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Even the greatest arenas feel like bad hotels when they’re empty. It’s that smell: polish and old food. Daylight finds all the rips, scrapes and dinks. They feel weirdly huge and small at the same time. Dead rooms are a lousy vibe.I like to be early - before most of the crew, when the only action is around the coffee and the bacon rolls. I have a ritual: say hi to the boys, then jump onto the stage all alone and walk every inch, pacing it out, checking out the sightlines. I practice holding the total, undivided attention of every single pa...
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