West Valley UT tour thread from DDB
part one:
===========================########################################Title: 14 & 15 July, West Valley, Utah ~DA country YEEHAW
Post by: kali on July 13, 2008, 05:41:41 AM
AS OF 0800 EDT we have NO caller for either of the West Valley shows WANHHHHH if you are going please PM Ziggety-Zee or myself....
THIS IS WHERE YOU POST YOUR PICS/VIDS and yer well EXPERIENCE..have fun and ENJOY YER SHOW
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Post by: BrittneyLynn! on July 14, 2008, 03:06:15 PM
I wasn't planning on going to the Utah show, but I finally got tickets for it on saturday. Drove up to Utah on Sunday, ten hours! Just for Jason, too. I know, I'm crazy.
So this morning, I woke up and drove over to the venue at about nine or ten in the morning. They were filming something for Archie, so my mom ran through the shot with a David Cook sign. Then the camera man filmed me in my Jason shirt. I met some other Jason fans there and we just hung out, chatted. The news filmed us with our Jason signs. We were probably the only five kids there for Jason. Everyone else was there for Archie. About 1:30, the buses pulled in and Jason was sitting in the front, wearing some big green sunglasses. Me and the other Jason fans were waving our signs around and he saw them and giggled.
So the buses pulled into the area, and they all got out and went inside for a little bit. We could see Jason inside the arena talking on the phone, we're guessing he was either talking to Mandy or Mama C. So the girls came out first, and They were all really sweet. Kristy Lee was WAY nicer than I thought she would be, and Ramiele is SO SHORT! So the girls went around and signed everything for everyone, and then around two the guys came out with Carly. But no Jason! All the Archie fans were going insane, and at this point, the security guards were acting like Jerks....pushing everyone back and moving the railings around. Basically crowding us all together and making us all hotter than we already were. A couple people almost passed out (dang security). Ironically, they only did that on the side with the Jason fans on it =/.
So they all come around (Carly, David C., David A.) and sign stuff, taking pictures and whatnot. I gave David Cook the cookie monster stuffed animal I bought for him. HE LOVED IT! He grabbed it and laughed, saying "this is awesome!" AND THEN! Jason walked out. I almost started crying when I saw him walking down the line. Everyone went crazy (even if they weren't Jason fans haha) and he just came around and did the deal. I gave him the presents I got for him, which he seemed to like, and then showed him my "forever in manpris" sign (which he laughed about). Then we took some pictures, and he signed my shirt.
all together, despite the heat and the jerk security, it was great!
PICTURES!
I think he looks adorable here:
heehee. *giggle giggle* xD
yep.
OH AND ALSO!
He's still wearing that bracelet that someone on here gave him. The one that says "Jason" on it, the custom one.
Yeah, He's still wearing it.
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Post by: glotrovato on July 14, 2008, 03:28:38 PM
Awww thats so cool. Thanks for sharing your story and what great pics you got too, especially with Jason ;D
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Post by: BrittneyLynn! on July 14, 2008, 04:25:12 PM
haha yeah. No problem!
I love the first one, where he looks kinda like he's laughing.
so cute.
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Post by: Kiersten67 on July 14, 2008, 04:28:34 PM
Great story!! Enjoy the concert.
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Post by: Jacks8816 on July 14, 2008, 04:34:37 PM
omggggg!!! that is soooo awesome!!!!! i hope i have the same luck as you ;D
i'm going july 20th!!!
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Post by: CarolinaGirl on July 14, 2008, 04:45:03 PM
Great story!!! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to hear more later!!
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Post by: Aspiring on July 14, 2008, 05:13:36 PM
Thanks for that awesome story!
I want to know how you look as if you are not standing with the crowds, but got inside where the idols were all standing?
Looks like you are not separated by the baracades. How did that happen?
Great pics!
Thanks!
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Post by: SoAddicted2DDB on July 14, 2008, 05:17:55 PM
Great story thanks for sharing and im glad you got to meet him!
