View Full Version : Columbus, OH
Schottenstein Center
February 2, 2007
Best night of my life...got to meet Toby & get his autograph & a hug ... it ROCKED!!!
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The day of the Columbus concert I decided that even though I had not thought of anyone to go to the concert with me that I would go myself. I did not want to miss Juke Kartel. It turned out to be a very wise decision!! I called the arena directly and got a seat on the floor in row 11(that was a little further back-they didn't count the small VIP section in the row counting). The concert was held at the Value City Arena at the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State(we call it the Schott) It is a 19,200 seat arena when full of basketball fans. I know in a concert there are several thousand on the floor.
While waiting in line, I talked to some of the people around me and since most were Rockstar fans, I talked to them about MIG from the previous season and let them know that his CD was coming out in April and how awesome it is! I repeated that little spiel to many other fans that night and told anyone who said they had enjoyed MiG about his upcoming March 22nd visit to Hard Rock.Cleveland.
I had seen that there were going to be some JK Street Teamers there and I looked around until I saw them and offered to help. They had brought glow bracelets with JukeKartel.com on them, stickers, matchbooks and little glossy business cards with info about JK on them. There were four of them-one from Kentucky, one from North Carolina and I didn't hear where the other two were from. A couple manned the table and the other 2 went to work a different area. They gave me bracelets to hand out and I walked around the hallways and found some Toby fans. I told them that Toby was there with his band Juke Kartel. Some people didn't even know that Juke Kartel was going to be there so that made them very happy, and many were excited about seeing the house band. They were pretty bummed about HB not being there. The bracelets were very popular with the crowd. I told them that JK had an EP for sale at the merch table and that they would be signing them that night. And again I got the opportunity to spead a little word about MIG's CD release on April 10th(hoope you guys will check it out too-it is awesome).
One of the ladies I talked to had seen Dilana and Magni together at the hotel and it turned out they had all stayed at a close by hotel and some of the fans had seen Toby there the night before. OSU had told me that Dlana was supposed to open so it was a surprise to me that Juke Kartel opened. It was so thrilling to hear their first few bars and then see Toby come walking out on the stage. They opened with Save Me, did Burning Down the House, December(which was formerly known as Money Love), Rebel Yell and finished with Throw It Away.The guys looked and sounded incredible and the crowd loved them. Toby asked how many people had Juke Kartel bracelets and was thriled to see everyone hold up their arms with the glow bracelet on them. They were not loving the cold but had come into Columbus the night before and had visited a couple clubs and had a great time.. The set was perfect in every way and the corwd was very excited and rockin' with the group but 25 minutes is just not enough Juke. Toby was totally hot to the poiint it is hard to take your eyes off him but when you do you see the other guys in the band also are hotties of their own too. There is something especially fun about Tommy-he has a great grin. You can tell the guys are so delighted to be getting their music to so many people!The people I talked to had come from Tennessee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio. Seems like love for Juke Kartel is growing quickly. I am so happy form them. They announced that up next would be Dilana and Magni. Now I had a real dilemma. I love Magni too but wanted to meet the JK guys so I went to get in line for the meet and greet.
I could hear Dilana and Magni from where I was standing/ I was in a fairly long line to see JK and missed sev of Dilana and Magni's songs when a lady shushed us out of line saying they wouldn't be signing merchandise until after the concert was over~1130 pm so I got to go back to my seat to see the end of Dilana and Magni. The first song I heard them do while in line was an acoustic version of Chris Isaak's Wicked Game-one of my fav songs, and they sound incredible together, their harmonies are great. I think Every Breath You Take was one of the songs they played but I had been up since 4 30 in the morning and as much as I thought I would remember things-I just don't. The lighting on Dilana was clear while they kept Magni in blue for most of the songs I saw, probably to make sure the audience knew it was her gig. Man, Magni sounds great though. Dilana sounded really good but she isn't as compelling to watch as JK to be sure. I enjoyed the part I saw and wished I had gotten to see their whole set. I hope Magni gets to be part of the team for the rest of the concerts. I think he adds a cool dimension to her performances and just wished I could have seen him ds\o his own set.
The next two groups Panic Channel and Supernova were painfully loud and I think it interfered with some of my enjoyment of their music. JK wasn't amped to that point and still totally had the crowd.. I wasn't that familiar with Panic Channel's music. The crowd was enthusiastic about them and their were a lot of Navarro fans around me who were totally engrossed inPC's set. I thought the lead singer was good but not especially memorable. He did have a lot of energy and the song I remember best in this set was Highway to Hell.
