Vanessa Carlton is my absolute favorite female vocalist.

And on Tuesday (11/06/07) I got to see her for the second time at the Ivar Theatre in LA, which is literally about 1,000 feet from the famous corner of Hollywood and vine. I actually made a right turn there and nearly ran people over trying to find parking. LOL

The first time I saw Vanessa was at the nearby Roxy Theatere in LA on 07/24/07. She was promoting her new album, Heroes and Thieves and from what I heard then I knew it would be great. But now that the CDs been released, I really wanted to see her again so I could sing along.

I wish I had some photos from the show to share, but I didn’t want to try and smuggle it in. I was a shame, because I’d have love to have get a vid of Vanessa singing my favorite song of hers “Half a Week before the Winter.” She hadn’t preformed that song the first time I saw her, so finally getting to see her preform it was amazing. It was also a thrill to hear her her preform “C’est la vie.” And she explained that she translated it a little differently than the classic translation “Such is life.” Instead, she says it’s better expressed as “Fuck it” – which admitingly is pretty much the same.

This was the third concert I went to by myself. It was a little awkward finding seating, but as luck would have it I ended up sitting with a girl that had also come by herself. It was a tad awkward at first, but we where like old friends by the end of the evening. I gave her my email, but I doubt I’ll ever see her again.

I got home really late, and still had to get to class on Wednesday morning (which was not fun) but I made it. but it was totally worth it.

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