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Post by: BRiTTANYMARiE43 on July 14, 2008, 05:30:52 PM
Loved the story! He must love that tshirt too.. he wore it when I saw him in Tacoma and the pictures people had from Portland, he was wearing it too! lol. Lucky shirt maybee?? And YES that first pic w/him is absoultely ADORABLE!! As well as the others =)
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Post by: crazydo on July 14, 2008, 05:57:08 PM
JEALOUS!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I soooooooo want to go to a concert like TODAY!!!!!!, but I still have over a month!!!!! Please someone tell him there are poor dreadheads waiting patiently (yeah, right
) for him to get to them..........
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Post by: Sarah on July 14, 2008, 06:04:21 PM
Britttany! I am so happy for you!!!!!! ahahah!
####################Title: Re: 14 & 15 July, West Valley, Utah ~DA country YEEHAW
Post by: j_cas531 on July 14, 2008, 06:41:56 PM
Love the forever in manpris...must snap a pic of that one!!
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Post by: CaitlinValerie on July 14, 2008, 06:47:08 PM
britt-you got some awesome pictures!!
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Post by: vote4castro on July 14, 2008, 11:33:34 PM
Quote from: BrittneyLynn! on July 14, 2008, 04:25:12 PM
haha yeah. No problem!
I love the first one, where he looks kinda like he's laughing.
so cute.
Hahaha...your avi pic!!! My husband took that picture!! I'm so glad he captured that moment for you!! Thanks for letting me know he's still wearing my bracelet!!! So happy!!!
Hahaha to think that was you standing in front of me..that's funny. Wish I said hi.
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Post by: nursemelinda on July 14, 2008, 11:43:30 PM
Love the story. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: ♥Jasonisluv♥ on July 15, 2008, 04:01:05 AM
thanks for sharing your pics and story!!! would want to hear what happened to the concert since this is an achuleta territory.
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Post by: castros cougar on July 15, 2008, 09:27:49 AM
That is awesome. I am glad you got to meet him and get some great pics....I hope I have the same luck in Hartford and I hope David Cook is there as well or my sister will die. I only convinced her to go early in the hopes that she will meet David Cook.
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Post by: LGMAMAOFTWO on July 15, 2008, 09:49:57 AM
That was cool!! Manpris' all the WAY!!!!!LOL!!
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Post by: keahgirl8 on July 15, 2008, 02:04:29 PM
Quote from: BrittneyLynn! on July 14, 2008, 03:06:15 PM
I wasn't planning on going to the Utah show, but I finally got tickets for it on saturday. Drove up to Utah on Sunday, ten hours! Just for Jason, too. I know, I'm crazy.
So this morning, I woke up and drove over to the venue at about nine or ten in the morning. They were filming something for Archie, so my mom ran through the shot with a David Cook sign. Then the camera man filmed me in my Jason shirt. I met some other Jason fans there and we just hung out, chatted. The news filmed us with our Jason signs. We were probably the only five kids there for Jason. Everyone else was there for Archie. About 1:30, the buses pulled in and Jason was sitting in the front, wearing some big green sunglasses. Me and the other Jason fans were waving our signs around and he saw them and giggled.
So the buses pulled into the area, and they all got out and went inside for a little bit. We could see Jason inside the arena talking on the phone, we're guessing he was either talking to Mandy or Mama C. So the girls came out first, and They were all really sweet. Kristy Lee was WAY nicer than I thought she would be, and Ramiele is SO SHORT! So the girls went around and signed everything for everyone, and then around two the guys came out with Carly. But no Jason! All the Archie fans were going insane, and at this point, the security guards were acting like Jerks....pushing everyone back and moving the railings around. Basically crowding us all together and making us all hotter than we already were. A couple people almost passed out (dang security). Ironically, they only did that on the side with the Jason fans on it =/.
So they all come around (Carly, David C., David A.) and sign stuff, taking pictures and whatnot. I gave David Cook the cookie monster stuffed animal I bought for him. HE LOVED IT! He grabbed it and laughed, saying "this is awesome!" AND THEN! Jason walked out. I almost started crying when I saw him walking down the line. Everyone went crazy (even if they weren't Jason fans haha) and he just came around and did the deal. I gave him the presents I got for him, which he seemed to like, and then showed him my "forever in manpris" sign (which he laughed about). Then we took some pictures, and he signed my shirt.
all together, despite the heat and the jerk security, it was great!
