Birthday Wishes from Hidden In Plain View and a Bum.
So last night Lindsey, Jonnelle, Ashlee and I all went to Detroit to see Hidden in Plain View at the Shelter. We left at about 2:30 and got to the Shelter at 4:30. The doors didn't open until 6:30. So, we had a couple hours to kill.
We were waiting behind the building for about 20 minutes and we saw a van with a trailer hooked to it and we joked around about it being Hidden in Plain View. It pulled behind the building and sure enough I saw Rob, the guitar player sitting in the passanger seat with Chris the bass player in the driver's seat. After a couple minutes four out of the 5 members piled out of the van and began unloading their equipment. I noticed that their singer, Joe, was not with them. Since it was my birthday the next day, we decided we would try to get them to say happy birthday to me on stage. So, Jonnelle walked over to Spencer (her little drummer boy;) and asked him to say Happy Birthday to me. Then Rob asked her how old I was and she said 20 and he said "SHE'S LEGAL!" So then Jonnelle pointed me out and told them which one I was. After that they started to pull away. We were all thirsty as hell. There was a pop that one of the members had left on their trailer and as they were driving away, Lindsey grabbed it off of their trailer and we passed it around to drink. Yeah, it's a little discusting, but we were dying as well.
So then, another van pulls up and people start piling out. I see Joe, the singer of Hidden In Plain View come out of the van putting on flip-flops. I was overwhelmed with excitment. I try not to act like I am at a Backstreet Boys concert, but he's gorgeous. So, he walks by us and says "Hi" as I stare back in complete dumbfoundedness. He went inside the building to unload equipment. Then, Ashlee and Lindsey wanted to go back to my car and get the cheese and crackers they left there. So I gave them my keys.
I saw Joe walk out and he started to talk on his cell phone. I told Jonnelle I wanted to talk to him, but I didn't know what to say. He was talking on his cell phone forever. Then Ashlee came back without Lindsey and said Lindsey went to get a bottle of water...in downtown Detroit. Crazy girl
Anyways, Joe finally got off his cell phone and I finally got the balls to go up to him. I said his name and he turned around. I asked him if we could get a picture. He said "yeah, definitely. So I reached in my purse and got my camera out. we posed but Jonnelle didnt know how to work it, so while she was figuring that out, Joe began squeezing me nito him and swaying back and forth. I was in heaven for about 5 seconds.Then jonnelle took the picture and I didn't see the flash go off. I was trying to figure out if it worked. Joe kept saying if it didn't we can take another one. So I jumped at that opporitunity and took another. Lindsey came back with her bottle of water saying that she went into a bar to get it and all these guy were harassing her in the bar and asking her to jump on the table and do a lap dance. I said that Detroit is too scary to go by yourself and to stick with someone else. Joe agreed and said that he thought Detroit was very scary.After I took Jonnelle's pic with him he looked at Jonnelle and said " i feel like i've met you before...did we meet at Warped Tour?" and Jonnelle said "No, I didn't meet you but i saw you guys," and I said "i met you at Warped tour" as he shook my hand and he just stared at me shaking his head and said I don't remember. So then he asked us all of our names and repeated them back to us and when he got to me he said " ican't remember it's going in and out!" and i said "NIKKI" and he's like oh yeah. So then they told him it was my birthday and i was 20 and Ashlee said he looked me up and down and smiled. (that made me happy) So then we talked some more and then he went inside.
After that Rob came out and we started to walk towards him and these 12 year old looking girls plus their aunt who drove them there walked up to him and said "it her birthday and I drove her here just to see YOU!" So, he took their picture and then he just sort of stood there. We walked up to him and I said hi. He said hi and pointed at me and was like "Happy Birthday!" and i was like THANK YOU! so then we took a picture and I called Blair and he was nice enough to talk to her for a couple minutes. After that we talked about the movie 8 Mile and how some of it was shot at the Shelter. Then he went back inside.
We decided to go wait by the door. There was probably 10 other peopl there by 6:00. They finally opened the doors at about 6:30. We got inside and I was so amazed at the size of the place. It was so small!
We walked around for a while and Jonnelle stopped Spencer again and asked him if he remembered her from the Warped Tour. He was trying so hard to remember, but sadly couldn't. He then turned to me and was like "Hey, isn't it your birthday?" and i said yes and he said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" and gave me a great big hug which was totally unexpected because last time I met him he seemed not as social...but i am NOT complaining!Then the first band played. To be honest, I don't even remember what they sounded like because I was so anxious for HIPV.
