So we came home and found out we had to bring Amanda!! to the motel her parents were staying since they had just arrived. We thought she was going to be spending the night with us but she couldn't. Well, After we brought her home we came back to Heather!!'s and got ready for bed. I wanted to draw a picture of the group to give them and Heather!! wanted to rewrite this poem she wanted to give to Peter. Holly!! wanted to go straight to sleep so we let her. Heather!! put on "Help", y'know, the Beatles movie and, well, to make it short, we didn't really get to sleep until about 3:30am. We then got up and realized it was 10:00 and Heather!!'s dad was going to be picking us up at 11:50! (he arrived at 12:20).

Skipping the drive and all...

We got the club again and took are seats again only slightly different from the ones the night before. There was a plastic sandwich bag of candy and a copy of a newspaper article about Peter and the SSB on each seat. Before the show, Bear and her friend (her name escapes me) were quietly passing around cards for everyone to sign. One was for Peter's b-day since he wouldn't be in Maryland on his birthday, a card for the band, and a card for Bonnie for setting up the concert. Then, they came out and played a few songs and said, "Welcome to our sound check." I finally got to eat after like 12 hours :) The whole performance was being video taped too so perhaps there'll be a way to get it on tape.

Experience #4: I had brought the picture I had completed after giving up the night before for tiredness. I showed it to Bear and Barbara before I finally got into the line to see Peter after their first set. I got there and smiled and said, "I *still* don't have anything for you to sign but this is a picture I drew last night."

He said, "Did you sign it?" I showed him I did in the corner. He smiled and said thank you and I smiled and he, for some reason expected me to go on or something 'cause he was looking at me for a couple seconds before he turned around and put the picture on the stage. I got out of the front of the line and rejoined with Heather!! and Holly!!.

I took my shirt I had bought the night before and brought it up to Stevie, the guitarist, to autograph. Unfortunately I didn't have a marker. The girl behind be did so I got him to sign it. I then borrowed someone else's and took my shirt to Tadg, the Keyboardist/Harmonica player, and asked him to sign my shirt. He smartly replied, "Sure, put it on." I put it down on the table and he signed it. I thanked him and went on. The bass player, Mike, was outside sign autographs and I asked a woman working if I could borrow her marker and she said when she got it back from her friend I could borrow it but she refused to get it out of her site since it "had been in Peter's hands so many times". Well, when she got it back, Mike had come in and the woman walked up to him with her ticket, which they suggested be keep to get signed, and asked if he wanted to be the first to sign it. After he did, she said, "and I believe this young lady would like you to sign her shirt." Well, taking after Tadg, he reached up to sign the shirt I was wearing. I immediately put my T-shirt up and exclaimed laughing, "No, this one." He did very kindly so and I thanked him.

I was sitting with Heather!! and Holly!! off to the side and we looked over to my chair and we saw Tadg sitting in it. I mockingly complained, "Why does he have to sit in my chair?" We laughed. I looked over and saw the drummer, John, by the "buffet" getting lunch so I went up the merchandise stand in the back and asked the man--who I think was Bonnie's husband--if he had a marker. He said they would only work on the shirts and I said that's what I was getting signed. I retrieved my shirt and took the marker promising I'd give it back. I then proceeded to ask John to sign my shirt and he kindly did. I then thanked him and I gave the guy back his marker.

Experience #5: I got into the line to get Peter to finally sign my shirt going to borrow the same woman's marker whom I had asked earlier and who was standing in front of my in line. In front of her was Heather!! and Holly!!. Heather!! was getting another CD autographed and her picture taken with him. Holly!! was there to take the picture. I reached ahead and asked Heather!! to get my camera when she was done. She said to ask Holly!!. So I turned to Holly!! and asked her if she would get my camera. She said she would.

Heather!! reached him, he signed her CD and she asked if she could get her picture taken with her. Holly!! took the picture. Holly!! then went back to get my camera and the woman and her friend went to get their tickets signed and they were taking their merry time talking to him too. When they finally left, I walked up and asked him if he'd sign my shirt. As he did, I said, "And I know this is a little repetitive but could I have my picture taken with you?"

He smiled and said, "One more." Why he said that, I'm not sure but he told me to stand beside him. Holly!! took my camera and Heather!! took out her camera. I had my arm across my stomach 'cause that's how I stand and I felt him put his arm around be and take my hand! I held his hand back. Holly!! and Heather!! pretty much took our picture at the same time. I then turned around and said thank you and *I* hugged *him*. *I* controlled the hug! Then I took my shirt and stepped away. I then had to run around and retrieve the woman's marker from the stage :)