PICTURES!
I think he looks adorable here:
heehee. *giggle giggle* xD
yep.
OH AND ALSO!
He's still wearing that bracelet that someone on here gave him. The one that says "Jason" on it, the custom one.
Yeah, He's still wearing it.
I wonder if he's wearing mine! *sigh* Need closer pictures...
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Post by: JessyBR on July 15, 2008, 02:23:34 PM
OWW..love the story =D
We send him 2 bracelets too =D with the brazilian's colors =D
####################Title: tour 7/14 in UT!! (it's long!)
Post by: cadreamin on July 15, 2008, 07:02:05 PM
Alright guys….here it goes! Actually, before I start, sorry the life feed was so choppy. I don’t know what happened But as I’m sure you all know, He was AMAZING!
Ok NOW here it goes. So it’s 7/14 at like 9am and my friend (Julia) decided to go down to the E-Center early and see if she could talk to any of the idols. Sadly, I couldn’t go that early so she was on her own. She waited for like 4 hours and then they finally started coming out one by one. She and I have been to a few of the tapings earlier this season and Carly and Brooke made a security guy come up to her the first time to ask if she was famous. Since then, they recognized her as the “Famous girl” and me as the “Friend” every time we went back. So, Brooke recognized her first and ran over to her and Carly came after to talk to her. (Oh-she’s the one who was there for ISTS and Mr. Tambourine man and yelled out that Jason didn’t need to pack his bags…or something like that) Anyway, Carly was like ‘oh, where’s your little friend’ and Julia told her I was coming later. So Carly asked for our names and said there would be backstage passes waiting for us at will-call at 5pm! So immediately she calls me and I start to freak out in the grocery store, knowing I will get to talk to Jason. Then I tell her that when Jason walks by to call me just so I can hear him talking to the crowd.
5 minutes later, my phone rings and I answer it but the ‘Hey!” on the other end was definitely not her voice-yes, you guessed right-it was Jason! Then I hear her in the background say “it’s my friend Emily and she loves you!” and he goes “I love you Emily!” and I nearly passed out. I turn to this lady and squeal…Jason castro just said he loves me! And she just looked at me like I was crazy! Then he says I hear you have my guitar pick-that’s pretty cool. And then something else I couldn’t hear because of the screaming so I had to hang up. Sad, I know. But she calls back and I tell her to talk to him again and tell him we’ll see him after the show and see if he wants to hang out. (totally thinking he’d say know but it’s worth a shot right?) So she asks and says her friend (me) is going to be there and we should all go get ice cream or something. And he says “really? That would be so cool!” So then I rush to go get ready since I know I will definitely be seeing him!
Ok so we get to the E-Center. Nothing too exciting. Well, except we picked up our passes and I freaked out all over again. So we sit down and the show starts. Chikeze….really good! I liked his set a lot. Ramielle…I honestly could have done without. Her first one was ok but that’s it. And she forgot the words. Next up, Michael Johns who I absolutely loved! He was sooo good! Then Kristy Lee. Again, not my favorite. Carly went next and I thought she was awesome too. And by that point, I was totally biased because she gave my backstage passes and was so sweet. And Brooke. I liked it but then after I met her and she was rude (which I will explain later) I was like eh.
So I get allllll excited because Jason was next. And then as you all probably knew but I didn’t, they totally tease me with that intermission so I had to wait
But then Jason got on the stage. Over the Rainbow-Brilliant (I don’t ever say that word so I don’t know why I just did, but it was) Crazy was sooo good and I was really excited to hear it after all the waiting. And it was even better than I had hoped. Last, Daydream. My favorite part was then he sang ‘what a day for a daydreamin’ boy’ and then stops and points to himself and says “that’s me!!” anyone listening to the live feed probably heard me go “Oh my gosh! He is the cutest thing ever”. It went by too quickly! I wanted more!
