Cooney
01-12-2007, 07:40 PM
As you may well know from her other writings, Jessica from Stars à Domicile (Alizeeclochette on the forums here and at A-F) was one of Alizée's personal guests at The Olympia for the August 27th concert, 2003. She did a write-up of this story seperate from the Stars à Domicile story "Ma rencontre" from her website, http://www.melodalizee.com. This one is found on http://www.nidalizee.com in the section Concerts>Les Recits De Fans> and is under Jessica's name for "Mercredi 27 août 2003 à L'OLYMPIA PARIS."
At any rate, with aFrenchie's kind assistance, I've done the a translation of it. Here it is (in two parts, because it's long). As always, credit to Jessica for writing it and sharing it with us, and Emilie for hosting it. Enjoy!
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Summary of the concert of August 27th, 2003
How to start this story of August 27th, 2003… Begin at the beginning. At first I was not going to go to The Olympia, I had my seats for the concert in Pau, on October 18th. Then, the most beautiful day of my life came. THE DAY: The 10th of April, 2003, such a shock to see my little fairy walking in to a shoe store! I’m not going to rehash that story to you, I think you know it. At the moment she had to leave, I asked her when we would see each other again, and she told me “Well, we’ll see each other at the recording of the show, but all the same, I invite you to The Olympia! And that, second shock: ALIZÉE HAD INVITED ME, ME, TO THE OLYMPIA!! So, I could make arrangements later with Olivier and the record label to finalize the date upon which I would go, and how it would be handled: it would be August 27th, 2003, I had to pick up my invitations (Alizée invited me, with my mom, and a person of my choice, in this case it was my boyfriend at the time) from Geoffroy (somebody from the record label) who would await me at the entrance of the hall, and I’d get my backstage passes from Olivier once inside the hall.
You can imagine my eagerness… I’d already seen Lili again for the recording of Stars à Domicile the 25th of June, 2003, and I’d known I’d see her again only a month and a half later. But that month and a half was the longest of my life, I think: I only thought about one thing, The Olympia! Besides, I had prepared a pennant: a big pennant with a Tinkerbell in the center of the design, and written on it was “Alizée, you are my Tinkerbell.” Still, August 27th arrived!! In the morning, I took a plane from Bordeaux, destination, PARIS!! Upon arrival, we went to our hotel, just two steps from The Olympia, and we made the best of a beautiful afternoon to explore the capitol a bit (Eiffel Tower, etc…) We would meet up at 1830 to pick up our invitations. At 1830, we went to The Olympia. First thing upon arrival, I went to a ticket counter to ask if Geoffroy was there, or if he’d dropped off our invitations. The woman responded no, and that she’d not seen him. I started to feel anguish building in me: maybe he’d forgotten us? And what if he didn’t come?? The longer I waited, the more stressed I was. Even more, there was a great buzz all around me, fans getting in to the hall. It was at that moment that I met David, the president of the AFC (Alizée Fan Club) who asked if they could interview me for the next magazine. I immediately accepted, obviously! The thing was, Geoffroy hadn’t arrived! And then, about 1900, I saw a man matching the description they’d given me who was approaching me! He said “Hello Jessica!” (Already, I was super-amazed that he recognized me!) “Here are your three invitations from Alizée! May I accompany you to your seats?” Oof, total relief, he was there!
