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So this weekend has been the BEST weekend of my life. No kidding, in all seriousness - The FUCKING BEST! Oh... my...

I'll post a full update later, but yeah... here's the cliff notes version.

Fri 10/7:

* pick up david - drive to birmingham
* finally meet Nat and Miranda around 530ish... they are 12th in line (and had been in line since 1.) Meet Derek and Cole in line. (they will be important later on)
* Get into the venue (finall) and get ON the Baracade!!!
* On the Baracade for most of Reggie.
* Get pushed back to 3rd row for Alkeline Trio. Major humpage from behind me by the crowd.
* Big scary pierced troll dude scares the shit out of me and david, we leave and get merch and drinks
* MCR comes out *finally* and Fucking Rocks It.
* Find the busses outside... No one from MCR comes... See Matt Skiba, doesn't come over to us.
* Were forced to leave.


**Had THE shittiest hotel ever.


Sat 10/8
*Get up, Get ready, Drive to Atlanta.
*Find the fucking hotel *finally* after lots of uturns and traffic jams.
*Go to Target so Nat can get her pics developed. They come out lovely.
*Got fantabulous pics of everyone outside of Target
*Go to the show. Have seat seats. We could actually see this time.
*They rocked again. Everybody did. It was absolutely fan fucking tastic.

***Get taco bell, go back to the room, act like complete asses all night. Was sooo much fun.

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Davids impersenation of James Dewees of Reggie is *Dead ON* ... IT is sooo friggin funny. And when he does James, Scott Weiland and Quagmire at the same time... it is ROFL Funny. Great Great stuff.

I LOVE Nat, and David, and Miranda. Miranda is like the sweetest girl ever. She's so nice and talented and absolutely great. And Nat... *sigh* I miss her already. And David... lets see, David is a very unique kind of special. He sooo made the trip worthwhile =)

Gah I had suuuuch a great time. We *HAVE* to do it again soon.

I think the roadtrip was the best part of the whole trip. I love those guys!!!

Also, last night they were doing a lot of on stage banter (which is why i love and adore bowling for soup live) and i don't remember how it was brought up, but they were doing the whole 'this shit's bananas... b-a-n-a-n-a-s' and then they were talking about the drummer and they're like

"he's allergic to carrots .... c-a-r-r-o-t-s" funniest thing ever... i laughed til i almost cried, lol..


uhm, yes, hi i'm amanda and i'm a dork...

Full Bowling for Soup post (with pictures) behind the cut:

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OK, so let me enter the "Let me not be hypocritical Speech" here:

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So yes, for you die hard Old Good Charlotte fans, two guesses as to who the drummer is:

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So yes, a very good night indeed. and now I'm tired. 930-6 tommorow. woo.

And I think I'm gonna start just wearing fun eyeliner that matches my shirts cuz yes, I like it a lot. *nods* and it takes up lots less time, lol. Cept for my pink / red eyes when needed. ... because i <3 them, lol.

Tonight was Weezer. It was fabulous. I love them so much. Went with Kaite. It was Great. They didn't play "Keep Fishing". Which upset me greatly, but oh well. They played some OLD stuff tho, so that's cool. Too bad Nat wasn't there. I hate that I missed Weezer ROCKED It!


Set List:
(from what I can remember. not in this order, these are by album, not by set list tonight.)

my name is jonas - opener
buddy holly
undone - the sweater song
say it ain't so
photograph
hash pipe
island in the sun
beverly hills
we are all on drugs
hold me
(can't remember the closer)

They also played a couple of other (Older) songs that I can't remember now... oh well..

However the DID NOT play:
dope nose
keep fishin

Pissed me off man. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Keep Fishin.

Oh well. Had a lovely time. =) Missed Nat tho =( She's the one that got me into them.

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Because Ashley is a goddess, she posted pics of my tattoo... Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!

These pics are good, but not all that great, cuz it's still scabby and stuff... but as soon as it heals i'll post more pics.




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So if you would like to know all about the trip to Atlanta, and Relient K, and Simple Plan, and Good Charlotte, please click on the following link:

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Jepha's Lips Are Love

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Amy Lee is Fallen Love

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Daria is Sarcastic Love

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Taste of Chaos 2/18/2005 - Orlando, FL

Summary: Show was awesome. Pit was fabulous. Met the used, lead singer of A Static Lullaby, and Chris from Underoath.