Seyesha was after him and I am not her biggest fan but she was good. Now I don’t know if you guys like Archie at all, but I have to say I think he might be the single most precious thing I have ever seen. He was so good. And when he sang the Josh Groban song, he was so emotional because he had just said he couldn’t believe all the support from his home town and stuff. He was crying and wiping his eyes through it all and even had to stop and compose himself to finish. Then he got all embarrassed and it was just the cutest thing ever!
Then David Cook. I really like him but I don’t think last night was his best night. But he was good. And the final song they all sang was funny. Weird choice I thought but Jason was in it so I didn’t complain.
****Sorry it’s so LONG****
So we raced to the bathroom right after the show and then went on a quest to find where “backstage” was exactly. Ironically, not one of the workers there knew. (It figures, right?) So we go about wandering the alleys of the E-Center alone. But our convenient little passes allowed us to get passed anyone we wanted so eventually we found the right place. We walk in this little room and they are all there…..EXCEPT Jason. I was beside myself. I didn’t care about anyone else and just pouted in the corner like a little baby. But then I saw Carly so I had to go over and say hi and thanks for the passes. I seriously love that girl! She is so sweet! Then I run into Brooke so I tell her good job and she says thanks. And then out of nowhere asks me if I want to take a picture with her. I thought it was weird but I was like ok sure. Then here’s where I decided I was annoyed with her. I ask her she knows if Jason is coming out and she’s like “ugh, I don’t know. I don’t keep track of the boy” like she was all annoyed that I asked. So I was just like ok bye and turned around and walked away. I don’t think she liked that very much. Michael Johns was there so I talked to him and said he was amazing and took a pic. I asked if we could make silly faces instead of smiling and he was so excited about that. Haha. Then I asked him about Jason and he was like yeah he’ll be out. Should I call him and tell him to get over here? And I said yes..so he did
Still no Jason so I just kind of wandered around. And then all of a sudden I saw the dreads! I screamed. And immediately regretted it because it was not a crowd of screaming girls. It was a small gathering of people. Oh dear. So I head his way and since he had just gotten there, he had a crowd around him so I waited til I could have him all to myself. Sneaky, I know. So it clears, and I go up to him and say “hi I talked to you on the phone today. The girl with the pick!” and he remembered my name! But I had to keep myself composed to he wasn’t freaked out. So I ask him to sign a poster. He opened it up and loved it! It said Peace, Love & Castro. It was from Andrew Lloyd Weber week and he totally remembered it! Then we talk and take pics and I stand back while a few other people get pics.
P.S. he was totally wearing the cut-offs from the beach soccer pictures so I kept myself entertained while waiting by staring at them. I went up again and asked what he was up to and he said nothing. So I was like..we could always get that ice cream. And he was like yeah! (Which I was totally surprised about because I was kidding). So he asked a security guy how long he had to be there and he said til midnight. He was like so Emily, is anything open til midnight in UT. So I’m like “OH! There’s this place original to UT only and it’s open 24/7. you’ve probably never heard of it but it’s called McDonalds” And he thought that was funny. But then another girl wanted a picture. So then I was like oh I want another one too. So we did a ‘peace sign’ pose after he debated for like 2 minutes about whether to do it with 1 hand or 2. (He decided 1 because it would be original).
And then I realized I had a gift for him. I have this bracelet that I call my “Jason bracelet”. I put it on the first day he sang on AI and then I got kind of superstitious and had to keep it on ALL THE TIME the whole season. Then I was like, well I should just keep it on til tour. So I told him that story and he thought it was so cool and couldn’t believe that I had kept it on the whole time. So I go to give it to him and he says “wait, you have to put it on me!” and I was like oh crap..my hands are shaking and he is going to make me do this. So I put it on and he’s like “Awesome!” I look up to my friend and she is turned the other way and she was supposed to be documenting the experience. So Jason says, “let’s do it again! I’ll pretend like I’ve never seen it before”. So I wait for him to hand it back to me and he just sticks out his hand. So I had to touch him again. Hehe. So we re-do the whole thing in slow motion and make ‘surprised’ faces for the pictures. And I said I felt like I was proposing or something and he said “well then, ‘I do’”. He’s just the cutest and was so sweet.
