Most Awesome Night Ever

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sammers and I were headed to The Rocket Summer concert on Friday (tonight). As our disgusting clothes are washing in the machine, I am taking a moment to reflect on the awesome-ness that was this night. We'll start from the beginning.

Sammy and I headed straight for the car when she got home from work, and then took a pit stop to Carl's Jr to fuel our night. And we didn't care much for missing the first two opening acts. I have never heard of The Secret Handshake or The Morning Light, and I would rather eat then see them.

We had a bit of a time trying to park near In the Venue, but found a slightly illegal place which was pretty close. We were in luck because we had just missed the second opening band. We walked in, and this place is pretty cool, there is a picture below. Some short teching, and Phantom Planet came on. I have never really heard much of them except that California song form "The OC". They were actually not bad, and they had good stage presence, always important. At the end of their set, Sammy and I started wriggling up to the front so we could be in the "active" section during Rocket Summer.

This is In the Venue from the upper levels you can stand at.

This was not the smartest idea Sammy and I have ever had. As soon as we wriggled our way in, we could see it was a tight fit. If you can see from the picture, there is not a ton of room, at least compared to big arenas. We were tight at first, but then some "super awesome" kids tried to squeeze in, and it started to hurt. We were getting pushed, and we were absolutely pressed all up against everyone else. It is so hot from just the body heat that you start to feel faint. And then because people are bored waiting for the set to start, they start trying to push and mosh. Sammy and I almost both went over several times, and so spent the evening locking arms so we didn't get separated. I have been to my share of concerts and never experienced this before.

Then the best part, Mr. Bryce Avary came out in all his glory. His previous show I had seen wasn't that long, and this set was almost twice as long. This guy knows how to put on a show. He has so much energy, and you can see he puts everything into it, see the following pictures. However, I can say I have never (sorry if this is gross) sweat this much in my life. I mean, I exercise and jog and stuff, but this was unreal. My hair was completely wet too. It was gross, but everyone else sweats pretty bad, so you don't feel weird.

The security was unreal as well. Toward the end people kept crowd surfing in huge waves. Three or four at a time; the security guards were lined up all along the front catching them. I have also never seen quite this much security before. Anyhow after a three song encore, they finally left the stage. We headed back to our car to bask in the glory of the night. If anyone has a chance to see them, they totally should because it is a cheap concert and it is an amazing show!

Over all, Sammy and I were glad we didn't bring a camera because we were so gross. These pictures are courtesy of the internet. It just gives you an idea of what it all looks like. Anyhow, I'll blog in awhile. I don't have much else news.

PS Shout out to Christa. I wish Sonny had opened!!