Me, my sister, Rose and Laura all came to the Electric Ballroom where there was a MASSIVE queue and we were half an hour early so it was pretty strange. My sister was talking to her boyfriend, Bill when he said that he just sow New Found Glory, he just asked Jordan to talk to my sister and so my sister talked to Jordan for a bit which was well... cool! The queue went down so quick, most of the people there had been queueing there for tickets, but we had some already so we moved right in.
The electric ballroom was a nice size, i thought it was gonna be bigger than the Forum so i was kinda pissed off cos i knew i wouldn't be at the front, but it was longer and smaller in width so i thought it was pretty nice. We walked in and looked at the merch, i looked to see that there was a finch top i was like, what the hell? My sister then said that they were playing tonight ASWELL! So thats finch and dashboard and saves the day?! Crazy! I really wanted to see finch again after seeing them at New found glory so this was like, hardcore! My sis, Bill and Rose went up the top to watch while me and Laura went up this stair bit where you could see the stage so clearly and you could also see backstage! It was brilliant, i got some really nice pictures!
Finch were up first, because no-one planned to see them most of the people just stood there just looking up. Though there were some people singing a long and bobbing up and down, there was the occastional fight pit. I gotta say we were like... probably a bout 4ft away from the stage, if my measuring right, on these stairs so we could see them so well, the finch lead singer, he was giving it his all. The drummer aswell jeebus! Excellent! We could see right backstage and all the guys from New Found Glory were back supporting Finch, hehe it was so weird Chad and Jordan were like trying to drum along with there hands in the air and they were like laughing at eachother, you just don't exspect them to be like that you know... i dunno they were like little kids. Finch played quite a good set, with "Grey matter" and "Post Script" as my favourites. When finch were done we waited and i could just tell that Dashboard was up next, the drum set was set up for like soft music (if that makes sence) and the tuneing guy came out with Chris's guitar and started strumming its such a lovely guitar... anyways.
Dashboard Confessional came out and i'm not kidding most of the croud went wild... i screamed like a little girl, but i really was so excited. He started off with "saints and saliours" and you could hear the croud singing out the words.. his little face was sooo sweet he looked so happy that everyone knew him here and i gotta say the amount of boys singing, all the guys at my school think he sings like a "girl" well, what losers THEY are, because he can stand out on stage on his own with just a guitar and get the croud completley hypered up and his singing voice sounds soooo perfect and brilliant. Yeh so yeh.. most songs he played with his band but "remember to breath" he started off on his own. I hope my pictures come out good... i got a few of him on, when i was on the stairs. Then when "screaming infidelities" came on i rushed into the croud and got as much to the front as possible and one photo of him there. I can not describe the feeling of the croud when "screaming infidelities" came on, it was just pure.. yeh pure. He let the croud sing with him i was just like singing my throat out,these girls, who weren't singing and just looked all evil kept looking at me like you weren't meant to sing at a gig or even have fun. Stupid girls. After that song he said he was going to be at the bar later... i nearly dropped dead. I ran back, cos Laura didn't come in with me and we both kinda screamed at eachother, these guys like looked at us and smiled because they were as excited as me and Laura.
He played "my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me so won't you kill me so i die happy" last. Everyone was jumping around hehe these guys infront who knew all the words hehe they were like hugging eachother cos they were so happy. Man it was so fun. After the song we quickly went to the back of the bar and waited. We went up and talked to my sister for a while then went back down and i was just standing next to Laura talking and Laura just said "oh god, his standing there", i was like "who, what, where?!", then Laura said "His right next to you!!" and there Chris was, right next to us. God my eyes... and my stomach they like dropped.
We got him to sign some stuff and my sister came down and we got some pictures. He is soooo small like only a little bit taller than me and so sweet and smiley! I've noticed that in most of his website pictures he isn't smiling, he bloody should he has a gorgeous smile! His eyes were twinkerling aswell. Loads and i'm talking LOADS of people then just crouded him, told him he was brilliant ect ect. This one girl was in hysterics of crying, myself i wouldn't of gone that far... but i did feel like i could relate to that. We left him alone because he was pretty busy, everyone wanted a piece of him. So, face to face the other support band played, i might have to download some stuff of theres laters because they sounded okays.
