when you smile, the whole world smiles with you.

catdecember, if you're still debating on whether or not to see Miyavi @ the AVALON on the 16th, do not hesitate - the answer is an resounding YES. He puts on a show, an extravaganza - there is a tapdancer (WHO SOLOS), a taiko drummer, a DJ who does remixes right then and there, an incredible beat boxer, and Miyavi himself, who could easily be a one man show, but is charismatic enough to share the spotlight with a tight line up of amazing talent. (and if I didn't hate driving in LA traffic so much, I'd totally be there to see them again)

I mean, there was a TAP DANCE SOLO.


I've been back for little under two hours, and I'm still smiling (and still partially deaf). I have so much to share - the people watching, the sheer range of ages (Miyavi is all things to all people) from the expected tweens/college kids to middle aged couples (one woman wearing a Barack Obama "Hope" tshirt was telling her professor -looking husband to smuggle in her camera in his jacket), an entire Japanese family with a pregnant woman (the obaa-san was waving her arms along with her daughters to Miyavi. When you see a 70ish woman throwing up her arms and attempting the rock sign, you know you have entered another plane of AWESOME.), a really cute pair of gay boys who were very shy in their affection with one another (possibly first date?), more corsets and garters you could shake a bedazzled stick at, miles and miles of stripes and piercings and tattoos, and you should have seen the women, the hot Goth moms who brought their babies, and you guys, it was rock and roll.

I'm so happy right now.

Miyavi's DJ wunderkind - Teddy Loid, is incidentally also the cutest thing I have ever seen...this week. He's got MAD SKILLZ. I wanted to take him home in my purse.

early birthday greetings and Miyavi and OMG YOU GUYS I THINK HE LOOKED AT ME.

I'm kidding about the latter part of that subject line, btw. L and I were in the balcony, smack in the middle, for perfect stage viewing, but every time the lights came on, it came on full blast, so even if Miyavi looked in our direction, he would have just seen a huge beam of light. Possibly. I'm not sure. I don't look good in direct light.

Erm, happy birthday to smithereen. I've known you for a long time, Rebe - and traveled the world together and made fun of stupid people together - and really, what more do you need for a working relationship? *G* I hope your birthday is a blast.

So I watched Miyavi in concert - and I'll do a more lengthy write up later, as I'm kind of winding down from the adrenaline, but it was easily one of the best live shows I've seen in my (albeit short concert-going) life. There is a tap dancer who does solos, taiko drumming, a dj and a beat boxer, and Miyavi, who is some kind of mad Genius along the lines of beethoven, but with a guitar.

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and L, I found out the name of the (ridiculously cute) DJ. His stage name is Teddy Loid, and he's eighteen years old. This is totally like working at the mall again and everyone you know is a fetus.