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If you are ever in a mosh pit and somebody is crowd surfing and they are comming your way... DO NOT PANIC! Raise your arms in the air, and help pass him or her along. Do not stop and go: "Oh my god, he/she is comming right for me"... Just raise your arms into the air and help him or her along. Do not stop to gawk, Do not move out of the way, Just raise your arms.

So now, because I feel every 15yr old in Nashville needs this, how to crowd surf and a few moshing tips:

**If you ever plan on going to a concert that will have moshing/crowd surfing involved, please live by the following rules:

If you are in the crowd:

*If someone is being passed your way by means of them crowd surfing, the most important thing for you to do is raise your arms. This will save whoever is surfing, your neck, and mine.

*Do not move out of the way! Crowd surfing is very dangerous. Not just for the idiot that happens to be doing it, but for yourself as well. If you move out of the way while the guy or gal is about to surf over you... 9 times out of 10, they will fall into the hole that you just created. This could really injure them, and yourself if they fall onto you... all because you moved out of the way instead of raising your arms.

*If you are tall, and in the crowd, and notice that "hey, let's throw this guy/gal that is surfing up closer to the front" please give us short people a warning. A nice loud "Heads up" or "Comming your way" works well. Hell, I'll even take a "Yo!". This helps us know that they are comming so we can raise our arms up and be ready. If we get no warning, 9 times out of 10, the will land into our necks and we will drop them automatically from the pain.

*Pass, not throw. Gently pass the surfer along. If you try to throw them into a different section, more than likely someone will get hurt. Even if it's just a good kick to the head, it is not fun. So just pass along, and don't throw.

* DO NOT BE AFRAID! Even if you are not brave enough, for various reasons, to crowd surf yourself, do not take the joy out of it for others. We can all get along and work nicely together as long as you are cool with it. If it's your first show, no worries, just follow these steps. DO NOT BE AFRAID! You will not get hurt as long as you raise your hands, help to genlty pass them instead of throwing them, and if your tall give us shorties a warning. It is fun and exciting, not something to be afraid of. Remember, if you are afraid, stick to the outside areas where surfing is less likely to take place. Because if you are afraid, you will be the one that steps to the side instead of raising your arms and will let the surfer fall and get hurt. This is not good, so DON'T BE AFRAID! Embrace surfing, it can be one of your best friends.

*If a fellow idiot does not follow these rules and someone does happen to fall, please be nice and help them up. They are probably in pain from just being dropped at least 4 feet. Help them up, ask if they are ok, and get back to enjoying the concert.

*Enjoy the show, but keep an eye on what's going on around you. If a lot of surfing is going on, keep your arms available to be able to pass someone at any time. Every once in a while look behind you to make sure nobody is comming your way... If they are, please let your buddies around you know so they can be ready.

If you are the brave soul surfing:

*Taking off your shoes and giving them to a buddy might not be such a bad idea. A, your buddy will have them instead of some idiot that takes them off of you to throw into the crowd and B, I will not get the shit kicked outa me by your wanna be punk Chucks.

*Stay as flat as you can. This helps to avoid kickage, and it is easier to gently pass you along. Plus, your less likely to fall.

*Do NOT grab anybody in the crowd's head! This hurts like hell. Just because I might have long hair does not mean you need to take it with you while surfing. I promise, it will not save your life.

*Don't use the crowd's head as a kickoff... This hurts like a motherfucker and I will drop you the first chance I get because I am in pain.



Moshing rules are by far easier:

*If they fall pick them up. Do not let them get trampled on just because you pushed them down too hard. Just take 2 seconds and help them up.

*If someone doesn't want to be involved that's cool. Just make a circle pit and let them move around it if it bother's them.

*If you don't like moshing, stick to the outside areas. It is less likely to be invaded by moshers.


If any of this bothers you, observe from the outside areas, or perhaps a balcony where moshing/surfing does not occur. Do not bring someone else down just because you are a chicken shit.

Clothing tips:

*Large boots hurt like hell. So if your going to surf, please where something softer like Chucks, or just take your shoes off.
*If your a girl and plan to surf, do not wear a skirt with just a thong on under it. Nobody wants to touch that, and I 100% garuntee that we will laugh and make fun of you. You are NOT that hot.
*Large, dangly earings make great targets for surfers to pull on. Wear studs instead.


Thankyou, that is all.

**If I have forgotten anything, please let me know! =) **

OK, so Ashley and I are having to do a survey for Sociology for our paper. So if you have some time, please fill this out for us k?

