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Adam and I arrived to the show and proceeded to wait on the line. The line wasn't too long. We got there at 5:30. The doors opened at 7:45. We made friends with some nice girls in front of us and joked about all the crying people we would see at the concert. At some point, we went to the pizza store due to hunger pains. I got a calzone; he got a pineapple slice and a sausage slice. We go back to waiting and continue to freeze. Dave Attel was having a signing for his new CD and DVD at Virgin Megastore in Times Square and we were talking about the possibility of him coming to the concert and making fun of the crying females, taking pictures and such. It'd be such a riot.
We finally go inside, check our stuff, and prepare to go inside on the floor. People are so packed together and a few get hit when the doors to the room open. Adam and I establish our standing spaces and I go to buy myself a The Juliana Theory hoodie. Ahhh, it's so comfy and soft and I love it. First band goes on, Vendetta Red, sucks. Second band goes on, Fiction Plain, sucks, but the singer is wearing the original Nirvana shirt so that's cool. Third band goes on, Something Corporate, sucks except for the opening song and the only song I know/enjoy by them. The fans for this band are awful. Everyone was packed so closely and tightly. I was not able to breathe or move or do anything. Adam and I got separated at one point and he was holding on to me so strongly. I did like, however, that the singer played the piano. There were crowd surfers which are just plain ANNOYING, some of which who kicked me in the head a few times, and then the singer set the piano on fire and jumped on the keys. They got off the stage, thankfully. Half of the crowd left, thankfully.
Then, finally, the moment I have been waiting three years for: The Juliana Theory!
Aaaaah!! I am standing right up on the barricade with my new friend, Josh, and we are talking about our favorite songs. Just then, up goes the screen and they open with "If I Told You This Was Killing Me..." and we went insane!! We started singing to each other and we were just so damn excited! Then they played "To The Tune Of 5000 Screaming Children" and that was just so good! I don't remember all of the set list, but when I talk to Josh (which will hopefully be soon) I will ask him, because he caught one of the set lists. Since there are 3 Joshes in The Juliana Theory, Josh and I would occasionally scream out, "Yeah JOSHES!!!! WOOOO!" I kept screaming, "I love you BRETT!" They played a few songs off the new album like: Congratulations, Everything, Do You Believe Me?, Trance, and (I think it was the new version of) Into The Dark. They played Rainy Day Song and AAAAH! I started jumping up and down, singing and dancing, I was so excited. That's SUCH a feel-good song. They played "Is Patience Still Waiting" and a small mosh pit opened up. That was pretty amusing. They left the stage for a few minutes and came out to do an encore. They did an acoustic version of "August In Bethany," in which Adam and I shared this deep, immense, intimate osculation. It was perfect. Right at the part of, "...don't go, don't go, you said you wouldn't, you said you couldn't, don't go, you said as I walked out your door, don't go, don't go, your eyes they see through, my soul..." It was perfect. Absolutely perfect. After that, they closed with "Constellation," in which Josh and I kept yelling, "And I wanna be SELFIIIIISH! And I wanna be SELFIIIISH! You're my everything!" What a great set.
After they left, Josh Fielder and Brett Detar went back onto the stage to get some things. I got Fielder's attention and asked if I could have his towel. He and Brett came off stage and handed it to me. They took pictures and signed my ticket stub. I went out to the merchandise booth and Josh Kosker signed my stub as well as Josh Walters. I took pictures and Aaaaah, what nice guys! Adam and I got our stuff, met my new friend Josh outside, and we waited for the members to come outside because he hadn't met them yet. Brett came out, signed a poster for me and Beth, and I asked him to say Beth's name (a request from her). He said it, and my friend Josh suggested Brett call her. I asked him and he agreed. She didn't answer her cell phone so he left her a message which said something like, "Hi Beth, this is Brett from The Juliana Theory. No really, it is. I'm serious. I just wanted to say hi and tell you that we're coming around again in April and we hope to see you there. I'll be looking for you. Take care." He said that he was going to go hang out with Napalm Death because they just had a concert that night too. That was the funniest thing ever. Walters came out, got autographs. Fielder came out, got autographs. Kosker came out, got autographs. We asked him to find Chad because we hadn't met him yet. He went to go look for him but couldn't find him. He wasn't even on the bus! Strange. Adam offered to be their new bassist. That'd be cool.
Adam and I headed home. I passed out as soon as I got to his house. Sleep was finally had, at last. Going to sleep with Adam, waking up with Adam, seeing The Juliana Theory: what a great night.
Too bad the next day resulted in a horrid illness. Was it worth it? YES.
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