My (Jessica's) Experience
Orgy Concert in Norfolk, Va on 11-18-00
- After traveling 6 hours, getting 3 messed up sets of directions and arriving @ the Boathouse @ 7 and then waiting an hour in the cold, I finally get in. (I brought some of my Orgy drawings w/ me in my portfolio)./font>
- I waited another hour and @ 9 Crazytown comes on and plays about 10 songs! They finished up around 10:15. So I wait for Orgy until 11 and finally...here they come!
- It started out w/ Vapor Transmission. Then when Suckerface begins...here comes ORGY!!! They did (I think) 10 songs. 6 new, 4 old. I had to move out of the center (where I was originally) because everyone was shoving and beginning to bend my drawings. So mom tells me to move back. So we do...
- I then held my drawings up, each one at a time. Around 12 something they finish up with Eyes Radio Lies and Jay said they should be coming back to Va in about 5 months or so.
- Outside I wait in the cold. This one girl I made friends w/ and I go in and talk to the guard and tell them how much we want to meet them and he's like "sorry, I have no control over that." I even got my drawings out and told him my user name and everything and he wouldn't let me- anyhoo....
- So once again I trudge into the cold, when I hear news that Orgy will be coming out soon and signing autos. YAY!! So I wait and I pass my drawings out to different people so they can hold them up for Orgy to see.
- After 30 min or so...out they come!! They went out the back the wrong way at first cause this gate was locked. So they came out the front. And slowly they approach near me!! Bobby was closest at first and Paige was behind him. Woohoo, here they come!!
- I stand patiently as Bobby is making his way near me; meanwhile, Jay, Amir, and Ryan are on the other end of the line, also making their way up to me!!
- So Bobby sees the drawing of himself some other girl was holding and is like, "Woah you drew that?" She said no, that girl there did. And he said "You drew that?" I said yes. He said "Wow, thats awesome. That is just amazing." (The whole time his eyes are huge. I ask him if he will sign it and he says yes. So he does. Then I ask 4 a hug. HE HUGS ME!! AND takes a picture w/ me!!! I then tell him about the life-size drawing I have of them and he's like "seriously?" He was in such shock. I also told him how far I traveled. And how great they are and a few other girls standing by me say "this girl has some talent, I think you should give her another hug," and Bobby DOES!! He concluded our conversation by telling me what a great artist he thinks I am and thanking me for coming all that way.
- Now onto Paige...I was holding up my Amir drawing and only that because they are so big. So when I see Paige approaching, I ask "Where's my Paige drawing?" Quickly, the drawing is located and held by me and Paige advances.
- He was like "You drew that? Jeez!" He was also is shock and I asked him too if he would sign it. Then I asked for a hug and he was like "sure." That guy can hug!
- Anyway, I also got a pic with him and told him about the lifesize drawing I have of them. He was again is in shock! He thanked me for coming and I told him I loved them. And he was like "Thanks" and said some other stuff which I can't really remember, since I was in such awe....
- Now Amir... I had had the Amir pic in my hand the whole time, let alone the other girls had my other drawings. I brought 7 of them. 5 of each individual member. The other 2 were Amir n Ryan in one. Jay n Paige off the TRL photo booth.
- Amir couldn't believe my drawings either. He signed the one of himself, just like the other 2 did. He hugged me 2!!! And took a picture. WOOOHOO!! I said a few other things to him, but I was so hyper I forget now...
- Jay... Jay came and I got my drawing of him in my hands (in the meantime, mom was holding the other auto-signed drawings). He looked at them and practically flipped out. He thought they were great too. I hugged him too!
- Now the sad part about this is, my mom was getting ready to take a pic of me and him, while he was looking at some other mom, not my mom. When that other mom snapped the pic he left me cause these other girls started talking to him and he thought that was my mom. - I didn't get a pic w/ Jay However, Ryan is a different story...
- At first I couldn't find my Ryan drawing. The girl who held it was nowhere to be found. Ryan was getting closer when finally they gave it to me.
- I showed him and he was like WOW!! That is great. Out of the blue (I didn't even ask) Ryan hugged me!!! After he hugged me I asked for a pic he was like "Of course!"
- Strangely, that was the last pic my my could have taken cause her film ran out off her camera and I couldn't even get my camera out since I wanted to talk to them and show them my drawings.
- I also told Ryan about the lifesize drawing and he said cool. I told him all the details. Then the bodyguard guy said "C'mon Ryan." He said "Just a minute." He must have said that about 10 times since the fans who were still there were talking to him.
- After he mingled over to these other girls I got my drawings together and put them back in my portfolio. Then there were only 2 girls left and only Ryan, so I went back over to him and accidentally stepped on his foot (but only the back part) I told him "Sorry"
- He said OK, but that got him away from those girls and we walked along together talking about stuff when he gave me another hug!!! Then he grabbed my arm and lowered his hand down to my hand and held my hand as we walked along together (that was only like 5 seconds, but OH WELL!!
- Then the same guy told Ryan to get on the bus and Ryan was telling me about how far the traveled and stuff. Then he walked to the tour bus and said goodbye to everyone (me and 4 other girls + my mom) and waved at us.
- Let me tell ya, that was the BEST night of my LIFE!!!!