Let me start by saying that last night was amazing. It's one of the best night's out I've had in years. Yes, I said years. We're already established that I don't get out much so this should really not be a shock to anyone. The best part was that my anxiety was pretty damn minimal and as a result, I was able to completely relax and enjoy myself.
I took my time getting ready and everything turned out well. My hair co-operated and my make up turned out surprisingly well. I pretty much just winged it. Here's the finished product:
Xtinktor and I got to the venue around 7:30pm. We waited in the car for a bit and then when the line started to get long, we left the warmth of the car and lined up. He was complaining about it being cold because he was wearing a dress. LOL. I told him to suck it up. At least he was wearing a long dress. Mine barely covered my ass! (Thank god for the spanx type short things I was wearing underneath). The rain held off so the wait wasn't too bad. I had to pee the entire time though so that wasn't nice. They let us in just a few minutes after 8 so that was awesome. Once inside, I found my friend Kim and got female confirmation that my costume was fantastic and no, I wasn't showing too much cleavage ( I didn't trust Xtinktor's opinion - LOL ). Here's the full costume:
After finding the bathroom, I got a Swedish Berry shooter for Kim and I. That went down really well. It was shortly followed by a "Porn Star" (yes, that's a drink) and that was it for the alcohol for me for the night. You see, the more I drink, the more I have to pee. Thanks to everything holding me in my outfit, going to the bathroom is roughly a 10 minute re-adjusting ordeal. I did not want to be doing that every half hour. LOL. The club was pretty cool. It was decorated really well with some pretty spooky stuff. And some of the costumes were awesome. Thanks to some connections, I got the schedule for the evening which allowed a group of us to get some very kick ass spots in front of the stage for the My Darkest Days show. See:
(that's not zoomed!)
The concert was amazing. They played 2 sets and both of them were wicked. The band was on fire. Lots of energy, lots of joking around and best of all, lots of crowd interaction. We were standing right in front of the stairs, which the lead singer and lead guitarist both came and stood on a few times. It was so fucking cool. At one point, the lead singer actually took a walk down into the crowd. That was pretty awesome. My Darkest Days last song of the 2nd set was their hit "Porn Star Dancing". They told all the women to get up on the stage for the song. If I hadn't ran up on the stage, I was going to get trampled. LOL. It was very wicked to be on stage with them and about 100 other women. But I managed to get a pretty good spot, directly behind their lead guitarist:
I have to admit, being on the stage was a little scary. I was totally surrounded by people and I couldn't see much since I'm so short. When I'd been on the floor, Xtinktor was standing behind me and keeping people from pushing into me (btw, thank you so very much for that). But I hung in there and had a blast being so close to the band. It was definitely an amazing experience even if it was a tiny bit scary. Once the band managed to squeeze their way off the stage, the rest of us made our way back down to the floor. Xtinktor had rescued his jacket and my purse (thanks again!) and we made our way back to where my other friends where. For the first time all night, we managed to find a seat and rest for bit. I then wandered over to the merch table and bought a t-shirt. While watching the show, I ended up with a My Darkest Days condom, a guitar pick from their lead singer and one from their lead guitarist.
But the coolest part of the night came next. The band came out to mingle and meet the fans! I did meet all 5 of them and got my photo taken with each one too. Each and every one of them was so nice and polite. A couple of them seemed really appreciative to the fact that we'd come out to the show and thanked us for supporting the band. I thought that was really cool. I also got to personally say "Thank You" to their lead guitarist Sal. He posts a lot on FB and usually posts very inspirational and motivating things. There have been several times when I've been having a bad day and he posts something and it makes me smile and feel better. So I got to thank him for that. He seemed flattered and gave me a big hug. That made my night. LOL. Here's the photo of Sal and I:
As you can see, I was pretty damn happy! I was thrilled to meet all of them in fact:
Brendan - bass player
Doug - drummer
Matt - lead singer
Reid - keyboard player/guitar
As I said before, they were all super nice (especially Brendan, Sal and Reid) and it was a lot of fun talking to them. I think Xtinktor had fun too, especially since two of them really thought he was a girl. LOL. After the show we headed to Denny's for a little bit to eat and for me, some warm tea. My throat was a little raw from screaming all night. I wonder why... :DI've been on the sleepy side today and my hearing isn't 100% back to normal yet, but it was all well worth it. It was a night with some good friends, a kick ass band and a very confident and worry free me. And it felt amazing. It just served to remind me that I am changing and growing as a person and while that's scary sometimes, it's also wonderful. When I stop being afraid and get out and embrace life and world around me, I get to experience some truly amazing and awesome things. I won't forget this night any time soon and it will serve as inspiration for my continuing self improvement journey.
Here's one last fun thing from last night before I log off. It's a video I shot of the band rocking out and doing some shots. Enjoy!
Good Night!
Sarah
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