I met Stefania there and we talked for a while. Then we met Chris and got a picture with him.
The only one i didnt meet yet that day was Mike, who wasnt out very much or often.
Don't Look Down played next. They were awesome.
Next was Hidden in Plain View. I was so stoked. I was right up to the stage which was nothing more than a platform about 10 inches off the ground. There were no baracades to hold the crowd back, which was awesome.
They set up and started to play. The way they interacted with the crowd was awesome. Then Joe started to say "Okay, before I forget, I want to say Happy Birthday to a couple of people.." and he went on to say 3 people's names...all of which we NOT mine. I was very sad. Meanwhile, Ashlee is pointing at me and saying JOE! JOE! He kept looking my way but wasn't saying anything. So after a couple more songs Joe said, "I know the birthday segment is over, but I have one more," i figured...Oh this will be me!....NO he said someone else's name. At that point I thought it was funny so i was laughing. Ashlee is screaming Joe's name to get his attention. But, sadly, he didn't hear her. So a songor two later in between songs i hear Joe say "hey!" and I just looked up out of a reaction and he was looking at me. He said, " I forgot your birthday....I'm such an asshole! But I don't remember your name!!! Is it Jonnelle?" I said NO and he said "is it Ashlee?" and I said NO!! So anyways both him and Rob said Happy Birthday to me. And they played 20 Below. I was singing the words and Rob got in my face and screamed "WHOOO!" I started laughing. About part way through some asshole started moshing and ppushing EVERYONE that was up front.People were literally falling on the stage. Joe got this look of anger in his eyes and just glared at this kid. The kid jumped on stage and Joe shoved him right back off. After they werte done with the song Joe said, "Stop pushing, there people up front arre getting hurt!" and the kid replied with "Oh, they're just not having fun!" and Joe said "Yeah, I can tell they're not having fun I can see it in their faces," After that, he stopped pushing. Then they were all done.
I saw Joe standing over off to the side of the stage so Jonnelle and I went over to talk to him. I looked at him and was shaking my head and smiling. And he was like "I'm SO sorry! I knew it was your birthday but I couldn't remember your name so I was just being dumb! I AM DUMB!" Then he turned to Jonnelle and was like "Help me out!" and she was like "NIKKI" and he was like "OMG IT'S SO EASY!! I HATE YOU..IT'S TOO EASY!" He said "Well, Happy Birthday Nikki!" and gave me a big sweaty hug and many apologies.
Then Stefania came up and said she wanted another picture with Mike because her other one didn't turn out, but she was too scared to get him and asked me if I would. We saw him sitting behind a curtain so I asked him to take a picture with them. She was nice enough to let me take a picture with him because I was out of film! (thanks Stefania!)
We then walked over to the merchandise booth and started looking at the merchandise. Joe came over and stood right next to me and I felt stupid because I wanted to talk to him again. Ashlee started to talk to him and that broke the ice. I said to him "hey, what's my name?" and he said "nikki". We started talking about names and he was like...There are a lot of Nikki's out there! But I can remember Ashlee cause it's my brother's gf's name...but Nikki is cute!" Ashlee was like AWWWW! ahhahaha. We started talking about his pants and he said he had worn them 6 shows in a row. Then he started talking about his shoes. He asked us if we knew what they were. I didn't know what he meant so I was ready to say SHOES? but then Lindsey was like, "pot leaves?" and looked down and saw that the pattern on his shoes were pot leaves. and he was like "IT'S WEED!!! SHHHHHHH!" and started being goofy. We were all laughing so hard. Then he went outside and soon we did as well to leave. Although a bum walkedup to us and said something about a birthday and lindsey waslike "IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!" and the bum was like HAPPY BIRTHDAY...i wish i could get you something..but why don't you start off by giving me something" i was like " i have nothing to give you" and he walked away....CREEPY.
So the kid who was pushing everyone and causing injuries was talking to us and trying to get us to go to his band's website....we were all sort of ignoring him. When we were getting in my car he kept yelling. We drove away ANNOYED as hell.
We then got a little lost in the streets of Detroit but found our way eventually. There was a traffic back-up on I-75 and we were waiting....but who do we pull up to? the fucking annoying kid that was pushing people. They started talking to us and i rolled up the window slowly and drove away. HAH!
