@Loster21′s Tweets O’ the Day Special Edition – LOST Live!

Yes, I was there!  LOST Live The Final Celebration.  A concert, and a preview of next week's new episode.  I decided to post about it in my favorite way, by posting tweets about it!  As always, LOST cast and staff tweets are in red, and if you’re not sure who each of them are by their twitter name, you can use the chart here.  I drove up from San Diego with my friend Kellie (TVFan4Life on Twitter) and met my friend Cheryl – and many others! – once we got there.  You could see everyone’s excitement building by reading the tweets:

GodfreyTweets - #LOST Live tonight. It will be like waking up on Christmas morning in 1989 and realizing I got an NES. @CarltonCuse @DamonLindelof 8:50 AM May 13th

CarltonCuse - LOST LIVE tonight! For those who can't be there, some cool videos of the rehearsals via LA Times. http://tinyurl.com/23bmack 12:51 PM May 13th

Loster21 - @JOvsZ And hoping to see you, at least from a distance, tonight! :D Can't wait! 10:24 AM May 13th

JOvsZ - @Loster21 Lol! I will be the one running around like a chicken with my head cut off! Even so, I'm very excited! 10:28 AM May 13th via TweetDeck in reply to Loster21

LOST_BOSS - Have fun Storming the #LOST thingy @Loster21 don't forget the Halocaust Cloak... just in case! 12:19 PM May 13th

mike_schaub - LOST Live tonight! 12:27 PM May 13th

mike_schaub - No phones or recording devices at the #LOST event tonight. There goes my #LIVETWEETLOSTNIGHT2010WEHAVETOGOBACK hashtag. 1:03 PM May 13th

heykristopher - Getting ready to leave for LOST Live at Royce Hall. Gonna be a whirlwind event! 2:13 PM May 13th

TheODI - Can you identify this #LOST person I found in Hollywood?? http://twitpic.com/1ni3cg 1:49 PM May 13th

Yes, Karen of Karen’s LOST Notebook (@KarensLostNotes) was there!  I was standing near the entrance when a beautiful petite woman called my name, and there she was!  And she knew who I was!  Unbelievable!

We were there when they changed Royce Hall to Lost University – eventually.

Loster21 - Royce Hall = #Lost University #LLTFC http://tweetphoto.com/22293617 4:23 PM May 13th

How cool when I later saw that Chris Braun (@cbfromla) retweeted this!

gjacksbeard - Heading out soon. Have a great night, everyone! 4:26 PM May 13th

davidAKAice - Royce Hall...let's do this! 4:38 PM May 13th

davidAKAice – ... LOST live @ Royce Hall tonight. Full Orchestra. Full Head Explosions. 4:57 PM May 13th

heykristopher – … working on a podcast for LOST Live now. Just interviewed Mr. Giacchino 5:05 PM May 13th

JOvsZ - Rehearsal #AMAZING 5:24 PM May 13th

davidAKAice - #LOST live @Royce Hall. Holler. 5:28 PM May 13th

tvfan4life - Less than 2 hours to #Lost Live...so exicted! Waiting with fans. 5:38 PM May 13th

ta11erghostwalt - Met up with @Loster21 at #Lost Live The Final Celebration! #lltfc 5:17 PM May 13th

ta11erghostwalt - A couple of the #lltfc posters! http://twitpic.com/1njuil 6:03 PM May 13th

ta11erghostwalt - Me, @Loster21, @jopinionated and @tvfan4life at Lost Live The Final Celebration! … http://twitpic.com/1nmyx2 2:38 AM May 14th

Ta11erghostwalt looks NOTHING like her profile pic!

ta11erghostwalt - A little blog-struck from meeting @jopinionated! #lltfc 5:35 PM May 13th

bexmader - Off to the LOST live event with my boy @davestanwell Should be a wicked night! 6:02 PM May 13th

heykristopher - Coolest staff badge ever. #LOST Live http://moby.to/oia3h1 7:54 PM May 13th

Chris tweeted this before arriving at Royce Hall, or he would have known that this wasn’t going to happen:

cbfromla - Hey #LOST twitter fans, who all is going to be at UCLA's Royce Hall tonight? Be sure to track me down and say hi. 11:40 AM May 13th

