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Date: Friday, August 15, 2008 | Time: 6:53 PM
My day started with me reading this e-mail I got from Ms. Trisha Ilarde of ETC/Solar Sports. I wrote in a month or two back asking if 'Chill Spot' a TV show on ETC could interview Panic At The Disco when they came over. I received an email a week or two back from the show's host, Karen Pamintuan telling me she'd try her best to make them (the management) do it because she's a huge fan as well. Anyway, here's the e-mail:
Hi Gaby!
You wrote to us asking if we can cover Panic At The Disco's concert, and your wish is granted :) We are covering the concert and interviewing the band as well. I hope this makes you happy :)
Are you a fan of the band? Are you watching the concert? If you are, I would be glad to grant you 2 slots for a short meet & greet with the band. Please let me know. You can call or text me through my cellphone numbers stated below.
Thanks for supporting ETC! :)
Safe to say, that got my day rolling.
Anyway, I still went to the meet and greet of the band in podium (a mall near the hotel they stayed in) even if my mom told me it would be a total waste of time (Since I was to meet them the next day before the concert) but I still begged and in the end, we ended up going there.
My frien, Kat (Potatokat) and I kept in touch and found out that the slots for the 300 people who got their autographs signed were almost complete so my mom and I rushed into the mall. Once we reached the elevator, the one next to us wouldn't let anyone use it because some 'artistas' (artists) were going to be using it. I begged if I could take over elevator operator's job for the night and she just laughed. Anyway, we sped up to the table where you buy the CD and bought one of the last one's with the blue tag on. I was walking to the end of the line when I spotted Issa! (a friend of mine I met at the click five presscon) She was with a few friends of hers and a few boardies as well so I stuck with her for the rest of the wait. the line was Purtty long but we decided to stay at the end so we could have extra (like 5 seconds more extra) time with the band.
After a long while of waiting (yeah, like 10 minutes) Issa and I decided to go to the bathroom (actually, it was an excuse we had so we could get near the area where the band would pass) but we ended up going to the bathroom. For some reason, I walked out with my stuff and guess who happens to pass in front of me??
JON, RYAN and SPENCER!!!
Brendon was way ahead but when we screamed 'hi' to them, he waved. Issa and I yelled 'Ryan we love you!!' and he stopped and turned around and gave us one of his killer kid smiles then waved before he trailed behind Spencer and walked out. We ran out the other end and screamed at the top of our lungs that WE saw the band in front of us! People who didn't even know us ran and asked how it was possible. Our answer: "Idiotic guards who believe that we, huge patd fans, actually planned on using the bathroom when we knew very well that the band would be passing there"
Anyway, everyone crowded in the area just to see them. We were fortunate enough to have get quite close and yell to Spencer i-dunno-how-many-times "Spencer, you rock! we Love you!" and I yelled "Spencer!! I loooovvveeee you!!!" He kept on smiling and laughing at us and waving too. Everytime we called to take his picture he'd stop and smile at us then wave good bye.
Ooh,t he good part!
Zac was there (of course) and we so wanted to be nutty so we'd call him then we'd yell "we love you!" and then he'd give us a weird look then laugh. This happened five times and he always did the same thing!
When it was our turn (We were the last) Zac was quite pissed 'cause quite a lot of kids were trying to but in so he got mad at the guard but we begged him to let us. So we did.
Me: Brendon! I friggin' love you're tatoos! They're beautiful! (I got to touch it!! O.O)
Brendon: Thank you! (big smiles)
Me: Hey Ryan
Ryan: Hey! (some people said he was sick)
Me: Jon!!
Jon: Cool scarf!
Me: Thanks! (He holds out his hand and shakes my hand)
Spencer: Hey! It's you!!
Me: Yeah! It Is!