I had left my friend outside who didn’t have a pass so after that, I was like I better go but I’ll just be outside so I guess you can look for me. Then I was like or call me if you want my number. He was like ok. I can call you if I don’t see you so I gave him my number! Yikes!
As I was leaving, Ramielle runs up to me and grabs me and yells “oh the boots girl!” ( I was wearing boots) and she wanted to buy them off me because they were her size. But I said I couldn’t because they were my lucky Jason boots. I was like, I wouldn’t be here without them! She was like well I wouldn’t want to take those away then. And Chikeze busted up laughing because I overheard (Like I said, I am superstitious…but only when it comes to Jason. So I have worn those boots every time I’ve seen him which has now been 5 times!) Oh and we also talked to David C and he loved making the funny face pics too. He stuck his sharpie up his nose!
Ok so I leave and am on cloud nine. I waited like 10 minutes after they went to the busses then he left (I forgot to mention he didn’t know what hotel he was staying in and asked if I knew. Funny). So, no call but I was more than happy with how the night went. I figured 1 of 2 things happened. He was either too exhausted (because he looked it!) or…when I left, he asked my friend’s little sis and her friend how old they were and they told him 17. So maybe he thought we were 17 too and thought that would be weird..or illegal. Sad huh? But oh well. I saw him put my number in his pocket, right by that hole we all know well. And that is good enough for me
Alright, there you go! Sorry it’s forever long but I had to give all the little details.
pics........
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Post by: sunshine on July 15, 2008, 07:18:36 PM
Thank you so much!!
Your story and pics are amazing!!
I was on the live feed last night...so excited for you!!
What a day/night!! I'm so happy for you!!
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Post by: cadreamin on July 15, 2008, 07:27:22 PM
good I'm glad you like them!
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Post by: TheBrainBeingDead on July 15, 2008, 07:35:08 PM
so your story = MY DREAM
ah ha ha.
thats amazing! i'm happy for you!
can you imagine if you get a random phone call from jason one day!?
how cool would that be lol
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Post by: Texasgirl44 on July 15, 2008, 08:21:38 PM
Thanks for the story... ;D I feel for the girls though,,,I mean constantly being asked where's JASON...
Hopefully they won't be extremely nasty by the time they get to the middle of the tour
THEY ARE AFTER ALL IN JASON'S WORLD..... 8) 8) 8) 8)
At least they should enjoy the rainbows...HEHEHEHEHEHEH !!!
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Post by: BRiTTANYMARiE43 on July 15, 2008, 08:22:01 PM
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!! I'm sadddd you guys didn't get ice cream but oh well.. that just leaves the question open for me when I go see him in Dallas!!! (well hopefully... haha). Okay so let's send Jason some new tees. Not that I don't absolutely LOVE the one he's wearing... But... I don't know why he keeps wearing it! lol. Probably cause it looks so dang good on him =). Okay well I've gotta go to the casino with my mom, but thanks so much for posting your story.. You know I've been waiting!
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Post by: nursemelinda on July 15, 2008, 08:41:14 PM
Love the story. Pics are great! You're so lucky!!!!!!!!
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Post by: j_cas531 on July 15, 2008, 09:09:20 PM
you left out the part about when he shout-out to his DREADHEADS!!! Where in all this did that happen? great story by the way!!!
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Post by: blaker on July 15, 2008, 09:39:06 PM
amazing story!!
congrats on meeting him!
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Post by: SoAddicted2DDB on July 15, 2008, 10:53:12 PM
I like your story and pictures! Thanks for sharing your experience with us
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Post by: cadreamin on July 15, 2008, 11:16:34 PM
Quote from: j_cas531 on July 15, 2008, 09:09:20 PM
you left out the part about when he shout-out to his DREADHEADS!!! Where in all this did that happen? great story by the way!!!
oh that's right! It was getting so long I started leaving things out! I called and he said hi was after i showed him my poster and had him sign it. i stood back while others were talking to him and then i jumped in for a sec so he could say hi real fast. But then someone got in trouble for being on a phone in that room so I couldn't call anymore. But he lit up when I said it was for the dreadhead live feed and there were people listening!
