Sunday, November 16, 2003

Yesterday was one of the best days I've ever had. This weekend, in fact, was just beautiful. I'm so glad that my friends got to come up and chill with me, and best of all, we all went to the SoCo concert together. But let's do this chronologically, shall we? Friday My good friend Jen was the first to arrive - she knocked on the door with Leigh, who lives on the other side of my floor, and I made a noise similar to that of "Weeeee!!" We caught up a bit, and Jen told me her fascinating road stories. One of them being that she got lost and drove to Georgia cause of bad directions. O.O;; Let's just say she took the scenic route from Gainesville. Yes, she's a Gator. Grrr. Anyway, we were pretty hungry around 6:30, which was when me mother, sister, and other friend were supposed to get in. Of course, they didn't leave on time, so me and Jen went to MoMo's, where we ate pizza slices as big as your head. And let me just say that you don't realize how big your head actually is until you eat at this place. Before we went to MoMo's though, we stopped off at some friends' of ours place and got an invitation to go to a bonfire later. Sweet. Finally, the mother got in, and many hugs later, we made it up to my room. We chilled for a bit, listened to SoCo (getting pumped up for the concert that was Saturday), before piling into Jen's car and driving out into the freaking boonies where the bonfire was. I've never been that far out of the city, so it was new for all of us. Eventually we turned into the woods, down some dirt road, and we all fully expected the car to break down and then be attacked by banjo-playing psychos, but thankfully we made it in one piece. The one good thing about the boonies is that there are no lights whatsoever, so the entire sky was lit up with stars. It was absolutely beautiful. It was near a lake, too, and despite the frigid temperature, it was such a blast. S'mores and pyromaniacs galore.. Saturday I woke up before everybody else, which is weird cause I usually am the last one up. Granted, it wasn't exactly early or anything, but hey. Everybody woke up when I started playing the End Of The World thing, cause I was showing that to Babs.. and that was a good start to the day. ^_^ We joined up with Chris (one of said friends from before) and his dad, and tailgated - it WAS Homecoming, afterall. Craig (other said friend) joined us later, and we had us a good time. But we didn't have tickets for the game, so instead we went to Smokey Bones and watched both the FSU game and the OSU game on the TVs in there. Both my teams won, baby! Oh yeah! Although.. when that fat guy intercepted it early in the FSU game, it was kind of embarrassing... though it was oddly humorous to watch him woddle in for a touchdown. Either way, none of them are going to let me live that down. After that, we headed back and got ready for... the concert. The best damn concert ever. We got there mad early because I wanted to make sure we got up in the front, and we did. Damn straight. Three bands came on before SoCo did, and they're all pretty good. Days Away played first, and I think they were kind of pissed off because not many people were really hyped up. Well, I danced, but any band that curses the audience sucks. So they screwed themselves over in my book. Mae was next, and since half the band was in the hospital with fevers, they just played acoustic songs. They were awesome. Beautiful songs. I need to look more up about them cause I really enjoyed that. Rx Bandits were the third band up, and they have SO MUCH ENERGY! Holy shit, that was crazy. They had some mosh pits going, but it wasn't anything too serious. Though I'm not real big on mosh pits, and lemme tell ya, it's hard to enjoy the music when people are pushing the hell out of you. And then... at about 11:30... Something Corporate came on. As soon as they hit the stage, there was much screaming. And the first song they played was Fall, and it was like all bad feelings disappeared and the sun was shining brightly. Everybody was jumping around, pumping their fists in the air, screaming the lyrics at the top of their lungs. Trust me when I say that You Will Never Have So Much Fun In Your Entire Life. They played songs from both albums, and a couple songs - including Konstantine - that aren't from any albums. It was beautiful. Now for all the funny/stupid moments of the night. First on the list - there was this idiot drunk guy who pushed his way to the front, practically climbed on top of me and this other girl, and got onstage. He was taking off rather quickly, but then some other security staff man came over and stood there the entire time. I understood why, but he's still an ass whole. One of the reasons why I love SoCo so much is after two songs, Andrew stopped and told every one to calm down. If you've ever seen the band live, you know they're wild. He stomps on his piano, plays with his feet, and climbs all over the place. But at the same time, he cares for the fans and doesn't want anyone to get hurt. And him doing that was just perfect. They're just awesome. What else, what else. Oh, they're also a FUNNY band. They drink on stage, and they kept trying to take bottles away from William Tell, but he kept getting more. It was hysterial. Somewhere near the end, William takes his shirt off, and the girls erupt in cheers. Andrew stands up and says something like, "I want it to be known that I stand against this! All you girls are happy now that William's naked, but us guys know that this is bullshit! Right guys?" And of course, all the guys are like "YEAH!" It was so funny. Andrew also crowd dived.. sort of. But the best part of that is that it was right on top of me. ^__^ Inside joke here, but my friend Patti in Boston would have been very proud of me and Jen. Heh heh. To add to the excitement, a girl passed out on me. She was right in front of me, and thankfully it was right during the very end of the last song, but it was scary. And when I say on me, I'm serious about that. I caught her under her arms (she was actually smaller than me, which is quite an accomplishment), and she wasn't moving. So I started hitting her cheek and telling her to get up, wake up, don't go to sleep, etc. Finally, she did, but her eyes weren't focusing and her lips were white and all that. Me and the girls around us kept trying to get this staff guy's attention so she could get help, and he kept shaking his head, like he thought we wanted guitar pics or set lists or something. After five or so minutes he finally noticed that the girl looked like shit, and he came over and pulled her up. She ended up being alright.. just majorly dehydrated and all that. It was freaking hot in there, I can tell you that. Before I left I noticed her and one of her friends sitting on some steps by the stage so I went over to make sure she was alright. Definitely the first time that's happened to me, but I think I did pretty well. ^_^ I got two shirts and a hat, and they're so pretty. And I got my ticket signed by Andrew, Brian, and Josh - my three favorite. I also got a picture with Brain (....mmm....), and a hug from him, so the night ended quite nicely. My friend Jen has the camera, though, so I'm looking forward to seeing the doubles. Oh yes, yes I am. Later, we dropped by Chris and Craig's again - they had also gone to the concert, but we were way in the front, and they were in the back, so we didn't see each other. They played on their guitars for awhile, and that was pretty cool. Every one was getting pretty tired, though, and I know I was exhausted (and my feet hurt like a bitch), so we headed back to my dorm and crashed. Sunday - today We woke up late again, and I was the first up again. Everyone packed up and got dressed, and Jen headed back to Gainesville after many hugs. Then me, Babs, Jenny (my sister), and my mom went out to eat breakfast at Shoney's. They left about an hour ago, probably. And so that's that. All in all, I had fucking awesome weekend that will live in my memory FOR - EH - VER!! That's a little Sand Lot for yah. Right. I also did something to my finger, though, and it hurts like a bitch. Under the nail. I don't get it. Oh well. I miss everybody already though. T.T It was so good to see them again and hang out like old times. I can't wait till Thanksgiving when I can go home again. I'm beginning to realize that the more often you go home, the more you miss it. It's weird. True story, though. Anyway, my finger is starting to throb, so I should stop typing. But I want to leave you with some of the songs they played.. so if anybody has seen them, or is going to see them, look out for these fun tunes (not necessarily in this order): Fall I Woke Up in a Car Drunk Girl Only Ashes Space Me and the Moon Ruthless Konstantine Some other song that's not on any of the CDs.. I can't remember which one.. damn it. iF yoU C Jordan Hurricane I Won't Make You Walking By ^_^ Punk Rock Princess Straw Dog

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