I'm sure most of you now know my story, but I thought I'd just post it again, with the links to my pictures and to my youtube account so you could see it all officially from the "jailbait" girl!
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It all started with a train ride to Dallas at 10:01 am. And then we took another train and a bus and then BAM, American Airlines Center. My friend Preston (who doesn't watch AI) got there a little before 11am, and were the ONLY ONES THERE. Then we ran into some nice Archie fans, and we hung out with them. A million and a half dreadheads show up (honestly, there were only about 100 of us, and 60 of them were dreadheads. I was the only one with a MJ sign, which read "JAILBAIT FOR JOHNS" on one side, and "MY NINJA SKILLS PWN MICHAEL'S") We all chatted, and everyone wanted pictures with me and my sign, which amused me to no end. Also, they kept asking me where I was sitting. Now, I went there with no tickets. I decided to help my mom pay off her hospital bills instead of getting tickets, so I was just going to go and get autographs and be happy with that. Well ... that's not how my day turned out. ANYWHOO, I'll get to that in a moment. So, everyone was saying that they wished they could get me tickets and stuff, and I was just "It's fine, really." Moving on, we waited for like .... three hours and then David Cook comes out. We all freak out, of course, and he starts making his way down the line. Along the way, a lady gives him the black cowboy hat, and he starts making really bad southern slang terms ( "Why hi there ma'am") to KLC and Archie.
It was really, really cute, and I was just all a flutter because he was getting closer. I got out my letter I wrote him, and was holding it there, clutching my MJ sign when he comes up to me. First, he stands back and looks at my sign before going "I'm jailbait for johns, too" I ALL ABOUT DIED. Then I gave him my letter. I handed it to him saying "I know it's lame, but I wrote you a letter" then, totes deadpanned, he goes "it's the lamest thing i've ever gotten" and i just was all like "..........................." until he SNORTED and thanked me for it. Then he signed my poster (ON MJ'S STOMACH AHHA) and laughed and asked me "Where are you seated so I can tell Mikey where to look" so I just said "oh, I don't have tickets" He proceeded to ask me why, so I told him about my mom and said it was fine. He got this look on his face, and called over his assistant-guard person, whispered in his ear, gesturing to me and my friend preston, then came back over and said "go to will call at six, you have two tickets for you" and I just burst into tears, and he pulled me into a hug and it was just fantastic. He wished my mom all the best, and continued his way down the line. I called my mom to tell her I'd be stuck in Dallas for hours, and then she thanked Cook, so I yelled "MY MOM SAYS THANK YOU" to him, because he was down the line, and he just smiled and was all "Wish her the best for me" (I couldn't tell what he was saying hahah)
Preston and I just waited in this resturant across the street for two and a half hours, met some really, really nice fans, got asked lots of questions about David and stuff, and it was great. So then I go to will call, get my tickets, and what comes with the tickets? TWO FREAKING BACKSTAGE AFTERPARTY PASSES WITH DC INTIALS ON THE TOP. I burst into tears again, and everyone was just really happy for me and stuff and yeah ... it was amazing. So we go in, get to our seats (which, by the way, were like ... twenty feet away from the stage) and we settled in. It was fantastic, and I was just mainly waiting for Michael's set. And then ... he comes on stage. I flip, I really did, and was screaming and waving my sign around. Then, during the pause between "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" and IAWBIAR, I screamed out "I LOVE YOU MICHAEL" and he turns around, looks right at me and says "I love you too, thank you!". I seriously almost passed out. THEN HE TALKS TO ME AGAIN AFTER IAWBIAR! He sort of goes "Jailbait Johns?" (he obviously couldn't see the FOR JOHNS) "What does that mean?" and then sort of chuckles and goes "Jailbait Johns ... sounds kind of dangerous." ( YEAH, I GOT THAT ALL ON VIDEO HAHAHA)
His set finishes, and I'm mainly just waiting for the bottom six group number. Then ... they come on. I've flipped my sign so the ninja part is facing the stage. Michael totes sees it when he's walking down the ramp, and he karate chopped at me, smiling. It was amazing. Then intermission, and Jason (who got a million screams, but of course, he's the hometown boy so yeah) then Syesha (she's so meh) and then Archie (i thought my EARS were going to bleed from all the screaming) and then ... DAVID ROLAND COOK. He comes out, performs "Hello" and then "Time of My Life" and then he launches into "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". I was singing along when he comes to edge of the stage, points right at me, smiles, and waves. I just ... I almost died. I waved back, and he smiled before going back into his song. Every so often, he'd glance over and me and smile. It was fantastic. Then, it was PDSTM. I was on the other side of the stage, so I didn't get to see the Mavid dance so well (IT WAS STILL AMAZING HAHA) but the big thing for me was, when Michael was going down the ramp, he saw me, and started DANCING TOWARDS ME and he did this whole thing with his fingers where he gestured to his eyes and then to me like he's all "i'm watching you" and karate chopped at me again. I was just stunned, and then the concert was over. So we with the golden stickers were lead to this private area where basically everyone but Jason (he had SO MANY PEOPLE that they got their own private room) and Preston and I were two of the like, five who got special passes from Cook.
I met basically everyone, got signatures from Jason Yeager (HE WAS SO THERE AND WAS SHOCKED I KNEW WHO HE WAS), Stacey Johns (got a picture with her and chatted about printers for five minutes while Michael signed stuff. It was great), Jeff Archuleta (and a picture, he's so nice haha) and then ... I met Michael. He laughed at my sign, saying it was his favorite, and signed it, putting a "hilarious!" above his name. Stacey informed me they already had a picture of it (Preston says that David Cook took a PICTURE of it WITH HIS iPHONE .... i'm a picture in Cook's iphone ... just ... ) and would NOT stop talking about it backstage (Carly, Brooke, and David also informed me he wouldn't stop talking about it as well) So he signed my poster, and I got a picture, and I was walking away, he's all "so, show me your skills." so I did this weird jumping ninja move, which caused Stacey to like, die of laughter and Michael to nod and go "That was good" and laugh. Then I went and thanked David for the tickets and passes, and he PULLED ME into a hug (I HAVE VIDEO) and just thanked me for coming and wished my mom good health again. We took another picture, and then I got pictures with Chikezie, and then we were about to leave when I realized something. I didn't get Michael to sign my shirt. So, I go back over, and he's all "WHY HAI THERE" in his thick accent (which almost killed me, fyi) so I asked him to sign my shirt, and he said he LOVES my shirt, and signed right above my heart, and I thanked him and was pulling away when he YANKED ME into a hug, thanking me for the awesome sign, and I just grinned like an idiot.
Oh, my name is Taylor Swift (no joke) and David all about DIED when he heard my name. He had already moved on to someone else, and was in the middle of signing his name when the security person asked me my name to reserve the tickets, and I went "... taylorswift" all quietly, but of course David heard me. He stopped signing, looked up and went "ARE YOU SERIOUS? THAT IS SO FUNNY" and i was all "yeah, it's hilarious" hahaha.
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my poster: http://i36.tinypic.com/2qxc3sy.jpg
my pictures: http://community.livejournal.com/the_flybo...239.html#cutid1
my vidoes: http://community.livejournal.com/the_flybo...806.html#cutid1
ETA: OH! and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEiO9VPsmN0 at 2:10, although it's shaky, you can see David pointing to the audience. That's when he pointed to me. I cannot believe what lyrics he sang to me. Just ... fantastic.