For saves the day we went up and just watched for the first bit, one of my favourite songs at the mo is "Coar of coal, Coar of coal and starches" which they played and what was brilliant was that Jordan from new found glory the lead singer from Alkaline trio came out and one other person... couldn't quite make out who it was were just all singing around this mic, it was excellent. After that me and Laura went for a little boggie. This guy, who looked like the lead singer from Finch was in the pit and he seriously is sooo fine. So i took a picture of him hehe i hope that comes out, he was F.I.T.
We went to the back and Chris was still there. To be honest, unless he has a guitar infront of him, he isn't THAT exciting, but he is still a cutey.
As much as i say this everytime i see a gig, THAT is my most favourite gig, its taken over meeting Kenny from the starting line. Dashboard said he'd be back soon because everyone blatantly loved him and i reckon a bout a quarter of them just came to see him. I wrote a lot! hehe... I'm sure no-one will read this, but i like to have it just to read over in the future.
Dashboard has really made me wanna learn the guitar... sooo bad. He started when he was 15! Sooo yeh.. i wanna. I can't see how anyone would not want to be on a stage like that and sing and play and you know, have kids look up and at you and sing with you, its an amazing thing to see. Hmm i gotta wash i smell. Back to normal life i suppose. Oh well, i finally sow him thats what i've wanted to do for soooo sooo long!.
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25/08/02 time: 1:01 pm
Yesterday i got a lovely surprize, my sister called me when she was seeing Dashboard Confessional at Reading... I got pretty emotional, i am emotional but you know, i have really really wanted to see Chris play live for such a LONG time now. I could just hear him and everyone else singing and i sang a long while i was sitting down eatting a mcdonalds in C-ford. I don't know whether my sister had planned to put it on that song or if she new but the song was "the good fight" which was the first EVER Dashboard Confessional song i got into. Man i see him TOMORROW, i am soo gonna be at the front, i have to be. I bet i get emotional when he plays "screaming infidelities", silly me. You have NO IDEA how much i am looking forward to seeing him... i could listen to his cds over and over and never get bored. I can relate myself to every song.. ahh okay i'm gonna stop because i'm getting all excited.
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24/08/02 time: 12:37 pm
I am loving Jurassic 5 at the mo, Quality control is a kick ass album.
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24/08/02 time: 11:59 am
I love hulla hoop sandwhiches... they just remind me of childhood so much!
So the summers nearly over... i don't know whether this summer was good or bad. It was just okay... which sucks really because i wanted to have the BEST SUMMER EVER. After all this is like my last proper summer of secondary school now... weird.
I have no idea whether to look forward this year, or be scared a bout it. Theres no-one in my life to piss me off, no boys to make me cry, nothing. So i guess its just focusing on education, fun fun fun. I can't stand the people in my year sometimes, they act all nice to your face and then the next thing there just being a prick to you behind your back?! what is up with that? I just don't know whether to try and make "speacial bonds" this year wiv people because any bet they just turn out to be pricks just like all the last ones. I really can't stand to be upset with myself and have to re-build my self confidence, which i already don't have that much of. I just hate being lonely and not having anyone to really SHARE myself with. Hmmm.. sucky suck suck. I have 5 friends though that i know AREN'T pricks, they are kind and lovely and i'm glad i have them, thats a lot better than other people have.
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23/08/02 time:7:51 pm
So my room is pretty much completely CLEAN! For once.. tomorrow it will be all fucked up again but you know it smells all nice of dust cleaner and its just all neat. Why do i keep saying all?
My sisters at Reading and she says she's ill!! She might come home tomorrow, i hope she doesn't because thats just a waste of money.. and... hello its READING Dashboard confessionals there, midtown, n.f.g, saves the day, hot rod, Incubus, Finch are there! Why would you wanna leave?! But i suppose if your ill it would suck a bit. She threw up last night.. yucky.
Lauras gonna be round in a sec, we're gonna play on me N64 and eat ice cream and sit in my CLEAN room. I've nearly copied ALL my sisters cds, before she goes away to university. I've still got like 15 to copy but thats good cos there was like 35 to copy. Anyways i'm talking crap see ya loverrrs
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23/08/02 time: 2:15 pm
Last night was well fun! We went hollywood bowl, and we only had one game but it was fun then we played on the dance machines! hehe i've never been on them before so it was really amusing watching me look like a prat. But by the end of the night we went from being Beginners to Standard!