We went towards the hall, my heart beating faster and faster, and then we went in to the hall. There, I immediately recognized Alizée’s dad, who gave me a big smile! We were sitting just a row behind them. Alizée’s parents and brother came over together and said hello, and congratulated me on my appearance on the show (I can’t believe it, Alizée’s parents were the ones thanking and congratulating me for Stars à Domicile!) Her dad told me “There’s a photo of you and Alizée on the internet that’s wonderful! It’s when you arrived on the stage and you throw yourself in to her arms! You’ll see it, it’s so beautiful!” I didn’t even know what to say!!! lol. I was hardly keeping my emotions in check, so excited by the idea of seeing the concert, when Olivier arrived. He said, “There you are, here are your three passes. Clip them on your t-shirt at the end of the concert, once everybody has left. I’ll come find you and take you backstage.” There it was, I had the passes, now I was sure to see Lili again! The hall was still filling, it was 1930. I took advantage of it to go buy some promo items: the program, the mug, the Gourmandises bag, and the key fob. Then, as I turned my head, I picked out Emma Daumas and Fabien a couple rows behind me! And then, the lights dimmed! The opening act (One-T) began. At any rate, I liked her a lot! Then the lights came up and I ran for the bathroom! While returning, I plowed right in to Alizée’s dad!! How humiliating! Finally, the lights went out: my heart has never beaten so fast! The moment I’d awaited for two years had arrived: seeing Lili on stage! The Intralizée began… I had shivers all over! Then, the scrim fell to reveal the set! You can’t imagine my surprise to see a huge pink shoe enthroned in the center of the stage!! (I hadn’t looked at the previous concert stories on the internet, to preserve the surprise!) The shoe turned, and revealed Lili, who was singing L’Alizé. MAG-NIF-I-CENT! My mouth hung open, faced with that little doll who was descending from the top of her shoe. She was so beautiful! Then came Hey Amigo ! That’s it, I was swept away by the concert: I sang everything, making sure not to sing too loud and do anything too silly, lest I find myself the center of attention for all the people from the label, and Alizée’s family… It was in Toc de Mac that I broke down, during the instrumental at the end, when Lili is spinning around and around. I found that moment of the concert the most moving… Each time I watch it, I get choked up, on the verge of tears. True, the song is happy, but to see Lili like that on stage… Oh, I don’t know, it touches me enormously, and I can’t explain! Seeing me bawling my eyes out, Geoffroy, who was at my boyfriend’s side, said “It’s ok, don’t cry, you’ll miss the concert!” At that moment, Alizée’s dad turned around and gave me a tender smile… I revived my spirits at that time, and kept a grip on myself until the concert finished. It was magical. I didn’t really realize what was coming to me!!! I even saw Mylène sitting near the console, she was just a couple meters from me! Then, at the end of the concert, I waited for people to leave the hall to clip on my pass. I’d just had the time to do that when Olivier arrived.
At any rate, with aFrenchie's kind assistance, I've done the a translation of it. Here it is (in two parts, because it's long). As always, credit to Jessica for writing it and sharing it with us, and Emilie for hosting it. Enjoy!
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Summary of the concert of August 27th, 2003
How to start this story of August 27th, 2003… Begin at the beginning. At first I was not going to go to The Olympia, I had my seats for the concert in Pau, on October 18th. Then, the most beautiful day of my life came. THE DAY: The 10th of April, 2003, such a shock to see my little fairy walking in to a shoe store! I’m not going to rehash that story to you, I think you know it. At the moment she had to leave, I asked her when we would see each other again, and she told me “Well, we’ll see each other at the recording of the show, but all the same, I invite you to The Olympia! And that, second shock: ALIZÉE HAD INVITED ME, ME, TO THE OLYMPIA!! So, I could make arrangements later with Olivier and the record label to finalize the date upon which I would go, and how it would be handled: it would be August 27th, 2003, I had to pick up my invitations (Alizée invited me, with my mom, and a person of my choice, in this case it was my boyfriend at the time) from Geoffroy (somebody from the record label) who would await me at the entrance of the hall, and I’d get my backstage passes from Olivier once inside the hall.
