Boulter trouBle

i really should be getting ready to go to the gym.

i guess all it takes is putting my shoes and sock on. i think i can do that and be there 18 minutes.

push play on the ipod to the right. its gonna play my new favorite song for right now.

k, so, i know how much i talk about brandi carlile. but serious guys, she is UH-MAZING!

so, she came to Red Butte in july. then 3 weeks later announced that she would be at The State Room in September. the minute they went on sale, i got my ticket. i am glad. she sold out in a hour. now, there were only 300 tickets available, but still.

so, she was scheduled to come on tuesday the 14th. and she did.

but she came on the MONDAY and SUNDAY before!!!!

she was supposed to open for sheryl crow in vegas and reno, but SC got the poopies.

so, she canceled.

so brandi was like- " hey, lets go see our besties in the SLC."

i couldnt go to sunday, but I went to monday with nikki and joni. then AGAIN on tuesday with joni, nikki, nancy, nicole, jen and lindsay.

i knew that i was going to have to be all crazy and get in line at like 2. doors opened at 7. So that is what i did. and sure enough, there were like 9 chairs in front of me.

but that was cool. i knew that we would still get front left of the stage. yup, bellies to the stage.

that is my new favorite thing. going stupid early to concerts and waiting in line. i made lots of new friends. and i am sure that there were people that wanted to punch me in throat too. but whatev, i made friends with some pretty groovy people. however, they thought i was a lesbian. in all fairness, most people that see brandi ARE lesbians. cuz she is a freakin HOT lesbian herself. and she is an uhmazing singer/songwriter. oh, then, when we were starting to actually go in to the venue, like 7 little glammed out chics decide that they are going to butt in front of us. I wasnt having it. i was mouthy that night. i was pissed. so i took jonis hand and we made our way in front of them. i had one person (that wasnt with the glamm's) ask me if i was trying to butt in front of her. I said "no, im just taking my place back. you were 15 people behind me 20 minutes ago..." nothing she could say about that. she understood. but then i got some stink eyes and wispering from the glamms. so out loud, and a little passive aggresivley, i say to joni ***get ready for some real language*** "i want them to say something to me. i can break their skinny asses over my knee."

i thought that was original. and it shut them up. :)

i had one of my new friends ask me how i met a mutual friend of ours. i tried to explain, and her girlfriend said "wait, arent you her partner?" i said "na, my husband might feel weird about that....at first. but mostly he would get pissed cuz i wouldnt want to take pictures...and then there is my daughter....it might confuse her...."

she went bright red. she apologized.

i dont see a reason to apologize. i told her not to worry about it. would she apologize if she thought i was with another man? nope. please dont think that i would be embarassed if someone thought i was a lesbian. that would indicate that is something to be ashamed of. not in my world. besides, i have many people in my life that are gay, and i love them the mostest.

anywhoooo

brandi said happy birthday to joni cuz we screamed it to her.

she winked at nikki, AGAIN.

she winked at her on monday too when she asked for requests and nikki requested a new song that isnt on any albums yet. so she said ok, and winked at nikki.

oh.

be still my heart.

so after the concert on tuesday, they werent going to come sign autographs. but we knew that they go to the bayou after their shows. so we went there to get something to eat.

they werent there.

but when we were going back to the state room parking lot, we saw that the bus was still there...and there she was. there was brandi.

(they couldnt have left if they wanted to though. nikki was parked in front of the bus...bwahahahahaha)

so i had nothing for them to sign.

damn!

wait, i have my big wheel shirt on.

you know, white shirt with a blue neck and blue 3/4 sleeves.

they can sign my shirt!!

first i had allison (her drummer) sign my shirt. on my chest. (not boobs)

then i had josh, the cellist sign my back, then katie herzig (opening act) and her bass payer sign my back. then brandi signed the right side of my chest.

seriously, one of the BEST nights of my life.....as far as concerts go.

please check her out.