Another Hanson Concert Review
Another Hanson concert under my belt now. The following is an account of the memory of the trip from beginning to end. This is gonna be a long post and If you don't care about reading this information you might want to skip this entry....however this trip was so funny!

OK so I met up with Kat at the college and we went to her house. She ate some food and finished packing and then we left. We had a few stops for some essentials like money, and a smooch from my husband, but then we were on our way 95 North. The weather was absolutly terrible! A cold front was moving through, and it was raining pretty bad. I didn't get to drive quite as fast as I normally do so I knew already that the trip was going to take way longer than I thought.

So we were making really awesome time, but I happened to glance down and my gas light was on! I pulled off at the downtown Macon exit and OMG there were NO GAS STATIONS! So I said a prayer and pushed it to the next exit where we found a cheveron and I put 4 dollars worth in my tank.

We continued on and I called and chatted with my Cousin Adam and we kind of caught up with each other. I wanted to go and visit him but that was simply not possible because of time.

So we finally made it into Atlanta! We found the Earthlink Live with no problem and when we drove up we noticed that there were already quite a few people gathered there, some asleep but mostly awake. As I turned into the parking garage(that I did not use) we saw Patterson and Amanda T. They saw us and waved and we immediately got excited about the evening. So we found out that the garage cost 20 bucks a day and I was not down with that at all....so the search began for some free parking. We found a street with no yellow lines, no no parking signs, and no meters so I parked and we loaded up our arms with our stuff and began the hike back to the earthlink. Ok so we didn't realize quite how far away we had parked. It was pretty much a mile away! So we walked back to the car when we put our things down. On the way to the car Sasha called Kat and it was rather humorous hearing her talk about being in Atlanta but trying to not bring up the part about us being there to see Hanson, and of course I had to be Bianca cause otherwise ....well nevermind that is a whole other story in itself!

So we moved the car closer....but that was after we drove all over looking for Hanson's hotel and the tour bus. We knew that they generally stay in really decent hotels so we looked at the four seasons, the shereton, the Marriots(3!). No luck!

Back at the Earthlink, Amber and Sacha(a different one) had arrived. We were so excited to be all together again. So we talked and joked around for a while and then Amber busted out the percoset! So I took one and crushed it up and snorted it....ahhh that was just what I needed cause the cold was miserable!

Shortly after that I pulled the car up infront of the earthlink so that we could sit in it and get warm. We then decided that the only way the night was gonna get better was to go to the store for refreshments...so I got behind the wheel and began to drive...a little nervously because I was starting to feel the effects of the percoset. So we kinda were just driving along and Kat saw a blue tour bus on the corner of a street and was like Amber is that the bus. Amber informed us that the bus we were looking for was red...so no more than a block later what do we see but the Hanson bus! I was like "How can I find the bus when im fucked up on percoset but not when Im sober?" So we went and gassed up the car and Amber got ciggerettes. We drove back to the hotel and parked behind the bus. We got out and started looking around. We were trying to figure out what room they were in by what lights were on outside....because it was 4 in the morning and as Zac says they are "Fucking Rockstars" (*roll*). We somehow managed to get inside and I went to inquire how much a room was...they were booked! So we used their bathroom and went back outside...after a detor into the garage to see if the explorer was there. We didn't find anything and figured that it was too late for us to catch a glimpse of them anyway so we left.(ugh! this is alot and it's not even to the next day...i'll update in a bit)
Back at the Earthlink things began to really take a turn for the worse. We got really tired, the temperature plummeted and so did our moods! Amber was crying cause she was so cold and miserable, Kat was just like wanting to go to sleep, and I was really fucked up. But finally we were able to snuggle up in our blankets and get a little bit of sleep. When I woke up the sun was up and it was real early. Amber said that traffic was starting to get a little rough and that I should move my car. So I told Kat that we should "go change and freshen up" and we left to go to the hotel. Amber called and begged me to come pick her and Sacha up to get them away from all the crazies and so we did. We drove to a really shitty Days Inn cause nobody would change in Hanson's hotel(pussies! all of you!). We all got changed and we headed over to the Wyndam Hotel where Hanson was staying. I parked right behind the bus. We had sat there for about 10 minutes applying makeup and being silly girls when we were like "is that Zac" and sure enough it was Zac just walking down the street. So Kat asked him to stop and he said that he "Had a meeting" which was total bullshit. So as he was walking off I yelled "SHE WANT'S YOU" and Kat clapped her hand over my mouth and got pissed....I was slightly amused, but I guess in hind sight it wasn't the best thing in the world to do, kinda 6th grade you know? So then the rodie/anoyying guitar tuner told me that I had to move cause he "had another bus coming in" so I moved my car infront of the bus. What? LOL
So we sat there a while and then Isaac came out and got on the bus. So we knew he was gonna come out and everyone was like "somebody get out and say something" so I did. He stopped and was like "what's your name" and I was like "Janet" and he hugged me and said he had to get going. Kat of course was filming everthing up until the point where I shook his hand and hugged him...just my luck.
Anyway so we went to eat at Wendy's afterwards and made our plans for the rest of the day. We figured that we would sit at the hotel as long as possible and try and get a picture with one of them. Well the effort was a bit counterproductive. Not only did we not get a picture but I think that we pissed Zac off cause he was talking to his girlfriend on the phone and we were yelling his name from the car. He was ignoring us. So after that we camped inside the hotel for about 15 minutes before giving up to go back to the venue.
Nothing really interesting to report while at the venue waiting...just about 2 and a half hours of waiting.
So when we go inside, I see a spot that is front row center and I start to run. I didn't realize that the front row was a step up, and I tripped and my knee jammed into the baracade it hurt so much(it still hurts for the record). The concert was awesome. There was one security guard running around grabbing everyone's camera....but he didn't get mine!! The guys did a totally amazing job....and isaac's personal ad during his solo was classic! They came on stage at one point with Dr. Peppers and I yelled "Where's my Dr. Pepper!" and Isaac responded with "I didn't know you wanted one!" OMG how funny!
So after the show we left to run to the store real fast. I grabbed a huge mikes hard lemonade and downed it. After that I was pretty buzzed and we waited outside for the guys. Zac came out first and I started to take a picture but....he was with Kate and out of respect I didn't...plus I really didn't want a picture of him holding hands with a girl. Tay was next my picture of him was amazing! Then Isaac came out. I wasn't able to get one that upclose, but it's ok. So they went into the tour bus, and we stood there waiting for a while.
Well the waiting paid off....and so did flirting with the security guard! He let us behind the baracade where all the other fans were, and we were the last people down the line that Hanson met when they came out. I even got my Underneath Acoustic CD autographed and my picture taken with Zac! After that the bus pulled off and we headed out after bidding farewell to Patterson and company. Crashed at Amber's pad, woke up, got lost on the way home....shittyness all the way home...but once home it was so nice to shower and lay down with my sweetie!
So there is my story....without some of the drama that is just so stupid it's pointless to post about it!