I know that everyone has been waiting for the update about the ROCKIN' weekend I had. So here goes...
So we planned to leave on Friday afternoon. We were not quite sure about the time though, because our friend Joe was coming with and were not quite sure where he would be by the time we got off work. After calling and calling him, we decided to head to Richmond at about 6pm in the hopes that he would be there.
We arrived in Richmond at about 9:15pm, all the way worrying about if we had made the right decision to leave our hometown in hopes that Joe would be in Richmond. We made the right decision. At about 9:30pm Joe calls and says that he is on his way and is about 45 minutes out!
Joe arrives and we order pizza and chill.
We decided that we should see if we can locate a set list for the show tomorrow. We had orginally decided to leave at about 8am in the morning b/c the show began at 10:15am. Boy were we surprised to find out that the main stage performances were not even beginning until about 5pm. Glad we checked!!! So we all sleep in- yay (my fav thing)
We left Richmond at about 1:30pm for the 2 hour trek to VA Beach. Another thing we were wrong about lol. The traffic was crazy!!!! It took us about 4 hours to get to the ampitheatre! The traffic was stop and go the whole time and of course there were a bunch of idiots on the road, but my girl Tina held her own :)
We arrive at our destination and notice that we have to park like a mile away and walk to the ampitheatre. That was no fun b/c it was EXTREMELY hot outside. As we are going in, they perform the "pat down." I had a bottle of Aquafina in my pocket b/c I read that you could bring in water. The security guy asked me to take the lid off of the bottle. I thought that he was going to smell it to make sure it was water. I opened the bottle in front of him to make sure he saw that the bottle was new and had not yet been opened b/c that it what I thought he was getting at. Then he tells me that I needed to throw my cap away. I was like WHAT??? I still don't understand the reasoning behind this "security" measure but then I had to walk around all night with a bottle of water I couldn't reseal- Weird!!!
We finally make it in and find out seats as Lacuna Coil is preforming on stage.
We got to see Lacuna Coil, Hatebreed, A7F, Disturbed, and finally----SYSTEM OF A DOWN!!!
That was well worth the wait!
The concert was rockin and so was the crowd. It was an awesome site!!!
Some people think that hard rock would be violent or outlandish, but it wasn't in the slightest. Everyone was friendly and the music was killer. Shows how much people judge others by how they look, etc.
When System of a Down came on I was out of my seat the WHOLE TIME!!! They were great! It was a once in a lifetime oppurtunity because they never tour-EVER- in this area. Now I have heard rumors of them "taking a break" from each other for a while, so I am glad that I got the chance to experience this.
After the concert was over, we had the fortune to be parked at the end of a row right beside an exit, so we didn't even have to wait for all the traffic to clear out. Everyone was passing by saying "Rock on" and "that was awesome!"
We managed to make it back home in an hour and 45 minutes- Thanks to our trusty driver ;)
We all crashed when we got back and woke up the next day and had some lunch together before heading back to our destinations.
Over all, the weekend was spectacular, and like Tina I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING ABOUT IT!!!
Good Times and Good Friends!!!
This is the only picture that I have to post b/c I don't have a camera phone:
Well nevermind b/c blogger is acting like a bloggerhead lol- I will have to post it later.
Anyways that is my update!
P.S. CONGRATS TO TINA ON GETTING IN TO GRADUATE SCHOOL!!! (You are living the life I dream of ;) WTG!!!
Peace Out!
