Alright. So, oh my god. Where should I start?
Thursday. Thursday. The My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, and Reggie and the Full Effect concert.
BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE
Well it started out bad.
But ok so the show started at 7pm. My friend Sara and I showed up at the arena (Continental Airlines) at 3pm. We arrived in the rain.
We waited in the General Admission line, in the fucking rain, for 4 hours.
And we didn’t even have General Admission tickets.
Quickly. I will say this. We got our tickets late, so the GA was all sold out, we got seat tickets. I met this girl, Cat, online and we agreed to meet up and exchange.
They were letting people in at 6pm. It was 5:45pm when Cat showed up.
Sara and I almost had a heartattack.
But we got the GA tickets and were at the front of the line.
WE NEEDED TO GET THE BARRICADE.
Now I will get organized.
Note: *ALL OF THESE PICTURES WERE SCANNED. MY SCANNER FAILS AT LIFE.
Waiting in line
We brought cans for the meet and greet at the end of the show. Stupidly we left them in a line when we moved to another line. I realised the cans were gone and then went back to find them. They were gone.
Sara is so small. Shes so thin. She has no meat on her bones. So she was wearing a wet sweater and it was cold. She almost got hypothermea. And I saved her by making her take her sweater off and gave her my hoodie while I took cold. GO HERO KATHERINE.
We made a bunch of friends so that was good. Yes yessss. Very very cool people.
Standing in the rain wasnt fun. Have I made that clear?
Our shoes...
(im the one with the cool skull slip on Vans.)
Us doing nothing...LOOK YONDER! ITS GIANTS STADIUM!
Lol. Its us.
(Noo. Mr. Pink Umbrella. R.I.P Pink Umbrella ;_;)
And when we got on the other line. Cat finally showed up.
Marina, Cat, Me, Sara.
lol for me with my mouth open in every picture.
So they finally let us in...
Sara and I were ecstatic. We sprinted to the barricade (the thing that seperate the people from the performers) and got two spots.
Perfect.
We would be right in front of Ray. And we were.
We made friends with the security guards.
-Lou and Glen became our security guard buddies. Yes. Its good to make friends with security guards. Because through the whole show I had Lou to talk to between sets, and he handed me water when he wasnt supposed to, and he gave me some gum, and he gave Ray my black roses.
Yes.
LOL ITS SUCH A COOL THOUGHT THAT MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE GOT MY 5 FAKE ROSES THAT I BOUGHT AT CVS FOR THEM.
UGH IT MAKES ME ALL GIDDY INSIDE ♥
I also made friends with this girl named Missy. We kept the barricade for ourselves and didnt let anyone elses grimey hands on it.
Just to show you guys where me and Sara were and what I looked like:
YAY FOR MY NICE RED HAIR. Ugh. We're so happy.
Reggie and the Full Effect were first...
I like Reggie. Sara hates Reggie. And they were FABULOUS live. Im mad they didnt play Apocalypse Now. But they played Get Well Soon and I was fangirling like no other.
The crowd wasnt crazy for them. There was hardly any moshing. About 2 crowd surfers. Reggie goes, "COME ON GUYS. YOU'RE NEW FUCKING JERSEY!!!! LETS GET THE ENERGY UP."
and
"You know what. We played Myrtle Beach last night. They were more energetic then you guys...and they're in fucking SOUTH CAROLINA."
We all got offended by this and picked it up.
Reggie won Sara over. She now has songs on her ipod by them. Yesss. Mission accomplished.
Alkaline Trio
Alrgiht. I really didnt like Alkaline Trio before I saw them live. But they won me over too.
The crowd started to get a hell of alot more crazy. There was more screaming and energy then before.
The singer on the other side of the stage was cute. =O
ALKALINE TRIO. AND LOU! LOU IS IN THE YELLOW SHIRT. lol. bald security guys ♥
The wait for My Chemical Romance...
Long and boring. But very exciting. I really had to pee. So we talked to people around us for the 45 minutes that it took for them to set up.
Talked to Lou.
I called Kristen (avada_kedavra) during said time and was fangirling and ughhh. I was so excited.
Apparently Ray and Mikey made themselves known to the people in the seats because a bunch of girls were running over to this one corner of a section and screaming and taking pictures.
I took a picture of their set box.
GUNSSSSSSS.
My Chemical Romance hits the stage. Holy. Shit.
WEPQ LEWF P[FEW WEFOOFEW FE OWPEFWO FUCKING INSANE CROWD PLZ.
Time to get VERY organized.
The songs they played...
-Interlude:
That was the most exciting thing ever. The arena got dark and everyone started screaming and there was this huge push and next thing i knew I couldnt breathe and the barricade became a part of my fucking body.
