| friday was such an AWESOME day! :oD jeff and i met in frackville outside of kmart at a pretty decent time, like around 9:20. at first it felt so surreal, hugging him and just being with him. once it started to feel real, something still felt different, but we just attributed it to us not being used to hanging out in the scranton area. we expected to have to wait for a long time to get into the venue, but we hardly even had to wait to park. we did wait in line to get in for awhile though. we met the two girls that we were gonna hang out with for awhile not long after jeff and i got in line. they're friends of jeff's that he's friends with 'cause of his ex, so that was interesting. but they were nice. i liked hanging out with them.
they changed everything around so that we wouldn't have to walk up and down the really big hill, 'cause last year the two "main" stages were at complete opposite sides of the resorts and up that big hill, but this year they were smart and put them next to each other. it was a much better setup, and the weather was definitely better than last year. it stayed cloudy for a couple of hours and then it wasn't too bad. hot, yes, but not unbearably. we walked around looking at stuff and writing down when certain bands would be playing at what stage. straight off i saw that hellogoodbye was playing 4:55 at the ernie ball stage, so i wrote that down. i bought hellogoodbye's new cd "zombies! aliens! vampires! dinosaurs!" for $10!! it's not even in stores yet! and it came with a free drive-thru records sampler!! what a great deal! i can't remember what bands we saw when, really. but we saw saves the day doing their acoustic set first. when we got there, chris conley was playing a gibson hummingbird!!! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!! hehe. it looked just like mine except better, i'm sure, considering it's a gibson and mine's just the knockoff epiphone. but still! they sounded really good. i have a whole bunch of their stuff but i never really listen to it. but i liked it a lot and will definitely have to start. we also saw senses fail, stretch armstrong (who did their song "for the record" last and it was fucking AWESOME!!), everytime i die, some band from sweden i don't remember the name of, a little bit of the academy is and the early november, a little little bit of bouncing souls and silverstein, nofx, thursday, hellogoodbye (although i later found out they played two sets and apparently only their own music at the first one, 'cause when i went to see them they only played stupid fucking blink 182 covers), motion city soundtrack, aaaaand of course mewithoutYou! omfg, they were amazing. not as good as last time i saw them 'cause their set was way shorter and poor, poor aaron was losing his voice, but STILL. aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh i cannot put into words the sensations that seeing them live evokes. they started off with "torches together" which everyone knew to clap to hehe. aaron had lots of fun toys onstage, like cool maracas, sleigh bells, a pot thing he banged on, and best of all, an accordion hehehe. i said every word along with him except for the two new songs they played, which were soooooooo good!!! i CANNOT wait 'til their new cd comes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's just so (insertwordican'tthinkofhere) to watch aaron flail about the stage. i LOVE it. he's so passionate when he's performing. they played one of my favorite songs from their second album, "my exit, unfair," and i danced the hardest to that one. it moved me the most. they also played "tie me up! untie me!" and "four word letter pt. 2," and their song that they released from their upcoming album, "nice and blue pt. 2" which is really good. check it out here! it reiterates some themes from "nice and blue" from their first album. woot! and the second new song they played started off with aaron playing acoustic guitar, and later he played accordion. the song was sooo pretty. i got to talk to aaron afterwards. well, more like i talked and he nodded and gave me thumbs up because his voice was pretty much shot from playing for us. i told him that i saw them before in may '05 at the championship in lemoyne and how amazing they are, and how his lyrics really mean something to me and inspire me and how they're my absolute favorite band. he seemed genuinely pleased and humbled to hear that, and i asked him to sign my cd liner and he did.
it was kind of the same when jeff talked to chris conley after getting his picture taken with him. i told jeff to talk to him about his music and how it's affected him and such because that's really all they want to hear. it's great to give out autographs and get pics taken with fans, but that's not why they're doing it. they're doing it as a personal expression, a piece of themselves that they're giving to you, the listener, and they want to know that you're doing something with it, taking something from it, and giving it back to them by telling them how it's affected you. 'cause when we were in the short line for jeff to get his pic taken, chris did not look like he wanted to be there. but after i took their pic and jeff started talking to him about how he saw them in '02 in hershey on the pop disaster tour and how much he likes the band, chris cheered up and really smiled and thanked jeff for telling him that. just like aaron when i was talking to him. here's a pic of the autograph i got:
see how he wrote and circled "thank you"? because i told him what their music means to me. it's a shame that they had to cancel some of their tour dates due to the state of aaron's voice. i hope he gets better.
thursday live was awesome. after they were done we stayed for one bouncing souls song and then left to go get food. we went to kfc. then we chilled for a little before he drove me back to meet my dad.
i already miss him so much. i'm going to try to get my parents to let me drive by myself to see him friday, but i don't know if they will. if not, it's not too big a deal because we have a little less than two weeks 'til we see each other again. i can't wait!!!!! i miss being by his side at all times...the closeness and togetherness. the love that i can always feel when i'm with him. it was so nice to be able to hold him in my arms and be held by him and kiss him as much as i wanted again. *sigh* :o)
i really hope warped tour is in hershey next year. we'll make a big thing out of it and like go to the park the day before and he can stay overnight. that will be perfect <3. he's my designated show buddy from now on!!! hehe.
this is how it feels.
"oh, it is love" hellogoodbye Oh, it is love,
From the first,
Time I set my eyes upon yours,
Thinking, oh, is it love?
Oh dear,
It's been hardly a moment,
And you are already missed.
There is still a bit of your skin,
That I've yet to have kissed.
Oh, say, "Please do not go."
But you know, oh, you know,
That I must.
Oh, say, "I love you so."
But you know, oh, you know,
You can trust.
We'll be holding hands once again.
All our broken plans, I will mend.
I will hold you tight,
So you know,
It is love,
From the first,
Time I pressed my hand into yours,
Thinking, oh, is it love?
Oh dear, its been,
Hardly three days,
Yet I long,
To feel your embrace.
There are several days yet until,
I can see your sweet face.
Oh, say,
"Wouldn't you like,
To be older and,
Married with me?"
Oh, say, "Wouldn't it be nice,
To know right now,
That we'll be,
Some day holding hands,
In the end?"
All our broken plans,
Will abend.
And I will kiss you soft,
So you know,
It is love,
From the first,
Time I pressed my lips against yours,
Thinking oh, is it love?
Oh.
Your heart may long for love that more near,
So, when I'm gone, these words will be here,
To ease every fear,
And dry up every tear,
And make it very clear,
I kiss you and I know,
It is love,
From the first,
Time I pressed my lips against yours,
Thinking, oh, is it love?
Oh, it is love,
From the first,
Time I pressed my lips against yours,
Thinking, oh, is it love?
Oh I kiss you, and I know,
It is love,
From the first,
Time I pressed my lips against yours,
Thinking, oh, is it love?
i love you, jeffrey paul shoemaker, with all my heart. we'll be back together soon!!!! i can't wait to spend every moment with you <3 |
