were having yet another excellent time! Mindy...where are your pics girl??

Wished I'd been there!
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Postby Just Mindy » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:28 pm

Playitloudforme wrote:My oh my, my friend... looks like you were having yet another excellent time! Mindy...where are your pics girl??

Wished I'd been there!


Ugh....I'll PM ya! :?

We saw Paul Stanley as well last night, she's wearing me out :lol:
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