Do I have words to describe this long day? No. All I can say is "you have no idea."
Bryndis and I woke up at 8:30 to get ready. I Steampunk'd out and so did Bryn. We drove to Everette's Historical Theater, found an awesome parking spot, waited in the car for 30 minutes, anticipating the moment for the theater doors to open!
Turns out, we were in the wrong area... They moved it to The Holiday Inn, a mile away from the theater. We heard the news from another group who happened to be waiting with us by the theater doors when we thought it was time to check in. But, nope. So, in desperation, Bryn and I speed walked there. We totally ignored the vehicle transport we had 30 feet beside us. We wanted to like... teleport of SOMETHING!
Once arriving to the hotel, we were bombarded by tons of Steam Powered Giraffe fans. A long line down a hallway told us that that was where we needed to go for photos with the band members.
However, we couldn't purchase tickets online because they were sold out.
We asked people where they bought their tickets. They all answered, "Online." I couldn't believe it. I was panicking. I wanted us to get pictures with everybody!
Finally, I found the lady who sold tickets by hand. No robot photo tickets were available. Terribly bummed, Bryn and I went to a Denny's across the way. Bryn had a chilled coffee as I bitched about not being able to have a picture with the robot group of the band...
Yet I prayed for their autographs - for everyone's autograph!
Going back in line, waiting for 12:30 to strike (which was in 30 minutes), we met a group of people who were waiting in line for autograph's, too. We befriended each other and, with incredibly luck, we were the first people to get autographs. Though we were in a long line of people, most of the line (that was in front of us) was for photos.
While waiting, we met a few band members. One was Matt (the drummer) and the other was Michael (the pianist and guitar player) We got pictures with them AND even got to chat with them for a great amount of time. Matt and I talked about football while Michael made sure we were happy. We saw another band member, Steve (the technician), but didn't get a picture with him. He was getting mauled by everyone else and it seemed frustrating for him. So, I waited for him to come to us like Mike and Matt did. Sadly, that didn't occur. Oh well!
Our friendly group we befriended said Matt was flirting with me and Bryn while we talked about sports. Haha, oh how cute. I'm sure I blushed multiple times when talking to Matt and Mike.
At around 1, we still were in line. Suddenly, the doors to the photo room opened and OUT CAME THE ROBOTS!!! Hatchworth was PUMPED to see everyone, Spine and Rabbit were a little tense; they probably didn't want to get tackled by crazy fan girls.
By the way, Rabbit looks dashing. My crush on her/him has doubled. Haha.
Even though she/he wore a dress and long hair. And considers himself a girl.
Who cares? I LOVE YOU, RABBIT! <3
At 1:30, the time came for us to get our autographs. I thought I was about to faint. I kept hopping up and down, squealing. I had to tell myself, "Two feet on the ground!"
I bought Bryn and I some pictures of the band members for them to autograph. It cost all of the money I had. I'm glad I grabbed an extra $20.
Matt was first. He was surely happy to see us again. Next was Hatchworth. He wasn't even in character! I mean, don't get me wrong, everyone was dressed up, but Hatchworth and Spine were the only guys out of character. Rabbit was in FULL character. After Hatchworth came Michael. Now, Michael has this way of talking to you to the point of you hoping you don't melt in your shoes. He looks you in the eyes, talks to you with his velvety soft voice, writes his signature, and lets you on your way, thinking about how much you suddenly love him. Very suave. Next was Rabbit. In full character, she stuttered as if she was malfunctioning, she made squeaking noises when she moved, and she moved the way a robot would generally move!!! I told her she looked marvelous. In her stuttering way, she said, "Why thank you." The last person was Spine. Bryn almost started to cry. She adores Spine. She even made him LAUGH! He said her outfit made her look dapper. Bryn got red in the face. When I came up to Spine, we joked around about whether he needed to be in character or not. He looked over at Hatchworth and said, "I don't even know if Hatchworth is in character" and gave out a sweet chuckle. Spine signed my autograph, I shook his hand, and told him I'd see him at the show. He perked up when I said that and told me that sounded great.
The concert didn't happen until 7. So, Bryn and I decided to go bowling! We went to her house first to eat before bowling. Once energized, we found the bowling alley and bowled for an hour. Afterwards, we drove to the Everette theater for the concert. Waiting inside the theater was hectic. Too many people crammed in an ancient, tiny theater. Well, while we waited, we found our autograph group and stuck with them. As we did, we saw Michael again! He hung out with him, talked story, before he payed attention to me. He saw I bought popcorn and asks, "May I take a specific piece of popcorn?" I answered, "You can take a specific piece of popcorn in which will be yours." He grabs a piece, says thank you, when I said, "Wait. I wanted that one" while pointing at the piece of popcorn he held. He says, "Really?" I laughed and said no as he popped the piece in his mouth. After that, he had to go.
The concert was SUPERB like last year's performance. Rabbit was... just... she did a fine job after what all happened. I'm proud of her. And I'm glad she didn't ruin the band. Haha!
Everybody else was absolutely awesome. I can't get enough of their jokes, their songs, and their outfits. Too cool for school.
Since Bryn and I were VIP, we figured we would be able to go backstage and see the band again.
Nope. Didn't happen.
We were JIPPED! The band didn't want chaos like how it supposedly occurred last year. Well, that's why you don't have 200 people buy VIP tickets!!! It's supposed to be rare!!! Oh well. I can't get mad. The group is only four years old. What can you do? Just keep supporting them is what I'll do.
Bryn and I are now at her house, resting in bed. We're EXHAUSTED. This day has been a really, really long Saturday. But I shall never ever regret it.
I LOVE YOU SPG!!!!!!! I'll see you next time!!! <3!
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