The plan was that we wold get there at 12:30, we didn't. That being said, we ate lunch in Little Tokyo, good ramen, annoying kinda expensive parking. Then after lunch we went to Hollywood
Despite Eric's panicking, we actually got there very early (2pm). There were only about 15 people in line when we arrived, so we picked up our wristbands, and shopped around a bit before actually getting into line. By then there were about 25 people in front of us, not too bad.
Then we had to find ways to kill 3.5 hours. It involved watching Bolt (cute doggy), playing Final Fantasy Crisis Core, and hollering at the KIISFM cameras that came around. The wait actually wasn't too bad. I got a hat. There was some person with a drawing of Utada that she wanted us to sign.
When we got inside, we were pretty close to the front. Then we just chilled and relaxed for like 20 minutes while people behind us got inside. Then Sisanie (KIISFM girl) came, announced tha Utada would arrive shortly. Then Utada came and the crowd went crazy.
It definitely was a crazy crowd. Very very high energy. Lots of cheers and entertaining signs. She would talk about her song, then play it, and we would cheer. In a few of the songs, she would sing along and then the crowd would cheer. Then once she responded to the crowd cheer with her own cheer. Then for one of the songs, we managed to get the sea aneame motion going with the crowd. After she played a few songs and explained them, it was time for Q&A. We had some pretty fun questions with some pretty entertaining responses.
Then, Sisanie said that she would be taking pictures with everyone. That's when the whole event went downhill. for starters, there wasn't a line. So it was just a big blog of people. So security decided, well, well just form a line, and everyone not in that line of theirs would be forced to the end. So that would be me. Pretty retarded way of making a line, especially paying no regard to who came first. Then, after she left, they announced that she had to catch a plane to NY and already left. Then they said they had some autographed pictures at the store exits. When the crowd moved to the store exits, security came out and pushed everyone out, the closed the doors. The remaining people inside couldn't leave, and people outside were forced to disperse by security cause they didn't like us standing around. People inside had the oppertunity to get an Utada makeup bag.
All in all, at the end, it didn't matter who came earlier, it just all came down to luck if you could see her or not. I just happened to be terribly unlucky. So no picture, no autograph, no nothing. At least I got to see her, and the event was pretty fun. Car ride to dinner was pretty emo and depressing. Dinner was pretty gloomy and ansty. Then we had to speed back so Eric could watch Watchmen.
