It's a Gusher

Okay....I've got to fangirl a little. So I'm going to gush-just a little-again.....about one of my favorite bands. I love American Authors. I just do. They make me happy. They are positive and upbeat. And I met them!!!

So as a little background, I bought tickets to see American Authors in August. Chad, Meghan and I have been so excited! You know I have to be excited about a band to buy tickets to see them on a Monday night, and a school night to boot!

We got in line outside the venue about 4:30 pm-and the doors didn't open until 6:30 with the concert starting at 7:30. As it was general admission we tried to be early so we could be as close to our guys as possible. We met fun people there in line, and were probably among the first 50 or so to get in. So we scooted right up front and center. Actually there were two rows of people in front of us, but it was an awesome view.

The opening bands were pretty good (until one of the bands decided dropping the f-bomb during one of their songs was a cool thing to do) and though we knew almost none of their music it was enjoyable-until the lead singer jumped off stage and the crowd rushed the stage with wrecking-ball force. Now keep in mind, I'd been wrestling teenagers all evening to keep my spot near the front. I was kicked, called names and jabbed in the ribs repeatedly, but I was determined to stay up there so we could see our heroes up close. Well, the stage rush hurt all of us, and sent Meghan into a full-blown super asthma attack; one that we couldn't get back under control. So we had to fight our way out of the crowd and into the back to save our kid! It was heart-breaking. Once she could breathe again, we could see how crushed she was to be that close and then have to be hauled away from her heroes. When American Authors came on stage Meghan cried a fair bit through the first few songs, but soon we were able to settle down and enjoy just being in the same room with them. THEY ARE AMAZING! Some bands just don't sound as good live as they do on the radio-well this band surpassed all expectations. So good, so happy, so positive and fun to be with!

Though I was reveling in the fact that I was seeing these guys live, the mother in me was a wreck about Meghan. I felt so bad I had to pull her out of there. I knew I had just squashed one of her dreams. So I prayed. Yup-prayed. During the whole time my band was playing and I was dancing I prayed that something could happen to turn our night around. And it did. During the last song, Zach Barnett announced that if we could just stick around for a bit, they would come out and try to meet some of the fans. I've never moved so fast to get in a line in my life! And we met them. And they're wonderful. They are warm and kind and fun and genuine. They turned our night back around completely. I'm a grateful mom, a grateful wife (Chad supported this even though he had to be up at 4:30 the next morning) and a grateful fan....

Best Day of My Life!

Dave, Zach, Meghan, Me, Matt and James