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Sooo tonight was 12 Stones.

Nat came and got me arond 6, and we headed downtown. We were curious as to why there were so many people down there on a Tuesday night, but quickly realized that it was due to a Predators game at the GEC. Joy.o.Joy. This meant there was nowhere to park. We parked down the opposite street we normally park on, and walked to RocketTown.

We get there and the line is gone. We get our wristband thingy and then go down for the show. Not too crowded, much better and much closer than AFI... better seats than Something Corporate.

Here are the highlights:

Big Dismal - Opening band. They were ok, rather sucky tho. Not too much happened here.

Grits - They were a rap group and were fun to watch. Stephen should have been there, he would have had so much fun.

Pillar - Pillar was amazing! They are really really really good live. High energy and very very good. They stole the show.

Skillet - Skillet sucked. And I found it rather egotystical (spelling is soo wrong) that the lead singer stopped in the middle of 2 songs and said that they were out of tune. Well duh! But you generally wait til the song ends and then do something about it. I just found it rather rude and helped to add to my dislike for them.

12 Stones - 12 Stones were amazing like always. Kevin (the awesome bass player) wasn't there, something about having problems back home. But still very very good. They played all old songs, so I knew all the words to everything. The guy I talked to before their set had seen them 11 times. Now that is some dedication to a band. The most I've ever seen of one band is 4 times, and I don't know who at the moment... but still. This was my 3rd time seeing them live.

After the show we went and ordered the new Pillar album and got a pic of Pillar for them to sign. Then we went and got all of Pillar's autographs and then we went to meet 12 Stones again. I love those guys so much, they are so awesome. So we got their autographs and talked to them and then we left.

We were going to go to the Steak and Shake-Since that's our after concert hangout, but they were closed for some odd reason. So we went to Waffle House instead (not nearly as good) and then went to Jack in the Box to get our Shakes. Rather dissapointing but eh, was ok in the end.

12 Stones rocked. *nods* Yes they did.

OK, so Linkin Park was last night. I was kinda dissapointed. Don't get me wrong, LP was truly amazing live, however; I think that I was still on my high from AFI and that kinda killed my buzz for LP. I think that part of the reason was because AFI was at a small club (and I looove club shows) vs. LP who was in a huge ass arena. AFI was just a lot more up close and personal. Don't get me wrong tho, LINKIN PARK was FUCKING AMAZING LIVE.

I won't bore you with the minor details of the day, we'll just jump to standing in line at Gaylord.

So we get there, and we're waiting. and waiting. and waiting. (make fun of people...) and waiting. (talk about AFI and how great the were) and waiting. (see about 10 people or so that were at the AFI concert and I am truly shocked. I didn't know that the same people like both bands, well except for us of course) ... and waiting... and around 6ish they finally start to let people in. The once line that we were standing in is no more and we are pushed up to the doors and it is pure chaos. I hate feeling as if I'm in a sardine can. Nope, not good. And of course I'm behind fucking tall people! So we get in, and me and Stephen are extremely pissed because he called Gina to see if they were here yet, because we were suppose to meet up with them and watch the show together, and she said that they were already in and sitting by the stage. What the fuck? They got there later than we did. So either they found another entrance (which there shouldn't be one unless they knew someone at the arena) or they skipped line. NOT FAIR. So yes, me and Stephen are pissed. We kinda left Nat, Monica and Andrea behind, but we were trying to find seets. Our seets weren't that bad, but they could have been better.

So again we wait. and wait and wait. Stephen's pissed and I feel bad for him. and wait and wait and wait. And then the lights go out and Story of the Year comes on.

I have never been to (an arena) show where the people in the seats actually stood the entire time for the first opening band. But they did for Story of the Year. SOTY is absolutely AMAZING live. I do believe that they stole the show last night. They played all the songs that I wanted them to except for #11 (which is my fave) but that's ok cuz they were amazing. They did a cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and it was fucking awesome. It was funny because the lead singer, Dan, goes "We're gonna play a brand new song. You won't know the words at all because you've never heard it" and then the guitar starts... Stephen just looks at me and goes "does that sound familiar to you?" and I was just like... yeah... and then they got into it. FUCKING AWESOME. So yes, Story of the Year is amazing. Go buy their cd and I hope to God that they come here for their club tour in March.

