The Experience.
11.22.03
-we get there about 3:45
-we are the FIRST in line, not a soul around
-we pop a sqaut
-guitar player from Lit walks out, Jeremy Popoff, he's chatting it up on the cell phone, he goes and gambles. (I later saw him losing money sitting at a machine.)
-2 more girls come...they are hostile.
-I get bored, and go to the bathroom to get Kleenex because I'm allergic to casino carpet.
-apparently, while I was away on my adventure, the lead singer of Lit, A. Jay Popoff comes out, and he has as prostitute on his arm.
-more people...now there's a total of 6
-this big guy sets up some lines, and makes us move
-I go take my camera back out to the car, then come back to more people
-I go get some drinks because we're parched, then they check our tix
-we move to a line closer to the door
-stand there for 15-20 mins, out walks Drew, an unknown guy, and Stacy. (Who walks VERY gay-like.)
-we say nothing
-some more mins pass, Drew comes back, we call his ass over. Ask him about his hurt hand, and if he'll sign something for Lacey. We also give him a card to give to Jamie.
-10 mins later, the doors open, Lacey sprints to get a good spot
-we are dead center, front row, on the barricade
-10 mins later, our feet hurt
-7:15-7:30 this band called The Matches come on. We instantly love them.
-they are HOT! The guitar player has a 'fro, and he's white. He also does cool moves when he plays. Lead singer can have my babies.
-off at 8:00-8:10.
-stage dude crumples up their set lists and throws them in front of me, I get 2 of them.
-the guitar player comes out, signs stuff, we talk to him, he signs the set lists, and makes up write our #'s, names, and e-mail addresses down.
-he leaves
-AHF at like 8:30
-Jamie= red shirt, jeans, and black hippie shoes, Stacy=black pinstripe blazer, orange shirt, Levi's, and KEDs!!! Drew= ATROCIOUS blue, orange, and yellow NY Knicks shirt, gray pants, and friggin Nike shoes. (funny stuff) Drummer= don't care
-they play new songs, we only like old
-finally, "Flava", crowd sings
-Stacy says 'he's not bitter that his girlfriend dumped him....fuck that bitch.' (direct quote, I SWEAR!)
-more new songs
-we yell "happy b-day Jamie", he smiles
-Stacy makes the crowd sing 'Happy Birthday", we are terrible off key
-2 chicks make out in plain view for the whole audience to see it, in the VIP booth thingy. Stacy invites them backstage. lol
-they do "Art", and end with "Happy." Stacy gets crazy with a drumstick, takes out some anger
-they leave
-we wait to see if they come back, they don't
-we get 2 more set lists, I get Stacy's, Lacey gets Drew's (we think)
-people think we're cool cause we got 'em
-we leave our spots to get merch, cause Lit kids are known to get crazy, and I'm not a fan of broken rrrrribs!
-I get a t-shirt, and 4 buttons
-we go over to The Matches booth, the HOT lead singer is there, Lacey tells him they rock, she gets a sticker, I say "What about me?!" I get 2. Lacey buys a shirt, singer signs it. I get a CD, and another sticker, cause merch guy has the hots for me. Singer signs my CD, and plays with Lacey's phone. We talk for a little bit
-we leave hot guy....hot guy walks by and squeezes my shoulder/back in a touch of love
-Lacey gets the 'Fro to sign her shirt...
-Lit is on their 2nd or 3rd song
-we go to these steps, watch Lit for a split second, then I realize Jamie is right in front of me, standing by himself
-I tell Lacey, we go up to him
-ask him about the card, he laughs and says 'thank you'
-he signs our set lists, and Lacey asks him about the message board, he remembers and laughs again
-we go over to Stacy, shake hands, he introduces himself, signs our set lists with a marker he whipped out of his back pocket (keep this part in mind...about the Sharpie.)
-I think I'm taller than Stacy...we agree he is a buck 15
-we ask him about the message board, he remembers us
-we leave him cause he's trying to get his pimp on with some chick
-go back to Jamie, talk, talk, and talk
-we ask about Brian, Jamie gets nostalgic, and isn't good at math...he says he hasn't seen Brian in a month, but then says he saw him 3 weeks ago...hmmm?
-he get's Drew for us, Drew gets the Sharpie from Stacy, that Stacy hands to Jamie, then Jamie gave it to Drew and signs our set lists, we talk to him for a little bit
-Drew hands me the Sharpie, I keep it
-Jamie brings Dennis to us, and we shake hands, I think he liked me
-Jamie just stays there
-Jamie's phone vibrates, he pulls out, then puts it back in his pocket (what a nice guy...oh btw, he has Sprint.)
-Jamie is wasted, and his breath is kickin'
-Jamie has to talk into our ears and slurs words
-I laugh on the inside, and hold my breath when he gets close to my face
-Stacy has disappeared....can you say P-I-M-P!
-Jamie stays for 20 mins, we get his entire life story
-Jamie is even more drunk now
-Lacey and I subconsiously agree that Jamie is g-a-y...(shh!)
-Lit is on their 3rd to last song, Jamie says he has to go see someone backstage, asks if we will still be there, he says he'll come back
-Jamie doesn't return.
-Shows over (Lit who?!?!)
-Shawn (The Matches) walks by and says good bye, and thanks for coming, also asks me to mother his babies...wait, no, that didn't happen
-we leave satisfied!
-and as a side note...thanks for making me reek of alcoholic beverages Mr. Arentzen. :)
I don't think I left a damn thing out...hopefully not.