First Time I Caught……
Yes, this was the first time I caught…
A flying poster in a concert!… Woohooo!!
The grasshoppers guys started to throw several posters out to the audience. The mood of the entire stadium was reaching its climax. Then one of the singers threw a poster in my direction. It spun upwards, slicing through the air, and then momentarily suspended itself in at the highest point of its projectory. Reminds me of a perfect projectile motion from physics of sports. Haha…
Several excited fans in front scrambled from their seats and their eyes were focused on the single prize floating in mid-air. Fingers grasped thin air desperately, as the highly desired object flew in its designated path, destined for its one true owner. I effortlessly extended my hands slightly while remaining seated, and the poster was mine for the taking. That was when a huge hand smacked me hard on the right side of my face. Apparently, there was a crazy fan directly behind me as well. Too late. It was already in my hands. My friend beside me was shocked for a moment, mouth slightly opened. Too bad she was too surprised to take any pictures of that wonderful moment which lasted only seconds…
Yes, we went to watch the grasshoppers in concert at the indoor stadium. For those who are still clueless, the grasshoppers were a late eighties and early nineties chinese boyband from hongkong. And they are back in singapore after eleven long years. Memories of kindergarden and primary school popped into my head as they sang their nostalgic songs and danced their entertaining signature moves. We were seated so damn close to the stage, that we could see every detail of the performance, including a blooper whereby one of the grasshoppers had a string from his sleeve entangled with one of the female dancer’s short pants. So the both of them continued singing, touching, and dancing sexily with each other, while discreetly trying to unentangle themselves. Very natural and professionally done indeed…
Jeanette Aw and friend, Taufik Batisah and girlfriend, and that male actor from tcs8 (i can’t remember his name) and girlfriend, were at the front row. Jeanette had shoulderlengthed red hair, and was wearing an orange dress. Nice figure, cute face. Yes, she was quite hot actually, and was the center of attraction before the concert started. And Taufick was smooth and cool in his white blazer and shirt as usual. The strange thing was, most of the songs were in cantonese. Not that I understand much cantonese, but it was just slightly amusing to see Taufik there…
So it was understandable that Taufick and girlfriend left after the first encore. But there was a second encore when the grasshoppers sang ballads from their earlier albums. Even after the concert ended, a few groups of hardcore fans were still screaming their lungs away for more encores…
The night ended with me getting a limited edition poster, "hand thrown" directly from the grasshoppers (and i did not have to spend any money buying merchandise and souvenirs from "middlemen", hehe), slightly bent spectacles, a small cut on my forehead, and a thin line of dried-up blood stretching above my eyebrow…
But hey, this is the first time I caught a flying poster in a concert!…
Flesh wounds heal over time, but memories last a lifetime. =P…
