there are no words for this elation
ok, sorry all doom and gloom last post. i was really upset and it just spewed out my fingers.
last night was the perfect cure for a broken heart.
let's start where it began: the beginning.
sarah texted me at work on saturday to tell me that stephen kellogg and the sixers were doing a show of just their stuff at the Handlebar in greenville for 10 bucks. we were so there! and we got my friend jackie and her friends sharon (who it turned out i knew!) and "cheez" to come with us.
the show was, in a word, awesome. they sang a bunch of songs i lovelovelove and we were right up at stage level because there were MAYBE 80 people there. no kidding. it was really under the radar and perfect. they came out for 2 encores and asked what we wanted to hear. sarah and i screamed "big easy" and they played it! it was awesome. we knew all the words and the dance which was so fun. and everyone was like "weirdos, they actually know this stuff" but it was too fun to care.
we hung out after the show and talked to the merch guy and then finally boots and cookiedough. well, more boots. he's sweet. shy, but really cool. i got my picture taken with him, which was so fun. then, we went over to stephen. i started talking to him about connecticut because we're both from there (and jackie too). it was cool. then i got the autograph and pic with him.
and i made a request.
i explained that fat bottomed girls is the best song ever and i had seen them sing it on youtube. well, i asked if they could sing it either in asheville or durham because i was going to those shows and was really excited to see them. i told him he was free to ignore the request and i would totally understand. he was like "it's been a long time since we've sung that. i dont know, we'll see. you'll be in asheville and durham? hm... okay, well we'll see you there." then, sarah asked if he could say happy birthday to her 17 year old sister who loves him, and he totally did it. what a great guy!!!
so, yesterday, we went on the walk, barefooted!!!, in asheville. it was really cool. we were near zac and taylor the whole time, but we didnt get to talk because some girls are RUDE. and ultimately, i wasn't on the walk for hanson. i was there to help raise awareness for poverty in africa and take one step toward making a difference in this world.
we waited to get into the show and were pretty close because we took the walk. well, we only wanted to be that close until the sixers (SK6ers) were done, then we would get out of the madness. these 2 girls in front of me, though, were SELFISH B*****S!!! i asked if they could switch spots so i could actually SEE the stage, and they were like "no. i'll move my head. maybe." JERKS. and snotty, too. then, they started dancing and this girl's big ole mary-kay bag was slamming me in the stomach. i was pissed.
kate vogel was a waste of time as always.
the sk6ers were fabulous. they were charming, wonderful, sweet. and, taylor came out on stage and sang a super special fool's banquet song for us. it was cool.
then.
they were like "thanks for coming out to the show. we're the sk6ers, we'll be at our table, we'd love to meet you. now, this song is a special request, and so i hope you like it."
THEY SANG FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS!!! JUST FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can hear me screeching on my video i took, and i was screaming "thank you!!!!!"
we went to the merch table and when stephen came out, he took one look at me, grabbed my hands gently and told me "that was just for you."
oh. my. WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i kept saying thanks while sarah got a pic of herself with goose and stephen. and i didn't hear it, but sarah said he replied, "it was no problem it actually fit in perfectly with our set tonight, so thank you."
i was melting. that was THE sweetest thing anyone has EVER done for me. it meant the absolute WORLD to me. sarah was so ecstatic too, because she had witnessed the whole thing.
needless to say, new fav band, the sk6ers. no contest.
well then, hanson got on stage. and they were great! the crowd was really amazing, and they played a long set, including "georgia" which sarah has been dying to see performed. and i loved "runaway run" it's a personal favorite. THEN, they kept honoring requests made for them by several fans. but nothing as special as fat bottomed girls from the sk6ers to me. well, they wound up playing 2 encore songs, including one they have only sung ONCE. it's a h.net members only new song that noone has heard yet!!!!!!!!! and it was sung with stephen kellogg!!! and then they got all the sk6ers out to sing "long way to the top" which was great, even though i dont care for the song (sorry joy). and taylor and boots were banging their tambourines together which was so fun!!! and they closed out the show and told us we were one of the best crowds.
curtains. so to speak.
it was AWESOME. freaking loved the show. we were going to wait at the buses for hanson's autographs since we got shafted in illinois, but my feet and back hurt so bad i was doubled over with the pain. but every pin and ever needle was WORTH IT.
