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Morning to M&G
I woke up at 5:30ish and totally started freaking out and it didnt even seem real that I was going to see the rejects today!! So I got up out of bed, then went back to sleep and woke up at 7:52. I got ready, did my hair, Claire did my makeup and we were out of here by 10ish. Anyways so I went to my dads store for a while, not THE store but the warehouse. So yeah, I stayed there for like an hour or two. Then we left at 12:15ish to the venue. I waited, and waited, ahaha it was cool. I met a few nice people and I met a few bitches. But anyways, Bosa came soon after. I expected it to be really awkward but it wasnt at all. It was really, really cool actually. So yeah we checked out the buses out back and then as we were walking past the techies bus she touches it and then I touch it and we just walk past giggling like little girls haha. And then we met this weird body guard. Seriously, I thought he was a creeper. Haha and then we saw Travis, who is the assistant tour-manager for AAR. He was smoking and we didnt bother bothering him and kept walking. We ran into Mike C! Hes soo cool. We waved at him. Mike and I had our first stare down and then Bosa and I took a picture through the window with him. Then we started walking back to our line up. Soon after, Bo showed up with his friend. And I was even scared to meet him too. Well not scared, more nervous. But we all got along very well! Later after that Bosa wanted to see the tour buses again so we walked over there again. We passed the merchandise window and Mike C was standing there! Mike and I had another stare down, which I lost again. He always screws me up. I dont know if he was talking or just mumbling behind the window but he could hear me just fine. I told him my calendar story and he still insisted on me to buy one. What a LOVELY weirdo.

Meet and greet
We went in at 3:30ish and Marcel is the coolest body guard ever. Any who we saw the rejects on stage doing sound check. They sounded sooo awesome I got tons of pictures. He he, Kadaver winked at me. BAHAH and then after the soundcheck they came down to meet us. I was the first one to meet one of the guys, which Mike came down first. Tyson gave a sweet intro to mike but I didnt hear it because I was too busy staring at his gorgeous face. Anyways so Mike and I began talking. And I was sooo damn nervous. My heart was beating sooo fast, and then all of a sudden I got really calm. But I told him that he was my hero and he was amazing and a really awesome guitarist. He signed my photo and we started talking about where/when it was taken. I asked him for a hug and he gave me one, but Claire didnt take a picture so Im like oh no, can we get another one? and hes like sure! and gave me a GORGEOUS smile. And so he gave me another hug. HE GIVES THE BEST HUGS IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!!! After that I met Tyson. And we were all in this circle [me and 4 or so people] and we all just chatting, everyone except for Chris and Nick. They were off in their own little world with a few other people. Bo gave Mike the donuts he wanted from the night before and Mike was so happy. He smiled and said I like the old fashion ones and I was like really have you tried the ones at our Tim Hortons? and hes like YEAH theyre the shit! ahahaha and then Im like I know eh People took pictures with Tyson and Mike and all them and then I got a picture with both Ty and Mike together to make.. THE BUTTER SANDWICH yeah, which was pretty nifty. After that Claire, my sister in law, wanted to meet Ty so she asked for his autograph and then a picture, then I said to Tyson can I tell you a secret? and he bent down so I could reach his ear and I whispered she wants a kiss on the cheek and then he said to her oh honey! and gave her a hug and kiss. She was so speechless. Tyson and I had a little chat about the canceled tour dates, I asked him how his throat was doing and he gave me whole explanation. And hes like Canada always gets the canceled shows because somehow their shows are always in the middle of the tours and thats when it hurts the most. We also talked about next year, and he told me that there was going to be more things on the AARMY site and Im not going to tell what because its a surprise. And we also started talking about the newest video of the gingerbread house. At first Tyson didnt know what the fuck I was talking about cause I said something about cinnamon and hes like what? and Im like oh, did I say cinnamon wrong? and I started repeating the word cinnamon haha. And at some point in our conversation we were talking about thrusting and the Missmas video and the "whatcha think about love today?" song, and he told me that there's gonna be more songs by the NOMANS! After our long talk and discussions I met nick, I gave Nick the photo to sign and hes like wow wheres this taken? and Im like oh I dont know I completely went blank; he was so amazing and sooo nice! And then Im like OH SORRY last December and hes like oh at the Croatian? and Im like yeah, whoa because he actually remembered the name. So I asked for a hug and he gave me one which was amazing hahaha. And then I realized I didnt give Tyson a hug so I turned around and said to Ty I forgot a hug!! and hes like oh sweetie and he hugged me and kissed me on the cheek!! He didnt shave and it was prickly but sweet and so unexpected. It was pretty cool, when Nick and I were talking he had his arm around me the whole time, it was so sweet. And then I saw Chris and I got to him. Hes so silly by the way. I asked him for a picture and a signed photo which he gave to me. And he saw my purse, which is really cool. So he picks up my purse and examines it and hes like wow thats a really nice purse! and it has an anchor on it so he shows me his tattoos. And Im like yeah I notice youve got more tattoos! Theyre so awesome! and then I lifted up his sleeve to get a good look at his ship tattoo and Im like I am in love with this one its so awesome! and then I asked can I get a picture of it? and hes like oh no! haha and then I laughed and said alright can I get a picture with you? and hes like sure. So he puts his arm around me, and then I put my arm around his shoulder and I slowly and smoothly lift up his sleeve and Claire takes a picture! And then after the picture was taken hes like wow youre sneaky!! ahahaha and then Im like oh I know!! and then I started looking at the sparrow tattoo as he holds out his hand for me to shake because he was about to leave. So I shook his hand and Claire took a picture of that. And then Im like thanks Chris youre amazing! and he blushed he then met a few more people. And he turns to us and hes like I need to go and he gave me a hug good-bye and then said I need to go pee and Im like oh wow. I heard what you said on much music, and hes like ooooh yeah and then quickly left. He was probably really embarrassed. But hes freaking awesome so he shouldnt be. After that it was just Tyson and Nick still hanging out. Nick was off to the side talking to some guy and there was just a circle around Tyson like a group discussion. He then said he had to go. And started shaking everyones hands in the circle, when he shook mine I noticed he used the one with the tattoo of a heart on his thumb, so I poked it because it looked sooo cool haha and hes like oh you little knuckle-pup!! then after he shook Bosas hand a girl asked for a hug and then someone said out loud, thats not fair I want a hug! so Tyson had to start the circle again and hug people. When he came to me we made a silly face as we hugged ahaha. Hes soo awesome and sweet. We said our good-byes and Marcel took us back outside to a different door so we could get in 15 minutes before everyone else.

