Jimmy Kimmel Live and AFI
I was a punk rock child the moment, I can dig it.
By Alyssa Ramos
As usual, I wasn’t entirely absolutely sure of what I was agreeing to when a good friend asked me if I wanted to go to Jimmy Kimmel at 4pm on a Monday afternoon, but as per also normal, it turned out to be way more interesting than I expected. “Don’t stress, we’re not kidnapping you.” The man driving mentioned when I noted that we were going in the opposite route of the studio on Hollywood and La Brea. There was an awkward silence prior to an even awkwarder conversation about how I actually did get kidnapped by an ex boyfriend…who I occurred to have met my lady pal in the front seat as a result of. Irroonnyy.
I was even now fairly puzzled when we pulled up to an office developing on Melrose that looked like a renovated home with enough fascinating points and art work inside it to make my brain go into Add overload. So a lot overload that I nonetheless had no concept what the goal of being there was until we received into the automobile with the cute man who I had met in the giant workplace that was comprehensive with a private bathroom, mini residing area, and about 1,000 press passes hanging on the wall…Should have gotten the hint sooner.
Turns out it was Velvet Hammer, the music management business for AFI (and various other massive band names like Alice in Chains, Method of a Down, and Deftones), and the reason why we have been going to Jimmy Kimmel was not for audience participation entertainment as I assumed, but because they had to go make sure almost everything was excellent with soundcheck and the dwell demonstrate. That was neat. I get pleasure from getting shocked with concerts, backstage passes, and desirable men with serious jobs and personalities. I mean…………..the band was truly excellent…
Even though my ear drums were staying blasted out since no civilians were permitted in nonetheless to block some of the sound waves, I was thrown proper back to middle school with a song that I had been obsessed with when I imagined I was a punk rocker chick (I went to an arts college, it was acceptable). The guys sounded just as wonderful as they did when I owned a skateboard, and I was suddenly reminded of how scorching rockstars are on stage.
We had some time to kill before the actual present so the manager guy brought us into the green room to get a drink from the open bar and watch the Jimmy Kimmel display from behind the scenes. In the middle of our enthralling conversation about all 4 of my jobs and my extremely versatile resumé, he turns to my pal and announces, “You have been appropriate! She’s not dumb!”…at least I know my close friends feel remarkably of me….I guess?
When it was time to watch AFI, we acquired to go to the side of the stage that was the designated for management, publicists, security, Jimmy Kimmel, and the LA Dodger’s pitcher, Brian Wilson who attempted to disguise himself with a weird black stringy wig and baseball cap, but come on, that ridiculous beard isn’t fooling everyone. The performance went very well, the lead singer, Davey Havok somehow climbed into the crowd and was capable to stand straight up by fans holding his legs. Interestingly I out of the blue felt particularly previous noticing that the supporters wore items I may possibly (or may definitely not) have worn in middle college, and there I was, wobbling on the asphalt in my 6 inch Loubs building feedback about the many kinds of smartphones that have been becoming held up in the air.
Immediately after the blast from the past we shot straight back into the current with a scrumptious meal at Delphine in The W on Hollywood Blvd. Fingers are crossed for extra concerts in the potential.
Beneath is the actual specialist video that’s way far better than my soundcheck video.
http://abc.go.com/displays/jimmy-kimmel-dwell/video/PL5520977/_m_VDKA0_o7jrdyz2
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