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mayqueen517So I'm realizing now that I never really posted my official Hanson report from the show back in November, whoops.
So, okay...with Hanson, I had seen them once before, back in 2007. And it was amazing, if totally hilarious, 'cause I went with Jamie and Christy. They ended up making me feel like a zoo animal, so I decided...whenever Hanson came back around in 2010, that I was gonna go by myself.
I had to field SO MUCH "OHGOD, ARE YOU SURE YOU'LL BE OKAY?" from everyone but my friends on here. IDEK. Guys, everyone was so worried about me going to a show by myself. Like, I understand, 'cause ahahahaha, oh god, the area of Charlotte where the venue is...well, it's not the best area. But I made sure to leave early so I could park under a light and near a bunch of people, et cetera.
I got there early and walked over, wishing I'd kind of kept my hoodie, 'cause y'know...November evening isn't the most pleasant, right? It was like..6:45ish. So I still had about two hours before the doors opened, and while I wasn't looking forward to two hours in the cold, I figured whatever...I could hang out with a group of people and be fine.
And then I heard screaming. ...Cue UM, WTF from me, because I was waiting around the side of the building. So I walked around and nearly freaked the fuck out, you guys have no idea.
Because standing there, right in front of all of us was Hanson. Like, seriously, guys, I shrieked like a shrieky thing. I WASN'T EXPECTING THEM TO BE RIGHT THERE. I knew they did The Walk in the summer, but I didn't think they'd do one with us in November. But they told us that because it was so chilly and there were so many people out there, that they'd decided they wanted to do a walk with us and would we be willing to take our shoes off and do the walk with them?
Cue screaming and people holding up their shoes because YES, WE WILL.
At this point, I was freaking the fuck out, because this is exactly what I wanted to do back in 2007 when I saw Hanson. The Walk is this thing they've been doing since 2007, walking a mile...barefoot, to bring home how it can be for children, for people in general, in Africa (and everywhere) that don't have shoes. It's a simple luxury, and the more people they inform, the more people they can help. It's kind of awesome in that not only do people walk a mile, but Hanson themselves take their shoes and socks off and walk with the fans.
It's a really amazing thing in that everyone who walks, Hanson donates money to Africa. And you could sign up for what you wanted to sponsor, et cetera. (I signed up for clean water, in case anyone was wondering.)
Some pictures before The Walk!:
I might not have many pictures of Isaac Hanson, but damnit, I have some QUALITY captures of his goofy face, oh my god.
So, we did our thing, signed up and what-not and started walking. And I didn't have anyone to walk with, so apparently that meant I was open to be adopted by some teenagers nearby. I think they felt bad that I didn't have anyone with me? IDK, they were adorable.
"I've been waiting TWO WHOLE YEARS to meet them!" and that's where I LOLed because I couldn't help it. And then they wanted to know how long I'd been waiting to meet them, if I'd ever seen them before, etc. "Since 1997 and saw 'em once before," and it was just hilarious, 'cause their eyes got SO BIG.
So we cross the street and I'm going up this grassy little hill and of course, I nearly slipped and fell. Except that someone grabbed my hand and said, "C'mon, I got ya!"
...That someone was Isaac Hanson, guys.
I just blinked and let him help me up before saying, "You know, I wasn't expecting that," and he laughed and was like THEY NEVER DO! :-D And all I could think was OMFG SHUT YOUR FACE, ISAAC HANSON.
So after he helped me up the hill, we walked on the sidewalk and chatted a bit back and forth. He is possibly one of the goofiest, sweetest dudes I've ever met. So, during The Walk, we're meant to stay on the sidewalks, because if not, then the cops can get Hanson for inciting a riot or some shit like that.
Isaac had to hop down and yell at some of us, it was hilarious. He was like, "Listen, GUYS, PLEASE get on the sidewalk, okay? If you don't stay on the sidewalk, we get in trouble."
*nobody listens*
"GET ON THE SIDEWALK NOW, PLEASE, THANK YOU."
And I started laughing and said, Oh, I recognize that voice! and he grinned at me and goes, "Mom or Dad?" and I snorted and was like, "No, Teacher," which made him laugh and I basically felt amazing, because HAH.
So at this point, I noticed Taylor pausing to remind some girls to get back on the sidewalk, and I decided that I wanted to, y'know, go up a little ways.
I didn't actually TALK to Taylor, but he was HILARIOUS. He kept calling people down for running and everything, and I shouldn't laugh, but oh my god.
"I don't wanna hafta stop the walk so I can make sure you're okay and then you don't wanna have to go back because you're hurt. Stop. running."
And he'd do that with his megaphone, 'cause who the fuck gives Taylor Hanson a megaphone? IDEK.
