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So as you guys may or may not know, last week I visited California for the first time EVER! The purpose of my trip you might ask?? TO SEE MCFLY PERFORM. ASJHDFIASOLDUFHYQAOLGHUR. I can not explain to you guys how long I have waited to see them...actually I can, and I plan to. So be prepared for the longest blog of your life! The trip started out with me flying from Florida (where I live) to Utah (where my friend from highschool lives). After arriving in Utah on the 4th of September, we decided not to sleep that night, and we took off for a roadtrip to California at 4:30 the next morning. Yes, 4:30. Although the trip was about 14 hours long, the scenery was
beautiful.
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| Arizona desert mountains |
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We arrived In West Hollywood, California around 5:30 pm Wednesday afternoon, and Immediately went and waited outside the boys' hotel. (Yes we knew where they were staying because we're freaks NO SHAME). Anyways the boys showed up around 7:30, and as you guys can probably gues, we were in awe. We had no idea what to do. We hid behind these bushes, uncontrollably shaking, and crying. After all, they are both of our favorite bands, and we never thought we would get an experience like that. Anyways when we finally fixed ourselves up and controlled ourselves (as much as we could) we walked around the bushes to see the boys. When we walked around, merch in hand, all 4 of the boys turned, looked at us and just stared and smiled for a good minute, their cameraman filming
everything. Finally, Danny came up to us and was like "are you guys alright? it's nice to meet you!" Huge smile on his face. As we went around hugging everyone and introducing themselves (I'm surprised I remembered my name), we got them to sign pages from their calender, 5 cds, and 2 printed pictures between us; and they were more than happy to do so. After the autographs came the pictures. Me and christina were lucky enough to get individuals with all of the boys AND a group shot.
All 4 members of the band did everything we asked. When I told them
how hard it was for us to get tickets, they were so angry! We told them
how they are the reason me and Christina are friends, and I also told
them about how everyone doubted me that I would meet them, when i told
them i posted a status telling everyone who doubted me to fuck
themselves, they all thought it was the best thing ever. They had just
got back from a sushi dinner, and they all repeatedly apologized for
smelling of fish (which wasn't the case at ALL). There were 3 other
girls waiting for them outside their hotel. 3. That's it. Although me
and Christina would have prefferred it be just us, we didn't mind
because the guys basically paid more attention to us anyways since they
could tell we were true fans. The other girls just wanted a picture and
then left. That's not a true fan. Bitches. Anywho,
while their cameraman was filming,I was getting Dougie to sign some
stuff, and Christina was standing with me, Harry was talking to the
cameraman about us! Pointing at us and everything. As Tom went up to Dave (the cameraman) he points at us and goes "They drove 14 HOURS to
see us!" Harry turns to them and goes "it's alright mate, I already
told him that". They were the cutest, most adorable, sexitest boys I
have ever laid my eyes on. And they are just more beautiful in person,
if that's even possible. That night after everything was said and done, we went to the hotel to get a good night's sleep.
The next day, Thursday September 6th, was the day of the VMAS! I was in La when the VMAS were happening. What even is life?! We stood outside waiting to see if we would meet anyone. After a few hours of waiting around, having lunch and just taking it all in, we saw a few people from a distance including Sammie and Ronnie from Jersey shore, Mac Miller, Ne-Yo (Christina got a picture with him becase she went HAM and shoved people out of her way). We got to see a few people walking past us about 5 feets distance if not less including Sky Blue from LMFAO, Alex DeLeon from the Cab (who for some reason, no one knew who he was except us), and Kevin McHale from Glee. Now Kevin was extremely rude, but I won't go into details. That night we went and stood outside of some afterparties to see who we could catch. It was me, Christina, and some paparazzii, and after a while of waiting people started arriving. The Wanted showed up to the hotel, but because of the paparazzii, they got back in the car and went in through the back. :( Then to my surprise TRAVIS CLARK FROM WE THE KINGS drove up in his PERSONAL CAR. When me and Christina saw him through the windows (because we knew it was him from his distinct hair), he seemed annoyed because there were so many paparazzi, but when we waved in at him and he saw that we were fans, he got this huge grin, and waved back. Unfortunately, he didn't stop or get out, he also went in through the back doors. Last but not least while waiting in a different area, we met Cassie Scerbo who plays Brooke in the movie "Bring it On: In It to Win It", and Lauren Tanner from ABC Family's show "Make it or Break it". She was so sweet and stopped for pictures with
everyone who asked. After another long day, we decided to head back to the hotel for some sleep since we knew the next morning (the day of the concert) was going to be an early one.
