Furry Geoff! Furry Geoff!
Sep. 3rd, 2021 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowhiveWell today has been an experience. First, fresh annoyance about the ticket, because it was a mobile one the site said it couldn’t give a screenshot and that made me panic because wi fi around the venue is spotty. Luckily accessing the bullring WiFi and keeping the app open meant it still showed up but… ugh.
I only went into two places quickly on the way. The Lego store still didn’t have the Mandalorian starship, or the Lego marvel figures. I heard someone mention waiting on a delivery so… they did have the fancy potter thing with the owl though.
I also went quick through the entertainer and was surprised they had Among Us crewmate plushies and they look so cute.
Then I went down towards the venue and as I was heading there I saw someone heading towards the Bullring and thought ‘huh that looks like Geoff’ and then a few paces behind him was Otto. My brain was slow to realise this so I couldn’t up even manage to say hi or ask for a pic or anything, which I wish I did.
There was a lot of people in the queue by the time I got there (but I didn’t leave home until 4 so) and so many didn’t have masks. The site said they should but they didn’t seem to care (though they did check for vaccination proof, my letter came today so I used that)
Merch was a bit eh, a tee, hoodie and cap, so I didn’t get anything. But in the line I saw a set it off poster for the show I was gonna see last yeah and though it got delayed again until I saw the year.
In the venue I hung back, which was probably good given how bad my anxiety had been. The crowd went wild for the sound check guys as well as some of the songs that played (including mcr, which I guess was Otto’s choice).
As predicted the gig was just Waterparks but that was ok. It fun and chaotic. I found out the venue was where the Fandom live was filmed which surprised me cause it’s pretty small but it makes me want it more now.
A few songs in someone tossed bunny ears to Awsten which he ended up putting on. He said something about this is how it all begins and how pics would be all over furry twitter. He kept them on for one song (honestly I can’t remember which, it was a Greatest Hits one though), then said that he was thinking of Otto during the song and tossed the ears to him, which ended up on one drum for awhile (I didn’t notice because the drum kit wasn’t raised so couldn’t see him well)
This lead to him starting a chant of Furry Geoff, and then asking who was more a furry, Geoff or Otto. The crowd cheered more for Otto so make of that what you will.
Someone yelled something that sounded like bus wanker at him which led to a chant and Awsten said it reminded him of high school
The furry thing came back as Awsten said ‘This is about ottos future romance in the furry kingdom’ before Fruit Roll Ups. During which someone got engaged! And Awsten said he wanted to get ordained (and knighted) both of which sound wild.
there were four acoustic choruses of telephone, not warriors, 21 questions and crave, though most of the singing was us. They played Stupid for you and miss having sex in full later bough.
Crying over it all was sang towards Geoff . Turbulent was the last pre encore song and the set ended with See You In The Future which felt appropriately
The show ended pretty early, around 9, so I decided to head straight to the station since I was pretty tired and didn’t wanna go by the bus (there was meant to be an after show somewhere, until 6am but I wasn’t gonna do that).
I got some noms from Tesco then there was a screwup with trains, but now I’m on my way home yay! I posted pics on Instagram which I’ll link to later.
Edit: I forgot to link the pics last night so they’re here
I only went into two places quickly on the way. The Lego store still didn’t have the Mandalorian starship, or the Lego marvel figures. I heard someone mention waiting on a delivery so… they did have the fancy potter thing with the owl though.
I also went quick through the entertainer and was surprised they had Among Us crewmate plushies and they look so cute.
Then I went down towards the venue and as I was heading there I saw someone heading towards the Bullring and thought ‘huh that looks like Geoff’ and then a few paces behind him was Otto. My brain was slow to realise this so I couldn’t up even manage to say hi or ask for a pic or anything, which I wish I did.
There was a lot of people in the queue by the time I got there (but I didn’t leave home until 4 so) and so many didn’t have masks. The site said they should but they didn’t seem to care (though they did check for vaccination proof, my letter came today so I used that)
Merch was a bit eh, a tee, hoodie and cap, so I didn’t get anything. But in the line I saw a set it off poster for the show I was gonna see last yeah and though it got delayed again until I saw the year.
In the venue I hung back, which was probably good given how bad my anxiety had been. The crowd went wild for the sound check guys as well as some of the songs that played (including mcr, which I guess was Otto’s choice).
As predicted the gig was just Waterparks but that was ok. It fun and chaotic. I found out the venue was where the Fandom live was filmed which surprised me cause it’s pretty small but it makes me want it more now.
A few songs in someone tossed bunny ears to Awsten which he ended up putting on. He said something about this is how it all begins and how pics would be all over furry twitter. He kept them on for one song (honestly I can’t remember which, it was a Greatest Hits one though), then said that he was thinking of Otto during the song and tossed the ears to him, which ended up on one drum for awhile (I didn’t notice because the drum kit wasn’t raised so couldn’t see him well)
This lead to him starting a chant of Furry Geoff, and then asking who was more a furry, Geoff or Otto. The crowd cheered more for Otto so make of that what you will.
Someone yelled something that sounded like bus wanker at him which led to a chant and Awsten said it reminded him of high school
The furry thing came back as Awsten said ‘This is about ottos future romance in the furry kingdom’ before Fruit Roll Ups. During which someone got engaged! And Awsten said he wanted to get ordained (and knighted) both of which sound wild.
there were four acoustic choruses of telephone, not warriors, 21 questions and crave, though most of the singing was us. They played Stupid for you and miss having sex in full later bough.
Crying over it all was sang towards Geoff . Turbulent was the last pre encore song and the set ended with See You In The Future which felt appropriately
The show ended pretty early, around 9, so I decided to head straight to the station since I was pretty tired and didn’t wanna go by the bus (there was meant to be an after show somewhere, until 6am but I wasn’t gonna do that).
I got some noms from Tesco then there was a screwup with trains, but now I’m on my way home yay! I posted pics on Instagram which I’ll link to later.
Edit: I forgot to link the pics last night so they’re here
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Date: 2021-09-04 04:54 pm (UTC)Funnily enough I had issues with trains home from my last gig. There was an incident on the line I get, and it was closed for several hours so I had to divert my route and change twice rather than once. Just had to leave ten minutes earlier and I got home for the same time so it wasn't so bad
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Date: 2021-09-04 05:35 pm (UTC)Oh no that sounds awkward! there was some sort of incident to delay the train by half an hour which was annoying but at least I got back (and I’m glad you did too)
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Date: 2021-09-04 06:12 pm (UTC)I mean, I'm kinda ambivalent when it comes to trains. 100% don't trust them...I'm fully resigned to being delayed by them. I usually drive to gigs now tbh (I park at a tram stop and then get the tram to Manchester usually), and I wind up getting home quicker which is silly considering trains can go faster than cars lol.
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Date: 2021-09-05 07:17 pm (UTC)That really is annoying. When they fuck up they really do, but it’s my only way there and back so I’m stuck with them!
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Date: 2021-09-09 04:25 pm (UTC)I love you got an unexpected sighting beforehand too.
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Date: 2021-09-09 05:13 pm (UTC)And yeah! I just wish I’d said hi, I was just focused on getting there and just… I’m still kicking myself