Today was the big day. It was the most anticipated Muse concert. Say what you want, but I've not been to a proper rock concert before, so I was looking forward to it. It was at Pacific Coliseum. David had to buy the tickets right before from someone whom he had arranged previously. Of course, none of us knew the tickets were labeled with "no camera" until it's too late. I carried my gigantic D200 thinking I could probably get some good shots. However, when we entered through security, they told me check in my bag during the concert. So I did. I dropped it at the service center within the stadium. When David and I were just leaving the counter, the security woman accidentally pushed my camera bag forward. It dropped like a rock, and this is what happened. The top LED screen is totally borked and the side of...

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