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Friday,
May 7th was the most amazing night of my life. I had been looking forward
to this night since the first day that the Eve 6 and Lit concert was
announced. Finally, the day came. My day started off like usual, woke up,
went to school, came home, blah blah blah. Then, at 3:00 I started to get
ready for the concert. I had spent forever looking for a concert outfit,
but I finally found it. Silver pants with a ¾ sleeve white shirt and my
yellow sneakers (I know it sounds tacky, but it looked cool). Aaron, the
guy I went with, picked me up around 3:30. We stopped by my work to drop
off a key and we decided to get a drink. Well…of course, I got a nice
little bit of red syrup (the kind you put on shaved ice) on my white
shirt. So, Murphy's Law started. I freaked and went home to wash it off
with a shout wipe…luckily, it came out. So we were off again. I knew where
we were going, but I had never been there, so I wasn't completely sure. We
started driving and driving and driving, finally we saw the street to turn
on. We found the venue and we parked and walked to the entrance. We walked
inside and I heard Max's voice (the lead singer of Eve 6) doing the sound
check. This really mean man along with Ryan (Eve 6's roadie) came out and
they asked what we wanted. We tried to get in for the sound check, but he
wouldn't let us. So we went and sat outside on the curb by Eve 6's bus and
Lit's trailer and waited and waited and waited. I saw Jeremy (Lit's
guitarist) standing between the trailer and bus, but I didn't want to
bother them, so we just sat. We could see some of the members of Lit
chillin' in their trailer, but it looked like they were eating, so I
didn't want to bother them. Finally, it was getting close to the time for
the doors to open. We were the third group in line, even though I think we
were the first ones there. We waited while we listened to this annoying
group behind us talk really loud. I just wanted to go inside. I saw Max,
Jon, Kevin and someone else (all members of the bands) walk across the
street. It was kinda funny cause nobody recognized them. Finally, around
6:45 they started lining people up. They divided the line into 21 and
older and us young people. We waited for like 20 minutes longer, then we
were allowed in. We passed by the merchandise table and there was Ryan,
who by the way is hot, I was like, "Hey, you're Ryan, right?" He looked
all weirded out and was like, "Uh, yeah," he had a smile on his face. I
introduced myself and he shook my hand. He was really cool. People were
starting to pass us, so we walked in and there was the stage with the drum
set's set up. I got a nice spot…front and center. In front of the stage
was a small pit type area where the security guards stood. The security
guys were HUGE…at least 300 pounds. The bar came up to my chest, and there
was like a step on the other side for security to stand on to see over the
crowd if something was going on. The venue slowly filled, it was a sold
out concert, so there was no extra room. I had to fight to keep my spot,
but NOBODY was getting in front of me!!! The lights finally faded and the
little girly screams began (not a fan of those girls that all scream and
reach out to try to touch them…I'm like, dude, they aren't God, chill).
The first Lit guy to come out was Jeremy and everyone started cheering.
Kevin, the bassist, was next and finally Allen, the drummer. They began to
play the hidden track on their CD…which is just a long cord. The lights
faded and out came A Jay, lookin' hot, of course. I don't remember the
order of songs, but it was amazing. The chick behind me was like pressed
up against me, she was like, "I feel like I'm molesting this girl in front
of me," I'm like, yeah, you are…get off me. But there was nowhere to go.
So, I didn't care and just enjoyed the show. A Jay had so much energy,
jumping around and stuff. There were all these girls around me screaming,
but I was just singin' along and lovin' the show. Jeremy brought out this
vibrator and was playing the guitar with it…it was pretty funny. At the
end of like every other song, Jeremy would throw his pick into the crowd.
I have a Marvelous 3 pick, but I had to get a Lit one and an Eve 6 one,
but I wasn't going to start screaming and being a stupid girl. Near the
end of the show, Jeremy reached out and put the pick into my hand…it was
great. Unfortunately, Lit's show came to an end, but I enjoyed every bit
of it, it was amazing. They sounded just as amazing as they do on the CD.
