I did get to go to the concert and lemme tell ya, it rocked!
Saw Nish and Scarecrow (name copyrighted by Nish, 2005, so no stealing! I've got permission) and Mini Nish (copyright Nina, 2006. Hope Nish doesn't mind...). ;~} Twas fun.
Guess who was there?
Well, there was Rebecca St. James and Jadon Lavik and...
BARLOWGIRL!!!We got there really early (me, mom, dad, Liana) and were casually strolling around, checking out game booths and such, when Liana says, "Hey, isn't that Becca?" I yelled, "Where?!" and turned in a full circle before I found her. And there she was, just talking casually with BG's personal assistant and very good friend Beka Hardt. And Mommy has the brilliant idea to ask for a pic with her, so I get sent up to ask.
My voice is high and squeaky and soft, so she doesn't hear me at first. "Rebecca? Excuse me, Rebecca? Becca? Excuse me...Hello?" And then the music in the background ends and she finally hears me. Well, Becca from BG and Beka H. turn to me and are like, Huh?
And just because I'm feeling seriously unsure of myself, I ask, "Rebecca?" to make sure I got the right person, because I can hardly believe this is really her. She doesn't shake her head, but she doesn't nod either. So I continue, "Can we maybe have a picture with you?"
And she looks to Beka, and Beka says, "I think there's going to be a time for that afterward. Autographs and pictures." And they're both looking at each other to make sure they've got the right information (I'm assuming, I can't know for sure.)
And then Becca says, "Yeah, and we'll all be there." And then I ask what time, and she says about 9 o'clock and I chirp, "Okay!"
I talked to Becca! WOOT!
And I have proof that BG plays live. They messed up on a song! "Average Girl," they skipped a verse and went straight to the bridge and when they came back to the chorus they were laughing really hard and only got every other word out. I'm pretty sure it wasn't planned. But no one else in my family noticed.
Oh, before I continue, Jadon Lavik and Rebecca St. James were really cool too, I just am totally obsessive about BG.
Back to my story...After the concert, I did go to the autograph thingy. And I was sporting a bunch of BG merchandise. To support our fav. band, Liana and I shelled out 77 bucks total. I got a BG sweatshirt (I call it a hoodie, but the stand said it was a sweatshirt), a wristband, a poster, and a guitar pick. Liana got a poster, a T-shirt that says "Play like a girl", a wristband, and a guitar pick necklace.
So we stand in line with our posters for them to sign and then we finally get up to where they are. Beka H. is with them and is kind've monitering things. Lauren is first and as she takes my poster to sign it, she says to me, "Just tell me this. Aren't you, like, totally burning up in that hoodie?" By this time, she's already passed the poster on to Alyssa, who is wearing a T-shirt that says, "The Beatles". So while Alyssa is signing, I say, "Not really. And it's really soft." And as Becca starts to sign my poster, Lauren says, "Yeah, I know!" And then I have to go because there are other people in line.
Lauren talked to me too!
But Alyssa didn't...*pout*.
And since it was the last night of their tour, and April Fool's Day, the three bands sort've joked around on stage while they were playing. Like while Jadon Lavik was playing, BG and Rebecca St. J. ran on stage and started hitting at this pinata that was hanging from a crutch (possibly poking fun at Alyssa, who hurt her foot but is refusing crutches or heavy meds). And while BG was playing, these guys from either J.L.'s band, or R.St.J.'s band came on with these signs that said, "If loving BarlowGirl is wrong, then I don't wanna be right!" and stuff like that. And while R.St.J. was singing her song to her future husband, this guy came on stage with a giant silver ring and gave it to her. Yeah, it was great.
And to explain the title of my post...R.St.J. is from Australia and made a comment about trying to keep her accent, but since she lives in Nashville Tennessee it's kind've hard, so she said that she tries to mix the two together. "G'day, ya'll!"
Quotes from BG while they were warming up:
Becca: "Can I get a sound check on my guitar?"
Lauren: "We don't need guitars. Guitars are over-rated."
Alyssa: "Yeah, we're just playing bass and drums tonight!"
Quotes from BG while on stage:
Alyssa: "Lauren wanted to be a marine biologist when she grew up for two reasons. First, she wanted to see if mermaids existed..."
Lauren: "They do. I'm convinced of it."
Alyssa: "And two, she wanted to work at Sea World with the dolphins."
Note: All quotes are just from memory and are very likely not accurate. But what was said was to the same affect, so close enough.
Anyway, I'm happy but now that Spring Break is over, I have school tomorrow! *sob* And I have to face Stalker. *cowers*
Ah, well. That's life, I guess.