The concert last night was amazing. I had gotten to the venue around 5:45pm which is later then what I was hoping for but still worked out. I actually ended up seeing the band's tour bus parked right by the parking garage.
I went & ate at a place right with in the area of the venue with my dad & we loved the place. I showed the lady there at the place what she thought about what I should do about my Meet & Greet print out of the band's trivia contest that I won. She had said to show it to the ticket office before the doors opened for the show to ask them. I did that after I was done eating & the lady at the office said go after the show & take the print off to the guy at the merchant table to show him for the M&G.
When the show started I ended up finding a amazing spot by the stage & ended up having my dad save my spot for me while I hit the restroom before the show officially started. When I got out of the restroom I actually bought a shirt, a bracelet, & a cd which the cd when you buy it at the show includes a M&G wrist band to meet the Rejects. So I put all the stuff I bought into my bag & then decided to head back to the spot where my dad was saving my spot. As soon as I got back into my spot I realized that well the 5-7 minutes later the guy on the stage was throwing guitar picks & I ended up getting hit in the head with a guitar pick. I found where it had landed & found another one too & long & behold they were guitar picks from the All-American Rejects.
After the picks were thrown I was still waiting for the show to start which didn't start until 8pm I realized then that a lot of the folks there were in fact teenagers. Once the show started a Rocket To The Moon came on & in mid play I was trampled on by 2 fat chicks here is a picture of one of them that bulged her way in front of me & on my feet. this picture was taken after the show had ended.
The band A Rocket To The Moon was amazing and I'm glad to be able to say I've now seen them play twice. Because they opened for the Plain White T's back in October at the Silver Springs Fillmore Venue. Here's a few photos of how amazing there performance really was last night.
When ARTTM had finished there set it was officially time for the All-American Rejects to come on I really wasn't sure what to expect right before they came on. But when the show started I knew I loved being in that fan base energy. It's like the quote from the film preview of Rock Of Ages when the woman says:
That stage is a pedestal & when your up there your untouchable .. I could feel how the generational gap between the ages of everyone while I knew we were all there for the amazing music brought on by the AAR.
I loved how Tyson and the band started off the show with there song Dirty Little Secret then did BeeKeeper's Daughter, Fallin' Apart, SomeDay's Gone, Walk Over Me, another 2 songs that I wasn't sure what they were & did I For You, Gonzo, Kids In The Street, Move Along, & ended with Gives You Hell. It was an epic show that I know I'll never forget. I just hope & wonder if I'll be able to see them now again sometime down the road over time.
This picture down below was actually taken by Tyson Ritter of everyone in the crowd & you will see me 2 from the left the of the guy with the red shirt. I loved that Tyson did that to keep track of his touring experience.
After the show was done I was able to go for my meet & greet with the All-American Rejects & was able to give Tyson his bday present which included this ring
and also included three drawings that I drew & in which one included my cell phone number on it and my name. I also ended up giving Tyson a birthday cd & created one for Nick too for a late birthday present for him as well. We ended up talking & it seemed soo natural to talk with them like you could talk about anything with them. I ended up talking to Nick & Mike Kennerty too about facebook if they are on there or not. Mike said he wasn't & I then talked to him about there is a poser of him on there who's in a relationship with a girl named Skye & nick said looks like she has a poser too because apparently she doesn't have a facebook either. Nick told me he does have a facebook page but its set to private which means you can only find it if you have his email address. He also said his twitter is public & said his posts are connected to for both.
I know Gaylor was just very quiet & was looking at the Kids In The Street Drawing that I drew & gave to the guys too & was listening to my story about the drawing. Tyson and the guys also signed a few things for me & Tyson asked me what my name was so I told him & he wrote thank you on my cd for the birthday stuff I gave him. He also btw said to me sure I'll sign anything you want me too like in a sexy flirtatious way too. I just thought that was adorable.
I know before meeting the band as well when I was waiting to Meet them I had Nick Wheeler starring across the room at me & was smiling his adorable smile at me. I'm telling you I really think I'm a destined to end up with a big named band mate. Which I'm not complaining about.
Pretty much all in all if you are able to catch this TOUR for KIDS IN THE STREET I say go for it & hit the show. You won't regret it it's one of the best decisions to make.
All in all I'm glad I went & am thrilled about how my 27th birthday was made fantastic just by these guys.
love always,
Joanna