But whatever.
So it was dark, and we heard Rays guitar beginning to play. Smoke came out and a red spotlight went on just Ray coming out on stage. Crowd=INSANE.
Then we heard singing and oh my godddd. Guess who? GERARD WAY IN THE HOUSE.
I cant describe the deafening sound of screaming. He sang this beautifully. Oh my effing God. Fucking beautiful.
A second spotlight went on Gerard when he entered.
Then slowly as the song progressed the rest of the band came out, and the screaming became louder. If thats possible.
They launched straight into Thank You For the Venom. Once Franks guitar hammered down his cords the black sheet dropped and there was Bob on his drums. And the lights went up. And holy shit...did this concert begin.
-Thank You For the Venom:
I love how fucking gorgeous this band is. Every single member is the hottest thing to hit music. AND THEY ARE TALENTED. Bitch, plz.
These guys OWN you.
As I predicted, Ray was right in front of me. Oh my God. My guitar idol...playing in front of me. LOL IM GETTING ALL GIDDY JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
At the end of the song Gerard screams, "NEW FUCKING JERSEY! Everyone say 'WELCOME HOME FUCKERS!!!!!'"
And of course we screamed it back. Ugh im so proud of Jersey for once XD $RK$#YTK.
-Cemetery Drive:
One of my favorite songs being played. I didnt remember it from Warped, so I made a point to scream and dance my head off as best I could. We did the arm wave, lol.
-Honey, This Mirror isnt big enough for the two of us:
"Honey...honey...honey...honey..." Gerard kept saying before they played it. And it still took me forever to realise wtf they were going to play.
I was ecstatic because I never heard 'Honey' live. EVERY SONG FROM THE BULLETS CD IS BETTER THEN YOUR FACE.
And at the lyrics, "And you wont touch my brother..." he made a point to touch Mikey. A hell. Of. Alot. Dear God did that kill me...
-Its Not a fashion statement...:
Never heard it live. I love that song so much more now.
-Helena:
"EVERYONE LOOK UP TO THE FUCKING CEILING. AND ON THE COUNT OF 4. SAY 'HI GRANDMA'
1...2...3...4..."
"HIIIIII GRANDMA"
and
the repeat after me "woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah." thing. ugh. love it. go gerard.
Ugh. Ok. Everyone was singing to this.
I was too.
Then suddenly on the second verse I just started crying...lol. Cliche. I know. But ugh. I got so emotional because that song connects with me so much and omg.
Im such a dramatic ass *headdesk*
-Hang 'Em High:
"FOR ALL YOU COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS."
Damn. I love singing to this song. I enjoyed it way too much live. I went insaaaane.
-Our Lady of Sorrows:
"NOW WE ARE GOING TO OPEN A HUGE MOSH PIT. AND THERE ARE 4 RULES..."
Me: Oh God. No. Plz. OMG.
"FUCKING OPEN IT."
Me: O_O OWWWWWWWWWWWW. MY BACK.
lol. That crazy Gerard. I did some crazy headbanging shit to that.
And Ray smiled at me. And ergremklge rgor. Ray.
And I screamed it in these girls faces who claimed that they were hardcore MCR fans but they werent singing to the song, wtf.
I fixed their asses.
-The Ghost of You:
Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. "WE JUST SHOT A VIDEO FOR THIS SONG. AND MIKEY DIES. BUT ITS OK. BECAUSE MIKEY IS HERE NOW." And he put his arm around Mikey and all.
Everyone screamed.
The place went dark.
And everyone pulled out their cellphones.
Beautiful.
-The Jetset Life...:
I was so so so happy when they played this. Its so beautiful. Gerard singing in a spanish accent? And then hitting high notes? IT MADE MY INSIDES QUIVER.
-Headfirst for Halos:
Gerard said something really meaningful about not commiting suicide, and how bad it is, and about how the 5 guys on stage are as fucked up as you are.
And that touched my heart. I was screaming.
-Astro Zombies:
I was one of the only people who knew the lyrics to this song. Please. I love The Misfits. And the fact MCR did a cover for it...ugh. PEE PEE IN THE PANTS.
Theyre so fucking talented.
-To The End:
"IS ANYONE HERE MARRIED?!"
My first favorite song of theirs.
"Lost in coma and covered in cake. Increase the medication share the vows at the wake".
Just hearing that sung live made me so whole.
-I Never Told You what i do for a living:
I. LOVE. THIS. SONG. TO. DEATH.
I LOVED SCREAMING ALONG WITH GERARD, "I CANT CLEAN THE BLOOD OFF THE SHEETS IN MY BED."