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Post by: CAJasonFAN on July 15, 2008, 11:25:32 PM
great pics of the pantz! hhaha
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Post by: fognurse on July 16, 2008, 01:12:55 AM
Wow...that is awesome! I am happy for you! Great pics
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Post by: justalurkerrr on July 16, 2008, 03:04:20 AM
holy crap ur story is almost better than mine!
jk.
;D
but seriously, ur my [new] american idol haha
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Post by: ♥Jasonisluv♥ on July 16, 2008, 04:08:16 AM
jason is the sweetest thing in the whole world!!! AAAAHHHH!!! i love him!! and he said he loves you!!! OMG!!! ;D you're sooo lucky!!!
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Post by: j_cas531 on July 16, 2008, 09:17:47 AM
Quote from: cadreamin on July 15, 2008, 11:16:34 PM
Quote from: j_cas531 on July 15, 2008, 09:09:20 PM
you left out the part about when he shout-out to his DREADHEADS!!! Where in all this did that happen? great story by the way!!!
oh that's right! It was getting so long I started leaving things out! I called and he said hi was after i showed him my poster and had him sign it. i stood back while others were talking to him and then i jumped in for a sec so he could say hi real fast. But then someone got in trouble for being on a phone in that room so I couldn't call anymore. But he lit up when I said it was for the dreadhead live feed and there were people listening!
NICE!!! YOU DID A GREAT JOB!!!
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Post by: LGMAMAOFTWO on July 16, 2008, 10:28:05 AM
WOW what a great experience!!!! YAY! You Go CADreamin' ...we were at the live feed & heard it when he said hello. How AWESOME...I bet you would've freaked if he called you to get ice cream! That ice cream would've melted in one second...yikes!
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Post by: cadreamin on July 16, 2008, 11:23:49 AM
yeah I had to get a pantz picture for everyone! But I made my friend take it so he didn't catch me in the act! Glad you guys liked the story and the pics! I'm still flying high! I don't know if I'll ever get over it! haha
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Post by: Dreadhead1682 on July 16, 2008, 07:09:48 PM
Quote from: cadreamin on July 15, 2008, 07:02:05 PM
Alright guys….here it goes! Actually, before I start, sorry the life feed was so choppy. I don’t know what happened But as I’m sure you all know, He was AMAZING!
Ok NOW here it goes. So it’s 7/14 at like 9am and my friend (Julia) decided to go down to the E-Center early and see if she could talk to any of the idols. Sadly, I couldn’t go that early so she was on her own. She waited for like 4 hours and then they finally started coming out one by one. She and I have been to a few of the tapings earlier this season and Carly and Brooke made a security guy come up to her the first time to ask if she was famous. Since then, they recognized her as the “Famous girl” and me as the “Friend” every time we went back. So, Brooke recognized her first and ran over to her and Carly came after to talk to her. (Oh-she’s the one who was there for ISTS and Mr. Tambourine man and yelled out that Jason didn’t need to pack his bags…or something like that) Anyway, Carly was like ‘oh, where’s your little friend’ and Julia told her I was coming later. So Carly asked for our names and said there would be backstage passes waiting for us at will-call at 5pm! So immediately she calls me and I start to freak out in the grocery store, knowing I will get to talk to Jason. Then I tell her that when Jason walks by to call me just so I can hear him talking to the crowd.
5 minutes later, my phone rings and I answer it but the ‘Hey!” on the other end was definitely not her voice-yes, you guessed right-it was Jason! Then I hear her in the background say “it’s my friend Emily and she loves you!” and he goes “I love you Emily!” and I nearly passed out. I turn to this lady and squeal…Jason castro just said he loves me! And she just looked at me like I was crazy! Then he says I hear you have my guitar pick-that’s pretty cool. And then something else I couldn’t hear because of the screaming so I had to hang up. Sad, I know. But she calls back and I tell her to talk to him again and tell him we’ll see him after the show and see if he wants to hang out. (totally thinking he’d say know but it’s worth a shot right?) So she asks and says her friend (me) is going to be there and we should all go get ice cream or something. And he says “really? That would be so cool!” So then I rush to go get ready since I know I will definitely be seeing him!
