YESSSSSSS..'nuff said

Oh my goodness I had another great night (actually 2 great nights) of concerts. On Tuesday I went to the Cobra Starship concert at The Avalon in SLC. Sandee and I won tickets to a meet and greet with them before the show. Here are some pictures from it:

Our VIP wristbands for the meet and greet

Vicky T, she plays the keytar

Ryland, he plays the guitar. He also does a character called Guy Ripley. He is a British interviewer who interviews the different bands. He is hilarious. Just go to You Tube and search for Guy Ripley and you will find a bunch of videos on him.


Nate, he plays the drums.

Alex, he plays the bass.

The singer, Gabe, wasn't there because he was "resting his vocals" because he was sick. Apparently he did something to vocal chords and the doctor told him he shouldn't be singing and should cancel the tour, but he didn't listen. So he was doing everything he could to not use his voice as much. I still think he should have came to meet his fans. You can still have your picture taken and sign something without talking to much. I was sad...oh well.

One of the other bands we meet was Forever The Sickest Kids. They are one of my FAVORITE bands. Here are some pics with few of the members:

Kent, he plays the keyboard

Austin, he plays the bass....he is my favorite because he so freakin hilarious!


Caleb, he plays the guitar. Now this is a funny story about him. Sandee has what we call "Caleb Radar". We only started this radar because she is pretty much in love with him. Anyway, we were standing there listening to one of the opening bands, either Sing It Loud or Hit The Lights, I can't remember, anyway then all of a sudden I get a nudge on my arm and it's Sandee and she pointing and smiling. I look and it is Caleb walking towards us. So of course I stop and ask to a picture with him. We was all chill about it, it was pretty cool. Then I took a pic of him with Sandee and it turned out blurry, so I asked if he could take it again and he did! Then he stood next to us and listened to the band for a couple minutes. We both were looking at each like what do we do? It was pretty cool. Then after they played they said that they would be at their merch table to come and say hi. As soon as they were off the stage it seems like everyone went back there. It was CRAZY!! We went back there and saw Austin and Kent and Johnathan (their lead singer). We didn't get a pic of Johnathan though because as soon as it was out turn to take a pic with him, their bodyguard took him away. They were being bombarded!! I was sad because we were sooooo close to take a pic with him. Next time we HAVE to no matter what! Caleb was back there too, but after we went back to our seat. Of course Sandee saw him LOL Ok back to the story. After the show we went outside and Sandee immediately saw Caleb (I'm tellin ya..Caleb radar). We just watched him and then saw that he was walking towards our car. We immediately started walking towards our car and as soon as we turned the corner there was Caleb! We went up to him and said that they get a great job and we was like "Oh thank you so much!" and then he hugged us :) It was a good night :)

Another story from that night was with Nate from Sing It Loud. We didn't know who they were because we had never listened to them before. We were sitting down waiting for the people outside to come in (because we had the meet and greet we were inside first). Anyway this guy comes up to us and he's like hey my name is Nate and I am the first band Sing It Loud. He was telling us that he was selling their cd which is normally ten but he would sell it to us for five. I happened to have exactly five dollars on me. As soon as I said that he was like it's fate! So I bought it and I told him I would only buy it if he signed it for me. So he did and he wrote "To Heather and Sandee, you two are wonderful" then he signed his name. I didn't get a pic with him though. Then after they were finished with their set they were wandering around meeting people and selling their cd. Then during Cobra Starship he came and stood right in between me and Sandee (we were right next to each other because we both wanted to see) So he watched Cobra with us and started to dance and sing. I told him they did great and he was like oh thank you so much and gave me a high five. We listened to their cd on the way home and they are actually pretty good. It was a great night :)

I know I mentioned before that I had another great concert night (it was last night), but I think I will talk about that in my next post. So check back!

Here They Are!!!!

Here are the pictures from The Rock Band Live Concert. Well only two pictures but I mentioned that I met Tom from Plain White T's and Alex from The Cab so without further ado:

Meet Tom:

AND

Meet Alex:

I look like the biggest dork in all of them, but it was really hot and I was really excited :)

Last Night=FUN!

