The show ran so smoothly and everyone respected the number order, so not only did I manage to get a close spot, I actually managed barricade.

I thought surely I couldn't hope for more, but I tried my hand at a guitar pick or the setlist. Unfortunately I wasn't picked, but I wasn't honestly in high hopes. I picked up my VIP merch and made my way outside where a crowd gathered to maybe get a shot of him waving before he left. After nearly an hour, much of the crowd waiting had decided that he was probably NOT coming out, but the bus hadn't left the only exit at that point.

And then he came out. I was behind so many people, no way I'd get to meet him, right? Wrong. I thanked him for writing Gap Tooth Smile and told him how as someone with a big gap tooth, it's a very special song for me. He said, with a HUGE grin, "That's amazing! I absolutely love to hear that." And then gave me a fist bump and took a group photo with everyone. Just before he left, he left me one last message.