I'm Ed Hunsinger, a 28-year-old East Coast native who now calls San Francisco home.
I can't remember using a cell phone that wasn't a Sidekick and I've been a Sidekick user and part of the online community for years.
I'm responsible for multiple Sidekick-fan websites and you may also know me as "divinity" on the poweredbydanger.com forums.
When I'm not sitting in front of the computer, I'm probably out playing with fire as part of Interpretive Arson, a Bay Area based group of fire artists. I'm a seasoned traveler who loves new places, music, photography, and desert camping.
Favorite Sidekick? The Midnight Blue LX.
Blogs/Websites? Hiptop3.com, sk3themes.com, sklxthemes.com
Yo! My name's Dave.
I'm an actor/director making super cool movies full-time in Hollywood, U.S.A.
I'm gearing up to go on tour with T-Mobile Sidekick and things are gonna get CRAZY.
Favorite Sidekick? Blue Sidekick LX w/ one-touch MySpace!
Blogs/Websites? davidlehre.com
Once again, I don’t even know where to start with how to describe the sheer awesomeness (is that a word?) that Seal’s performance was in Hollywood. After Sean Kingston left the stage, Dave and I went exploring and found the upper balcony where there was a ton of room and a great view. When Seal came on stage, we quickly realized that we were in for a heck of a show. He had the big video screen going and the lighting was great.
He did all of my favorite songs, including Crazy and Kiss From a Rose. I don’t think we would have let him out of there without doing Kiss From a Rose as several people were chanting for it during the course of the night. Everyone sang along with him for many of his songs, with Dave doing and especially good rendition of “Killer”.
We spent the first half of the show up on the balcony but then decided to make our way up to the stage to see how close we could get. I was literally up against the stage, mere inches away from Seal for almost the entire second half of his performance. Several times he reached out into the audience and made contact with individual people, looking them in the eye, touching fists, holding hands, etc. He really truly connects with his audience.
When he was done performing, there were smiles all around, and as he went backstage, rather than everyone leaving, an impromptu dance party started up to the music the DJ was spinning. Dave and I rushed backstage to meet Seal. Once he had a chance to meet us we were first in line to thank him for an incredible show. He was unbelievably modest and seemed a bit taken back that we were so enthralled by his performance. We had a chance to chat for a couple of minutes before the security people shooed us away to give others a chance to hang out with Seal. I must say that he was quite possibly the friendliest artist on the tour, even after putting on an enthusiastic show. I think he was a great way to end the tour.
Dave and I then headed out to the couches in the lobby to record a quick video recap of the night. I can’t remember what all I said, but hopefully he’ll apply his video editing magic to make me look cool. (This might include editing me out altogether!) Any way, I’m looking forward to seeing what he puts up.
I’m sad to see the tour over and done with. My All Access pass is now up on the shelf, next to the other Sidekick paraphernalia from over the years. The past month was definitely one of my most travel-filled months, and one of the most enjoyable tours I’ve ever been on. It really highlighted how much T-Mobile values the entire Sidekick user base and I can’t wait for the next event for them to sponsor. It’s a great way for them to give something back to the whole Sidekick community. Thanks again to T-Mobile and everyone responsible for making this happen!
Sidekick Roadie signing out for real this time…
-Ed