At one point, I was walking directly behind him and I think I stared at him the ENTIRE TIME. It was ridiculous. So, because I was walking behind him, I was in a lucky position that when we paused to let the rest of the group catch up and to take a break, I was right against this sign that Taylor stood on.
My favorite moment was this: We ended up standing in this front area of a building where he could hop up on their sign. And there were people still in the office building working staring at us.
Taylor decided to harass them with his megaphone while we waited for everyone to catch up.
"Yeah, we're here. I'm standing on your sign too. Yeah. Hey, the grass is good tonight, cool and soft. ...uh. The grass on the ground, not that grass. (*cue tittering from everyone*) Yeah, yeah, yeah, Taylor Hanson just made a weed joke *teasing tittery noise*"
I was laughing SO HARD, oh my god, you guys. PICTURES!
This is probably the time to tell you guys that those are WITHOUT ZOOM.
BET YOU WERE WONDERING WHEN I'D START SQUEAKING OVER ZAC, HUH? :-D :-D :-D :-D
Now, I didn't get any video of Taylor talking to us, and I wish I had, but at that point, I was still so freaked out to even be within a couple of feet of them. Guys, you have no idea how hardcore this was a total dream come true for me.
I cannot stop laughing at their expressions, oh my god. I took this while Taylor was talking and they just look SO dubious.
No, I'm not sure why I have two pictures of Taylor Hanson's feet. I think I was amused 'cause they were a little hairy. XD
SO, after we left this area, Taylor made sure to remind us to NOT step on the flowers, etc, and I was walking down this little embankment and I slid a little (the grass, by this point, was wet and cold. My feet were numb, THANKS, TAYLOR). And I hear, "Whoa, you okay?"
I turn and HOLY FUCKING SHIT OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD IT'S ZAC HANSON. Seriously, that is the exact thing that went through my head at that very moment.
And I was like, yeah, I'm cool. Do it all the time. And he laughed (he laughed!!) and we talked for a second, before a couple other girls talked to him. And I was fine letting them chat, 'cause...y'know, whatever. We're all walking and finally I look over and nobody's talking to him and nobody's walking with him, so I walk over and start walking beside of him.
And we walked, and I told him some of the things I'd been through in the past few years. And the sadly funny thing was, I was screaming in my head SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP, HE DOESN'T CARE, 'cause it was just like total word vomit. I could NOT make myself stop talking, oh my god.
As I said that night when I got home in LJ: And while standing there, I did tell him some of the things I'd been through in the past few years and that music, including theirs, really helped. (My Dad, for all his faults, is kind of the reason that I got into Hanson when I did...he got their Middle of Nowhere cassette tape for me as an xmas present.)
And he LISTENED and asked questions to clarify things and was generally amazing and SO NICE. And OH MY GOD. And when I was done, he paused and then said. "Well, you know. I'm...I'm glad you didn't succeed, because then you wouldn't be here tonight."
And when I say he asked questions...I mean that he actually asked a couple of things about my Dad. He asked how I'd been doing since the last attempt, and if I thought I was better.
By this point, I'm ready to pledge everything and anything to Zac Hanson, oh my god. Like, I had zero expectations for telling him that, I just needed to let it be known. I figured if I didn't say it then, I wouldn't even get another chance to say it. And he LISTENED, and asked questions.
And then there was this awkward silence after his comment, wherein I awkwardly stuck my hand out for a handshake. I DON'T EVEN KNOW. APPARENTLY THAT'S WHAT I DEFAULT TO IN AN AWKWARD SILENCE LIKE THAT, OH GOD.
He grabbed my hand at that point, tugged on it, and pulled me into a hug while we walked. And like, not just a light hug...I mean, he pulled me into a HUG. Like, squeezed my shoulder, hugged me with both arms, put my arms around his waist for a REAL hug. And at that point, my head was on his shoulder and THEN HE RESTED HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE FOR A SECOND.
WHAT THE FUCK IS MY LIFE. HOLY SHIT, WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK IS MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE, OH MY GOD.
It was, like, the best hug I've ever gotten. And we were walking and I asked for a picture. I tried to take one of us and got:
Which, y'know, HE'S SO ADORABLE AND DREAMY. ♥__♥
I said, "oh, well. It's a good picture of you!" And he laughed and goes, "Yeah, it's a great picture of half of your face too! Gimme the camera, I've done this thousands of time."
So then I gave him Mom's camera, and we got this, and it's a horrid picture of me, BUT I DON'T GIVE ONE SHIT.
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I CAN'T EVEN. Like, seriously cannot even handle it, what the fuck, oh my god.
Like I said from that night in LJ:
I'd kind of fallen behind just a little, so when he told me to lean in, I kind of freaked, because all I could see in my head was ME LOSING MY BALANCE (we were walking as we took this, YEAH), AND THEN KNOCKING US BOTH OVER, JESUS.
