Somehow my flu went dormant and finally kicked in this week. It also happened to be the week of the Silverstein concert. My entire body ached. It hurt to swallow anything, warm or cold. If my voice didn't stay at a specific level my throat would hurt. I had a headache and stomach. I was fucked. However I have amazing friends that tried their best to nurse me back to health. So yesterday I went to the concert.
I was nervous because I never had been to a screamo show before. It was at the House of Blues and I only knew one band, Silverstein. I love the House of Blues. Love, love, love that venue. I went. I actually didn't feel as bad, I slept well-ish and drank a decent amount of tea. The ride there was nice. I don't really hangout with these two friends but I definitely care deeply for them. While they talked about things that were relevant to both of them I just kicked it in the back seat, lip-synching to all the Silverstein and other bands that came on. Even though we hit traffic we got there right on time. And I mean, right, on, time. The doors opened at 6:00Pm. We arrived at 5:57 PM. Oh and we got really good, cheap parking. :]
Once we got inside the guys went to go pee. We all had to go pee. As Andrew said, "It's unanimous." I went to get spots as close to the railing as possible. I knew that my friends would be enjoying the show so this time, I was on my own, which meant that the only way I was going to survive a screamo show was to get as close to the railing as possible. There were no spots...well some guys eventually left for some reason so I took their spots :] The first band to come on was I The Breather. I was meh about it. Didn't really move around. I was waiting. However I do admit that their bassist is awesome. His riffs were so cool. Then Texas in July came on and wow. They put on a really, really good show. They had so much energy. They made the crowd go wild. My friends got in the pit. Oh and one of them lost an earing. jeje
Silverstein was next. Yeah, they were awesome. They do a good show. And obviously I was there singing all the lyrics except for the two new songs that are coming out on their new album this month. Even though Texas in July was cool, I only bounced and went crazy for Silverstein. I was waiting. I was waiting for them. But for some reason what I keep thinking about was the end of the night. Once Silverstein was done I got out. I didn't really want to watch August Burns Red, plus I had to pee again. When my friends saw me get out they came too. After another pee break we went to the merch table. I bought this warm, comfy hoodie which I am wearing right now as I type. Of course it's a Silverstein hoodie ;] They each bought a Silverstein shirt and one of them also got a hoodie. We then left. One of my friends is an August Burns Red fan, I felt bad that we didn't stay but leaving totally made up for it. When we exited, BOOM. There are two members of Silverstein and ALL of Texas in July. We first asked the guys from Texas in July if they would mind taking a picture with us. They were so chill! They took the picture with us and two of the members shook our hands. They really were super chill. THEN we attacked the Silverstein members! I got a picture with Josh. He was so nice. Chatted with us for a few seconds. We also took a picture with Paul. That's when I totally went fan girl status. I had asked Josh and the lead singer, Alex, from Texas in July for the picture but I couldn't seem to get the nerve to ask Paul. I just really like his drumming skills. I was too shy. He took a picture with me :] After that we waited around to see if we could see Shane. No luck. We went to a 7/11 nearby, literally next door to the House of Blues and we bought: a rockstar, a mountain dew and two donuts. Yeah :]
There was no traffic. We made it back to Irvine in and hour and 15. Turns out my friend was going pretty fast. It was a good night. Scratch out the going to a lame party and everything of this night was great.
It was good.
-ChesterYaYa
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