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Oh, I love it when Axis oversells when they have actual shows. Even starting out with the opener, the place was packed. Maybe it was because it was Lily's last night in the States, but I think it has more to do with the fact that it was an all-ages show and folks realized too late in the game that they should have booked Avalon instead.
The opener was some crazy DJ who really wanted to showcase the fact that he had a sick vinyl collection and a flash PowerBook. The tracks he mashed up were interesting, but the actual output was lacking. I will admit my love for Sean Paul took over when he started to play some house music, and even though I wanted to pull the plug on his soundboard, I had a bit of a dance.
Boy got to escape to do a quick meet-and-greet with Lily, which pretty much consisted of "Hi! How'r'you?" and a quick piccie. Mostly, he noticed that she was really wee, and he was excited he got to show off his Greg Biffle tee shirt. Ah, urban elitists with a love of NASCAR. We are really that cutting edge.
The crowd was mostly girls, and a terribly amount of young scenesters mixed with quarter-life crisis kittens with blowsy hair and ridiculous stillettos. Lily apparently appeals to the disenfranchised suburban doll, because she came out to squeals and cheers. A few manly men let loose with "I love you, Lily!" and there may have been one "Show me some skin!" However, I think that came from the Beverage Patrol dude (No joke, he had an orange jacket that detailed his profession.), but you never know. Strange to know that the kittens love her, when in fact Lily is fairly street back in the UK.
Full band, including sax, trumpet, and trombone. The label must love her, to give her that kind of up-front cash to go on tour with that many folks. Dressed in a ridiculously cute black dress that I wish I could get a copy of for myself (size 10 US, thanks), Lily came out and giggled through a number of songs, sipping on her red wine the whole time. She's damn cute, I will give her that. But, it wasn't enough to make me stay after "Smile" for the encore. I scooped up Boy, and we bolted up the icy streets to the car.
