Finally getting around to doing this....
The whole story behind the Secret Valentine Tour
We (being mandac424 -my roommate and best friend- and me) got there about an hour early. The line was already ginormous. And The Cab was still unloading (but none of the actual band members were).
We found Pat Kirch of The Maine first. Gave him cookies, got picture.
Alex Deleon wondered out, we gave him cookies, and he scampered off without so much as a thank you.
Alex was a prick. (but he got a little better)
We stalked out the group of band guys (made up mostly of The Maine) at the corner and managed to snag John O'Callaghan, who we'd met before.
Finally went to join the line that was now epically long.
Watched Hunter and DanDan walk by. Called out to DanDan that we had cookies, he promised to be back (he lied). Watched Marhall and Cash walk by with a purpose, followed shortly by Travis who completely ignored everyone. Caught site of Ian's hair by the van, got a girl to save our spots, and forcibly dragged Mandy over to the Cab van to glomp Marshall and Ian.
Marshall caught sight of us and initiated the talking. Got a picture and then talked food. Marshall is lactose and therefore cannot enjoy the cookies we bring and it makes us feel bad. He told us what he likes, we promised to bring it, he gave us extra hugs.
Cash ignored us even though he was standing right there but Ian gave us a huge grin and I pounced. Hugged him nearly to death, got my picture. Took Mandy's. Commented about how Alex ran away with the cookies without a thank you. Ian looked scandalized and was all "I'll have a talk with him" which made me giggle.
Ran into Johnson. He smiled at us, we stopped, took a picture, and were amazed by his paleness. But, then, he is (normally) a redhead.
Got back in line. The girls in front of us were all "who was that? was that a band guy? oh my fucking god he was so hot. ohmygodohmygodohmygod". Jesus, they're people. Yah, I fangirl but never THAT badly. Not even over Patrick.
When doors finally opened, holy shit. You would think it was a Jonas Brother concert with all the pushing and shoving and screaming going on. Sucked ass.
Somehow, we still managed to get like three people from the front on Marshall's side. These sluts behind us were really, really annoying. They kept screaming out random things like "i like pie" and "do you like pudding" and fake coughing and shit. I wanted to punch them so badly. One spit.in.my.hair! EW!
So after The Cab, we retreated back. I washed my hair out in the bathroom because EW. And then we went to see merch. Went to VersaEmerge first and met Anthony, the drummer. Gave him his cookies and good LORD he freaked out. It was so adorable! He was like "YES!!!!! COOKIES! Really? Like, for us? Really?" and Mandy and I just kinda nodded our heads. He hugged the crap out of us (seriously, it made my ribs hurt a little) and couldn't stop grinning. And then he gave us free stuff which we felt guilty about. It was all "you don't have to do that." "you didn't have to do that." "but we were gonna buy it." "no! free!" "but..." "just take it!".
Gave Chris from There For Tomorrow cookies.
Saw Devin, from VersaEmerge. He has a wicked metal scream but his talking voice is kind of light and lispy and... gay.
At some point in the crazyness we caught site of Alex Deleon's fuzzy head. I yelled "Alex!", he stopped, looked around, I flailed, he motioned us over. And then apologized for running away earlier (I think Ian bitched him out... or, at least, that's what I like to think). Got a picture, which is alwasy kinda awkward cuz he's always crazy in pics and you don't know whether to do something or just stand there...
The Maine talked about venarial diseases and fuck the Jonas Brothers. Mandy cheered. I hung my head and tried not to laugh. They went off stage.
We saw another Versa dude over by the merchtable so we went to say hi. Blake is too cute for words. I was singing along with "Let it Rock" afterwards and making my weird hand guestures and doing stupid dance moves and Blake caught my eye and started singing and mimicking me.
Hung around trying to get to Jerry and Sierra. Anthony saw us, we told him what we were waiting for. He literally dragged us past the fans, tapped Jerry on the shoulder and started flailing about. All "see the cookies? THEY BROUGHT THE COOKIES" and shoving Jerry at us. Sierra had a box on her head.
We the Kings hit the stage.
Afterwards, I met a mess of bandguys and its all kind of a blur.
I remember the first one was Maika from There For Tomorrow.
And then I think Jared from The Maine.
And then I saw Ian again so I went over to him, hugged him, talked about the PWT tour they dropped off of, and petted his pretty hair.
Now let's talk Cash. :):):)
First time we saw him, we stood around for like 5 minutes waiting for him to finish up with other fans (when you've met someone a lot, you learn patience). Then we talked Long Hair Don't Care and tours (brought up when he noticed our shirts) and Poptarts (because that's what Cash likes since he's also lactose) and got a picture. Now, Cash is a little dude. Shorter than me. Yet, somehow, he always looks taller in pictures. Maybe I slouch a lot.
After Cash came Garrett (The Maine) who was sick and kept having to break away and cough. All those damn venarial diseases, right?
After possibly catching the Bubonic Plague from Garrett, we finally got pics with Sierra, who is slightly a bitch but became a lot nicer after she realized we brought the cookies and talkeda bout how awesome they are when you smear peanut butter all over them.
Christian and Jay were hanging over at the There For Tomorrow merch table.
Christian:
Jay (who is so short and adorable):
VersaEmerge had started doing group shots, so of course I wanted one. Lol. First, though, Mandy snapped this picture of Devin and Jerry.
Okay, so my group shot:
Then came the awesomeness of Cash.
Vincent kicks ass.
And then We The Kings. Travis complimented our Long Hair, Don't Care shirts, signed our I LOVE RED HEAD shirts, and hugged us both. DanDan hugged me, Hunter decided he needed to sign too, and then DanDan did. It was pretty much a blur since security was trying to push everyone out before 10.