Spencer: Haha! (HIgh fives)
After, we... stole a poster. Haha, I won't get into details but let's just say, a friend and I saw 2 posters in a glass case and we wanted it. Kat and Nicole (nicole0818) helped me and Issa get out own but I couldn't help issa because my mom and I spent too much time on 'getting' the poster that we were late for our next appointment, and when I say late, i mean an hour! and aside from that, people were already looking for the poster. We took a detour around the mall and sped to the parking lot (which was a bit flooded because of the heavy raining earlier) and met up with some people.
The next day was the concert (half of the day was spent at school) but anyway...
We rushed to araneta because I needed to meet Ms. Trisha before 7 and Mon(Valiant17) as well (i found out she got invites too) so we waited for a bit and sat at the waiting room for a while while Zac breefed us on what not to do.
Zac: There are four of them there so i don't wanna see 15 people crowding into one area to next to Brendon
Zac: Yes, you can give gifts but they can only appreciate it. After we gotta throw it away. Now, the reason for this is if we kept everything the fans gave us, we wouldn't have space on tour, we'd probably have a room this big (moves his hands in the air to signify the largeness of the room we were in)
Me:Zac... I heart you!
Zac: (he did the same thing he did yesterday when we said the same thing) Okay, now, we'll call everyone by the group and we'll start.
The line was Jon, Spencer, Brendon and Ryan or something like that. Anyway, Brendon complimented me on the same scarf and I gave Ryan a bracelet ('cause yesterday Issa asked for a bracelet and he said they were special to him) and I gave zac my card. Brendon put his arm around me :D
I'll be getting pics soon!!!
At the concert, I met up with Krystel, a friend of my cousin and ate some pizza while Crowned King came on and performed as the front act.
The concert was amazing, as I thought it'd be!
Highlights:
they sang "I never said I'd leave MANILA I never said I'd leave THE PHILIPPINES"
they had this huge screen that had brendon and ryan's shadows in the background doing crazy things. At the end, the two shadows waved and bowed and threw their shadow pics to the crowd.
Ryan made everyone greet this girl who'd birthday it was yesterday
He also wore hannah montana 3rd glasses and threw them to the crowd (issas caught it)
I got my CD back! (issa and i got each other's cd by mistake)
Anyway, that's it so far. I'll update on the list of songs!
Tah-tah!
Hi Gaby!
You wrote to us asking if we can cover Panic At The Disco's concert, and your wish is granted :) We are covering the concert and interviewing the band as well. I hope this makes you happy :)
Are you a fan of the band? Are you watching the concert? If you are, I would be glad to grant you 2 slots for a short meet & greet with the band. Please let me know. You can call or text me through my cellphone numbers stated below.
Thanks for supporting ETC! :)
Safe to say, that got my day rolling.
Anyway, I still went to the meet and greet of the band in podium (a mall near the hotel they stayed in) even if my mom told me it would be a total waste of time (Since I was to meet them the next day before the concert) but I still begged and in the end, we ended up going there.
My frien, Kat (Potatokat) and I kept in touch and found out that the slots for the 300 people who got their autographs signed were almost complete so my mom and I rushed into the mall. Once we reached the elevator, the one next to us wouldn't let anyone use it because some 'artistas' (artists) were going to be using it. I begged if I could take over elevator operator's job for the night and she just laughed. Anyway, we sped up to the table where you buy the CD and bought one of the last one's with the blue tag on. I was walking to the end of the line when I spotted Issa! (a friend of mine I met at the click five presscon) She was with a few friends of hers and a few boardies as well so I stuck with her for the rest of the wait. the line was Purtty long but we decided to stay at the end so we could have extra (like 5 seconds more extra) time with the band.
After a long while of waiting (yeah, like 10 minutes) Issa and I decided to go to the bathroom (actually, it was an excuse we had so we could get near the area where the band would pass) but we ended up going to the bathroom. For some reason, I walked out with my stuff and guess who happens to pass in front of me??
JON, RYAN and SPENCER!!!
