Maroon 5 Concert 4/1
i know i'll have to continue this later. it's probably going to be one LONG entry. sooo.. i guess all i have to say now is enjoy the
where to begin? well, marissa and i had to be at the liacouras center by 330pm. through her fan club we received passes to attend sound check. we got there around 3pm and waited for what seemed like HOURS! there weren't as many people as i thought. maybe 30 - 40? anyways, we were escorted into the arena around 4pm. we sat center stage about 4/5 rows back. once i get the pix uploaded i'll post a few of the good ones. it was pretty cool to watch. the band was dressed down (since it was a sound check after all). they jammed a bit and played a couple songs (Message in a Bottle, The Sweater Song, We are the Champions). we were probably in there for about an hour.
next we were escorted out of the arena and went to a backstage area. 2 by 2 everyone got to get a picture with the band. it was kind of weird just going up there for like a hot second, taking a pic and leaving. since marissa was the main reason we got to go to this i agreed that she should be next to Adam. *sigh* while riss and i were up there the camera was dumb so we got to be up there a tad longer than everyone else. muhahaha. the band was like "oh i hope you don't mind." yeah, like we minded one bit. *wink* so we said thank you and marissa told them to have a good show. ("you too!" haha) walking back everyone received a real autographed photo of the band.
after that we had time to kill so we wandered back to the car and searched for food. yay for cheap wendy's! haha. after that we just hung out in the liacouras center's lobby. Q102 set up all their crap and the street team was scoping the crowd and handing out beads w/ a Q102 tag thingy. (ugh. i got handed like 2 of those. like i need anything that says Q102. 1 i gave to sammi and the other.. i have no idea where it went. hell? lol) ANYWAYS, people were just milling about and a karaoke contest was announced... must keep those crazy Maroon 5 fans busy to avoid rioting. haha
so.. i tell Marissa she should do it. after a little consideration she walks up to the table and says she's in. there were 3 people before her (not horrible, but not the greatest either. i give anyone who can sing in front of a huge crowd props) she picked HER song "Alicia Keys - Fallin" and was FREAKIN AWESOME! to remind you.. she sang this in a lobby full of people waiting to get into the concert. and she says she has no guts.. bullshit marissa! the crowd sang along with her (b/c it's a slower song) and the guy said she was the best they had so far, which of course made us happy! hehe. i don't think they thought a little white girl could sing it. haha. if you know the song it's pretty hard, but she was perfect, altho ask her and she'll say she was off. you honestly couldn't tell b/c of the cheering. hehe. she got a cd (the killers! woo!) and a *gag* Q102 t-shirt. it was the coolest thing to see. she made me so proud! love you pookie! *mwah* oh yeah, in the bathroom a random girl came up to her and said she had done a good job. lol. fans already huh? =)
well, back to the concert... we had 5th row center seats!! good to see a group that really gives its fans the best.
As of 4/5: To Be Continued... ALMOST DONE, i promise!!
where to begin? well, marissa and i had to be at the liacouras center by 330pm. through her fan club we received passes to attend sound check. we got there around 3pm and waited for what seemed like HOURS! there weren't as many people as i thought. maybe 30 - 40? anyways, we were escorted into the arena around 4pm. we sat center stage about 4/5 rows back. once i get the pix uploaded i'll post a few of the good ones. it was pretty cool to watch. the band was dressed down (since it was a sound check after all). they jammed a bit and played a couple songs (Message in a Bottle, The Sweater Song, We are the Champions). we were probably in there for about an hour.
next we were escorted out of the arena and went to a backstage area. 2 by 2 everyone got to get a picture with the band. it was kind of weird just going up there for like a hot second, taking a pic and leaving. since marissa was the main reason we got to go to this i agreed that she should be next to Adam. *sigh* while riss and i were up there the camera was dumb so we got to be up there a tad longer than everyone else. muhahaha. the band was like "oh i hope you don't mind." yeah, like we minded one bit. *wink* so we said thank you and marissa told them to have a good show. ("you too!" haha) walking back everyone received a real autographed photo of the band.
after that we had time to kill so we wandered back to the car and searched for food. yay for cheap wendy's! haha. after that we just hung out in the liacouras center's lobby. Q102 set up all their crap and the street team was scoping the crowd and handing out beads w/ a Q102 tag thingy. (ugh. i got handed like 2 of those. like i need anything that says Q102. 1 i gave to sammi and the other.. i have no idea where it went. hell? lol) ANYWAYS, people were just milling about and a karaoke contest was announced... must keep those crazy Maroon 5 fans busy to avoid rioting. haha
so.. i tell Marissa she should do it. after a little consideration she walks up to the table and says she's in. there were 3 people before her (not horrible, but not the greatest either. i give anyone who can sing in front of a huge crowd props) she picked HER song "Alicia Keys - Fallin" and was FREAKIN AWESOME! to remind you.. she sang this in a lobby full of people waiting to get into the concert. and she says she has no guts.. bullshit marissa! the crowd sang along with her (b/c it's a slower song) and the guy said she was the best they had so far, which of course made us happy! hehe. i don't think they thought a little white girl could sing it. haha. if you know the song it's pretty hard, but she was perfect, altho ask her and she'll say she was off. you honestly couldn't tell b/c of the cheering. hehe. she got a cd (the killers! woo!) and a *gag* Q102 t-shirt. it was the coolest thing to see. she made me so proud! love you pookie! *mwah* oh yeah, in the bathroom a random girl came up to her and said she had done a good job. lol. fans already huh? =)
well, back to the concert... we had 5th row center seats!! good to see a group that really gives its fans the best.
As of 4/5: To Be Continued... ALMOST DONE, i promise!!