Sarah's Encounter

On June 16th 1999, downtown Toronto, SKY was scheduled to play at "The Opera House" at 7:00pm. Me and my friends went downtown and started to line up at 1:00pm, we were third in line. At around 5:00pm we began to hear rehearsal sounds coming from inside. We went around the back to see what was going on.. and if Sky was there yet. There was a guy unloading a van, and we asked him what was going on.. he told us that Sky was inside rehearsing. Of course we were all going crazy!! So we waited around for about an hour to see if they'd come out (of course we had someone keeping our place in line), finally this tall man came out and left the backdoor ajar. This was our chance!

We snuck in and no one told us to leave.. so we walked backstage and there was Antoine eating a sandwich!!! I said "Oh my God!! This is so cool, can I shake your hand?" He said "sure", we wiped his hands on his jeans (because he had been eating) and we shook hands. Then I asked for a picture.. and he is waving in the picture I took! It was awesome.. at this point the guards that were there were telling us to get out, so we left.

When they started to let us go into the club (there are no seats) I ran for the front, and got right at the front!! CENTER STAGE! It was awesome I couldn't wait for the concert to start. They came out on stage.. The first song they sang was Shave, I was soo close! After the first 2 songs I came calling "James James!" because I had a beenie baby and a note that I was trying to give him. Then while Antoine was introducing the band, James came out to take my beenie baby and note from me.. He was smiling : ) and he held my beenie baby AND note for the entire song of Last Time I Saw You!!!!

After the song, he read my note, smiled, folding it, and put it in his pocket!! This is what I wrote in my note "I LOVE YOU JAMES!! I LOVE SKY!! MY NAME IS SARAH, MY # IS _ _ _ - _ _ _ _." The he placed his beenie baby on the side of the stage! It was the coolest.. I took such amazing pix when he came close to get the beenie baby! Then before he sang a song.. They introduced it.. James said "and the next song we'll be singing is my favourite song off the album" So I immediately knew that it was Love Song, then Antoine said "And the song is called......." It was all quiet and I screamed out LOVE SONG!!!" Then Antoine looked at me and said "that's right!!" It was the greatest.

They sang a total of 8 songs.. And they came out for an encore with Love Song again.. So overall they sang 9 songs! The concert was 50 min long and the coolest ever! I will never forget it!

Contributed by Sarah bsbfan10@hotmail.com

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