9pm, March 22 2008, Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Southern Hemisphere, Planet Earth. That is the time and location of one of the greatest nights of my life.
But let us start at the beginning...
After months of staring excitedly, but uselessly at the pair of concert tickets sitting on my desk, the night of the Smashing Pumpkins concert was finally here. Technically, I had been waiting 10 long years for this night, for it was 10 long years ago that the Smashing Pumpkins last graced the shores of my fair country. At the time, I was 11 years old and my mother was absolutely positive that a rock concert was not an appropriate event for a young girl to attend. Thus, the Smashing Pumpkins came, saw and conquered New Zealand while I was at home watching cartoons.
So, March 22, 2008 was quite an exciting day for a die-hard Smashing Pumpkin fanatic.
My brother (a fellow Pumpkin lover) and I headed off to the show bursting with excitement (the kind of excitement that is quite possibly not very healthy emotionally, but that is entirely unimportant at this point). Upon arrival, briskly walked through security, used the...
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