So, yeah, that may possibly be the longest Lj entry in history.
Eat it up! I had fun!
We were waiting behind the building for about 20 minutes and we saw a van with a trailer hooked to it and we joked around about it being Hidden in Plain View. It pulled behind the building and sure enough I saw Rob, the guitar player sitting in the passanger seat with Chris the bass player in the driver's seat. After a couple minutes four out of the 5 members piled out of the van and began unloading their equipment. I noticed that their singer, Joe, was not with them. Since it was my birthday the next day, we decided we would try to get them to say happy birthday to me on stage. So, Jonnelle walked over to Spencer (her little drummer boy;) and asked him to say Happy Birthday to me. Then Rob asked her how old I was and she said 20 and he said "SHE'S LEGAL!" So then Jonnelle pointed me out and told them which one I was. After that they started to pull away. We were all thirsty as hell. There was a pop that one of the members had left on their trailer and as they were driving away, Lindsey grabbed it off of their trailer and we passed it around to drink. Yeah, it's a little discusting, but we were dying as well.
So then, another van pulls up and people start piling out. I see Joe, the singer of Hidden In Plain View come out of the van putting on flip-flops. I was overwhelmed with excitment. I try not to act like I am at a Backstreet Boys concert, but he's gorgeous. So, he walks by us and says "Hi" as I stare back in complete dumbfoundedness. He went inside the building to unload equipment. Then, Ashlee and Lindsey wanted to go back to my car and get the cheese and crackers they left there. So I gave them my keys.
I saw Joe walk out and he started to talk on his cell phone. I told Jonnelle I wanted to talk to him, but I didn't know what to say. He was talking on his cell phone forever. Then Ashlee came back without Lindsey and said Lindsey went to get a bottle of water...in downtown Detroit. Crazy girl
Anyways, Joe finally got off his cell phone and I finally got the balls to go up to him. I said his name and he turned around. I asked him if we could get a picture. He said "yeah, definitely. So I reached in my purse and got my camera out. we posed but Jonnelle didnt know how to work it, so while she was figuring that out, Joe began squeezing me nito him and swaying back and forth. I was in heaven for about 5 seconds.Then jonnelle took the picture and I didn't see the flash go off. I was trying to figure out if it worked. Joe kept saying if it didn't we can take another one. So I jumped at that opporitunity and took another. Lindsey came back with her bottle of water saying that she went into a bar to get it and all these guy were harassing her in the bar and asking her to jump on the table and do a lap dance. I said that Detroit is too scary to go by yourself and to stick with someone else. Joe agreed and said that he thought Detroit was very scary.After I took Jonnelle's pic with him he looked at Jonnelle and said " i feel like i've met you before...did we meet at Warped Tour?" and Jonnelle said "No, I didn't meet you but i saw you guys," and I said "i met you at Warped tour" as he shook my hand and he just stared at me shaking his head and said I don't remember. So then he asked us all of our names and repeated them back to us and when he got to me he said " ican't remember it's going in and out!" and i said "NIKKI" and he's like oh yeah. So then they told him it was my birthday and i was 20 and Ashlee said he looked me up and down and smiled. (that made me happy) So then we talked some more and then he went inside.
After that Rob came out and we started to walk towards him and these 12 year old looking girls plus their aunt who drove them there walked up to him and said "it her birthday and I drove her here just to see YOU!" So, he took their picture and then he just sort of stood there. We walked up to him and I said hi. He said hi and pointed at me and was like "Happy Birthday!" and i was like THANK YOU! so then we took a picture and I called Blair and he was nice enough to talk to her for a couple minutes. After that we talked about the movie 8 Mile and how some of it was shot at the Shelter. Then he went back inside.
We decided to go wait by the door. There was probably 10 other peopl there by 6:00. They finally opened the doors at about 6:30. We got inside and I was so amazed at the size of the place. It was so small!
We walked around for a while and Jonnelle stopped Spencer again and asked him if he remembered her from the Warped Tour. He was trying so hard to remember, but sadly couldn't. He then turned to me and was like "Hey, isn't it your birthday?" and i said yes and he said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" and gave me a great big hug which was totally unexpected because last time I met him he seemed not as social...but i am NOT complaining!Then the first band played. To be honest, I don't even remember what they sounded like because I was so anxious for HIPV.
