kaciagemini

Dear Internets:
Today I watched The Spiderwick Chronicles, Tranformers, & Stardust.
Why did you not inform me that Stardust is hilarious? Very bad form, internets, I expect to be briefed on such important facts.

On a scale of not-at-all to oh-so-very, how creepy would it be to make my 4-year-old nephew watch Due South with me? Anything you can think of specifically that I'd want to shade his not-actually-all-that-tender eyes and ears from? Because nothing in particular is springing to my memory right now.

Also, someone please inform me that it would be inadvisable to attempt to go to 2 Warped Tour dates when I'm having a fuck of a time figuring out how to get to one? Though the plan almost works better for two. (And if I do make it to Chicago, will anyone from my f-list be there?)

I ♥ the Really Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour To Warped Tour Tour. Even if Gabe says it's not a real tour. Lol.

So, openers.

Delux was interesting. I really like their sound which is kind of... idk, post-Blink? Except for the part where it's all in spanish. But it sounds good and the band is precious and played the hell out of that show. Especially the drummer. He kept throwing drumsticks up into spins and catching them (except for when he didn't /o\ ). So yeah, all in spanish, but I mostly can't understand the words in music while it's being sung anyhow, so I guess that doesn't really make a difference. I approve of their existence.

The Secret Handshake are pretty good, I guess, but they don't really do much for me. I do like the "Summer of 98" song, but overall I just kind of go meh. Gabe said they were opening because he'd never gotten to see them play and he wanted to so he brought them. Lol.

We The Kings. I ♥ WTK. I didn't not feel very strongly about them last time I saw them on Long Hair, Don't Care, but at that concert they really made me fall for them so I've been listening to their album a lot more since then and thusly knew all the words, which I find always improves a concert experience.
You know what else improves a concert experience? Having a good spot. Zoe and I wiggled up so that she was up against the stage and I was directly behind her defending her from squish from that direction and alternately squishing her trying to hold on. Travis is preciouspreciousprecious. Yay WTK. I bought a shirt that says "We The Kings Owns Your Face" and it makes me stupidly happy. :D <-- Like that.
Yeah. And then, during "Woah" I believe it was, Trace Cyrus randomly showed up and sang a bit, then went and sat back by the drums to chill and enjoy the rest of the set, occasionally idly singing along. I do not even know. I guess the Cyruses are at home in Nashville right now? But yeah, it was totally awesome and hilarious. Finally Nashville did something good for me. \o/

Cobra. COBRACOBRACOBRA.

I somehow always forget that Gabe can put on a motherfucking show. He is so commanding on stage and I just... I love everyone else in that band but he makes it very hard to look anywhere else on the stage! Especially when he, you know, kept coming up to exactly where we were standing and leaning out over us. I groped his legs a lot. And once, mostly on accident, his belly button. IDK. At least I didn't put my hand under shirt? I am not that much creepy!fangirl. Go me. Also notably, at one point he dropped to his knees right in front of us and started humping air. Or, you know, less air and more... my little sister's face. Gabe Saporta, Your Kink Is Not Okay! (Lol, just kidding, she's 18 now. Your Kink Is Totally Okay. And she did grab your ass later, so I guess that's fair.)

So, we were standing directly in front of Vicky T. (No lie, if I'd leaned forward, I probably could have looked up her skirt.) Alex was also on that side, a few feet away (Alexxxxxxxxxxx! ♥ Also, he was playing keyboard part of the show and I did not know I had a bulletproof kink for sometimes!keyboardplaying, but I so do.). We also had a really great view of Nate, who has some crazy scruffy facial hair stuff going on and it is omgHOT. Unfortunately, we could barely see Ryland. This only really made me sad when Gabe decided to un-retire the Ryland's Magic Ass portion of the show. ♥ RYLAND, YOU ARE PRECIOUS. I don't know why ass-shaking inspires that response in me, but it does. I could still see, just not well. I am okay with this trade-off for the other views I got.

The show was fucking incredible. Everybody was so energetic and happy and just... there. I dunno, I can't even properly articulate its level of awesome. Gabe introduced one of the songs (I'm made of fail and don't remember which) with a lovely story of when he was a tiny faily baby Gabe. Apparently when he was in his first year of college he had a girlfriend who took him to clubs and he did not know this dancing of which they spoke because he know only of the wonder of the Circle Pit. So she took him to clubs and other guys danced with her and ground up against her and then they made fun of him for being a non-dancing emo with a monochrome wardrobe. I feel this explains much about Gabe's entire existence. Poor fail!baby!gabe. *cuddles*
Gabe also told us he had no idea why the RRRGLT didn't come to Nashville. Obviously it was an oversight on their part because we are made of awesome. \o/ I am very pleased with him for rectifying the situation I must say.