Marcel let us back in but we had to wait for a few minutes before we could actually get into the stage place. I talked to Mike C again and we had another stare down, which I lost again. But Mikes a cheater. He has beautiful eyes by the way. When we finally got in, Bosa, Me and Claire got seats right in front of Tyson. Then I went to the merchandise table only to bump into the coolest man around, Mike C and so I said to him, without thinking, we meet again and I am your first seller. And then hes like dont you mean buyer? and Im like oh right. And then I told him about how I already had the calendar, for the tenth time!! And hes like okay you dont have to buy it! so then I got all the shirts. When I got my new black shirt, he was wearing the same one, so hes like do you want this used one or a new one? and Im like a new one please and then he starts taking off his shirt as a joke! It was hilarious. And so after that I went back down and waited for the show to begin.

I cannot believe how calm I was when I met them though. We were just chatting it up the whole time! It was awesome. They seemed to like me and know that I am a fan because of their music and not their looks so thats a big, big plus.

Short form of the opening bands:
Boys like girls were really good the lead singer/guitarist didnt appeal to me that much.
Motion City Soundtrack were freaking awesome. I definitely loved how they sang Everything is Alright second. OOOOH and Justin was talking to the crowd and then he asked who wanted to say something. And then some girl didnt say anything so I raised my hand and then he pointed to me, and I didnt know what to say so I said HI JUSTIN!! And he quickly said hi back and then started the next song which was hold me down.

AAR live performance.
AMAZINGLY, EXTREMELY FUCKING SUPER, SUPER KICK ASS! BEST CONCERT EVER. Is there any other way to describe it?? They started off with Dirty Little Secret. And it was completely amazing. The spot I was at, I was able to get the most amazing shots. Sure Im not used to my camera yet, but I still got amazing shots. Anyways here are some key highlights to the show

