That was a good weekend!

This weekend was a great one. I got to meet one of my musical idols. Now pay attention to my story and pay attention to it well, or else you may not be able to share the same joy as I did, you silly bitch.
As it goes, the lead singer from The Ataris, Kris Roe, was coming into town to play an acoustical set at Local. Local is a store that is locally owned, sells local merchandise, and promotes local bands. In this case, Kris Roe had booked himself to play a full acoustical set at Local. I was super stoked. So on the day of, I got to the mall early. Like 10 hours early. But I went there to see if I could help the guys at Local set up. I did get to help out and I volunteered willingly. It was actually really fun. I got to meet a lot of kick ass people throughout the day and help set up for the show. John Allred was going to play first. He is the lead singer from the band Allred. Basically, John Allred is one of the most talented musicians I know. As the show crept closer, many of my friends had started to come in. Friends who I don't see as often as I used to. Nate, Kyle, Jeff, and Brennon were all there. My 4 best friends happened to be there. It was great to see them all under one roof again. Then of course my first ex g/f Brittany came. I figured she would since she has worshipped The Ataris for as long as I have known her. It was way cool to see her again. We spoke and joked around alot throughout the show like we were good friends. That in itself really helped make my day. No, it wasn't because I felt an attraction to her again. But I guess it gave me a sense of closure that I have longed for. For once, I felt like that things would be ok between us forever. We have both well moved on and have grown up quite a bit. When the break up didn't go quite as smooth as we both might have hoped, I was kind of an immature ass about it. I didn't really know better at the time. Just being able to hang out with her without feeling awkward or weird relieved something inside of me that I have long forgotten, but something that was still always there. It sounds stupid, but it really helped make my day.
Anyway, the show got started and and John Allred played a fucking amazing set. Thats all there is to describe it. Kris Roe was running incredibly late. Like almost an hour late. The crowd waited impatiently for him to there. Me and Nate paced back in forth in the back room waiting even more impatiently for him to show up. Nate had waited years to meet the man who got him into music. I hadn't waited as long as Nate, but his music was a good influence in my life. When he finally showed up, I was starstuck. I didn't know what to do. Kris was a very casual kind of guy. He talked to everyone very calmly and in kind of a way like he had known you for a while. I talked to him while he set up for the show. It was pretty cool. As little as it was, it meant a lot to talk the guy whos music I had been listening to since 9th grade. If not just a little earlier. He went on and played most of my favorite songs. The point is he played the songs that meant the most to me though. It was awesome to hear them live. Afterwards, I talked to him a little more and he was gone soon after.
That night had to have been one of the better nights of my life and more recently to me as well. I had all my best friends under one roof like it used to be. Just laughing and making others life by being the assholes we are. Anyone who had ever meant something to me was there, even an old ex. It helped put some pieces together inside of me.  Pieces I never thought were broken to begin with. It was a great night and I don't think I've been that hyper or off the wall in a long time. Sorry to anyone that I freaked out or annoyed! And special thanks to the guys at Local for letting me stick around and help out and be a part of that kick ass event.