Next up was Rockstar SN. I got the feeling they aren't too happy to have to add the Rockstar to their chosen name by a comment Tommy made. Tommy is an awesome drummer to watch. He really has a lot of passion with his drums. I didn't know before the concert that Gilby is an Ohio native. The band sounded good and had really neat lighting effects although the white lights they used were really blinding at times. Lukas vocals were sort of variable. On some he sounded clear and on others, it was hard to determine what he was singing. He was pretty enthusiastic and has looked like he has been the lead of the band for a lot longer than 6 months. He wore a black jacket with a big white cross on the back. He was all over the stage and it seem like people either love his style of falling around or not(I've never been a fan of that but there were some people around me who would disagree) They performed Boys of Summer which I really enjoyed, It's On, Leave the Lights On, Be Yourself(and 5 Other Cliches) , It's All Love, Headspin, Dead Parade, their finale was Can't Bring Myself To Light This Fuse but my favorite of their set was Bittersweet Symphony-they brought in a quartet of ladies playing other instrument for that and it was really impressive. Tommy Lee left his drums to play keyboard on some of the songs and did a great job on that instrument too. All in all it was a very enjoiyable set. Lukas thanked the crowd for putting him in the spot where he belonged and said he had almost given up on being able to capitalize on his talents. He urged others not to let the naysayers get you down. Dave Navarro joined them in a song but to my dismay Lukas and Toby didn't sing together. The crowd enjoyed the whole concert but we were all amazed that SN walked off and didn't do even one encore. I don't remember a band I have ever seen do that so that bummed out a lot of people around me. Unfortunatly for me at that point a stumbling drunk walked toward me, stumbled, one arm punched me in the eye while he spilled beer on the lady behind me. JK was easily the best band of the night but the four groups together is a lot of great entertainment at one concert!
I was late getting upstairs because I had waited to see Toby and Lukas and the line to see JK was soooo long(I was happy for them) that there were so many fans who waited to see them. The line didn't start until 1130 and for the first 15 minutes I didn't even move a step! Todd came out after we had been in line for about a half hour and announced that they appreciated people waiting so long to see them so as long as people were willing to wait they would make sure everyone got a chance to come and talk with them. It was fun visiting in line with their other fans. and the girls behind me in line were the ones who took my picture with them. At one point there was an announcement that no pictures would be allowed since the line was taking so long but by the time I got up there everyone was taking pics. It was fun to watch them interact with the fans-Toby, Tommy, Eddie and Todd were at the meet and greet. Eddie and Tommy told me Dale was very sick and couldn't make it to the M and G/ Several women had the guys sign their boobs to the delight of the guys and Todd bragged that he got the first tush-I am not talking about the clothing. These folks had their bare skin signed. Wonder how they will keep those autographs ;- 0 The guys were so good with all their fans-they were very cute with the little people in line. That will be a memory for those kids! When I got to the line Toby gave me a big hug and I told him how I was excited I was to see them and meet them. You could tell those guys were loving meeting all the fans.I told them what good sports they were to see all of us. Toby didn't look the least bit tired. He is the master of face making for the cameras. he is a real cut up. When he is making a serious mug for the camera, you can tell he is having a hard time not laughing. I told them I was trying to recruit my daughter to take some friends to the Brisbane show. I asked Toby why they had changed the name of Money Love to December and they said some of the guys that helped write it weren't there anymore and they wanted to update the song and give it a fresher sound. I told him I liked both versions. Tommy gave me a big hug too. He has a lot of charisma too and had exhanged smiles with me a couple times in line. He has an amazing grin, it lights up the room, and they were thanking us all for coming. I didn't get much chance to talk with Todd and Eddie because there was a family that I had asked if they would wait and let me walk out to the parking lot with them so I left. there were still at least a dozen people in line and it was 1250 am at that point. The 4 street teamers were at a table after the signing table and handing out JK merchandise. They really did an amazing job street teaming. They stayed at the table and didn't even see some of the other shows.
I hope Columbus will be on the list of cities for the summer tours. Columbus loved Juke Kartel!!
Mary Beth
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Those were the performance pics from the Schott. I wish they weren't so blurry.
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Magni was at another table meet and greet so I took a shot of him
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This is me with the guys while Dale was back at the hotel.
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Last summer I wouldn've neve dreamed I would have the opportunity to meet Toby! It was such a thrill to meet these guys. They are so sweet-even to we older fans.
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Toby welcomed everyone with a big hug and here is the new tatt.
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I love this pic of Tommy so much I sent it to him
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I wish there would have been more time to talk with Eddie and Todd. Eddie looks deep in thought!
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Toby signs a b**b much to Todd's delight
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Tommy signing a chest-note he has been autographed too
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I hope that wasn't too many to post!
Mary Beth
OK boys and girls, here we go again. I'm just going to try to hit the highlights. Of course, I have gotta start with...IT WAS A F*CKING AMAZING NIGHT!!!!! The best part, for me, was meeting Stephd and making an instant connection. We are perfect together because all the things she forgets about due to her ADD, I take care of and obsess over due to my OCD!!! We made a FABULOUS team and I can't wait to do it again. THANKS STEPH!!!! I LOVE YA GIRL!!! :-*
The venue treated us sooooo well (BIG THANKS TO DARLENE) and basically let us do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted. They were nice enough to set us up a table at a 90 degree angle to the boys, so we got to hang with them the whole time they signed autographs (which was until every single person in line was taken care of) and we hit every person that went through the line with JK promo merch. The signing ended up lasting 2 1/2 hours. The guys were so amazing and they treated the last person with as much enthusiasm as they did the first. I must say, these guys treat every fan the same, no matter if they are skinny, fat, a beauty queen, not a beauty queen, young, old, it just doesn't matter and that definitely can't be said for all artists.