Today i had the once a year lets clean my room completely. I cleaned out my whole wardrobe and underneath my bed... i got rid of sooo much crap. I still need to do my draws and clean the top of my bed but yeh i'm pretty happy with myself.
hmm... i keep having the same convo wiv my mum about the "future". I like thinking a bout what i'm gonna do in the future, but the whole fact of how i will get there scares me. I still don't have THAT much direction to what i want to do when i'm older. I love music a lot so i would love something to do with that, being in a band i would LOVE but you know you need others that want that too. Hmm.. how confusing and silly.
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23/08/02 time: 2:06 pm
friday fivey is here
1. What is your current occupation? Is this what you chose to be doing at this point in your life? Why or why not?
2. If time/talent/money were no object, what would your dream occupation be?
3. What did/do your parents do for a living? Has this had any influence on your career choices?
4. Have you ever had to choose between having a career and having a family?
5. In your opinion, what is the easiest job in the world? What is the hardest? Why?
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22/08/02 time: 4:26 pm
hehe this actually made me laugh out loud! Thats a very rare thing that happens when your reading something:
That was from Nora
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22/08/02 time: 4:23 pm
I love it when you jus have LOADS to do on the net, its so much fun fumbbling around looking at stuff. I've already found a new band and read a cool ass rx bandits interview, red Noras new entry and other shit she wrote, listened to Hot rod a couple of times, updated all my website and now i'm just cruising!
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22/08/02 time: 3:28 pm
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22/08/02 time: 2:54 pm
yeh i got my hand heart on the webcam, i did it wiv some nail varnish... i had one on yesterday when me and the girls went to radar hill... i dunno why. Today i went lakeside with my mummy and got a few stuff.. i got the new Glassjaw album.. i just picked it up in the store and thought i should listen to it, because Big Cheese have been praising it. I listened, it was good, the hmv guy like tried to start up a convo a bout there new single which was kinda sweet of him. Hmm.. so i need to crack my way into learning the words to all of it.
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20/08/02 time: 9:52 pm
I hope this picture shows... it didn't on the actual page but yeh i took this "what dashboard confessional song you are" and i got "anyone, anyone", "i'm not sure of anyone.. anyone... but i've got plans.." that describes me excactly!!
lyric: "I begged you not to go, i begged you, i pleaded!"
band: D.C -- the good fight
lyric: "Ayo my quality control, captivates your party patrol
Your mind, body, and soul"
band: Jurassic 5
lyric: "i could of been with someone, i could of been alone"
band: Off by one
lyric: "just jealous cos we're young and in love"
band: Brand New
lyric: "To me your strange and your beautiful"
band: Aqualung
lyric: "all of last night i spent wishing that you were mine"
band: Get well soon
My current occupation is a student, not very exciting. Right now i'm trying to enjoy being a kid and not have the responsibilitys of having a job. I would LOVE to get more into my band... thats like my dream thing, me and Emily were talking a bout it yesterday how we both really wanna get things up and running. It can't just be us two though... all the band need to want it bad and so far i feel like its just me and Emily. Anyways next question!
Being in a band... not even being in a very popular band, just playing to kids and you know going to America and touring and writing songs that kids can relate to... that would be my ultimate dream.
Not at all... my mum is mostly a house wife and my dad designs cars which well.. i don't want in the slightest.
Nope i'm a kid, nuff said.
hehe... hmmm.. easiest well its gotta be dust bin guys... you pick a bin up put it on the machine.. oh god... so hard. Hardest... hmmm.. to be honest.. i think its gotta be a housewife.. looking after kids can NOT be easy. All other jobs you've trained for them and if you've got a job like a scienctist or something you should be bright enough for that job so its fine, but being a house wife, no-one is really trained for kids. You can never be ready for them, oh god and don't forget you have to look after "the man" aswell...
lyric: "with no rescue. It's cool, Be cool, girl"
band: Glassjaw
guys on the internet are dumb:
lame guy: WHAT YOU''RE WEARING
me: big baggy sweatpants
me: a turtleneck
me: old big grandma underwear
lame guy: HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTT
me: workboots
me: and a skii mask
lyric: Bright eyes, holding me close but you seem so far"
band: hot rod circuit
lyric: "i don't even know why we're fighting yes its true i adore you"
band: Hot rod circuit
Looky looky i got a glassjaw!
lyrics: "We are the most impassioned ugly people"
band: Glassjaw
lyric: "Get a little anxious sometimes you'll be gone and I'll be left behind"
band: D.C