-Give 'Em Hell Kid:
Ow. Moshing. Hurt.
-Shut Up and Play:
OH MY GOD. I felt so special.
The song began, and Sara and I were the only ones screaming it out.
So Ray looked up and gives me a 'bzuh?' look.
And then Gerard looks over and looks like he is thinking 'omg cool =D'.
Go me.
You Know what they do to guys like us in prison:
Yum.
Then MCR left the stage.
Everyone went crazy because they left.
We started screaming "ENCORE. ENCORE. ENCORE. ENCORE."
Then "ONE MORE SONG. ONE MORE SONG. ONE MORE SONG."
And they put this on the two windows:
(taken by a girl at chemicalromance.)
THE CROWD WENT INSANE. IT WAS AMAZING.
Then they came back out.
And played...
VAMPIRES WILL NEVER HURT YOU:
OH. MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. DID THAT MAKE MY LIFE OR WHAT?!?!?
Gerard was in his old school leather jacket and I was about to die.
I was the most wonderful thing. Ever. Ever. Ever.
I cant put that song performed live into words.
Im Not Okay:
"AND HERE IT IS. THE BIGGEST FUCKING SUMMER HIT."
Mosh pit.
A hell of alot of crowd surfers.
We.
Were.
In.
Heaven.
And then the confetti came down. And I collected some.
Gerard.
-What a curious and beautiful man.
-He wore the priest outfit the whole time (Father Way ♥). Except for the encore. GUH LEATHER JACKET.
-Hell yeah hes gorgeous in real life.
-When he came over to my side of the stage I couldnt help but fangirl and scream and give him the finger. (Thats how we say "I love you in New Jersey")
-AND HE SPAZZED AND DANCED AROUND ON STAGE.
-And he grinded on Ray. Alot.
-And grabbed Franks ass.
-And touched Mikey alot during 'Honey'.
-And ran his hand over Rays chest.
-During Hang Em High, he came over. I had my middle finger up and I was singing along. Then he gave me the middle finger back.
-HE FUCKING STUCK HIS HAND DOWN HIS PANTS SO MUCH.
-HE SLAPPED HIS ASS.
-HE HUMPED THE AIR
-HE MOANED
PLEASE GERARD. IM STILL HERE.
Ray
-BEAUTIFUL. Hes fucking amazing. My guitar idol. In front of me. Playing.
-He smiled at me alot. I was screaming "RAY RAY RAY RAY RAY" and he smiled at me.
-When I screamed at them "YOU MADE ME LESS FUCKED UP" Ray looked at me and smiled.
-His fro owns.
-He has a wonderful voice.
-AND HE TOOK MY FLOWERS. OMG. I GAVE LOU MY 5 BLACK ROSES TO GIVE TO HIM AND HE TOOK THEM AND SMILED AND 9OPERJTJIO JOT4IT4JIOTJIOITJO4IJT4OJIGIJAEWGFERPOGOP
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE HAS MY FUCKING ROSES.
Mikey
-What a fucking hot gorgeous nerd.
-Yeah I want him to bang me.
-AND HE MOVED SO MUCH! Im so proud of him.
-He was by Gerard alot.
-He gave Frank alot of seductive looks.
-He gave Ray alot of seductive looks.
-He kept going back to Bob and they were looking at each other so much.
-I LOVE MY GAY BOYS ♥
Frank
-Didnt get to see much of him.
-But when I did he was doing his amazing guitar moves. omg.
-Did I mention hes gorgeous too?
-And extremely guitar skilled.
Bob
-Ugh wtf. My hot drummer. I didnt see alot of him. He was so far back. But I love my Bob.
If you skipped down to this far then...boo, you whore.
The following pictures were taken by purchased_heart. NOT ME. She felt bad for my not-so-good camera and let me use this. Again. These are not mine.
But.
So ends my amazing second experience with My Chemical Romance.
And as I said before.
THEY HAVE MY FUCKING ROSES. PT -T4O0 T4 0 43 4TIT 9R43T34
Cat: yeh FRANK PUT ONE ON HIS MIC!
Me: YEAH I GAVE IT TO RAY
Me: [ OPKEWFOKWEOFEWOOEFW THAT. MAKES. MY. LIFE.
Cat: duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
Me: OMG HE DID?!?! *DOES A HELENA-ISH SHOCKED DEATH*
Cat: i saw it and screamed at frank like 'I KNOW THE GIRL WHO GAVE YOU THAT. SHE'S GONNA FLIP WHEN SHE FINDS OUT ITS ON YOUR MIC' he kind of looked up at the crowd all confused hahah
Wow that took me several hours to type.
*dies happy*