my pittsburgh review

[carrie721]

first, a warning: don't read this if you don't want to know everything, yes, everything that happened tonight.

i left kent around 2 p.m. and traffic was pretty smooth. i missed the 76 ramp and ended up on 80 going towards NYC, but quickly fixed that. i found marissa's house without incident, which is pretty good for me. i made her the navigator and we made our way to kate's. then things got a tad dicey because my mapquest directions to the theater were wrong, so we drove around a bit before kate called her mom and told us how to get there. we found a parking garage and ate dinner at max and erma's and had a pretty creepy (and SLOW) waiter. my sandwich was pretty good, though - chicken, sundried tomatoes, and mozz on a ciabatta. yum. oh, and we had cookies, too, natch.

we walked over to the byham and picked up our tickets and met up with kate's mom. we found our seats and chilled for a bit. the byham is so beautiful! i can't wait to see patty griffin there next month. it's such a nice, intimate venue. really, i wouldn't have been disappointed in having any seat in the house.

lindsey was really on fire tonight. i loved the cleveland show, but this was so much better. the crowd was so pumped and so into it - lindsey even commented that he wanted to take the byham & everyone in it on the road with him. aw. the setlist was a little different this time from the cleveland show - no save me a place, and he did turn it on and shut us down. i don't think those were at the cleveland show.

the end of the show is where things got awesommmme. marissa (the goddess) got me and kate backstage, and we chilled (ok, sang and danced and freaked out) during holiday road and the two closers. freaking awesome! brett, that sleaze, saw us standing in the wings and kept motioning towards us and told us to stick around. yeah, okay. then, during the band intros, lindsey made his usual comments about brett the womanizer, and how there were some extra seats on the jet, blah blah, and brett motioned for us to join them on stage! kate, marissa, and i just looked at each other like w.t.f. so we go out there, we introduce ourselves to the audience (o.m.g.), and lindsey and brett make jokes about kate and marissa still being in high school. the crowd laughs, lollercoasters, etc. etc. funny ****. unreal.

i wanted lindsey to sign my tickets (oops, i stole your sharpie, kate! sorry!), but it was not to be, and as we walked back through the crowd to the front of the house, people kept stopping us and asking us how the hell we got on stage and who we were. we just kept saying "uhh, marissa knows a guy ..." and people liked that answer. whatev!

anywayyyy, we all went around to the back of the house to see if we could catch lindsey and the band on the way out. we didn't see lindsey, but we did run into davidmn - happy bday, david! we couldn't stay for long - marissa had to be home by 12 and i have the plague, and didn't want to be getting home too late. i took marissa home and called michelle to brag about my backstage experience. then once i got on the turnpike, i called sparky and talked his ear off all the way to my exit. i made friggin' record time, too - pittsburgh to kent in a little over and hour.

random thoughts:

-marissa, you are my friggin' hero for getting us backstage - that experience was unreal. you are so sweet and funny - i had a blast!

-kate, i don't think i've ever met any 16 year old with as much confidence and guts as you. you're so friggin' cool. i hope you and marissa can go to the neko and/or patty show with me!

-um, why does it cost so much $ to drive to PA? i mean, seriously, you have to pay $3 just to cross into the state, and then a separate turnpike fee. PA is not that great.

-kate, your mom's hot.

that's all i got. pictures to follow.

[carrie721]

i didn't get many pictures because they told me to put my camera away after the first few songs. but here are the few that came out.

a shot of the ceiling at the byham:



the man himself:



this one would be good if it weren't so fuzzy:



can't really make out his face, but i promise it's lindsey:



the lighting during red rover cast some eerie shadows on the wall decorations:



hot bitches:

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by buckymcnix

holy crap - unbelievable -
is it april fool's day already or are u being serious????

congrats carrie - I am so jealous . . . er . . . happy, for you.

dead serious!

thanks.

btw, i just laughed so hard at your sig i started wheezing and coughing.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by buckymcnix

it wasn't my intention to throw off anyone's respiratory system but glad you like it

haha, whatever, bill - i know your type!

by the way, i think i learned my windbaggery from you - i can't believe how long my first post is.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by buckymcnix

i really like this one - it would make a great back cover of a cd for a Live CD of this tour

plenty of room for the track listing / bar code / and some credits

and a great silhouette of the man

thanks! i just wish it were a little crisper.

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by carrie721

hot bitches:

You slut. You really get around. You got a couple of hot babes there I'm jealous! I can't freaken believe you got up on stage Whore.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

You slut. You really get around. You got a couple of hot babes there I'm jealous! I can't freaken believe you got up on stage Whore.

i love you too!

but seriously, how lucky am i? i got to hang out with some underage hotties.

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i love you too!

but seriously, how lucky am i? i got to hang out with some underage hotties.

