my review of the jtl/kdev show
got to mohawk, sat in line, doors opened 30 minutes early. apparently mr. lacey was not expecting this because upon entering the venue, he was laying on the stage talking on his celly. =D
i was one person back from the front, as visible in a previous photo. brian bonz was up first and he told us great stories about 69ing his bed while his mother watched as she cooked breakfast. hahahaha. i got just a short clip of "judy and the alpha queen" on my cell because i didn't want to run my batteries down before the main event.
kevin's set was AMAZING, as usual. billy bob thorton was playing a block away at stubb's but kevin didn't know. he took note of the rockin' sounds coming from behind him and commented on it, and when we all replied it was billy bob, he said "well what the fuck are you doing HERE?!" hahaha. i also shot a video of the next-to-last song of kevin's, accompanied by jesse, for "tomorrow's just too late", featuring like 3 minutes of chatter.
after about 20 minutes waiting for jesse's set, i realized, like an idiot, that he and kevin were in the back selling shit and signing it. so i left my primo spot for the chance to meet my idol. unfortunately, i was too late. i got to the back and stood in line, but by the time i got to the table, jesse decided to go play his set. i did, however, get the chance to meet kevin. he was super sweet and asked my name and signed my shirt with an XO. at this point, jesse had started to play and i went to the upper level where my mom was hanging out because i knew there would be absolutely no use in trying to get back to where i was, it wasn't going to happen. i proceeded to show her my shirt and explain the situation. a few songs in to the set, i decided i would venture back down to the table to wait him out. when i got down there, i met brian and asked him to sign my shirt, which he did and included a beautiful self-portrait. i then bought his EP, which he also signed and drew on. after jesse was done, he came by the table and said "pardon me" as his ass made contact with my brand new belt buckle. i, along with lots of other kids, waited around for quite some time for jesse to come back from the abyss into which he had disappeared. once when kevin asked if he could help someone, this guy asked if jesse was coming back. kevin replied that he didn't know, and it was impossible to say for sure. after more waiting, and more inquiries on the subject, he was telling people he would be back down soon. finally, he emerged and signed one shirt at the table and headed to the stage. he got stopped by a couple of people and politely told them that he was just going to pack up and he'd be back. well after MORE waiting, and like a half-hour of telling what seemed to be his entire life story from birth until now, kids started to just go up to the stage and wait him out. after all, he had promised us he would be back. after the line at the table diminished, i decided to ask kevin for a picture. when he saw me, he said "hey stephanie, what can i do for you?" (i was very impressed he remembered my name) so i asked if i could take a picture, to which he replied "of course, i would love to take a picture with you." my mom took the picture, and he hugged me and said thank you and then shook my mom's hand and thanked her as well. at this point the employees had put the tables back up so my mom and i sat down to see if jesse would ever come back. soon after, i saw him acknowledging the kids by the stage, so i went up there. my mom was pressuring me to ask for a picture, but i knew it was a lost cause because he won't take them. so my mom, sneaky as she is, told me to give her my camera and she would take the picture when he was signing my shirt. well the kids got their autographs, and as i got to him, he started to turn around and talk to the guy again. but i gave him a look which pretty much made him say "well shit, this girl may cry if i don't do this" so he waved at me and said "hey, how are you?" and i asked if he could sign my shirt and he said of course he would so he took the shirt and put his foot up on the amp so he could have something to write on, signed it with an X, handed it back, and said thank you. =D i'm pretty sure if you look at the picture my mom took, you can see the guy he was talking to looking at me in amazement that i'm looking at jesse like i'm looking in the face of god himself. which i was. my mom showed me the picture as we were walking out and i clutched my shirt and said "i can die happy now" and on the way back to the car, i called my best friend and told her what had just happened. she asked if i raped him and i said i couldn't, there were too many people around. =D
i was one person back from the front, as visible in a previous photo. brian bonz was up first and he told us great stories about 69ing his bed while his mother watched as she cooked breakfast. hahahaha. i got just a short clip of "judy and the alpha queen" on my cell because i didn't want to run my batteries down before the main event.
kevin's set was AMAZING, as usual. billy bob thorton was playing a block away at stubb's but kevin didn't know. he took note of the rockin' sounds coming from behind him and commented on it, and when we all replied it was billy bob, he said "well what the fuck are you doing HERE?!" hahaha. i also shot a video of the next-to-last song of kevin's, accompanied by jesse, for "tomorrow's just too late", featuring like 3 minutes of chatter.
after about 20 minutes waiting for jesse's set, i realized, like an idiot, that he and kevin were in the back selling shit and signing it. so i left my primo spot for the chance to meet my idol. unfortunately, i was too late. i got to the back and stood in line, but by the time i got to the table, jesse decided to go play his set. i did, however, get the chance to meet kevin. he was super sweet and asked my name and signed my shirt with an XO. at this point, jesse had started to play and i went to the upper level where my mom was hanging out because i knew there would be absolutely no use in trying to get back to where i was, it wasn't going to happen. i proceeded to show her my shirt and explain the situation. a few songs in to the set, i decided i would venture back down to the table to wait him out. when i got down there, i met brian and asked him to sign my shirt, which he did and included a beautiful self-portrait. i then bought his EP, which he also signed and drew on. after jesse was done, he came by the table and said "pardon me" as his ass made contact with my brand new belt buckle. i, along with lots of other kids, waited around for quite some time for jesse to come back from the abyss into which he had disappeared. once when kevin asked if he could help someone, this guy asked if jesse was coming back. kevin replied that he didn't know, and it was impossible to say for sure. after more waiting, and more inquiries on the subject, he was telling people he would be back down soon. finally, he emerged and signed one shirt at the table and headed to the stage. he got stopped by a couple of people and politely told them that he was just going to pack up and he'd be back. well after MORE waiting, and like a half-hour of telling what seemed to be his entire life story from birth until now, kids started to just go up to the stage and wait him out. after all, he had promised us he would be back. after the line at the table diminished, i decided to ask kevin for a picture. when he saw me, he said "hey stephanie, what can i do for you?" (i was very impressed he remembered my name) so i asked if i could take a picture, to which he replied "of course, i would love to take a picture with you." my mom took the picture, and he hugged me and said thank you and then shook my mom's hand and thanked her as well. at this point the employees had put the tables back up so my mom and i sat down to see if jesse would ever come back. soon after, i saw him acknowledging the kids by the stage, so i went up there. my mom was pressuring me to ask for a picture, but i knew it was a lost cause because he won't take them. so my mom, sneaky as she is, told me to give her my camera and she would take the picture when he was signing my shirt. well the kids got their autographs, and as i got to him, he started to turn around and talk to the guy again. but i gave him a look which pretty much made him say "well shit, this girl may cry if i don't do this" so he waved at me and said "hey, how are you?" and i asked if he could sign my shirt and he said of course he would so he took the shirt and put his foot up on the amp so he could have something to write on, signed it with an X, handed it back, and said thank you. =D i'm pretty sure if you look at the picture my mom took, you can see the guy he was talking to looking at me in amazement that i'm looking at jesse like i'm looking in the face of god himself. which i was. my mom showed me the picture as we were walking out and i clutched my shirt and said "i can die happy now" and on the way back to the car, i called my best friend and told her what had just happened. she asked if i raped him and i said i couldn't, there were too many people around. =D