Brendon was way ahead but when we screamed 'hi' to them, he waved. Issa and I yelled 'Ryan we love you!!' and he stopped and turned around and gave us one of his killer kid smiles then waved before he trailed behind Spencer and walked out. We ran out the other end and screamed at the top of our lungs that WE saw the band in front of us! People who didn't even know us ran and asked how it was possible. Our answer: "Idiotic guards who believe that we, huge patd fans, actually planned on using the bathroom when we knew very well that the band would be passing there"
Anyway, everyone crowded in the area just to see them. We were fortunate enough to have get quite close and yell to Spencer i-dunno-how-many-times "Spencer, you rock! we Love you!" and I yelled "Spencer!! I loooovvveeee you!!!" He kept on smiling and laughing at us and waving too. Everytime we called to take his picture he'd stop and smile at us then wave good bye.
Ooh,t he good part!
Zac was there (of course) and we so wanted to be nutty so we'd call him then we'd yell "we love you!" and then he'd give us a weird look then laugh. This happened five times and he always did the same thing!
When it was our turn (We were the last) Zac was quite pissed 'cause quite a lot of kids were trying to but in so he got mad at the guard but we begged him to let us. So we did.
Me: Brendon! I friggin' love you're tatoos! They're beautiful! (I got to touch it!! O.O)
Brendon: Thank you! (big smiles)
Me: Hey Ryan
Ryan: Hey! (some people said he was sick)
Me: Jon!!
Jon: Cool scarf!
Me: Thanks! (He holds out his hand and shakes my hand)
Spencer: Hey! It's you!!
Me: Yeah! It Is!
Spencer: Haha! (HIgh fives)
After, we... stole a poster. Haha, I won't get into details but let's just say, a friend and I saw 2 posters in a glass case and we wanted it. Kat and Nicole (nicole0818) helped me and Issa get out own but I couldn't help issa because my mom and I spent too much time on 'getting' the poster that we were late for our next appointment, and when I say late, i mean an hour! and aside from that, people were already looking for the poster. We took a detour around the mall and sped to the parking lot (which was a bit flooded because of the heavy raining earlier) and met up with some people.
The next day was the concert (half of the day was spent at school) but anyway...
We rushed to araneta because I needed to meet Ms. Trisha before 7 and Mon(Valiant17) as well (i found out she got invites too) so we waited for a bit and sat at the waiting room for a while while Zac breefed us on what not to do.
Zac: There are four of them there so i don't wanna see 15 people crowding into one area to next to Brendon
Zac: Yes, you can give gifts but they can only appreciate it. After we gotta throw it away. Now, the reason for this is if we kept everything the fans gave us, we wouldn't have space on tour, we'd probably have a room this big (moves his hands in the air to signify the largeness of the room we were in)
Me:Zac... I heart you!
Zac: (he did the same thing he did yesterday when we said the same thing) Okay, now, we'll call everyone by the group and we'll start.
The line was Jon, Spencer, Brendon and Ryan or something like that. Anyway, Brendon complimented me on the same scarf and I gave Ryan a bracelet ('cause yesterday Issa asked for a bracelet and he said they were special to him) and I gave zac my card. Brendon put his arm around me :D
I'll be getting pics soon!!!
At the concert, I met up with Krystel, a friend of my cousin and ate some pizza while Crowned King came on and performed as the front act.
The concert was amazing, as I thought it'd be!
Highlights:
they sang "I never said I'd leave MANILA I never said I'd leave THE PHILIPPINES"
they had this huge screen that had brendon and ryan's shadows in the background doing crazy things. At the end, the two shadows waved and bowed and threw their shadow pics to the crowd.
Ryan made everyone greet this girl who'd birthday it was yesterday
He also wore hannah montana 3rd glasses and threw them to the crowd (issas caught it)
I got my CD back! (issa and i got each other's cd by mistake)
Anyway, that's it so far. I'll update on the list of songs!
Tah-tah!
Labels: brendon urie, jon walker, panic at the disco, Pretty.Odd, ryan ross, spencer smith