Ok so we get to the E-Center. Nothing too exciting. Well, except we picked up our passes and I freaked out all over again. So we sit down and the show starts. Chikeze….really good! I liked his set a lot. Ramielle…I honestly could have done without. Her first one was ok but that’s it. And she forgot the words. Next up, Michael Johns who I absolutely loved! He was sooo good! Then Kristy Lee. Again, not my favorite. Carly went next and I thought she was awesome too. And by that point, I was totally biased because she gave my backstage passes and was so sweet. And Brooke. I liked it but then after I met her and she was rude (which I will explain later) I was like eh.
So I get allllll excited because Jason was next. And then as you all probably knew but I didn’t, they totally tease me with that intermission so I had to wait
But then Jason got on the stage. Over the Rainbow-Brilliant (I don’t ever say that word so I don’t know why I just did, but it was) Crazy was sooo good and I was really excited to hear it after all the waiting. And it was even better than I had hoped. Last, Daydream. My favorite part was then he sang ‘what a day for a daydreamin’ boy’ and then stops and points to himself and says “that’s me!!” anyone listening to the live feed probably heard me go “Oh my gosh! He is the cutest thing ever”. It went by too quickly! I wanted more!
Seyesha was after him and I am not her biggest fan but she was good. Now I don’t know if you guys like Archie at all, but I have to say I think he might be the single most precious thing I have ever seen. He was so good. And when he sang the Josh Groban song, he was so emotional because he had just said he couldn’t believe all the support from his home town and stuff. He was crying and wiping his eyes through it all and even had to stop and compose himself to finish. Then he got all embarrassed and it was just the cutest thing ever!
Then David Cook. I really like him but I don’t think last night was his best night. But he was good. And the final song they all sang was funny. Weird choice I thought but Jason was in it so I didn’t complain.
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So we raced to the bathroom right after the show and then went on a quest to find where “backstage” was exactly. Ironically, not one of the workers there knew. (It figures, right?) So we go about wandering the alleys of the E-Center alone. But our convenient little passes allowed us to get passed anyone we wanted so eventually we found the right place. We walk in this little room and they are all there…..EXCEPT Jason. I was beside myself. I didn’t care about anyone else and just pouted in the corner like a little baby. But then I saw Carly so I had to go over and say hi and thanks for the passes. I seriously love that girl! She is so sweet! Then I run into Brooke so I tell her good job and she says thanks. And then out of nowhere asks me if I want to take a picture with her. I thought it was weird but I was like ok sure. Then here’s where I decided I was annoyed with her. I ask her she knows if Jason is coming out and she’s like “ugh, I don’t know. I don’t keep track of the boy” like she was all annoyed that I asked. So I was just like ok bye and turned around and walked away. I don’t think she liked that very much. Michael Johns was there so I talked to him and said he was amazing and took a pic. I asked if we could make silly faces instead of smiling and he was so excited about that. Haha. Then I asked him about Jason and he was like yeah he’ll be out. Should I call him and tell him to get over here? And I said yes..so he did
Still no Jason so I just kind of wandered around. And then all of a sudden I saw the dreads! I screamed. And immediately regretted it because it was not a crowd of screaming girls. It was a small gathering of people. Oh dear. So I head his way and since he had just gotten there, he had a crowd around him so I waited til I could have him all to myself. Sneaky, I know. So it clears, and I go up to him and say “hi I talked to you on the phone today. The girl with the pick!” and he remembered my name! But I had to keep myself composed to he wasn’t freaked out. So I ask him to sign a poster. He opened it up and loved it! It said Peace, Love & Castro. It was from Andrew Lloyd Weber week and he totally remembered it! Then we talk and take pics and I stand back while a few other people get pics.