The boys sounded awesome and when Toby sang the line in December that says "The temptress, she puts my lovin to the test", he pointed at Steph and said "there she is" which resulting in people asking if she was his girlfriend.LOL Tommy and Toddie came out for bit during Supernova's set and watched them perform a couple of songs with us. Steph and I never sat in our seats, as a matter of fact, I don't even know where our seats were. Instead, we hung out in the lobby and answered the constant stream of questions from people wanting to know about JK and the signing. I think this tour exposed Juke Kartel's music to so many people that may not have ever heard it otherwise. I think many people walked away fans that weren't fans at the beginning of the night.
I have to thank Shelly and her hubby Doug and Mary Beth for helping us distribute promo merch. We had a ton of bracelets and they went in a matter of minutes. We also handed out pens, match books, static clings, tattoos, and postcards.
Now for the story I didn't share last time. By the time Steph and I left, only workers remained. We left the building through a different entrance than the one we entered through. Of course, once the doors closed, there was no getting back in. We looked for something familiar, but couldn't find anything, so we started walking...we walked...and we walked...and we walked some more, until we had walked completely around the building. It wasn't that we couldn't find our car, WE COULDN'T FIND THE DAMN PARKING LOT. Mind you, it was ass freezing cold (it was around 0 with a wind chill of -20, the coldest weekend of the winter) and Steph is wearing high heeled boots and her JK hoodie and my coat wasn't much warmer. Finally Steph said it has to be that way and thank God she was right. I ran and got the car while she shivered on the street corner. Had we not been so damn cold, we probably would have laughed our asses off at the whole situation. Come to think of it, that is probably why I got so sick and had to drive home Sunday with a temperature of 102.
So was my night #2 with Juke Kartel. I had a blast and Steph and I shared a lot of laughs. I also got to experience the boys a bit more and I must say that Toddie is HILARIOUS. He had us laughing the whole night!! I hated that Dale was sick and couldn't join us for the signing. Hopefully, I will get to hang out with him next time. All I can say is I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!!
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Here are some pictures for you all to drool over #drool# ...
The sign I had to correct for Todd
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I asked Toby to smile and I got this lovely expression
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Tommy wants you!!!!
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This boy is GORGEOUS!!
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What a pair these two make!!
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The preferred beverage of the night, at least for the Aussies in the house.
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More to come...
So DAMN YUMMY!!!!!
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How amazing are these guys for all the phone calls they make??? He is hot, even when talking on the phone. hehehe
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Todd and Eddie posing for the camera.
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I think the button on his shirt is about to pop!
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I love how they are always having fun!!!
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Toby putting on a necklace a fan gave him.
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The boys minus a sick Dale.(Sorry, this one is a bit dark.)
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His smile makes me smile!! :D
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Notice someone autographed Tommy's arm. #giggle#
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Yes, that is Steph's blonde hair. Eddie is listening intently to what she has to say, while Toddie's eyes make him look trashed.LOL
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One gorgeous profile!!!
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He is simply BEAUTIFUL!!!
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MORE?????
OMG, the HAIR and the SMOLDERING LOOK!!!!!!!
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WHAT A SMILE!!!
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Best buds doing what they love!!
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Todd and Eddie representin'!!!
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I think Toby was signing a jean pocket is this one.
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Toby signing a BOOB!!!
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Toby is laughing hysterically because Toddie is signing an ass cheek. Thank God the signing ended shortly thereafter, because God only knows what would have been whipped out next for the guys to sign!!!!
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And bringing up the rear...
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That's it for me. I hope you all enjoy!!!!
I'm just going to go over the highlights of the evening too.
Meeting Joyce and StephD was alot of fun! They are both great people and made my hubby and I feel very welcome. :) They both worked hard to get all the JK stuff and info passed out.
The set was great but of course too damn short. Toby was funny in his interactions with the crowd and they all had amazing energy up there!
When the boys came out to do the signing, and the crowd saw them, they started screaming their name and just plain screaming! You would have thought Elvis had entered the building! It was fantastic! I was very thrilled for them to get that kind of response.
My husband and I passed out the postcards at the door when the signing first started to all the people who didn't want to wait in line all night and just left. Finally we were out of cards and back at the table.
I think I was standing there in awe most of the time while they signed the merchandise. Todd was joking around with us all night and I had this permanant smile plastered on my face! The guys were sooooo amazing with their fans!!! They seemed to be just as excited to meet the fans as the fans were to meet them. :) It was a beautiful sight to behold and I'm happy I got to be a part of that if only for a very short while.
I'm with Joyce, I could do that again and again and again!
Sorry, no pics. :( I have a new camera though and I'm ready for the next time! :)
Oh, by the way mbucksfan, my hubby and I are from Ohio.
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