You are one lucky bitch Underage? What, you're like 19 aren't ya

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

You are one lucky bitch Underage? What, you're like 19 aren't ya

i'm 22

[xdreamsunwindx]

Originally Posted by carrie721

we found a parking garage and ate dinner at max and erma's and had a pretty creepy (and SLOW) waiter.

THAT WAITER WAS ****ING INSANE. I mean, seriously. You and Marissa were right - I'm too friendly with waiters. That's why he was all chatty with us, lol.

the byham is so beautiful! i can't wait to see patty griffin there next month. it's such a nice, intimate venue. really, i wouldn't have been disappointed in having any seat in the house.

So you're going to the Patty show, then? Nooch! I'm gonna wait until the day of the show to get tickets, I think. But yeah, the Byham is awfully pretty. It was a little too stuffy for a rock show, though.

brett, that sleaze, saw us standing in the wings and kept motioning towards us and told us to stick around. yeah, okay. then, during the band intros, lindsey made his usual comments about brett the womanizer, and how there were some extra seats on the jet, blah blah, and brett motioned for us to join them on stage! kate, marissa, and i just looked at each other like w.t.f. so we go out there, we introduce ourselves to the audience (o.m.g.), and lindsey and brett make jokes about kate and marissa still being in high school. the crowd laughs, lollercoasters, etc. etc. funny ****. unreal.

Yeah, I can't get over the experience myself. I thought I was gonna die, haha. That was so cool, though. Marissa is love.

(oops, i stole your sharpie, kate! sorry!)

Bitch.

and as we walked back through the crowd to the front of the house, people kept stopping us and asking us how the hell we got on stage and who we were. we just kept saying "uhh, marissa knows a guy ..." and people liked that answer. whatev!

Remember the crazy people who were like "WTF DO YOU KNOW WHAT HOTEL HE'S AT OMG" for at least 100 years? That was funny.

-kate, i don't think i've ever met any 16 year old with as much confidence and guts as you. you're so friggin' cool. i hope you and marissa can go to the neko and/or patty show with me!

Awwww! I love you, Carrie. I had a blast with you and Marissa. I most definitely would love to go to more gigs with you two.

-kate, your mom's hot.

Get in line, honey. My mom is a hot commodity tbh.

Oh, and Lindsey and the guys all left pretty much right after the show. I was talking to one of the roadies, and they said he had to fly to NYC for Conan, so that makes sense. Maybe I'll catch him in Chicago. After last night, I absolutely HAVE to go to that one.

It was so cool meeting Carrie and Marissa after like, forever. You girls are so sweet and very cool. Marissa, I'm forever in your debt for getting us the hookup last night. Even if Brett is a total sleaze, it's okay. And it was also awesome to meet DavidMN, too! I thought I saw you during the show.

I'll post my own little review later. Last night took a toll on me, physically, since I was sick to begin with. But, it was so awesome. Guhhh.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by xdreamsunwindx

THAT WAITER WAS ****ING INSANE. I mean, seriously. You and Marissa were right - I'm too friendly with waiters. That's why he was all chatty with us, lol.

he was weird. i think we tipped him too much.

So you're going to the Patty show, then? Nooch! I'm gonna wait until the day of the show to get tickets, I think. But yeah, the Byham is awfully pretty. It was a little too stuffy for a rock show, though.

yep, i got 5th row.

it was a bit stuffy, but not every place can be as awesome as the agora, what with its pee stench.

Yeah, I can't get over the experience myself. I thought I was gonna die, haha. That was so cool, though. Marissa is love.

4tru.

Remember the crazy people who were like "WTF DO YOU KNOW WHAT HOTEL HE'S AT OMG" for at least 100 years? That was funny.

they were funny. oh ****, i meant to get a picture of the person in the lite brite "i would bleed to hug you" shirt. dammit!

Awwww! I love you, Carrie. I had a blast with you and Marissa. I most definitely would love to go to more gigs with you two.

hell yeah.

Get in line, honey. My mom is a hot commodity tbh.

trufax!

Oh, and Lindsey and the guys all left pretty much right after the show. I was talking to one of the roadies, and they said he had to fly to NYC for Conan, so that makes sense. Maybe I'll catch him in Chicago. After last night, I absolutely HAVE to go to that one.

oh, had he already left before we got around to the back?

It was so cool meeting Carrie and Marissa after like, forever. You girls are so sweet and very cool. Marissa, I'm forever in your debt for getting us the hookup last night. Even if Brett is a total sleaze, it's okay. And it was also awesome to meet DavidMN, too! I thought I saw you during the show.

I'll post my own little review later. Last night took a toll on me, physically, since I was sick to begin with. But, it was so awesome. Guhhh.

oh, me too. now i have the plague times 100. but it was totally worth it!

[skcin]

Originally Posted by carrie721

they were funny. oh ****, i meant to get a picture of the person in the lite brite "i would bleed to hug you" shirt. dammit!

OMG - that chick sat next to me & T at the Cleveland show!