After weeks of anticipation, I finally accomplished my mission of watching the Jabbawockeez live last Friday. It was AMAZING! Vanesa, Omar, and I arrived at Guvernment at around 9:30pm. There were only about 30 people in line at the time, with the first few people sporting Jabbawockeez t-shirts. We waited until doors opened and by the time we got inside, it was just before 10:30pm. The club was practically empty. We lingered around for a bit and then settled right against the stage.

It was definitely a long wait. My entire body ached from standing in one spot for nearly 3 hours, but I kept reminding myself that it was worth it. Since it was so crowded it was near impossible to dance while we were waiting, so instead we became mesmerized by the laser and hydraulic lights. That helped pass the time.

It was almost 1:30am when the Jabbawockeez hit the stage. Excitement completely filled the place when the masked men appeared. I was just really happy that we were right up front. I can’t even describe what it felt like to be so close watching them, close enough to even see the droplets of sweat rolling off the side of Ben’s face. And then at the end when they bowed, they just towered over me and it was like…WOW!
My favourite Jabbawockee, Phi, wasn’t there. It wasn’t much of a disappointment since I predicted the 5 guys appearing at Guv would be Ben, Kevin, Eddie, Randy, and Saso, and I was right. I would’ve REALLY liked to see Phi dance in person, but nonetheless it was a good 10 minutes of dancing. Although I watched most of it through my camera, I think it was totally worth it for good footage :)