And that was my night. :D
We (being mandac424 -my roommate and best friend- and me) got there about an hour early. The line was already ginormous. And The Cab was still unloading (but none of the actual band members were).
We found Pat Kirch of The Maine first. Gave him cookies, got picture.
Alex Deleon wondered out, we gave him cookies, and he scampered off without so much as a thank you.
Alex was a prick. (but he got a little better)
We stalked out the group of band guys (made up mostly of The Maine) at the corner and managed to snag John O'Callaghan, who we'd met before.
Finally went to join the line that was now epically long.
Watched Hunter and DanDan walk by. Called out to DanDan that we had cookies, he promised to be back (he lied). Watched Marhall and Cash walk by with a purpose, followed shortly by Travis who completely ignored everyone. Caught site of Ian's hair by the van, got a girl to save our spots, and forcibly dragged Mandy over to the Cab van to glomp Marshall and Ian.
Marshall caught sight of us and initiated the talking. Got a picture and then talked food. Marshall is lactose and therefore cannot enjoy the cookies we bring and it makes us feel bad. He told us what he likes, we promised to bring it, he gave us extra hugs.
Cash ignored us even though he was standing right there but Ian gave us a huge grin and I pounced. Hugged him nearly to death, got my picture. Took Mandy's. Commented about how Alex ran away with the cookies without a thank you. Ian looked scandalized and was all "I'll have a talk with him" which made me giggle.
Ran into Johnson. He smiled at us, we stopped, took a picture, and were amazed by his paleness. But, then, he is (normally) a redhead.
Got back in line. The girls in front of us were all "who was that? was that a band guy? oh my fucking god he was so hot. ohmygodohmygodohmygod". Jesus, they're people. Yah, I fangirl but never THAT badly. Not even over Patrick.
When doors finally opened, holy shit. You would think it was a Jonas Brother concert with all the pushing and shoving and screaming going on. Sucked ass.
Somehow, we still managed to get like three people from the front on Marshall's side. These sluts behind us were really, really annoying. They kept screaming out random things like "i like pie" and "do you like pudding" and fake coughing and shit. I wanted to punch them so badly. One spit.in.my.hair! EW!
So after The Cab, we retreated back. I washed my hair out in the bathroom because EW. And then we went to see merch. Went to VersaEmerge first and met Anthony, the drummer. Gave him his cookies and good LORD he freaked out. It was so adorable! He was like "YES!!!!! COOKIES! Really? Like, for us? Really?" and Mandy and I just kinda nodded our heads. He hugged the crap out of us (seriously, it made my ribs hurt a little) and couldn't stop grinning. And then he gave us free stuff which we felt guilty about. It was all "you don't have to do that." "you didn't have to do that." "but we were gonna buy it." "no! free!" "but..." "just take it!".
Gave Chris from There For Tomorrow cookies.
Saw Devin, from VersaEmerge. He has a wicked metal scream but his talking voice is kind of light and lispy and... gay.
At some point in the crazyness we caught site of Alex Deleon's fuzzy head. I yelled "Alex!", he stopped, looked around, I flailed, he motioned us over. And then apologized for running away earlier (I think Ian bitched him out... or, at least, that's what I like to think). Got a picture, which is alwasy kinda awkward cuz he's always crazy in pics and you don't know whether to do something or just stand there...
The Maine talked about venarial diseases and fuck the Jonas Brothers. Mandy cheered. I hung my head and tried not to laugh. They went off stage.
We saw another Versa dude over by the merchtable so we went to say hi. Blake is too cute for words. I was singing along with "Let it Rock" afterwards and making my weird hand guestures and doing stupid dance moves and Blake caught my eye and started singing and mimicking me.
Hung around trying to get to Jerry and Sierra. Anthony saw us, we told him what we were waiting for. He literally dragged us past the fans, tapped Jerry on the shoulder and started flailing about. All "see the cookies? THEY BROUGHT THE COOKIES" and shoving Jerry at us. Sierra had a box on her head.
We the Kings hit the stage.
Click to viewAfterwards, I met a mess of bandguys and its all kind of a blur.
I remember the first one was Maika from There For Tomorrow.
And then I think Jared from The Maine.
And then I saw Ian again so I went over to him, hugged him, talked about the PWT tour they dropped off of, and petted his pretty hair.
Now let's talk Cash. :):):)
First time we saw him, we stood around for like 5 minutes waiting for him to finish up with other fans (when you've met someone a lot, you learn patience). Then we talked Long Hair Don't Care and tours (brought up when he noticed our shirts) and Poptarts (because that's what Cash likes since he's also lactose) and got a picture. Now, Cash is a little dude. Shorter than me. Yet, somehow, he always looks taller in pictures. Maybe I slouch a lot.
After Cash came Garrett (The Maine) who was sick and kept having to break away and cough. All those damn venarial diseases, right?
After possibly catching the Bubonic Plague from Garrett, we finally got pics with Sierra, who is slightly a bitch but became a lot nicer after she realized we brought the cookies and talkeda bout how awesome they are when you smear peanut butter all over them.
Christian and Jay were hanging over at the There For Tomorrow merch table.
Christian:
Jay (who is so short and adorable):
VersaEmerge had started doing group shots, so of course I wanted one. Lol. First, though, Mandy snapped this picture of Devin and Jerry.
Okay, so my group shot:
Then came the awesomeness of Cash.
Vincent kicks ass.
And then We The Kings. Travis complimented our Long Hair, Don't Care shirts, signed our I LOVE RED HEAD shirts, and hugged us both. DanDan hugged me, Hunter decided he needed to sign too, and then DanDan did. It was pretty much a blur since security was trying to push everyone out before 10.
And that was my night. :D