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I got there two hours before the doors opened. I don't mean to brag- but I meet quite a bit of famous people so I figured i'd run into the dudes before the show to say hi right quick and get it over with... but as soon as I saw Dan... (this NEVER happens) I got cold feet and froze. he was like 20 feet from my car for about 5 minutes and I did nothing.
failed attempt #1.
Then my friend Melissa was meeting me there. I told her to pick me up and I'd help her find parking. we were driving behind the venue and saw Dan AGAIN. He looked at us and we were like, Shocked ... we found close parking and ran back, but he was gone.
failed attempt #2.
So I gave up on meeting them and accepted that I wasn't going to. Melissa is hungry and walks to this restaurant a block away. She's there a while even though she has a to-go order so I start walking there to check on her and this fucking van pulls up right in front of me and I take a jump back because I almost got fucking run over! and I say, "What the hell?!" thinking it's some stupid fan... then Ben walks out and says, "sorry..." then Dan walks out and says something along the same lines... and they're both smiling at me since I'm totally Shocked haha...
So I talk to them for a bit-- I forget about what, and I am just SCARED of Dan, no idea why.. so I talk to Ben to keep from nerding out... and I ask him, "Are you going to play 'Tuna in the Brine'?"
Ben: "no.." Me: "will you please..?" Ben: looks at Dan Dan: makes this face at Ben, then looks at me and says "we weren't going to, but for you, I will." Me: "aw, thank you!"
So I tell my friends and they don't believe me. They're just saying, "bull fucking shit. No way."
Their whole set, they don't play it, and I'm kind of embarrassed and let down. Then they leave stage.
THEN they come back. and Dan says, "this is a song about fish. it's for the girl outside of our bus earlier with the red beret..."
OH MY GOD. I live an hour and a half away. I found out they were going on at 9:30 and left at 8. About 40 minutes away from the show, my friend waiting in line calls and says it's sold out. One of my other friends is in "This Will Destroy You" who has toured with FBTMOF so I called him and he said he'd ask their tour manager and to call him when I got there.
I drove behind the venue and saw Jimmy texting on his phone in the van. He smiled at me when I drove by. By luck, someone near the van left so I stole their spot. I got out of my car and Jimmy was out of the van by the point. He waved to me and asked how I was. Me: "Pretty bummed. I heard it's sold out.. " J: "So what are you gonna do?" M: "Well, my friend is going to try to get me in on a band's list.. but he said bands have been sneaking people in through the back." J: "Oh wow.."
Then the rest of Ours comes outside from inside the venue. They go into the van to get their masks.. Jimmy has this mask and a whip? haha. He walks by me and spanks me with the whip. -I was surprised - haha. Then he says, "Hey." M: "Yeah?" J: "My band's about to go on. Want to come in with me?" M: "Really?"
Then he starts walking towards the back door with his hand behind him for me to hold. I almost DIED. Then the back door guy is all, "She needs a wristband." To which Jimmy responds, "She's going to stand onstage with me."
After listening to the Plans and Transatlantacism albums today for the first time in a while, I concluded that nothing I was hearing sounded like anything I've been listening to lately, meaning phenomenal. I can appreciate simplicity, but for a lack of a better word, I find the arrangements in 80% of the songs and all of the vocals to be very juvenile. I took the liberty of deleting both said albums from my laptop.
Sorry Death Cab.
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Absolute rubbish. Put plans back on immediately and think about what you've done, Ms. Juvenile? Are you insane?
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Awesome story. :)
Glad they played the song for you. It's nice when meeting people like that is chill and doesn't disappoint you. :)
That's fucking awesome! Why are you afraid of Dan?...I hear he's a pretty nice guy. I saw them in Oklahoma (yeah...I know) and they were great. I'm going to the December 14th show in Dallas too. Brilliant aren't they?