I left Rochester around 7am, after picking up Katelyn and some of her friends in Highland Lake we all got to the Chance around 2pm. The wait outside leading up to the show was surprisingly uneventful. It was freezing, as expected. Not long after we got there Alex Suarez and some girls from line were going to get coffee, he invited us to go with but we diclined the offer, as well as his offer to bring us back something. Not much else happened until we went into the show. Katelyn and I got some videos of Mason, Blake and a couple others saying hello to Natalie, who is all the way over in London.
Once it was time for doors they split everyone into two lines, those with tickets and those with will-call. Basically Katelyn and I were fucked over. She and I had will call tickets and her two friends had their tickets already. People with will-call were let in after everyone else, which meant longer outside in the cold and shitty spots. Luckily, Jeanette was able to save spots for Kately and I, so we ended up second row to the left.
Doug was interesting. I did not care for him.
The Cab was Amazing! I heard so much about them, a lot of which was bad, but I was absolutely blown away. I enjoyed there set so much. They are a group of extremely talented musicians and their music is just truly amazing.
We The Kings were great. I really like them but I've never really gotten into them so much that I have to see them. Really I just wanted their set to be over so I could see Metro Station.
Metro Station. Was. So. Fucking. Amazing.
I was right in front near Trace for the whole set...the set was unbelievable. So good. Despite Trace being sick and in the ER that day he still sounded great and they all put on a great performance.
After Metro Station I left the crowd because I wanted to see Trace. I went back to the merch room and just kind of waited around. I finally got to meet Mason ( he didnt come out after the Buffalo show for the MCS tour so this was the first time I met him) and he was really nice, I got a picture with him. After that I just sat around waiting. I didn't really watch Cobra's set because I knew I'd be able to in Troy and Buffalo. Unfortunately, Trace never came out. I was really dispointed but I understood that he was sick and needed to rest.
After the show was over I met up with Katelyn again. We went outside and got pictures with everyone in Cobra (except the elusive Nate) and got a couple more videos for Natalie. After taking pictures we hightailed it back to the car because we were freezing and it was getting late.
DAY 2: January 17th, Revolution Hall, Troy, NY
I left Katelyn's house in Highland Lake around 9am to drive to Oneonta to pick up Sam and Jon. After getting intensely lost I eventually got there and we left about an hour or so later. We got a little more lost on the way to Troy, by the time we made it there it was about 5 o'clock; the line was huge so we decided to spend the hour until doors at the restaurant next door. We got done eating and left the restaurant after the line was gone. When we got inside the place was packed. We should in the back for The Cab and We The Kings. Both played great sets. Seeing the Cab a second time I defintiely started to fall in love with them. After We The Kings we started to make our way into the crowd for Metro Station.
Metro Station played an amazing set, yet again. I stayed in the crowd for maybe a song and a half before I decided I'd had enough. I watched the rest of their set from the back. I had a decent view and was definitely able to take everything in a little better not having to worry about pushing and shoving. Sam emerged from the sea of people after Metro. We headed to the merch to see who was out there and try to find Trace since I didn't get to see him the night before. I got pictures with Alex Marshall from the Cab, Mason, Anthonu and Blake.
As Cobra Starship set carried on I watched from the doorway between the main room and the front merch room, patiently waiting to see Trace. As the night was starting to come to an end I still hadn't seen him and began to think I wouldn't. But finally, he did come out, I let Sam now I was going over to talk to him and to pay attention so when I was ready she could come take a picture. I waited for what seemed like forever. He had so many little girls surrounding him, asking the most ridiculous questions and telling him the most inane stories. After waiting for what felt like forever and being pushed out of the way by silly fangirls, I got my chance to say hi and take a picture. I would have liked to talk to him more but the other girls there were so aggrivating and kept pushing me out of the way so they could drool all over him that I eventaully gave up and walked away.
Sam and I watched the rest of Cobra from the doorway. Once the show was over we found Jon and stuck around to meet everyone from Cobra. While we were waiting we saw Trace standing alone by the Metro merch, Sam and I went over and she got a second picture with him and I got another hug. I wanted to cry so many times throughout the night because I was just so excited to see him. But I held it together. Eventually we got pictures with everyone from Cobra Starship and we left.