So then was Hoobastank. Last night was my 3rd time seeing them live. Doug, lead singer, kept forgetting the words, but he does that every time. Somehow I wasn't as into them as I was a the Rejects concert... but that's ok, cuz he had his shirt all the way off and it was wonderful. *nods*

Next was POD. I don't like POD. Altho, they did have cool lazers.. but that was about it. Me and Stephen left during their set and went to go buy me a shirt and get my LP patch and get something to eat. We only saw maybe half of their set.

SO then Stephen gets all excited about LP. I thought he was either going to go ahead and nut himself before they even came out, OR he was gonna faint. It was funny to watch him, heh.

SO then LINKIN PARK comes out. They were really really good. I don't remember too much except for the fact that they were really really good. I was very proud of myself that I didn't cry during Crawling. The best part of the night was when I told Stephen that they needed to play "My December" and the next song they played was "My December". That is my all time favourite song by LP. I was sooooooooooo happy that they played it. Altho, they played the Reanimation version and not the original (which is what I love) but that's ok. It was still amazing. Chester was sitting on the stage and his back was to us the entire time during that song and it was just BEAUTIFUL. I'm very shocked that I didn't cry during that song. And of course they closed with "One Step Closer". It was amazing.

So the concert ended, and we went to try and find their buses. We found Story of the Years and Hoobastank's, but Pod and Linkin Park's were under the venue and that truly sucked ass. But that's ok cuz I met Dan, Ryan, and Phillip(?) of Story of the Year and I met Doug (for the second time) of Hoobastank.

All in all it was a great night. I want to see LP again tho when I haven't seen AFI 2 days before so that I can be excited for LP and they can be truly awesome.

SO yes, it was wonderful. Altho now, I don't really have anything to countdown to. ... Well I guess there's 12 Stones on March 9th. And then Mest (if we're able to go) on March 23 in Atlanta. So yes, those are the next countdowns.

AFI. 2.27.04. RocketTown. Nashville. TN.

OK, so I wake up at like 7am because I am soooo excited and all. I get ready and then go and get Stephen. I take him to go get his contacts (finally!) and then we go to McDonalds, Stephen's house so he can get ready, Electronic Express and then my house. So I'm finishing getting ready and all, and Nat comes to get us. So we're hanging out and all and then we go downtown.

We quickly realize that we are not the only ones there, there is already a line and its not even 3 yet. (the show starts at 7:30). So we're hanging out in line, making fun of just about everyone, heh. Especially this one chic. OK, she's ahead of us in line, but she's this skinny, blonde goth chick. Blonde hair, dark eyeliner/eyeshadow makeup, WHITE face.. not like, pale white... but like 'I took white out to my face white' and 'gothy' clothes.... Yeah, she was an idiot.

So then the line started to move around 6. Didn't get in tho until almost 7. So after freezing our asses off in the cold, we finally get in. We go to the right center part of the stage and of course end up behind tall guys. PEOPLE: I AM SHORT. Being behind tall people is not good if I want to see anything. This one tall guy in front of me wanted to get his other tall friend in next to him... and he's like 'Can you move so he can get in... please?' I just shake my head and go... 'No. There are too many tall people in my way as it is, I'm not gonna let another one in.' I was a bitch, it was great. hehehe. So we waited and waited and waited and then the show started.

Coheed and Cambria:
The lead singer was (in Nat's words) tone deaf and he couldn't cary a tune in a bucket with a lid. heh. Their set was too loud; the equipment was turned up too high.

My goal of the night was to mosh. I was looking so forward to a mosh pit. Was there one? NO. Nashville is full of fucking pussy wimps when it comes to moshing. Well... the side we were on at least. There was only 2 good pushes during Coheed.

I don't want to see them live again.

--set change--

We were hoping the tall people would get out of our way. But of course they didn't. We got crushed closer to the stage.

Thursday:
I didn't exactly like Thursday before. I bought their new cd and all, but I didn't exactly like them. HOWEVER Their live set is fucking AWESOME! There is a reason that they are in the top 10 shows that everyone needs to see live. They were really really good. And the pit was lovely as well. (while it lasted). I recommend everyone going to a Thursday show because they are amazing. I didn't know any of the words and they were still amazing. I want to see them live again.

--set change--
We decide to move into the center of the crowd. Does it work? Kinda. I feel like a sardine tho all crushed up next to (tall sweaty) guys. Not a fun feeling. And at this point I feel light headed. NOT GOOD.

The lights go out... The crowd is psyched....