So then, the stage crew came out and set up for Eve 6…I was so excited. I
had been waiting forever to see Eve 6 live, and now, there I was, front
and center. The lights finally dimmed and out came Tony, the drummer,
followed by Jon, the guitarist, and Max, the lead singer and bassist. They
put on an AMAZING show…I loved every minute of it. The cool part was that
because I was so close, I made a lot of eye contact with the guys. Jon and
I caught each other's eyes quite a bit and one time he even smiled and
winked. I never thought of Jon as hot, but he totally is. Another time,
there was something going on behind me and the security guards stood up on
their little step to see over the crowd and so I had these two 300 pound
guy's crotches on each side of me. I could still see a little part of the
stage. Jon came and stood in-between them so I could see him and he looked
at me with a look of "what's going on" on his face. I sort of shrugged and
smiled; he smiled back and started hopping around again. It was really
funny. Max was so funny, he would get on the edge of the stage and kneel
down with his bass and look out into the crowd. One time he said that the
front of the crowd looked to dry…so he went and got a bottle of water and
dumped it on us…just what I needed another shower…but it was great anyway.
They played a few acoustic songs and Jon played the guitar and Tony played
the bongos. Unfortunately, the concert was almost over. They left and came
back on for their encore, which was "Superhero Girl". They finished their
last song and the lights came on. It was incredible. We slowly shuffled
out and when we passed by the merchandise stand where Ryan was, we bought
our stuff and headed to the car…but the night wasn't over. We put our
stuff in the car and I grabbed my camera. We went to where the bus and
trailer was and hung out until the guys came out. The first one to come
out was Jeremy, he was totally cool. He signed my CD cover while I held
his drink, then he took a picture with me. Then, Max came out. People were
all crowding around him asking for autographs, but he didn't have a pen.
So he was all, "Does anybody have a pen?" I had my sharpie, so I got his
attention and gave it to him. He was like, "Thanks, thanks a lot." I
waited for him to finish with everyone else, then I got a picture with him
and he signed my stuff and we talked for a minute. Someone asked what the
tattoo on his neck meant. I told her it meant courage, and Max was all,
"Yeah that's right." I asked him what the one on his arm meant. He told me
it meant truth and on his other arm he had stars. His voice was all raspy
and he said it always got like that after a show. I'm like, "that sucks".
He was really cool. I told him that I loved his lyrics and they had a lot
of influence on my writing. He put his hand on his chest and was all,
"that means a lot to me, thank you." I told him that someday I was going
to be in a band and I'd have a CD out and he would be able to hear his
influence on the lyrics. He was like, "that's totally cool, right on."
It's amazing, he really has been a HUGE inspiration to me and his lyrics
just amaze me, and to be there thanking him in person was awesome. Then, I
saw Tony, GORGEOUS Tony. I waited for everyone to clear away and then I
got a picture with him and got his autograph. Then, I gave him a hug and
was like, "I wanted to thank you," he hugged me back and was like "your
welcome" and he was sort of laughing. I told him that I played drums and I
loved his drumming and he too was a huge influence on my drumming. When I
told him I was a drummer, he was like, that's so cool. He too was very
appreciative of the compliment. They were all so personable, which was
awesome. Then, I saw Jon and went and got a picture with him and his
autograph. We talked about the new CD and the new tour. When I asked him
about when the new CD was coming out his eyes got all big and he was like,
"I can't wait, I am very excited" and he said he couldn't wait for it to
come out. He was really cool. Then, we went over to where A Jay and Kevin
were. We were just kinda chillin' there cause we didn't want to interrupt.
And A Jay turned around and started talking to us. He was telling us about
the Warped Tour, and their plans for the future, and how to get their old
CD and stuff. He asked us if we wanted him to get the rest of the guys. We
were like no, don't worry about it. Then, Kevin came over and Aaron asked
for his autograph, but he had just gotten a piece of pizza and he was
starving. So he was like looking at his pizza and then looked at Aaron and
asked if he could eat his pizza first. Aaron was like, yeah, sure that's
cool. So he told us not to go anywhere and he would be right back. When he
finished his pizza he came back and talked to us. He was totally cool,
definitely the most personable of them all. After talking to him for
awhile we decided it was time to leave. It was so amazing to finally meet
them. I had the most amazing night. My knees were bruised from being hit
against the stage bar thing, my chest hurt from being mauled from behind
and pushed into the bar, and my ears were ringing from the loud music…but
it as ALL worth it. I can't believe I finally got to meet them and talk to
them. If anyone ever has a chance to see them live, it will be well worth
your time!!! Krista |
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