Sunday, August 29, 2010

When I watched the HUMANOID CITY LIVE

My dad told me he'll buy me the Humanoid City Live DVD for my birthday. It'll serve as his gift but yesterday, on 28th, he gave it to me already. I was so surprised, never had a gift like this before. For me, this will be the greatest birthday EVER! So far, it's the best, I mean the BEST-EST gift my parents ever gave to me.
As soon as I got it, this may sound really awkward, but I screamed and shrieked and I watched it as soon as I was done with my homework. I was just so excited! I know...it's really hilarious! Even mom laughed. I’m so ridiculous! I mean it! My sister knew I would, so she was a bit prepared because that’s what I did when I got my Humanoid album too. Hahaha :)
So, it took 2 hours after I'm done watching it, but before that, I really would like to tell what I was feeling and observing when watching that concert. Their first song, Noise, went out really, really great! Their entrance was like coming out of an egg or something – ‘coz that’s what Tom calls it. It was so awesome! Bill's outfit made him look like a real Humanoid...perhaps like an Alien. =))
The second song went out well too, just like the first one. In fact, it was really related to what he looks at that very moment. The song is Human connect to Human. Tom, Bill's identical twin, looked really great, too. While on rehearsal, the interviewer asked him if he also wanted to wear clothes like what Bill wears, but he said, he didn't want to, because if he's on stage, he won't be able to move around comfortably with those on and he also said that there are different things going on, on his mind, like to hit the right notes and to find the hot girls not like Bill -- because his outfits are of his most important things, he can’t go on with the concert without wearing and preparing for his “incredible” and unique outfits. Tom is so ridiculous! But, keep it cool, that's not what I really meant, it's just my expression.
The third and fourth song really was good stuff! Bill, with the crowd, was like singing and there were like so in-sync...I can't quite explain it, though. Ooh. This is one of my favorite parts in this concert, when they sang World behind my Wall. It turned out really surprising because, besides changing his outfit (he looked really thin on those clothes); the rhythm's a bit different than the one in their album. They also showed the Berlin wall that separates the East and West Germany in the past years, before they showed up. It was their intro, while Bill was talking, but it was a bit low so I can’t understand what he was actually saying. It totally relates. Bill Kaulitz sang it with a different pitch, a bit slower than usual, but I still like it though. Even they changed the rhythm, either faster or slower, or high or lower, it'll always be pleasant for me. Actually, World behind my Wall is one of my favorites. But, the whole song isn't sang in a lower rhythm, the chorus sounded a bit low in pitch but it was like a punk rock song in a different way -- just for me. Unfortunately, I noticed that Bill is bit exhausted but it is all a part of it, so it's okay.
After the past three songs, including Alien, which was dedicated for all the Aliens there, sounded great as well. Then the crowd got a bit silent...They waited, and waited... But, the intro was a bit long, as expected, for they changed the stage in a rush. They even showed a flashback or video documentary of Tokio Hotel’s past and present life to keep the crowd in shape. There came three seats out of nowhere, no one has an idea where it'll be used or what it was for. Suddenly, Bill, Tom, and Georg took their seats and an acoustic guitar was given to Tom with Georg, still with the bass guitar in hand. Then he started singing his song, Humanoid, with his own native language, Deutsch or as what we call the German version of it. The song ended out perfectly well.
Everything turned out as planned. After Humanoid was sang, Phantomrider followed, which was dedicated to all the fans there. Bill even said some things while the intro is being played by Tom. He mentioned a lot of Thanks to the Milano, and then he started singing it. Then another surprising entrance came when he sang Dogs Unleashed. Bill popped out under the stage riding a cool motorcycle with the Tokio Hotel symbol. Love and Death followed then with In Your Shadow, which Bill dedicated to everyone whom they cared and can’t live without because as we all know, every one of us has that special person we truly love, right?
Now, everyone's getting hyped up! For the next song is a great pop-rock song, but not to really dance with, just to join the fun. It's... Automatic! “There’s no real love in you!” The crowd was totally in-sync with the band. Well, I find it really amusing. Screamin' was a blast too. Ooh. Bill was really exhausted after that. With all the screaming and shouting, who wouldn't be? But, everybody still had fun. They really need the energy for that.
This is it! It's getting close to the ending. Tokio Hotel’s front man/vocalist Bill Kaulitz reminded them again that he still didn't want to send the Goodbyes, but a perfect evening has an end. Aww... he's so sweet! One of the best songs yet, Darkside of the Sun, here we go! "Hello! Hello!" I really like Bill's outfit there, a mix of a humanoid and alien-like robot with matching ring lights by the shoulders, he started wearing that from the beginning of Dogs Unleashed which had really cool police car-lightings and dog barks (sound effects).
When they performed Zoom into me, they popped under the stage again, but, now, with a piano played by Tom. It was incredible! Everything's incredible! The piano had fire effects at the end. Bill looked really flattered there with the smiling and grinning, huh. After that, Bill sang Monsoon, which was a bit different too, a lower one, but it sounded much exciting, though.
Ooh. This concert is unbelievable! They're up to the last song Forever Now... The break was a bit long too. Gustav had to get the crowd a bit busy so they won’t get bored. I have no idea what he was even doing, but it was hilarious! When Bill showed up again, he changed into a robot, really. His outfit stays the same from the start but now, it has a white suit up the front, 'til the torso. He had a lot of wires and chords attached to it. He looked like a robot, again, but this time, he was like an experiment which wasn't done yet, like he escaped from some mad scientist. Hahaha!
Then when they're on the last bridge or verse of the song, the egg or whatever it is, starts to close and they have to be on their right positions or they'll screw everything up. Tom and Gustav had to be on Gustav’s platform and they made it! This is the last! And I mean, the last the Milano will see them there. Goodbye Humanoid City! Ooooh. I'll miss this. I wanna see it again! Okay, I'll watch it again, for the second time.
Vielen dank to everything who read my blog. Goodbye Humanoid City, for one last time. Goodbye! Auf Wiedersehen! All of us had fun! (:

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Paul' retirement; the German psychic octopus

   Salty soothsayer Paul, the "psychic" octopus, finished the World Cup with a flawless record as Spain's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the last finals and leaves him with eight perfect predictions.
   The eight-legged oracle has become a World Cup sensation by correctly forecasting all seven Germany games in South Africa and he finished the tournament in style by predicting a Spanish victory in the finals.
   But, because of Germany's loss, he fell offside with the bitter German fans who threatened to turn him into sushi after he predicted a semifinal defeat for the Mannschaft against Spain.
   Paul's home, an aquarium in western Germany, has received death-threat e-mails saying "we want Paul for the pan," said entertainment supervisor Daniel Fey.
   No less an authority than Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero has called for octopus bodyguards.
   Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian has called for the creature to be given an "immediate" free transfer to Spain to "ensure his protection."
   Stung by Paul's "treachery" at picking Spain over Germany in the last semifinal, some sections of the 350,000-strong crowd watching the game on giant screens in Berlin sang anti-octopus songs.
   The honor of Paul's mother was called into question, according to witnesses.
   His prediction of a Spanish victory is expected to be the last for Paul, who in octopus terms is a pensioner, at the grand old age of a two-and-a-half.
   Octopuses generally live three years at the longest.