No red carpet area for the fans.  The VIP and red carpet area was all blocked off for media access only.

gjacksbeard - On the red carpet! Where are the fans?! 6:18 PM May 13th

I know, right?  Very sad.  Though it probably helped merchandise sales, since that was all we could do until the doors were opened.  I would have loved to have seen the LOST staffers who have been so wonderful to we fans on Twitter, like Mark Goldman, David Eisenberg, Chris Braun, and Josie Kavadoy.  Oh well, that was the only disappointment of the day.  Well, that and the fact that we couldn’t bring in cell phones, cameras, or recording devices of any kind, which made it a little more difficult to connect, and impossible to take photos even outside the theater, since most of us stowed our electronics about an hour before start time.  I would have loved to get pics of Karen, Anil, and my Comic Con LOST campout buddy Tracey whom I hadn’t seen since last July.

Once we did go inside, we found that our seats were really terrific!  Left orchestra row M meant 13 rows from the front, and our seats were almost directly in line with the podium where the ABC executive and then Damon and Carlton stood!  While we waited at our seats, the row in front of us remained empty for the longest time.  When someone finally did come to sit, it was a petite brunette who sat in front of Kellie.  Kellie turned to me and mouthed “I think that’s Josie,” meaning Josie Kavadoy, Damon’s assistant, whose Twitter name is @JOvsZ.  I couldn’t tell for sure, but I called her name and sure enough, it was her!  What was exceptionally cool was that, when I told her that I was Loster21, she actually recognized me!  She is as wonderful and adorable in person as she is on Twitter.  She told us that an ABC exec had the tickets and that she was able to sit and watch for a while after all, though she was still carrying a walkie talkie. 

JOvsZ - @Loster21 thank you so much for the buttons! I LOVE the tweets of the day button! It was so cool meeting you! 2:09 AM May 14th

Honestly, how cool is that?!!

DURING

Once the lights went down and the hollering died down, the ABC executive who started off the evening read a letter from someone who was invited but couldn’t attend.  Here is the transcript:

TheLiveFeed - George Lucas sends letter to 'Lost' http://bit.ly/c5oCRh about 2 hours ago

The best descriptions of the event itself may be found at the following links.  All are spoiler free other than the new episode title, and a few very brief reactions to it:

noelrk - @cineMATTic was lucky enough to attend #Lost Live: The Final Celebration. He talks about his experience here: http://bit.ly/c2ZDrO about 14 hours ago

televisionary - Final Orientation: Over at @thedailybeast, my take on last night's incredible #Lost Live event: http://bit.ly/bhaQ8c @dailybeastwest about 14 hours ago

TheWrap - "Lost Live" report from Mikey Glazer http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/abcs-lost-live-final-celebration-17373 about 8 hours ago via HootSuite

jopinionated - I just posted #LOST Live: A Spoiler-Free, Sentimental Event Perspective & Episode Preview of 6.16 (http://bit.ly/9Bajus) on @DocArzt about 7 hours ago

loquaciousmuse - My write up of the magical evening that was #LostLIve The Final Celebration http://bit.ly/dg22hT 1:11 AM May 14th

AFTER

There was of course a party for the cast and crew afterwards backstage.  Some fans were lucky enough to get in, or at least get near:

ta11erghostwalt - My pics with Losties and related including @gjacksbeard, @bexmader, @paulscheer, @HaroldPerrineau from Lost Live. http://twitpic.com/1nrg1z about 23 hours ago

Vivalamattt - @DamonLindelof damon you promised!! http://twitpic.com/1nm9mi 12:19 AM May 14th

803er - @KarensLostNotes Hey ! Isn't this you? ........http://bit.ly/deIATb about 18 hours ago

KarensLostNotes - @803er Yes...that is me and Nestor :) about 8 hours ago via web in reply to 803er

sonatacreative - HOLY COW! Woke up this morning, checked facebook and saw these Lost Live Photos my bro and mom posted. http://twitpic.com/1nq2ic #lost

jaimereznick - This guy got my number and then asked if he could call me in 5 years...weird. #LOST http://twitpic.com/1nqonm about 23 hours ago

