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I am down in Escondido, California because I impulse bought a ticket for Steam Powered Giraffe's 10th Anniversary Show. I was worried they'd sell out fast (I was right about that) so I grabbed a ticket as soon as I saw the announcement. Then I had to plan the trip, figure out how to get to Escondido, etc. I was also worried because I'm recovering from an injury that made me so sensitive to light and sound, that about this time last year a trip to the mall nearly did me in.
I did fine at the show. I'd put Day 3 aside to recover, but I am ... fine. I had to close my eyes and put my head down during a few songs, but I actually stayed for the whole thing.
I don't know if any of you care about, or even know, what SPG is, so I will cover the show briefly.
They had everyone who had been in the band since when they started as Balboa Park buskers back in the day. My ticket came with access to the sound check. They are such a polished act on stage and do things like move in sync out of nowhere. After seeing the sound check, I wonder how much is practice and how much is them having a god-tier sound engineer. Steve Negrete started trying to help them for fun back when they were buskers. It was an unusually complicated show, with so many performers but it was funny how it seemed like they'd be totally lost without Steve. The show went amazing. It was a lot of fun and very geared for long term fans.
Performers wearing shiny metallic paint totally messed with my camera. (They are a steampunk band.) The one main singer who has white on the main part of her face? Clear, amazing images. Every other steambot? Dozens of blurry pictures in a row. My goal was one good picture of my favorite 'bot, who is a former member back for this show. I don't think I have a single salvageable picture of him.
I need to stop trying to edit photos while down here on just my tablet. I have a weighted gaming mouse at home and words cannot describe who much better a gaming mouse is than even a regular mouse when developing/sorting images.
I will post some pictures once I am home. I have a few pictures up on Instagram, @Dorkvania I am going to re-work everything at home to see if I can find a few more pictures that aren't hot messes. I thought about renting a lens for this trip, but decided against it. Ah, well. I was there for the show not a photoshoot. I stopped trying for most of the show because it wasn't working.
I had a good time chatting with fans before the show. Plans for a meetup after fell apart as the band stayed to do free autographs for everyone. The line took hours and we all got through at different times. It was still a good time and it was nice to be at such a chill fan event.
Oh, I will post one picture, me in the T shirt I wore in place of my custom. I got a lot of compliments on it, including from the band.
Bryan (the newest member) told me he liked my shirt. I was like 'Oh, thanks' and then he said 'No, I really, really like your shirt. Are you tracking Bigfoot down here?' I told him that in this region I was hoping for Jackalope.
I think I get more people engaging with me at events when I am in my T shirts than in a costume. Tho, at this point the conversation starter has been a Maid Voyage shirt so often I feel like I should get cards from that artist to hand out.
I did fine at the show. I'd put Day 3 aside to recover, but I am ... fine. I had to close my eyes and put my head down during a few songs, but I actually stayed for the whole thing.
I don't know if any of you care about, or even know, what SPG is, so I will cover the show briefly.
They had everyone who had been in the band since when they started as Balboa Park buskers back in the day. My ticket came with access to the sound check. They are such a polished act on stage and do things like move in sync out of nowhere. After seeing the sound check, I wonder how much is practice and how much is them having a god-tier sound engineer. Steve Negrete started trying to help them for fun back when they were buskers. It was an unusually complicated show, with so many performers but it was funny how it seemed like they'd be totally lost without Steve. The show went amazing. It was a lot of fun and very geared for long term fans.
Performers wearing shiny metallic paint totally messed with my camera. (They are a steampunk band.) The one main singer who has white on the main part of her face? Clear, amazing images. Every other steambot? Dozens of blurry pictures in a row. My goal was one good picture of my favorite 'bot, who is a former member back for this show. I don't think I have a single salvageable picture of him.
I need to stop trying to edit photos while down here on just my tablet. I have a weighted gaming mouse at home and words cannot describe who much better a gaming mouse is than even a regular mouse when developing/sorting images.
I will post some pictures once I am home. I have a few pictures up on Instagram, @Dorkvania I am going to re-work everything at home to see if I can find a few more pictures that aren't hot messes. I thought about renting a lens for this trip, but decided against it. Ah, well. I was there for the show not a photoshoot. I stopped trying for most of the show because it wasn't working.
I had a good time chatting with fans before the show. Plans for a meetup after fell apart as the band stayed to do free autographs for everyone. The line took hours and we all got through at different times. It was still a good time and it was nice to be at such a chill fan event.
Oh, I will post one picture, me in the T shirt I wore in place of my custom. I got a lot of compliments on it, including from the band.
Bryan (the newest member) told me he liked my shirt. I was like 'Oh, thanks' and then he said 'No, I really, really like your shirt. Are you tracking Bigfoot down here?' I told him that in this region I was hoping for Jackalope.
I think I get more people engaging with me at events when I am in my T shirts than in a costume. Tho, at this point the conversation starter has been a Maid Voyage shirt so often I feel like I should get cards from that artist to hand out.