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| Please excuse me, but I'm with Alex DeLeon from the Cab! | | | |
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| Cassie Scerbo! She's a sweetheart <3 |
The morning of the Mcfly concert, we decided we needed to be there before 5 am, 4:30 at the
latest. Call us crazy, but we
knew we wouldn't be alone. We woke up at 3:30 am, got ready, and headed to
The Roxy. As we're pulling up, we see NO ONE IN LINE. We were thrilled until we saw some girls barrelroll out of their car that had been parked there before us to make sure we knew they were there. As dissappointed as we were that we weren't first in line, We were only 6th and 7th, so we knew we would still be front row. That was it. Confirmation that we would see Mcfly front row at a small venue with NO BARRICADE IN BETWEEN US <3 As the day went on there was some drama that came about but everything worked out. The manager of the Roxy, Lizzie was so sweet to us, she made sure everything went accordingly. As the day went on, more and more people showed up, and by the time the show was starting, the line was so long it took up at least 2 blocks of the street we were on. It was
insane.
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| Only the front of the line.. it went on and on. |
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| us with the other mcfly fans at 4 am. |
When it got closer and closer to the show, Dave came out and started
filming for the DVD. He got snips of us waiting in line, going into the
show, and during the performance. Harry tweeted a video of a 1 minute
clip from the show at the Roxy, and me and Christina are all over it!
At the beginning in line, us going in (which he only chose us and
another girl from the whole crowd!) and then during them performing
(we're on the very bottom left). If you're interested, you can watch
that video clip
here.
The show was more than breathtaking. When they first came out, I cried
again. It was so surreal attending a MCFLY show that I've waited so
long for. Not only was it a mcfly concert, but I attended their FIRST
EVER american show,
and was front row to experience it. The
boys recognized us, as they gave us a huge grin, a head nod and a "oh
hey!!" It was honestly the best night of my life (other than meeting
them). The emotion that goes into their performance is amazing. Words
can't describe the feeling they put into their performances. Every
single word of every single song, they were just pouring their heart
and souls into it. Everyone in the crowd knew every word to every song,
and although they looked shocked, they took it all in. They are so
genuine. You can tell that they play music because they love to, not
because of the fame and that's one of the huge things that I love about
them. Music is their passion, and even if they stopped making money off
of it, they would still continue to do it because it's what they love.
I honestly can't wait until they come back because you can bet that I
will be going to EVERY show in the proximity of my area. Including
georgia, alabama etc. I want them to recognize me again and realize how
much they mean to us. They definately did not disspoint. My favorite
part of the show was when Danny came and stood on the edge of the stage
on top of me. He literally straddled me, his crotch in my face. As he
walked away, i squeezed his ass, and he turned to look at me and he
just smiled. Then as you know, he kept coming back for more. (I don't
blame him). ;)
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| Me and christina front row at the curtain! |
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| Danny singing his heart out. (no zoom;copyright to me) |
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| Dougie and harry <3 |
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| Dougie, he's such a babe. <3 (no zoom,copyrighted to me) |
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| Tom laying on the floor playing, and Danny bent over professing his love for Christina ;). |
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Anyways, I'll make the rest short and sweet as this post is already years long (sorry!). We went to bed that night bruised, and battered, and tired. As i caught Dougies pick from the show (yes i caught my lovers pick), one girl CLAWED my hand as another tried to pry my fingers off of it. Those girls are crazy. Nonetheless, we went to bed that night worn out and completely satisfied with every decision we made that day. The saturday morning we woke up around 1pm, and decided to take our time getting ready. We headed out to get food, and afterwards drove around looking for more celebrities. We didn't find any BUT we did drive past Kim Kardashian's house, and we found out where Bruno Mars lives and goes for coffee every morning. That night we went to
pinz bowling center to try spot any celebs that might be out for a good time. We ran into Sammi Hanratty, known for her roles such as Gretel in Jack and the Beanstalk, the young cratchit girl in a Christmas Carol. She has also had parts in CSI:Miami, Drake and Josh, The suite life of Zack and Cody, and an uncredited part in Pirates of the Carribbean:Dead Man's Chest. Although she was out enjoying the night with her family, she was so sweet and friendly, and was more than happy to take pictures with us! Those aren't on my computer yet though so you'll just have to keep up with my facebook if you wanna see it. ;) After Pinz, we headed back to the hotel, packed and went to bed. We got an early start (if you consider 10:30 in the morning early) back to Utah that morning, as I was flying back to Florida at Midnight Sunday night/Monday morning. I arrived back home at 9:30 am Monday morning and had to go straight to class from the airport. But everything I had to sacrafice for this trip was more than worth it. I had the best trip of my life, and nothing will surpass these memories. I'm hoping when they come to the US next year, It'll be easy enough to meet them. If not, backstage passes. Anyways, thanks for reading my long ass post about my trip. If you made it this far, please reward yourself with a cookie or something because I know that's a lot to take in. Anyways, until my next post, hope everyone is well, and I hope i didn't bore you to death! <3
Lots of love,
Alycia
xoxo