i am going to upload pics and you should see them. you can hear me scream like i'm a crazy woman in labor!
last night was the perfect cure for a broken heart.
let's start where it began: the beginning.
sarah texted me at work on saturday to tell me that stephen kellogg and the sixers were doing a show of just their stuff at the Handlebar in greenville for 10 bucks. we were so there! and we got my friend jackie and her friends sharon (who it turned out i knew!) and "cheez" to come with us.
the show was, in a word, awesome. they sang a bunch of songs i lovelovelove and we were right up at stage level because there were MAYBE 80 people there. no kidding. it was really under the radar and perfect. they came out for 2 encores and asked what we wanted to hear. sarah and i screamed "big easy" and they played it! it was awesome. we knew all the words and the dance which was so fun. and everyone was like "weirdos, they actually know this stuff" but it was too fun to care.
we hung out after the show and talked to the merch guy and then finally boots and cookiedough. well, more boots. he's sweet. shy, but really cool. i got my picture taken with him, which was so fun. then, we went over to stephen. i started talking to him about connecticut because we're both from there (and jackie too). it was cool. then i got the autograph and pic with him.
and i made a request.
i explained that fat bottomed girls is the best song ever and i had seen them sing it on youtube. well, i asked if they could sing it either in asheville or durham because i was going to those shows and was really excited to see them. i told him he was free to ignore the request and i would totally understand. he was like "it's been a long time since we've sung that. i dont know, we'll see. you'll be in asheville and durham? hm... okay, well we'll see you there." then, sarah asked if he could say happy birthday to her 17 year old sister who loves him, and he totally did it. what a great guy!!!
so, yesterday, we went on the walk, barefooted!!!, in asheville. it was really cool. we were near zac and taylor the whole time, but we didnt get to talk because some girls are RUDE. and ultimately, i wasn't on the walk for hanson. i was there to help raise awareness for poverty in africa and take one step toward making a difference in this world.
we waited to get into the show and were pretty close because we took the walk. well, we only wanted to be that close until the sixers (SK6ers) were done, then we would get out of the madness. these 2 girls in front of me, though, were SELFISH B*****S!!! i asked if they could switch spots so i could actually SEE the stage, and they were like "no. i'll move my head. maybe." JERKS. and snotty, too. then, they started dancing and this girl's big ole mary-kay bag was slamming me in the stomach. i was pissed.
kate vogel was a waste of time as always.
the sk6ers were fabulous. they were charming, wonderful, sweet. and, taylor came out on stage and sang a super special fool's banquet song for us. it was cool.
then.
they were like "thanks for coming out to the show. we're the sk6ers, we'll be at our table, we'd love to meet you. now, this song is a special request, and so i hope you like it."
THEY SANG FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS!!! JUST FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can hear me screeching on my video i took, and i was screaming "thank you!!!!!"
we went to the merch table and when stephen came out, he took one look at me, grabbed my hands gently and told me "that was just for you."
oh. my. WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i kept saying thanks while sarah got a pic of herself with goose and stephen. and i didn't hear it, but sarah said he replied, "it was no problem it actually fit in perfectly with our set tonight, so thank you."
i was melting. that was THE sweetest thing anyone has EVER done for me. it meant the absolute WORLD to me. sarah was so ecstatic too, because she had witnessed the whole thing.
needless to say, new fav band, the sk6ers. no contest.
well then, hanson got on stage. and they were great! the crowd was really amazing, and they played a long set, including "georgia" which sarah has been dying to see performed. and i loved "runaway run" it's a personal favorite. THEN, they kept honoring requests made for them by several fans. but nothing as special as fat bottomed girls from the sk6ers to me. well, they wound up playing 2 encore songs, including one they have only sung ONCE. it's a h.net members only new song that noone has heard yet!!!!!!!!! and it was sung with stephen kellogg!!! and then they got all the sk6ers out to sing "long way to the top" which was great, even though i dont care for the song (sorry joy). and taylor and boots were banging their tambourines together which was so fun!!! and they closed out the show and told us we were one of the best crowds.
curtains. so to speak.
it was AWESOME. freaking loved the show. we were going to wait at the buses for hanson's autographs since we got shafted in illinois, but my feet and back hurt so bad i was doubled over with the pain. but every pin and ever needle was WORTH IT.
i am going to upload pics and you should see them. you can hear me scream like i'm a crazy woman in labor!