Okay, there are likely millions before me who have said this very thing, but that doesn't stop me from being of a part of this particular redundance...If you ever get a chance to go to a Paramore concert. GO!
I know Paramore has a lot of fans, and you certainly don't need me to tell you this. But I felt like rambling a bit about it tonight anyway.
Last night I went to a Paramore concert.(Paper Route, Phantom Planet, and Jack's Mannequin opened for them.) Paper Route was okay, I didn't love them, and I didn't hate them. They were good, but not good enough to make me want to run out and buy the CD right away. I will say that they are a pretty new band, and I see a lot of potential, though.
Phantom Planet was a whole different story. Can you say 'A-MAY-ZING' with me just one time? They're awesome live, totally entertaining, and know exactly how to make the crowd laugh. LOVED them. Next time I go to the mall, their CD is coming home with me.
Now..Jack's Mannequin..I hate to tell you this, fans. And I don't mean to offend..But they were really quite aweful live. I'll be honest and say that I'm really not all that big a fan of theirs, but I've heard there music before(who hasn't?), and the live show was terribly disappointing. If you've ever been to one of their shows and it was good, please tell me. Maybe they were just having an off night? It couldn't have helped that the whole time they were on stage, they happened to be chugging something much stronger than beer...
The concert was an outside venue, and I was in the mosh pit with my lovely twin sister. We stood right at the edge of the stage, but somehow managed to avoid the mosh pit. Also..might I add that Paramore has some of the most amazing fans in the entire world? There was a girl standing beside me who, as soon as we walked up, asked if I was going to be annoyed by her dancing and loud mouth during the concert. I responded with a no..And she proceeded to yell at the bands on stage..and got a response from them twice. She was awesome. And as soon as Paramore got on stage, she somehow convinced me and my sister to dance with her for over an hour..I'll add here that no one dared to try come and shove us out of the way while this sparadic jumping was going on. Thank you awesome fan whom I love! (I'm not saying names, though she did give me hers. ;) Her and her boyfriend hugged me, and she called me her new best friend..and when the concert was over, and I was walking back to the car with my family, she somehow found me again and ran at me screaming 'My best friend!' At which point, I got another hug. Gotta love those fans.
anyway. Paramore live is incredible. Anyone who dares to call their musicianship 'simple' ought to go sit in one of there concerts..then come back and tell me it's simple. I dare you.
Oh! Guess what amazing souvenir I can home with? While I was standing, waiting for Paramore to come on, one of the roadies waved me over to her, and slid something into my hand, while whispering 'Don't tell anyone.' She told me to look at it..and I did. I was a lucky reciever of a Paramore Guitar Pick(that actually says 'Paramore' on it), used by the band themself. When I say 'used by the band themself', I mean that this pick was actually used by the band. You can even see where the thumb has worn away the writing on the pick. Awesome.
Anyway. I've had a lot going on recentely. I went to the Breaking Dawn release party at midnight on Friday. It was hectic. And I saw someone there whom I actually wished to never speak with again(the person in question KNOWS that we are not friends, yet still has the nerve to keep emailing me and begging me to talk to them..and to be something more than a friend.), and they had the nerve to come up to me, and try to hug me and act like we're best friends. The whole time certain person was talking, I didn't look them in the eyes once. Yes, I did mean to disrespect you. You disrepected me numerous times now, and I want nothing to do with you ever again. You will never be a part of my life, so stop trying. It's getting you no where.
If only certain person could learn to move on with there life. I tried giving them hints, which they certainly did not get. I finally had to be not so subtle about it, and tell them they way things were..they still didn't get it. I finally got cruel with them, and tried to hurt their feelings so they would leave me alone, and possibly finally understand..they keep coming back. So now, I've decided they will be ignored, because there is nothing else I can do. Sucks when that happens, doesn't it?
Ahh, moving on from that, because it's negative. And I will have no negativity in my life. LIFE IS GREAT. So live it!
Summer is almost over, and it will be back to school for most of you all soon.(Alas, the brilliance of being homeschooled.) Go out with a bang, buzznet! Have one last summer blast for me, yeah? Because I won't be having any type of adventure until October(cousin is graduating from bootcamp, and I am going to Fort Benning to see him.)
Posted on 08/06/2008 9:41 PM
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