During SoaP, they pulled some random fan out of the crowd to do Travie's part and it was kind of lolztastic. /o\ I would have died on the spot I think, but the dude pulled it off pretty well. Gabe just sang the Billiam parts and it almost broke my brain because I realized I've seen them twice before and never without an actual Beckett around to do his bits. Weeeiiiirrrrrdddd. But still rocking!

What else happened of note? Oh! They played part of "Hollaback Boy" before their last song and it made me very happy. :D Gabe! Your precious stupid face!

They closed with "Guilty Pleasure" and I did some faily attempts at the dance considering how much space I had to move in (re: none). But it was awesome and rocking and there was confetti! I approve of confetti.

I got a Cobra setlist which was spiffy, and so did Zoe which was also spiffy. Now we don't have to fight over custody. We hit the merch booth where I got my WTK shirt and also finally a Cobra shirt. (I didn't have one before because I'd never found one that didn't make my eyes bleed. /o\ ) It's pretty bright, but not blindingly ugly. \o/

Then we tried to stand in line to get Gabe to sign stuff but they harassed everybody into leaving the building. Went outside, found Ryland, got him to sign stuff & take pics. Told him I was sad that I couldn't see him for most of the show. He said he was just over there doing his thing and I didn't miss much. ♥

They threw Gabe out of the building too and he was still signing stuff, so we stood around and waited in line for him. Some security guard dude kept yelling at everybody a lot and Gabe looked kind of scared of him (which was also precious because I am a sick, sad individual). I'm pretty sure the guy was venue staff. I bet he yelled at Gabe for the dude he threw out onto the crowd. Rocketown has a strict no crowdsurfing/stagediving/FUN rule. D: They let little kids in so they have to be safe and shit! Whatever.

So yeah, Gabe signed my setlist and flailed over my cobra armband and there were pics and awesomeness. He said that scheduling conflicts would be the only thing that could keep "Snakes on a Plane" from having its proper Bill & Travie guest appearances which made me happy. I'm rearranging the universe so I can make it to Warped because I absolutely do not want to miss seeing SoaP with Gabe, Bill, & Travie all there. He also told Zoe that while "Warmer in the Basement" will not be played on Warped, it will make a reappearance in their setlist on the headlining tour they're apparently going to do after Warped. !!!!!!! :DDD

Then we realized that Alex was around, just kind of hiding behind a van, so we pounced on him and got signings and pics as well. Suarez! ♥ ♥ ♥ I managed not to tell him that I would like to kidnap him and take him home so he could cook for me! *totally not a creepy fangirl* \o/

We apparently missed Vicky T while we were inside trying to catch Gabe, but I can live with that. I don't think anybody saw Nate and that makes me go D: a lot. Why don't you love us like we love you, Nate? *hugs*

Wow. I just... wow. What a fucking night.

I guess I need to get some sleep now so I can get up in the morning. /o\ Mornings are overrated, I vote we abolish them.

In unrelated news, my birthday present from Laura got here today, so I will probably be watching Hard Core Logo (which I've never actually seen before) tomorrow. Thanks!!! ♥

Faily cameraphone pics probably soon.

Also, I apologize, but I am WAY TOO FUCKING \O/ TO MAKE MYSELF CUT THIS TL;DR.

ETA: My bad! Forgot to say: Zoe asked Gabe if he would write "Gabe hearts Billiam" on her Academy shirt, which he grinned and did. Pic!
Folder with all pics is here, but many are completely faily and sometimes also sideways. I will sort and turn and repost a better selection eventually I hope.

HCT St. Louis! \o/

We were delayed by an evil gas station and didn't make it there in time to get in early through the Halo bar, so me and Jen abandoned Zoe to the pit (where she apparently wiggled her way up to 2 people from the barrier) and went and hung out at the bar where we had a lovely uncrowded, unobstructed, perfectly centered view of the stage. No lie, it was pretty nice. Totally worth being further back (I did the squished and hard-to-see but so-fucking-close thing last time, yo!) to be able to see Jon Walker's feet. Even though he wasn't playing barefoot last night. (He was playing in socks. His flip-flops were kicked off to the side of his mike. HE WAS WEARING SOCKS AND FLIP-FLOPS. I MIGHT LOVE HIM A TINY BIT LESS FOR THIS. MIGHT.)

