My “30-teens” are in full force these days and I couldn’t be happier.
Last Monday night, I went to a rock show. Here’s the back story…
In June, my brother came over to hang out. I rarely see my brother but, am always so happy when I do. We are one of those brother/sister combos’ who a) never fight b) actually like each other and c) are best friends. And, d) he’s cool and I’m cool 😉
We were on youtube one night and I was showing him random videos. I am a big KISS fan (yeah, go ahead and judge me…I dare ya), and all of a sudden, he said “Have you seen Ronnie Radke?”
Uh, no I have not. “Never heard of the guy” is what I said. My brother prefaces this with “He killed someone.” Curiosity piqued! SHOW ME! (he actually did not kill someone, FYI.)
So, he pulls up a video and I am pretty much done for.
If you have never been a fan-girl, or obsessive over rock stars then you have nothing to compare what I felt to , well…what I felt. It’s LIKE BEING ON CRACK, TIMES…ONE MILLION.
Love at first sight. Or, lust – to be accurate. Total obsession, compulsion, and all that crazy stuff. I saw this guy and I was right back in my bedroom at 12 years old, with my angst, my hormones and slobbering over my Motley Crue posters.
Yikes, like, this guy was H-O-T!!!! I thought I would internally combust when I saw him sing/gyrate/stand there. So gorgeous.
That’s where it starts. Of course I do my “research” and find out the guy is not only 5 years younger than me (gross, haha!) he is in and out of prison and a total train-wreck. Add to that, he’s a Sagittarius, like me.
IN LOVE. BAM!
What was ironic about my new crush was the fact that just a month or so later, they announced a tour and I snatched up two VIP tickets to their Boise show. The timing of this was unreal. Either I miss shows all the time by my favorite entertainers (because I’m not paying attention) or they just don’t stop in Idaho.
Obviously, I was meant to go to this show 😉 Naturally, I took my sister in law because this is her “kind of music” LOL (emo) but, I have the massive crush on the singer, not her. So, really she was doing me a favor since there was to be a “Meet and Greet” with the band before the show.
I was nervous as all hell. I had to laugh at myself but, really it made me smile. Moments like that make life worth living. Creating memories, being a goofball.
The “Meet and Greet” lasted all of 3 minutes. I said hello/thank you to each of the 5 members and I basically saw God when I looked into Ronnie Radke’s eyes (twice). That man is just BEAUTIFUL. I could barely function after that but, I managed.
I soon noticed that I was one of the oldest people there. The fanbase for Falling in Reverse and Ronnie is more or less 13 year old girls (which, mentally, I am anyways)…and I found myself chatting with 2 ladies who were moms of 14 year old girls (and were embarrassed to be there). One was 34, the other was 36. They stated their girls had gotten good grades so they brought them to the show. I said, “Oh…well, I’m here for me. Have you seen that singer?”
They stared at me blankly, and I could hear crickets. Hahahahaha.
In addition to all the “Ronnie Madness”, my sister in law and I enjoyed each other’s company immensely. We always do though. She is one of my best friends and she makes me laugh like a hyena.
I had my KISS cigarette lighter with me and I handed it to her and said “Name them.” She stared at it intently and said, “Gene………..?” Then stared again for a long time, concentrating. “Cat man….star man.” I was dying.
Once back inside, one of the opening acts was kinda weird….and she said “This band is strange. And I’ve seen Skinny Puppy!”
The night wasn’t complete without us yelling “YOLO!” at each other, my sis in law getting into a heated political discussion with 2 guys and me screaming at Ronnie to take his damn shirt off (he did.)
Great night ❤
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