(08-30-2017, 10:54 PM)john Wrote: Perhaps you need to put together a top ten collection that recognizes milestones -- like XAtlantic's historic video, and your London video of Creep.
Hmmm....
October 12, 2012 the first video on my channel, was a 'slideshow' from Carnegie Hall. I'd asked Steve (Himm2) if he could record the radio broadcast for me. Without any video to go along, I used photoshop and transitions to give the video a crude form of 'animation'. I also added the 'crackle' of a needle on an LP to simulate an 'old timey' ambiance
that seemed appropriate to Haley singing "God Bless the Child" w/ Irvin Mayfield Jr.
This video, the first posted from this
set, was from Vegas. Haley had just got 'released' from Interscope, Haliens were in a schism. I think the only time we saw Haley was during a thanksgiving parade. This was when I first experienced a sort of 'mission'. It was announced that Haley would perform 3 nights in Vegas at the Cosmopolitan, the Chandelier Lounge. I felt it was important that fans knew that Haley was 'OK', this was a blow, but I knew Haley as a fighter and that she was moving forward. These videos would show Haley continuing to do what she was born for
**also significant in #TeamHaleyFans lore, this was the show I met Greg, Mona and Ken who waved me over after I talked to Haley (which ended up spawning relationships that are still going
)
The travel bug had bit me. Before Haley, I never took vacations, my brother got annoyed because he did, so he 'forced' me to go on vacation too. To placate him, I'd go to Vegas for 3 days to lose a bunch of money, or visit San Diego to see my Sister.
Traveling to LA to see her Listen Up! debut, getting to go back stage at Carnegie Hall (*luckily* having seats one row in front of the Reinharts
) then 2 days in Vegas.... Travel bug was in full effect. The next year, Shows were being announced w/ enough time to plan, I started talking about seeing Haley at CityWalk, Vegas then to Haley's hometown for a second time, after Lollapalooza, to BGDays.
(The Listen Up! debut and Lollapalooza are on Miguel's channel, so not
technically in this
)
a Halien from Nebraska who I met earlier in Vegas, told me he wanted to help. He would be seeing the same shows w/ me. The more the merrier, I thought. Up til now, the resolution on my live videos were not the 'best'. That came w/ the Nebraskan Halien. He also didn't need to be credited, just wanted to help. Since I didn't want to take credit for something that wasn't mine,
CityWalk Was where we came up w/ #TeamHaleyFans
CityWalk was also when Haley debuted "My Cake" and for the first time performed "What You Don't Know"
Also significant w/ CityWalk, this was the first show I met Rachel aka "Ms Cloves"
Rachel would end up being the reason I finally was OK posting a picture of myself. I figured, as much as a social media maniac Rachel was, I'd probably show up in one of her posts anyway
**Additionally significant in TeamHaleyFans lore, it was significant in that it was because I posted a pic w/ Haley in Vegas where I didn't crop myself out, ISCAT4HALEY figured out who I was and greeted me in Vegas out of the blue, which I admit was a bit startling
...it turns out that meeting ended up in pretty significant volume of videos too
BGDays was a big deal. My first time in Chicago/Wheeling was to see Lollapalooza, where I met Steve and Barb, only able to talk to Haley for a few minutes at the Merch table. BGDays was different, this time Haley was performing with her Parents. In BGDays, unlike Lollapalooza, thanks to Steve, I got to spend some time w/ Haley, her friends and family, the band, even Haley's teacher!
BGDays would also be the biggest gathering of Haliens yet that I had attended, it would also be where I met Miguel for the first time. The first video I posted from BGDays was Miguel's because of how great his audio was. He said that maybe it was so good because he attached the camera to a stick and held it above the crowd
Haley debuted "Better" w/ her parents at BGDAys and this was Miguel's Video from his vantage point
Looking back,
Haley and Casey's Stageit show that October has to be a highlight of significance in Halien history. Might have been the largest gathering all watching their favorites at one time, all together experiencing Caley magic at once.
How could we know this show would be so.... epic? The variety, magic and spontaneity of that show was once in a lifetime. When we expected a cute chuckle, we got a masterpiece in music and entertainement eminating from two insanely talented geniuses, (genius
i?)
Haley & Casey stunned the fans who were watching with their incredible reworking of AWOLNATION's "Sail" (posted up stream), entranced us w/ some
Esperanza Spalding, their sympatico was on full display for 40 minutes plus, It was a
tour de force Caley moment
Consistent in views on my channel was Caley's performance of "Hit the Road Jack"