Otherwise, \o/. Concert was awesome. The bands were all great. I definitely appreciated Phantom Planet more the second time around. And Ryan came out and helped them play "Do the Panic" which was pretty lol-some. Ryan's "Reinvent ♥ " vest killed me for the whole show. The Whole Show.

During Hush Sound's set (Greta! ♥!) they skipped "Don't Wake Me Up" where Brendon usually comes out. I'm not sure why, I think they misplaced Bden or something. But to make up for it, I guess, Ronick came out during "Wine Red" and played Greta's keyboard (at one point, they were both pounding on it and it was pretty awesome) and then Alex from Phantom Planet randomly showed up with a tambourine and rocked the fuck out with his tambourine. And then he stayed through "Honey", too. IDK. Alex, you are a strange boy, but terribly enthusiastic with a tambourine.

Also, it somehow didn't explicitly make it into this post anywhere, but Motion City Soundtrack? Kick ass. A lot. It easily would have been an incredible concert without Panic even existing. It's really weird actually, the show kind of feels like two shows to me. The three openers are like a concert unto themselves, and then you get bonus Panic when they're done! I guess what I mean is that MCS felt more like they were headlining than like an opener, and I approve of that much energy very much. \o/

Brendon and Ryan pretty much spent the whole show reminding me that there is a reason the most common pairings get that way. Especially when they were chatting in each other's ears and laughing in the MIDDLE OF A SONG. Oh boys, I just... don't even know what to do with you.
And Spencer and Jon hanging during the beginning of Northern Downpour! ♥!
And Ryan playing to Spencer a lot!
And Brendon playing to Spencer!
And Ryan having the most mellow guitar sex ever with Jon!
And, and, their entire existence. I just... ♥. Panic!

Oh, and Zoe got one of Spencer's drumsticks, which was pretty cool.
After we caught up with Zoe at the end of the concert and were heading towards the exit I almost walked into Shane Valdez. *headdesk* One day I will learn to look at where I am going instead of at who I'm talking to.

Why is this the only clip I can find of Patrick from the BMI Awards the other day? FAIL, INTERNET.

Renfaire was lovely as usual. Though the rampant commercialism taking over the Tennessee one makes me make sad faces.
The imaginary kids looked lovely and got many compliments. And we got a picture of them with the queen. ♥

DO NOT WANT KTHNX

Now off to get some rest so I can drive to Indiana for Panic.

Also? Paramore kick ass in concert. So do New Found Glory. And The Presidents of the USA. And 3 Doors Down, Papa Roach, and Finger Eleven, for that matter.

Gah, my copy of Whisper War is never going to fucking get here. Damn you FBR. Hurry that shit the fuck up. I want Cab-babies in my grubby paws, damnit!

I'ma go watch Numb3rs now, I think. Just so that I don't completely and epically fail at tv for the week.

Oh hai there Fall Out Boy "Beat It" video. Lovely to see you. No, really. ILU.

PATRICK FUCKING STUMP!
PETE FUCKING WENTZ!
JOE FUCKING TROHMAN!
ANDY FUCKING HURLEY!

RANDOM HAL FUCKING SPARKS!

Yeah.... I'ma hafta go watch that again now. Bai!

Pee Esss: Did I mention Patrick MOTHERFUCKING Stump by any chance?

The Cab - One of THOSE Nights
The Cab - Risky Business

Myspace rips (I finally beat the website into not fucking them up, Yay!). I would have a real version of the first MP3 except the FBR website is a stupid piece of shit and doesn't like my pre-order code or something. *kicks webstore* I just want to get my cd some time!

In other news: Panic on AOL Sessions.
Prettyprettypretty.
Why do I not have video rips of this? Because I cannot find them, that's why. Somebody help me out?

10 days til MCR. :-D

I NEED A DOWNLOAD OF "ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS" RIGHT NOW PLZ.

ALSO, I JUST REMEMBERED I'M SEEING THE CAB IN CONCERT ON FRIDAY AND THAT IS PRETTY COOL.

Good job, Fall Out Boy. You made me wish I could go to Antartica. You win.

I guess this makes more sense now.