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Funnily enough, as much as there is archived on the internet of every moment of my life from age 13 to... well, present... I can't find anything resembling my personal reactions to what's definitely on the short list for best day of my life: January 26, 2000 - ten years ago today, the day I saw my first live Kids in the Hall show.

The best I can find is an email from my friend Kit, letting another group of friends know the status of our journey to Toronto to see the show:

Just writing in to say that Cheryl and Gina are here, in Toronto! Woohoo!

Their early flight was cancelled, so they had to catch one around 12... but,
they got in and Cheryl just called me a few minutes ago. Phew, that's a relief!

So, now we're waiting on sarah, Ade, Tavie, and Erica. sarah called me at 9 to
tell me that she missed her bus... the snowstorm slowed traffic down to a
standstill, and it took her an hour to get downtown. :P But, she caught the
next bus, and if all goes well, she'll be here by 6:15!

We're taking the "no news is good news" approach, so far... I mean, if the plane
didn't get off, Tavie would've emailed, eh? :)

Agggggggh, I hope everyone gets here safely! And in time for the show!

Between Cheryl, Gina, and I, we've only had about 4 hours and 15 minutes of
sleep. So, we're all going to be a little out of it at tonight's show ...
but, ack! KIDS!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

So there's nothing in words that I can find that captures the feelings of joy and excitement I felt that day, converging with friends I knew only or mostly from the internet, through shared love of these damn Canadian wack-jobs, and through that love becoming something akin to a new species of internet-based family. I'm still in touch with, close to, or LIVING with most of the folks that were there that night (in person or following along via frequent emails that flew back and forth throughout those days.)

Well, I found Sarah N's reaction to the first show, and it will have to stand in for mine:

oh my heavens. oh my stars. i'm not even in a state to be typing anything.
my head is spinning (but my headache from laughing is finally disappearing)

That's how I felt, but it lasted for weeks, months and years after. Not in the same intensity, but the tendrils of that experience have somehow taken root in my head and follow me around, littering on my bathroom floor and my wool coat and shedding and sticking to things wherever I go. (What, you thought that was my HAIR?)

Love you guys, every one.

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