TheRealWeinbeez - ME AND CARLTON http://twitpic.com/1nmk6p 1:18 AM May 14th

TheRealWeinbeez - @DamonLindelof YOU PROMISED A RETWEET http://twitpic.com/1nmnkz 1:38 AM May 14th

TheRealWeinbeez - ME AND MICHAEL GIACHINNO!!! http://twitpic.com/1nmkje 1:20 AM May 14th

steveaoki - Carlton cuse co-creator of lost, and I juss hanging out at his finale party. No big deal! Holy shit!!!! http://tweetphoto.com/22337267 11:36 PM May 13th

ta11erghostwalt - @standardblack All the cast members that came over were nice because they definitely didn't have to do that at all. Saw Josh from a distance 1:36 AM May 14th

Reaction to the evening (with episode reaction edited out – no spoilers here!):

TheODI - Just got out of #LOST live and watching episode 6x16! It was ****… 10:30 PM May 13th

wopsican - #LOST Live- goosebumps all night. Giacchino was incredible, all the actors, & the early screening of ****… 10:35 PM May 13th

tvfan4life - #LOST Live was awesome! Got to see cast, darlton & watch an episode with fans!!! #fb 10:37 PM May 13th

loquaciousmuse - Just saw next week's episode of Lost. Just saw Giacchino live. Just saw like 20 cast members. Just bought an exclusive Lost item. So happy. 10:39 PM May 13th

MattMtvguy - Thank you #LOST's @DamonLindelof, @CarltonCuse, Michael Giacchino and ABC PR for one of the most enjoyable nights of my career. 10:41 PM May 13th

Loster21 - #LLTFC was beyond wonderful. So great to see so many LOSTies gathered together. And the episode? Not telling! #LOST 10:47 PM May 13th

(tweeted from my car in the parking lot)

yas_m - @Loster21 NOOOOO!!! you cannot tease like that :p J/K so glad you had had fun and that it was as great as everyone tweeting! 10:49 PM May 13th in reply to Loster21

iheartchok - @Loster21 Amen! I had obstucted view but it was still awesome! 10:50 PM May 13th in reply to Loster21

televisionary - Just an amazing event tonight, all around. Feel very lucky to have been there. #Lost 11:03 PM May 13th

wopsican - @DamonLindelof thank you & all the LOST family for putting on #LOST LIVE , I came all the way from Oahu, it was brilliant! 11:03 PM May 13th

adecas - Lost Live may have been one of the most monumental events of my life. #Patheticbuttrue 11:05 PM May 13th

Mine too, so either you’re not pathetic, or we’re pathetic together.

GodfreyTweets - What an honor it was to be at #LOST Live, and to be a fan of this great show. And next week's episode ROCKS. @CarltonCuse @DamonLindelof 11:13 PM May 13th

jedimasterchief - I just got back from Lost Live, it is just as epic as you imagine. What they died for is so damn good. Seeing the cast and crew was amazing. 11:18 PM May 13th

jopinionated - I have been trying to compose a tweet for the last hour, describing my thoughts & experience at #Lost Live. Overwhelmed and unable to do so. 11:23 PM May 13th

nrizzo815 - LOST Live was so incredible. Such a perfect way to say goodbye to the greatest show I've ever seen. I'm just so inspired right now. 11:35 PM May 13th

gjacksbeard - @joopinionated Good seeing you tonight! 11:52 PM May 13th

Nice!

gjacksbeard - Had a great night at #LostLive. Hope those who went had fun! 12:37 AM May 14th

loquaciousmuse - @jopinionated I'm having trouble processing the episode, cause I was so overwhelmed by the whole wonderful experience. 12:45 AM May 14th

DamonLindelof - The event tonight was just ridiculous. Lost Fans just rock my world. Bliss. 12:47 AM May 14th

televisionary - @DamonLindelof Was an absolutely amazing event. Hearing Giacchino's music and seeing the raft launch had me in tears. Again. 12:48 AM May 14th in reply to DamonLindelof

