1-28-12
Today I woke up feeling sick. Last night I had a case of the sniffles, but today was worse because I was nausous. I lounged around the house and tumbled my adventures until about 1, when I felt like I was going to throw up. I called out from work (which I was going to do sickness or not because of the show) I decided to take a shower and that helped a lot. Around 3:30 I started getting ready for the show. My mom came home at 4:30 and gave me the car.
Before the show I went to Walgreens and got some extra batteries and some money for the show. While I was 2 minutes away from The Culture Room “In Your Arms” by Scenes and Sirens came on shuffle and a legit wave of nausea hit me because I thought of Patrick weirdly enough. I turned it off and rolled my eyes.
I got to the show aroung 5:45 and waited in line for what felt like forever. I saw this guy from my journalism class last semester and it was weird because I wasn’t going to say hi and neither was he. When I first got in line, Anthony walked right infront of me while holding James, they both looked so happy it was just wonderful to see in real life. While waiting in line, I was infront of this couple that would not stop making out. Doors opened about 15 minutes early and I was like “THANK GOD”
Inside the venue I was also behind a couple that would not stop being gross, space hogging, and overly affectionate. The Dear Hunter took an hour to take the stage, and that whole hour I felt nauseous and faint, but I toughed it out through the waiting period and their set. The Dear Hunter was really good and they played “Red Hands” which is my favorite.
I sat down on the floor waiting for Anthony Green to come on stage, and texted Kelsey about the arrival of band whores. When Anthony took the stage I stood up and joy just over came me. His music makes me so happy and I felt really lucky to be able to see him solo again. I just had a smile on my face the whole time, and if you know me personally, you know I am not much of a smiler at all. At one point during his set (not during ”When I’m On Pills” I think he mouthed the words “I love you” and looked in my general direction. I was in disbelief and still am about that.
I was bummed he didn’t play “Plays For Pretty Baby”, but he played “Seven Years” (“I fully reserve the right to go back on the sh-t I say!”) and my favorite song “The Devil’s Song”. I was also bummed that I had heard 0 songs off Beautiful Things so I didn’t get to sing a long as much, but other than that his set was amazing. Especially when the couple in front of me left after the first song in his encore, leaving me with the best spot in the house.
After the show I bought Beautiful Things, and I met up with Kelsey and her friend. We sat outside the pizza place and made fun of barely clothed band whores. We went to look for Good Old War so we could yell at them for not opening, but we just waited in line to meet Anthony instead. When I met Anthony I took a picture with him and asked him to sign my CD. He thanked me for buying his CD and I was just star struck and couldn’t say anything or show him my tattoo. When I asked for a picture I said please all awkwardly and I was thinking “crap why did I say please” He said “Sure!” and pulled me close to him and I kept thinking to myself “Is this really happening?!” Then he squeezed me tighter and was like “Feel that?” and smiled. I thanked him at the same time he thanked me and I was about to say “but for making me smile no matter what” but security was all “move along now” We all went to our cars a screamed about meeting him and went our seperate ways.
Richardeen texted me about how Patrick said that we should have called him again before we left and all I could do was stare at my phone and say “That nigga” Seriously though he truely doesn’t give one, because he doesn’t know I like him so much. I keep telling Rich it’s rediculous for me to not just tell him. I asked her “What’s the worst that could happen?” and she said “There are so many worsts!” Le sigh. I ain’t even that upset because I MET ANTHONY GREEN!