A FIRE INSIDE:
AFI IS FUCKING AWESOME LIVE! OMG! They are soooooo good. They were amazing at Warped... however... When they are the headliners of the show... wow. That's all I can say... W.O.W. They opened with Miseria Cantare (The Beginning) and Stephen saw the look on my face and pulled us out of the pit. I couldn't take it anymore. Later he tells me that he wanted to stay. If I had known that we would have stayed, but that's ok because We went to the back and had an awesome view. However Davey jumped into the crowd like (literally) a minute after we got out. I almost cried because Stephen pulled us out and where we were was EXACTLY where Davey landed. But that's ok. The night was still fucking awesome.

They played a lot of older songs. But they also played almost all of the songs that I wanted them to. If they had played "This Time Imperfect" and "The Leaving Song" (#11) I would have been extremely happy. HOWEVER they did play "Death of Seasons".

Found the entire set list at the AFI boards.

Miseria Cantare
Leaving Song Part II
Days of the Phoenix
Sacrifice Theory
Bleed Black
Ever and a Day
Cruise Control
Morningstar
Celluloid Dream
A Single Second
Silver and Cold
Dancing Through Sunday
Girl's Not Grey
Totalimmortal
Death of Seasons
God Called In Sick Today

So yes, it was lovely. During Death of Seasons, Stephen bit my sholder... it still.fucking.hurts. heh. But it's all good.

So the show finally had to come to an end, and we went to buy me a shirt. I got a tour t-shirt. woohoo. im cool. So then we went to *stalk* find AFI.

We went back to where the buses were and waited. And waited. And waited. Security told us to back up. And we waited. We see JADE! A small sliver of hope. He goes back inside. And we watied some more. Now, let me remind you... it's about 30 degrees or less outside. Me and Nat are in short sleeves... Stephen has a thin hoodie on. We are freezing our asses off. Another sliver of hope. We see JADE again. We yell for JADE to come over. He does. Score! A girl has a marker, she becomes our new best friend of the moment. We get his autograph. Yay! We get our picture with him. Double Yay! He leaves. So yes, I MET JADE! So we wait some more hoping for Davey to come out. But sadly he doesn't. However Adam does. We get our autograph, Nat gets her pic w/ him. We wait for Davey some more. Finally Security makes us leave. Damn you security! Damn.you.to.hell. Security actually had the audacity to say that the band wouldn't come out or talk to us. You were wrong weren't you security? Oh yes you were. heh.

Then me Nat and Stephen go to the Stake and Shake. We had fun. Took Stephen home and got home around 3am. Joy.

AFI IS FUCKING AMAZING. I can't wait to see them again!

Tonight was AFI.
It was great.
Coheed and Cambria sucked.
Thursday was (surprisngly) extremely good.
I moshed.
AFI came on.
They played Death of Seasons.
Stephen bit me.
I MET JADE.
All in all it was a great night.
Full update tommorow when I'm not about to fall asleep.


I MET JADE and ADAM.

Found this at DizzySkitzo's LiveJournal

Just thought I'd share. I'm about to get very political with Bush trying to ammend the constitution. It's just not right. So I plan on posting news articles and such. And I'm gonna start posting about the election this fall. Everyone (old enough) must vote.

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BLOODY VALENTINE - by: GOOD CHARLOTTE

Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life


I ripped out
His throat
And called you on the telephone
To take off
My disguise
Just in time to hear you cry when you...


You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time


Singin'...


Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight


There was
Police and
Flashing lights
The rain came down so hard that night and the
Headlines read
A lover died
No tell-tale heart was left to find when you...


You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time


Singin'...


Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight


Tonight


He dropped you off, I followed him home
Then I, I stood outside his bedroom window
Standing over him, he begged me not to do
What I knew I had to do cause I'm so in love with you


Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight
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Since I'm a dork and I still have like 15 mins of V-day to go, thought I'd update with mushy crap. Enjoy!

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THE REASON - by: HOOBASTANK
i'm not a perfect person.
there are many things i wish i didnt do
but i continue learning.
i never meant to do those things to you.
and so i have to say before i go,
that i just want you to know

i've found a reason for me, to change who i used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you

i'm sorry that i hurt,
its something i must live with everyday
and all the pain i put you through,
i wish that i could take it all away
and be the one who catches all your tears,
thats why i need you to hear

i'm not a perfect person,
i never meant to do those things to you
and so i have to say before i go that i just want you to know

i've found a reason for me, to change who i used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you
i've found a reason to show a side of me you didnt know
a reason for all that i do, and the reason is you