Iāve been gone a long time and am just realizing how dead my dash is compared to how it used to be.
Here are things I want to see on my dash, so pls reblog/like/message me if you blog about this shtuff so I can follow you!
-OUAT (obviously): Captain Swan, Snowing, Outlaw Queen, almost anything Ruby related (as Iāve been reading fics and looking at photo sets, Iāve really missed her specifically).Ā
-Schittās Creek (canon ships only, but any character is lovely)
-The Office
-Philadelphia sports or anything Philly related (I live across the country now so I want as much of it as I can get on my dash!!!)
-Music stuff, mostly pop punk music and if thereās anyone else out there that wants to post about the fucking Plain White Tās, please for the love of GOD come knocking down my door so we can do that together.
On a more minor level, here are some things I like that I currently donāt have anyone on my dash really posting about, but that would be neat:
Superstore, Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, Life in Pieces, Workaholics.
I watch other stuff but my brain is melting right now so thatās it for now.
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When I was a more casual concert attendee, I was always confused by the people whoād seen the same band 50+ times. I met girls who would see New Found Glory 3 times on the same tour, and I was always so confused.Ā
Donāt they play the same songs every night? Why do you need to see the same exact show played again?
It never made sense to me.
I wrote here about the moment I fell in love with the Plain White Tās, but Iāve never really sat and written about what happened afterwards.
The truth is, I dove in headfirst. After that drive to Chicago to see TLB, I drove to Virginia (3+ hours, I think?) to see the Tās again. It was the first time I was invited backstage, and I have to tell you, there is no better feeling than being called away from the crowds of people waiting by the fence for a mere glimpse of the very people youāre now walking towards. You feel special and you feel like youāre not just another face in the crowd.
When they told security to let me back, I doubt they knew they were unleashing a monster (Iām kidding, sort of).
I moved to Chicago at the end of that summer. It wasnāt becauseĀ the Tās were from there (trust me, they only played 2 shows during the 9 months we shared a city), but that fact certainly didnāt hurt. I felt connected to Chicago in some strange way because these people I loved so much were from there. I hoped Iād somehow run into them (in a city of millions - totally plausible, right?). Spoiler alert: I never did.
I actually saw them lessĀ than when Iād been living in Pennsylvania.
As it turned out, Chicago wasnāt for me. It broke my heart, but I refused to run home with my tail between my legs. Instead, I moved all the way out to California (if there was a music video forĀ āMeet Me in Californiaā Iād link it here, but the band clearly wasnāt considering the fact that I might need that somedayĀ when they blatantly ignored it when choosing singles. Rude).Ā
California is tough. Itās expensive and I work more hours than I ever have in my life - and I once went to school full time while working full time and working a part-time internship. But whatās really neat about California is that I feel like an adult. I can make adult decisions - shocking for a 28-year-old, I know. I work so much that I can reward myself in different ways.
A new tattoo.
A new outfit.
A trip to (insert state here).
And thatās where this blog entry comes from.
Iād traveled to see the Tās before, of course. The idea of traveling wasnāt new. But the idea of flying to different states, of driving up the coast, for a day? Three days? A week? However long I needed... and doing so regularly?
ThatĀ was new.
To give you an idea of what I mean when I say regularly, here are some boring numbers:
2016: 4 PWTs shows. 2 TLB shows. Farthest travel time: 12 hour drive both directions (TLB outside of Chicago).
2017: 3 PWTs shows. 2 TLB shows. Farthest travel time: Roughly 7 hour drive both ways, split between 3 people (PWTs in Montreal, Canada).
2018 (as of June 25th): 5 PWTs shows (including NYE, which was really the end of 2017). Farthest travel time: 7 hour flight (New Hampshire. In February. A reminder: I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES.)
So as you can see if you cared enough to read that, Iām in a little deeper than I was last year. Iām able to take off of work and fly to this city or that state and bring my dogĀ and itās... itās sort of magical. And freeing!
And it clicked for me why those girls used to follow tours and watch the same band 50 times.
Before the band came on last night at the Chameleon Club, a couple of drunk girls got nasty. They killed the vibe in the venue and made everyone feel pretty miserable. The front section was tense, even after the relief of the group being physically removed. I stood with my arms over the barricade, wondering why Iād even come at all - what if this was the memory I left with? What if I flew home to Pennsylvania for 3 days, just to be miserable at the concert Iād been looking forward to since the last one six weeks prior?Ā
And then the music started.
And it was like those girls had never even been there. It was like work hadnāt been stressful on Thursday and I hadnāt spent all of Friday feeling nauseous and sick. It was like Iād never had a fight or been wronged. All that mattered was that moment.
I couldnāt recite to you the set list (Iām still a little bitter I didnāt get one, Iām sorry!). I couldnāt name the new songs they performed. I used to spend so much of every concert on my phone, trying to film my favorites and get the good angles and not be right next to the speaker so the playback wouldnāt just be a horrifying blurry buzzing noise.Ā
But Iāve seen it all. Iāve seen the show a thousand times. And itās not old or boring or played out. Iāve got some of the memories saved on the hard drive of my old laptop or stored on my phone somewhere. But now I get to live in the moment and just sing and dance and love every second. Everyone knows you canāt sing along while youāre recording because all youāll hear is your own voice like youāre singing right into the mic.
So now I just get to sing. And Tom asks me my name and Tim and Dave laugh when he saysĀ ānice to meet youā because we all knowĀ I just want love and attention and thatās Tomās way of granting my wish.
And now I just get to enjoy the fucking show and then look back at the pictures someone else took (hi Darren!) and you can literally seeĀ the love in my eyes. Thereās no phone screen in the way. Nothing in between me and my favorite people.
Iām genuinely moved every time I see a show. I think for a band to stay together for as long as the Tās have, thereās gotta be just a ton of love for what theyāre creating and performing. And oh, GOD, does it show. They just have so much funĀ and Iāve written it to death now, I think, but I donāt care. They have fun, which makes me have fun. And I suspect it works the other way, too: the audience is having fun, so theyāre having fun.
Also, Tim whipped out a fucking ukulele so it was always bound to be a good night, you know?
(I didnāt get a picture because I was living in the moment, you guys. I am sorry though - I would have loved a photo of that.)
So, there you go.Ā āWhy do you travel to see a band youāve seen a hundred times before?āĀ āWhy do you see them so much?āĀ āAre you really going to see them again?āĀ āArenāt you kind of a stalker?ā
Okay, so sort of yes to the last one but... itās because Iām doing what makes me happy. And other guys just donāt do it for me like they do.Ā
(Okay so maybe I took a few picturesĀ at the show. Have you seenĀ these guys? Who wouldnāt want a few pictures. Iām not sorry.)
the calico one is my neighbors cat but i love her anyway her name is harley, the yellowish stripy one is derp derp, and the one stuck in a sleeve is taco. i love them all they are my babies uwu
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