You can imagine my eagerness… I’d already seen Lili again for the recording of Stars à Domicile the 25th of June, 2003, and I’d known I’d see her again only a month and a half later. But that month and a half was the longest of my life, I think: I only thought about one thing, The Olympia! Besides, I had prepared a pennant: a big pennant with a Tinkerbell in the center of the design, and written on it was “Alizée, you are my Tinkerbell.” Still, August 27th arrived!! In the morning, I took a plane from Bordeaux, destination, PARIS!! Upon arrival, we went to our hotel, just two steps from The Olympia, and we made the best of a beautiful afternoon to explore the capitol a bit (Eiffel Tower, etc…) We would meet up at 1830 to pick up our invitations. At 1830, we went to The Olympia. First thing upon arrival, I went to a ticket counter to ask if Geoffroy was there, or if he’d dropped off our invitations. The woman responded no, and that she’d not seen him. I started to feel anguish building in me: maybe he’d forgotten us? And what if he didn’t come?? The longer I waited, the more stressed I was. Even more, there was a great buzz all around me, fans getting in to the hall. It was at that moment that I met David, the president of the AFC (Alizée Fan Club) who asked if they could interview me for the next magazine. I immediately accepted, obviously! The thing was, Geoffroy hadn’t arrived! And then, about 1900, I saw a man matching the description they’d given me who was approaching me! He said “Hello Jessica!” (Already, I was super-amazed that he recognized me!) “Here are your three invitations from Alizée! May I accompany you to your seats?” Oof, total relief, he was there!
We went towards the hall, my heart beating faster and faster, and then we went in to the hall. There, I immediately recognized Alizée’s dad, who gave me a big smile! We were sitting just a row behind them. Alizée’s parents and brother came over together and said hello, and congratulated me on my appearance on the show (I can’t believe it, Alizée’s parents were the ones thanking and congratulating me for Stars à Domicile!) Her dad told me “There’s a photo of you and Alizée on the internet that’s wonderful! It’s when you arrived on the stage and you throw yourself in to her arms! You’ll see it, it’s so beautiful!” I didn’t even know what to say!!! lol. I was hardly keeping my emotions in check, so excited by the idea of seeing the concert, when Olivier arrived. He said, “There you are, here are your three passes. Clip them on your t-shirt at the end of the concert, once everybody has left. I’ll come find you and take you backstage.” There it was, I had the passes, now I was sure to see Lili again! The hall was still filling, it was 1930. I took advantage of it to go buy some promo items: the program, the mug, the Gourmandises bag, and the key fob. Then, as I turned my head, I picked out Emma Daumas and Fabien a couple rows behind me! And then, the lights dimmed! The opening act (One-T) began. At any rate, I liked her a lot! Then the lights came up and I ran for the bathroom! While returning, I plowed right in to Alizée’s dad!! How humiliating! Finally, the lights went out: my heart has never beaten so fast! The moment I’d awaited for two years had arrived: seeing Lili on stage! The Intralizée began… I had shivers all over! Then, the scrim fell to reveal the set! You can’t imagine my surprise to see a huge pink shoe enthroned in the center of the stage!! (I hadn’t looked at the previous concert stories on the internet, to preserve the surprise!) The shoe turned, and revealed Lili, who was singing L’Alizé. MAG-NIF-I-CENT! My mouth hung open, faced with that little doll who was descending from the top of her shoe. She was so beautiful! Then came Hey Amigo ! That’s it, I was swept away by the concert: I sang everything, making sure not to sing too loud and do anything too silly, lest I find myself the center of attention for all the people from the label, and Alizée’s family… It was in Toc de Mac that I broke down, during the instrumental at the end, when Lili is spinning around and around. I found that moment of the concert the most moving… Each time I watch it, I get choked up, on the verge of tears. True, the song is happy, but to see Lili like that on stage… Oh, I don’t know, it touches me enormously, and I can’t explain! Seeing me bawling my eyes out, Geoffroy, who was at my boyfriend’s side, said “It’s ok, don’t cry, you’ll miss the concert!” At that moment, Alizée’s dad turned around and gave me a tender smile… I revived my spirits at that time, and kept a grip on myself until the concert finished. It was magical. I didn’t really realize what was coming to me!!! I even saw Mylène sitting near the console, she was just a couple meters from me! Then, at the end of the concert, I waited for people to leave the hall to clip on my pass. I’d just had the time to do that when Olivier arrived.