I met Stefania there and we talked for a while. Then we met Chris and got a picture with him.
The only one i didnt meet yet that day was Mike, who wasnt out very much or often.
Don't Look Down played next. They were awesome.
Next was Hidden in Plain View. I was so stoked. I was right up to the stage which was nothing more than a platform about 10 inches off the ground. There were no baracades to hold the crowd back, which was awesome.
They set up and started to play. The way they interacted with the crowd was awesome. Then Joe started to say "Okay, before I forget, I want to say Happy Birthday to a couple of people.." and he went on to say 3 people's names...all of which we NOT mine. I was very sad. Meanwhile, Ashlee is pointing at me and saying JOE! JOE! He kept looking my way but wasn't saying anything. So after a couple more songs Joe said, "I know the birthday segment is over, but I have one more," i figured...Oh this will be me!....NO he said someone else's name. At that point I thought it was funny so i was laughing. Ashlee is screaming Joe's name to get his attention. But, sadly, he didn't hear her. So a songor two later in between songs i hear Joe say "hey!" and I just looked up out of a reaction and he was looking at me. He said, " I forgot your birthday....I'm such an asshole! But I don't remember your name!!! Is it Jonnelle?" I said NO and he said "is it Ashlee?" and I said NO!! So anyways both him and Rob said Happy Birthday to me. And they played 20 Below. I was singing the words and Rob got in my face and screamed "WHOOO!" I started laughing. About part way through some asshole started moshing and ppushing EVERYONE that was up front.People were literally falling on the stage. Joe got this look of anger in his eyes and just glared at this kid. The kid jumped on stage and Joe shoved him right back off. After they werte done with the song Joe said, "Stop pushing, there people up front arre getting hurt!" and the kid replied with "Oh, they're just not having fun!" and Joe said "Yeah, I can tell they're not having fun I can see it in their faces," After that, he stopped pushing. Then they were all done.
I saw Joe standing over off to the side of the stage so Jonnelle and I went over to talk to him. I looked at him and was shaking my head and smiling. And he was like "I'm SO sorry! I knew it was your birthday but I couldn't remember your name so I was just being dumb! I AM DUMB!" Then he turned to Jonnelle and was like "Help me out!" and she was like "NIKKI" and he was like "OMG IT'S SO EASY!! I HATE YOU..IT'S TOO EASY!" He said "Well, Happy Birthday Nikki!" and gave me a big sweaty hug and many apologies.
Then Stefania came up and said she wanted another picture with Mike because her other one didn't turn out, but she was too scared to get him and asked me if I would. We saw him sitting behind a curtain so I asked him to take a picture with them. She was nice enough to let me take a picture with him because I was out of film! (thanks Stefania!)
We then walked over to the merchandise booth and started looking at the merchandise. Joe came over and stood right next to me and I felt stupid because I wanted to talk to him again. Ashlee started to talk to him and that broke the ice. I said to him "hey, what's my name?" and he said "nikki". We started talking about names and he was like...There are a lot of Nikki's out there! But I can remember Ashlee cause it's my brother's gf's name...but Nikki is cute!" Ashlee was like AWWWW! ahhahaha. We started talking about his pants and he said he had worn them 6 shows in a row. Then he started talking about his shoes. He asked us if we knew what they were. I didn't know what he meant so I was ready to say SHOES? but then Lindsey was like, "pot leaves?" and looked down and saw that the pattern on his shoes were pot leaves. and he was like "IT'S WEED!!! SHHHHHHH!" and started being goofy. We were all laughing so hard. Then he went outside and soon we did as well to leave. Although a bum walkedup to us and said something about a birthday and lindsey waslike "IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!" and the bum was like HAPPY BIRTHDAY...i wish i could get you something..but why don't you start off by giving me something" i was like " i have nothing to give you" and he walked away....CREEPY.
So the kid who was pushing everyone and causing injuries was talking to us and trying to get us to go to his band's website....we were all sort of ignoring him. When we were getting in my car he kept yelling. We drove away ANNOYED as hell.
We then got a little lost in the streets of Detroit but found our way eventually. There was a traffic back-up on I-75 and we were waiting....but who do we pull up to? the fucking annoying kid that was pushing people. They started talking to us and i rolled up the window slowly and drove away. HAH!
So, yeah, that may possibly be the longest Lj entry in history.
Eat it up! I had fun!