- Tysons hair was so sweaty I regret touching his head. Hahaha
- Nick liked to stand in front of us and rock out, which was amazing
- Mike never came in the middle, I dont know why
- I got some amazing pictures of Chris.
- They bought a new blow-up-doll, at the meet and greet they called her Christy but then at the show they called her Nancy! Haa
- When they took out Nancy I grabbed onto her heel and Tyson was like let go and I didnt and he gave me such an evil look so I stared back at him and just laughed and gave a big smile and let go.
- Tysons butt was hanging out hahahaa
- Tyson has new killer shoes haha
- Nick and Tyson were both mobbed by screaming girls, I feel bad for them
- They sang Happy Endings!! This was KILLER!!
- They sang EYELASH WISHES and DANCE INSIDE!!
- They ended off with The Last Song but then surprised us with MOVE ALONG!!
- At the end, Tyson was giving away stuff, he took a microphone and then dropped it and said FUCK YOU! And gave us the finger. It was funny

After The Concert
Bosa, her sister and I were at the buses, we waited for like twenty minutes. Nick and Chris quickly went into their bus without signing anything. Later on Nick came out to sign a few things, take a few pictures. There was like a huge mob of girls so we didnt bother going there. We waited for a while some more and then Mike came out. Not so many girls which was fine by me. I had a Dr Pepper in my hands which made me feel bad since I didnt have any for him. So we took a nice picture, then a silly picture, and Im like what face did you make? and hes like oh a confused one, and so I looked at the picture and started laughing. It looks nothing like a confused face. Almost thirty minutes later Tyson showed up and we was beat and ready to hit the hay. He didnt really take pictures with anyone, which I didnt blame him. Before he came out I was talking to Kadaver, which was really cool. Then Dave The Rave came along and didnt take a picture with us, ahaha. I started telling Kadaver about the Feed The Children video and said the first part about Dave, and Kadaver was sooo confused. Then, Kadaver and I were talking about the calendar and I was telling him about how hes in it and then Mike C came along and he says yeah youre in the calendar, to Kadaver, and then hes like yeah she was just telling me. When Tyson came out a bunch of girls wanted to meet him. I stood back to where Kadaver was. Mike looked at these girls who were surrounding Tyson and he asked did anyone buy the calendar? and then Im like haha I already have that and hes like yeah I know you do! You told me the story and I said to him, oh are you going to type it out now? and hes like no its all in here and then he taps on his head. Bosa had to leave soon after, which made me sad because shes so cool. But I was standing by myself as girls surrounded/chased Tyson, I felt so bad for him. Kadaver comes around and tackles me and says thats a football tackle! and then Im like you know, I used to play football and we started talking about that. He doesnt believe me. And Later the three of us, Kadaver, Mike and I We were talking about widgets and I said oh you were on like two nights ago or something, and I remember saying WOW I DIDNT KNOW HE HAD THOSE PEIRCINGS and hes like did you say that on the message boards? and Im like yeah and hes like OH I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! and Im like holy shit. No way! and then we started talking about the boards and hes like so youre going to go on tonight and be all like I MET KADAVER! HE IS SO COOL and Im like oh yeah I will no lie. And so we just started talking about that and then Kadavers like so you know all the crews names? and Im like pretty much haha and then hes like okay whos our sound guy? and I didnt know so I said I dont know and then he asked, whos our drum tech? and Im like OBVIOUSLY CAPTAIN!! john. Haha and then Mike C shouted OOH OBVIOUSLY! and then we were laughing and such. And then Kadaver called me THE ULTIMATE FAN. Mike was laughing and raised his hand so Id give him a high five and as I was giving him one, hes like "ASHLEYYY SIMPSONNNN" and I clutched his hand and said OMG YOU DID NOT JUST CALL ME THAT!?! and then we laughed. So Kadavers like whats my name? and Im like OH NO!! SHIT! I FORGET YOUR REAL NAME and I started feeling bad, but Im like I know that you are KADAVER!!! He laughed and then I turned to Mike, whats his name? I asked and then hes like its Peter. And then I laughed. PETER, PETER PUMPKIN EATER! and then Kadaver said something that I didnt hear, to Mike and they started laughing. Claire was then begging to leave because it was 11:30ish. So I said good-bye to Kadaver and Mike. Kadaver gave me two high fives haha so like a high ten and I told him to tell the guys about me and hes like oh I will! and then he left to their tour bus, which was cool. And then I yelled out BYE KADAVER! BYE MIKE! and then Claire and I drove home. But not exactly home, Im still at her house. Im going to miss tomorrows first block which is chemistry, YESSS.

Best night of my life.





cannot believe i haven't posted this here
i've posted it everywhere though! haha