Ob_FuSc8 - The feeling is mutual. RT @DamonLindelof: The event tonight was just ridiculous. Lost Fans just rock my world. Bliss. 12:58 AM May 14th

standardblack - @DamonLindelof Ditto. Forever. 1:09 AM May 14th via web in reply to DamonLindelof

carencey - Lost Live was amazing! The S1 Exodus music gets me every time, and it was awesome to see the next ep in a hall full of fans. 1:02 AM May 14th

ta11erghostwalt - 20 #Lost cast members on one stage, Giacchino's live orchestrations, episode 6x16 - no words. 1:19 AM May 14th

jopinionated - I saw the penultimate episode of #Lost 5 days early, and now I have a massive nose bleed. Coincidence, fate, or course correction? 1:54 AM May 14th

jopinionated - If anyone who attended #Lost Live tonight spoils the next episode for fellow fans, I'll throw you down a well-lit magical hole of OH HELL NO 1:59 AM May 14th

JOvsZ - Tonite was awesome. I feel so lucky to be a part of this. #LOST 2:08 AM May 14th

JOvsZ - @NoreenOT tonight was Amazing. Awestruck. 2:10 AM May 14th

KarensLostNotes - Awake for 22 hrs, 1 protein bar, 1 bottle water, tied to a tree & tortured by an Iraqi…& STILL had a magical time at the LOST celebration! about 8 hours ago

tvfan4life - Checking out photos from #LOST Live to real live the coolest night ever. Boone, Faraday and Sawyer oh my, Richard and Desmond, too!

annehrodriguez - Still can't believe that #LOST Live happened last night. I'm SO GLAD I was able to be a part of it <3 @DamonLindelof @CarltonCuse

TranekaMD - Tonight's event was spectacular! I am so proud to be apart of the show even in the smallest capacity.

cbfromla - Thnx 2 #ABC 4 throwing a great party 4 #LOST last night at the Royce Theatre it was awesome to c the eps. I worked on up on the big screen! about 11 hours ago

mike_schaub - Well, #Lost Live last night may have been the coolest party I've ever been to. (thinking) Change "may have been" to "was".

TheODI  - Still on a high from last night's #LOST Live event! It was great to see friends @KarensLOSTNotes @Loster21 @Jopinionated - Epi 6x16 is GREAT

G_RAFFE91 - #LOST Live was fantastic! I was screaming so much I think the people next to me thought I was insane. it was beyond words I could express :) about 9 hours ago

When I got home three hours later, I spent two more hours reading tweets and taking pictures of my new favorite things:

Loster21 - #Lost live swag http://tweetphoto.com/22350329 3:21 AM May 14th

Loster21 - AND the back of the awesome new Ronnie Midfew tee from #Lost Live http://tweetphoto.com/22350432 3:24 AM May 14th

Ob_FuSc8 - Seriously…may die of thirst without DHARMA water…help…too parched to go on… RT @Loster21: #Lost live swag http://tweetphoto.com/22350329

Loster21 - @Ob_FuSc8 HERE! http://tweetphoto.com/22350633 3:26 AM May 14th in reply to Ob_FuSc8

Yes, they handed out DHARMA water afterwards.

Loster21 - This is the poster I picked up last night - signed & numbered 9/300 http://bit.ly/anHb6s #LOST Live #LLTFC #LOSTArg #DCaaPB 7:56 AM May 14th

In fact, while I was making my purchase, Paul Scheer came up to the table and spoke with some people.  Felt like I was in a side flash.

It was an amazing time, tied if not surpassing my Comic Con Last LOST Panel experience.  So much LOST love, so many wonderful fans.  Thank you Darlton, cast, crew, production, post production, and every LOST fan ever, for making LOST Live, and the last six years, so amazing, wonderful, and life changing.

Official Photos

ABCphoto - LOST LIVE: THE FINAL CELEBRATION - Oscar® winning composer Michael Giacchino conducted a live orchestral performance. http://bit.ly/9f8gpm about 8 hours ago

TheMentalist09 - #IanSomerhalder at the #Lost Live Event: The Final Celebration! http://twitpic.com/1nrrkw about 7 hours ago

TheODI - Latest LOST News: LOST LIVE: The Final Celebration - Official Promo Pics: LOST LIVE: THE FINAL CELEBRATION - Oscar... http://bit.ly/9Sj8Eo