The drive back to Oneonta sucked. We got lost multiple times and at one point we were on I-90 headed for NYC because we didn't realize we'd missed our exit. Once we made it back to Oneonta we went to Denny's for some food. Bad idea. We all stayed in Sam's dorm and at some point I got up and threw up all my food (just like I did the two previous time I ate at Dennys). I left Oneonta around 8am in order to get back to Rochester by noon for work at Home Depot. I made it with 45 minutes to spare.
DAY 3: January 24th, Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
Hands down best show of the tour.
I met up with Katelyn and Annie in Buffalo around 1:30 and got in line. Worst wait ever. It was freezing and everything was wet. We ended up taking turns waiting in line and going to Starbucks and Jims Steakout to warm up and escape from the cold. At one point when Annie and I were walking to my car we saw Vicky-T standing on the corner of Mohawk and Ellicot looking around and at a mapquest print out, I showed her how to get to Washington but I think she was still pretty confused. She worried me a little.
The wait in line was very uneventful. Rianna and Jensen met us there around 4:30/5 and doors opened a little late the end.
Doors opened and we headed inside. Annie and I were on willcall under my name and the club was checking ID's (the first time I have ever experienced that); Annie didn't have her ID on her and the guy wasn't gonna let her in but I told him to ask Jeremy and Jeremy told him to just let us in. Love Jeremy. We got in and ran to the stage. We were all close, second row, and in this venue that's definitely better than "baricade" because the stage is so low.
The Cab played a very interesting set. Alex D was sick and could barely sing, so they brought a couple fans onstage to help with the singing. They played a coupld of their own songs, they played a Goo Goo Dolls song, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic at the Disco, the Aladdin Song, and a couple others. It was great! So much fun.
We The Kings was great, I really enjoyed their set.
METRO WAS AMAZING.
I was second row. Right near Trace. Great view. The sounded amazing.
The pushing at this point was starting to get out of control and the kids against the stage were freaking out and couldn't handle it. They kept telling Mason to tell everyone to step back, which he did a few times even though we all know it never works, but eventually he just said that no one is gonna listen to him and besides we were all there for a show that's what happens at a show. Amazing. I love him. Because even though, yes, it was painful against the stage (I ended up in the position about 3/4 of the way through Metro's set after the girl in front of me was pulled out), it's still how a show is and nothing can be done about it.
After Metro Station finished their last song I immediately decided I didn't want to stay in for Cobra, I climbed up on stage and headed out.
I met up with Jensen and Rianna by the merch and we just all hung out for the rest of the show.
We were talking to Alex M and Alex D from the Cab and were telling them where we could get food when finally I was like WE'LL JUST TAKE YOU! So the five of us headed out to Jims. We walked. I felt so bad because they're from Vegas and couldn't handle the cold (plus Alex D was already sick). While in Jims a bum came in trying to sell a bag of sex toys that Alex Marshall was going to buy before the Jims employees kicked him out. Marshall was so excited and after we left Jims he was still looking for that bum who supposedly brought all those sex toys back from California. We found a cab at the corner of Chippewa and Franklin and we all piled in. Marshall in the front, Alex D Ri Jensen and Me in the back with Jensen on my lap. We got back to the club, Alex Marshall paid the cab driver and we headed back in.
I got a picture with Trace. And he completely made my life because he remembered me from the week before. I told Mason and Blake that Brendan Valencia said hello. Blake got really excited and was like "Do you talk to him frequently!?" Haha oh Blake. We ended up hanging out with Blake for half hour or so; he kept walking away and coming back to our corner. He's so adorable and basically the most honest guy ever.
After the show we found Katelyn and Annie, we bought some merch, I got another picture with Trace and a million hugs. I seriously love those Metro Station boys so much. I think it is safe to say that they are up there with tonight the riot and valencia as far as my favorite people go.
After a little while Katelyn, Annie and I went outside to get pictures with Cobra. I told Nate and Gabe that Brendan says hi and they both seemed happy about that and told me to tell him they said hi back. All my pictures with them came out shitty but whatever.
After we left the club we went to Jims Steakout to get something to drink, after that we headed back home to Rochester. I got home around 2am and had just a few hours to sleep until work.