P.S. he was totally wearing the cut-offs from the beach soccer pictures so I kept myself entertained while waiting by staring at them. I went up again and asked what he was up to and he said nothing. So I was like..we could always get that ice cream. And he was like yeah! (Which I was totally surprised about because I was kidding). So he asked a security guy how long he had to be there and he said til midnight. He was like so Emily, is anything open til midnight in UT. So I’m like “OH! There’s this place original to UT only and it’s open 24/7. you’ve probably never heard of it but it’s called McDonalds” And he thought that was funny. But then another girl wanted a picture. So then I was like oh I want another one too. So we did a ‘peace sign’ pose after he debated for like 2 minutes about whether to do it with 1 hand or 2. (He decided 1 because it would be original).
And then I realized I had a gift for him. I have this bracelet that I call my “Jason bracelet”. I put it on the first day he sang on AI and then I got kind of superstitious and had to keep it on ALL THE TIME the whole season. Then I was like, well I should just keep it on til tour. So I told him that story and he thought it was so cool and couldn’t believe that I had kept it on the whole time. So I go to give it to him and he says “wait, you have to put it on me!” and I was like oh crap..my hands are shaking and he is going to make me do this. So I put it on and he’s like “Awesome!” I look up to my friend and she is turned the other way and she was supposed to be documenting the experience. So Jason says, “let’s do it again! I’ll pretend like I’ve never seen it before”. So I wait for him to hand it back to me and he just sticks out his hand. So I had to touch him again. Hehe. So we re-do the whole thing in slow motion and make ‘surprised’ faces for the pictures. And I said I felt like I was proposing or something and he said “well then, ‘I do’”. He’s just the cutest and was so sweet.
I had left my friend outside who didn’t have a pass so after that, I was like I better go but I’ll just be outside so I guess you can look for me. Then I was like or call me if you want my number. He was like ok. I can call you if I don’t see you so I gave him my number! Yikes!
As I was leaving, Ramielle runs up to me and grabs me and yells “oh the boots girl!” ( I was wearing boots) and she wanted to buy them off me because they were her size. But I said I couldn’t because they were my lucky Jason boots. I was like, I wouldn’t be here without them! She was like well I wouldn’t want to take those away then. And Chikeze busted up laughing because I overheard (Like I said, I am superstitious…but only when it comes to Jason. So I have worn those boots every time I’ve seen him which has now been 5 times!) Oh and we also talked to David C and he loved making the funny face pics too. He stuck his sharpie up his nose!
Ok so I leave and am on cloud nine. I waited like 10 minutes after they went to the busses then he left (I forgot to mention he didn’t know what hotel he was staying in and asked if I knew. Funny). So, no call but I was more than happy with how the night went. I figured 1 of 2 things happened. He was either too exhausted (because he looked it!) or…when I left, he asked my friend’s little sis and her friend how old they were and they told him 17. So maybe he thought we were 17 too and thought that would be weird..or illegal. Sad huh? But oh well. I saw him put my number in his pocket, right by that hole we all know well. And that is good enough for me
Alright, there you go! Sorry it’s forever long but I had to give all the little details.
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ahhhh omg that sounds like SUCH an amazing time!! I bet the whole time you couldn't believe it that you were talking to JASONNN!!!!!! haha & wow so do you think Carly can just give out backstages passes to whoever she wants? That's soo nice that she gave you them!! I bet you were disappointed that Jason never called you
but it sounds like you had an INCREDIBLE time!! congratz! ;D
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Post by: longhorngirl on July 16, 2008, 08:55:09 PM
Awesome story - thanks Emily for sharing and for doing the live feed. He is such a doll!!!
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Post by: kimberlywq on July 17, 2008, 12:21:40 AM
cadreamin, I LOVED your story and great pics!!! ;D What an awesome experience you had!!!
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Post by: Harold8Maude on July 17, 2008, 02:58:24 AM
i will continue to be uber-jealous of you cadreamin until I have another castrocounter of my own. My first one was pretty neat but nothing compared to yours.
I will count the days until my AI tour stop.
thank you for helping with the live feed. i was totally listening!!!