I can’t believe it’s been five years since this happened: the day that changed everything and sprung board the spark that would grow into what became Eorzea Cartographers. This meeting led me down a path to meeting so many wonderful folks, which a lot of them have become great friends, and so many memories to go along with them.
The story behind this being that I saw the early Burgundy Room perform at an open RP event a while prior. It enamored me so when they announced a full-blown show coming up, I wanted to figure out how to get there as back then I had no idea how to really navigate residential districts. Upon finding the location, I went inside to make sure it was the right place only to be ‘ambushed’ by folks rehearsing for said upcoming show. It was a hoot and that tweet came about from it, then a week later was the big event. A lot of folks I met that evening I became fast friends with and some still to this very day.
I’ll never forget when this happened in my adventures through Eorzea, and without it, I’m honestly not even sure EOCA would have ever came about, nor would I have met so many talented folks along the way. Never would I have thought this chance moment upon starting out my own adventure through Eorzea would have done such a thing, but I am so thankful for it.
The first event I got to see over this last weekend was The Burgundy Room’s 6th Anniversary Show. I got involved with The Burgundy Room early into their second year, and have watched the Troupe since then grow with a lot of both ups and downs along the way. There’s a lot more to the story than that, which will have to in some way shape or form when I tell EOCA’s tale, but it is really wonderful to see how far the Troupe has come in these last 6 years.
Deep down I really didn’t want to miss this performance, even with my inactivity over the last couple of years, so I made up my mind and decided to plan on going. I’ll admit I was a bit nervous upon going but knew once I got there it would be a really wonderful time, and I was certainly right on that.
I got there about fifteen minutes before showtime, and to my surprise, most if not all of the portion of the Troupe that was performing that night was right there in the lobby! The greetings and welcomes I got were all very warm and welcoming, but I did end up freezing in place for a moment as I wasn’t anticipating that. Once everyone started to get into place for the show though, I felt fine and thus the beginning of the evening commenced.
The overall showtime was about two hours, which did catch me off-guard at the end, but it was alright. Each and every performance was so energetic and unique to one another with the creativity that I remember seeing/enjoying all coming back to me. Actually the overall energy and positivity was emitted the entire performance, and it was such a wonderful thing to feel & see!
Just about all of the performances shown that night I hadn’t seen before with only two being ones I remembered from years’ past. That’s not a bad remark though, just an observation as they were just as fun to see again as they were the first time I did. Some of the songs told personal stories, some were just plain fun as they liked the song and wanted to make a performance to it. The amount of heart and soul they all placed into them really showed.
The evening ended with a remix of ‘Lights’ by Ellie Goulding, which is a classic staple from prior shows, and is always such a treat to see. There were a lot of heartfelt speeches to the Dance Mom, Lily throughout the entirety of it and some emotional moments to parallel it. It really did remind me of those days long past.
Once it all wrapped up, I headed out from there to meet up with Aikirees (she didn’t come to this) and head over to our friend’s Free Company’s house for their big Halloween Party. Happy 6th Anniversary, Burgundy Room, to many many more shows and wonderful times to y’all! I’ll continue to be watching as best I can ♥🤍🖤