Oh my goodness! Last night was so much fun! I went to the Rock Band Live concert at the E Center. The Cab, The Plain White T's, Dashboard Confessional, and Panic At The Disco. Last week I bought The Cab's cd because I watched one of their video's on YouTube and absolutely loved it. So all last week I kept listening to their cd. I was way excited to see them and I was even more excited when they played all four of my favorite songs. They didn't play my friend Sandee's favorite though, so we listened to it on the ride home :) Then the best two moments of the whole night...I met Alex from The Cab and Tom from Plain White T's!!!!! It was interesting because when we were going to our seat I swear I saw the piano player Alex (ok so there's 3 Alex's in the band, Alex that I met was the lead singer). Then when they started to play I knew it was him because he was wearing the same clothes. I was only a little doubtful before because he usually has blonde hair, but he was dark brown hair this time. Anyway, then after they were done they said they would be wondering around and come up and say to them. So, me and Sandee decided to look for them in the middle of each set. Right after Dashboard when we went out Sandee was making a comment about it and right when she said I saw Alex the piano player again!! I didn't want to seem like a stalker, so we didn't follow them. Plus he had some girl with him too. Oh well, it would have been nice to get a pic with him, but oh well. THEN...OH MY GOODNESS!!!! During Panic At The Disco, about halfway through, I saw Alex the lead singer in the GA crowd. I wanted so bad to go down and talk to him, but I didn't have GA tickets so I couldn't. And while I was looking down watching him, I saw the drummer from Plain White T's. I thought well if he was there maybe the rest of the band was. So I scanned the crowd and saw none other then TOM!!! Oh my goodness I could not stop wishing I could down. I was so distracted that I couldn't even pay attention to Panic (luckily I had already seen them at a previous concert). I didn't even notice that they were playing my favorite song Mad As Rabbits until halfway through because I was so distracted. And then I saw Alex walking towards us! I told Sandee to stop him and she was too nervous so I got in front of her and stopped in right in the middle of the stairs and asked for a picture. OH MY GOODNESS!!! My face is sooooo red in the pic. I will post it when Sandee gives me a cd of the pictures (she had the camera since my batteries don't hold the charge the anymore). Then I felt bad because she wanted a pic too but he walked away right after and I didn't know she wanted one. She said it was fine though and not to worry. I still feel bad Sandee :( And then after that we saw a bunch of people from the seats go down to GA. We were debating going down since we didn't have the tickets and didn't want to get caught. Then Panic was finished and we both were like we better go NOW!!! So we ran, and I mean ran, down the stairs. There was a big crowd surrounding Tom and the drummer (don't know his name..sorry) but no one was taking pictures or really talking to them, so I went up behind Tom and tapped him on the shoulder and asked for a pic. He was like SURE!! So we had someone else take the pic so we could both be in it :) (I will get the pic up when I get it). Then after I mentioned that we watched Greek and loved watching them perform. If you don't know the show it is on ABC Family and is a comedy about sororities and frat's. They sing the theme song and have been in a few episodes performing at a party scene. He said they enjoyed doing it and thought it was cool we liked it. So yeah it was a very eventful evening :) OH and on the ride down we took Legacy and if you haven't taken it before be prepared to have your windshield filled with dead bugs. They were everywhere!!! We took a pic of my car after to show how bad it was. It was certainly a GREAT night!!!!

Concerts

Ok I know I mentioned in one of my previous blogs that I would list all the concerts I have been to since April 07 and I didn't do it. I am going to do it now! Lets just hope that I remember all of them LOL Some I have seen more then once so check the number next to them :) Please keep in mind that a lot of these bands came together :)

Relient K--2

Motion City Soundtrack--2

Sherwood--2

Anberlin--2

The Academy Is--2...soon to be 3 times on the 25th!

The Rocket Summer--3

Cute Is What We Aim For--2

Panic At The Disco--1...soon to be 2 times tomorrow!!!

Good Charlotte--1 (ok this one I only saw because they opened for Boys Like Girls... I wouldn't see them normally)

Boys Like Girls--3

Fall Out Boy--1

All Time Low--1

Forever The Sickest Kids--1...soon to be 2 times on the 21st!

Cobra Starship--1...soon to be 2 times on the 21st!

Armor For Sleep--1

The Fold--1

The Maine--1

Metro Station--1

The Hush Sound--1

Phantom Planet--2

There were some more that I saw on Warped Tour but really don't have the desire to see them again. I've been to Warped Tour twice now! A lot of these bands I saw on Warped Tour too!

I am going to be seeing these bands in the next week that I haven't seen before:

The Cab (tomorrow!)

Dashboard Confessional (tomorrow!)

We The Kings (25th!)

Plain White T's (tomorrow!)

And then some more that I have never heard of that are opening acts

So there you have it! These are the bands I have seen in the past 1 1/2 years. More to see in the future! Here are some of the shows that I have been to also, but they aren't bands:

Odyssey Dance Theater's "Thriller"--2 (more then twice I saw them in high school but the past 1 1/2 years I have seen them twice)

So You Think You Can Dance--1

Mandy Patinkin--1

Brian Regan--1

Ballet West's "Sleeping Beauty"--1

As you can see I like to get out and about. I love being entertained!

General Conference and Vacations

I am someone who usually misses some of General Conference, but I was so proud of myself this year. I only missed the first hour of the first session! It's not that I miss it on purpose, I just usually have something going on on Saturday's so I miss it. I usually always catch the Sunday sessions. I feel that I really needed this conference. Nothing really "stuck out" to me, but I got a lot of advice that I know will help me. I did enjoy President Monson's talk about living each day in the moment. We only live once and so we should enjoy it. Lately it has been hard for me to enjoy everyday. I just am in a slump right now, with work and with school. I just don't want to go. Of course I go because I have to, but I don't think I am that productive because I don't want to be there. I think what I really need is a vacation. The last vacation I had was last year during the Summer. I went to San Diego for a week with my friend Sandee. The last one before then I can't even remember. I have been at my work for almost five years now and I have only had one vacation. I just feel bad asking for time off. Not to mention I don't get paid for time off, so I am not that motivated to take it. I am saving to pay for my tuition next semester. I only work 72 hours/week instead of 80 because of school, so that's 8 hours a week I am not getting paid. You never realize how much those 8 hours affects your bills. Especially since I am saving for tuition, my money just seems to disappear. So I guess what I am saying is that I NEED the vacation, but I CAN'T take one. Sucks huh? Oh well, I guess I should just suck it up and take President Monson's advice and find the joy in every moment.