So. I put my hands VERY LIGHTLY on his ribcage and promptly apologized. Only to be told, "dude, just get in here, it's cool."
♥_♥
Also, the uncropped version of that is my favorite:
HER FACE, OH MY GOD.
I think that maybe she didn't realize it was Zac and when she saw the flash, she looked over and was like OH MY GOD. Still, that is HILARIOUS, jesus christ.
So after that, he walked up to talk with some other girls and I just. I burst out crying like an idiot. I was overwhelmed and amazed and kind of already a little hormonal. But. Yeah, TEARS, JUST BAM. Because I'd honestly resigned myself to never getting a chance to meet them, and I figured even if I did meet them, I wouldn't get to talk to any of them. And then this happened and I can't.
It was ridiculous, but I got myself calmed down, and we walked by to where their buses were. And we found out that because we did The Walk, we got 15 minute early entry, and got a little bit off a merch item.
SCORE.
Also, I got this LOLARIOUS picture of Isaac:
Anyways, we got in early, I got a tank top! It's an awesome tank top..it's got some of the shout it out artwork, which I love. It's not overtly Hanson-ish, which pleases me immensely. Also, the tank top is, like, the perfect kind of tank top for me. I love it.
And then there was a show?
IDEK. It was an AMAZING show, jesus.
I took a picture of some girls' setlist and they played:
Waiting For This medley (Watch over me/rock n roll razorblade/in the city/shout)
Make It Out Alive
Minute Without You
And I Waited
Speechless
Dying To Be Alive
--Acoustic bits--
Been There Before
Carry You There
Change In My Life
--
This Time Around
Voice In The Chorus
Hand In Hand
Where's The Love
Thinkin' Bout Somethin'
Running Man
Oh, Darling
Hey
Mmmbop
Give A Little
Lost Without Each Other
--On the setlist, their encore is actually labeled as nothing more than "something awesome!!!" and it ended up being the full version of In The City.
AMAZING setlist, even though they didn't play my all time favorite, Strong Enough To Break. THAT'S OKAY, I GOT CARRY YOU THERE.
And oh my god, that song makes me sniffly at the best of times, right? And before it, Taylor was futzing about on the piano before he started talking and he goes, "So. It's been in our experience that...the people who need help the most...ask for it last. So. This song is for them."
CRYING LIKE A BABY, YEP, THANKS HANSON.
I got a video of it, and there is this strange ass noise throughout it from the crowd. Well, the girl who was standing near me messaged me and said she had the same thing and that it's HER FRIEND making the noise, 'cause apparently that's the sound she makes when she cries.
I was like, omg. I cried for the whole thing too, so I can't judge. I mean, I didn't make noise, but Y'KNOW. I understand.
Carry You There! The end bit is my favorite...the crowd totally picked it up and did not even hesitate to sing over them. ♥♥♥
Also, there was this amazing version of Been There Before done, where at the end, the crowd picked up on the na na na na na na na been there before round that starts, and we kept it going and it was just. Beautiful.
I don't have video of it, but someone else does. If you pay attention during one point, you will hear someone say "Oh no, you're fine!"
....
That someone is me.
Anyways, here are my pictures:
I absolutely adore this picture of Isaac. ♥
And this one!
I wish that mic stand wasn't in the waaayyy.
ASDKJGASDLKG ZAC HANSON
I really hope nobody expects coherency for these. BECAUSE OH GOD, LOOK AT HIM.
LKDSAJG;LAKSDJG;ALSKDGJ
HIS FACE, I CAN'T EVEN
A;LKSD;ALKDSG
ALIKGS:JHFLJFLKDSJGFLKEDj HE IS SO PRETTY, HOW IS HE SO PRETTY? HOW IS HE SO AMAZING? I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT.
I love love love this picture of Taylor.
Anyways, after that, I walked back to my car with the help of a couple of LOVELY girls, because none of us wanted to walk back by ourselves. So I told them if they walked with me back to mine, I'd keep my headlights on them while they walked to theirs.
So while they did that, I called Jamie and freaked the fuck out and screeched like a banshee and I cannot even imagine a better ending to that night.
So, okay...with Hanson, I had seen them once before, back in 2007. And it was amazing, if totally hilarious, 'cause I went with Jamie and Christy. They ended up making me feel like a zoo animal, so I decided...whenever Hanson came back around in 2010, that I was gonna go by myself.
I had to field SO MUCH "OHGOD, ARE YOU SURE YOU'LL BE OKAY?" from everyone but my friends on here. IDEK. Guys, everyone was so worried about me going to a show by myself. Like, I understand, 'cause ahahahaha, oh god, the area of Charlotte where the venue is...well, it's not the best area. But I made sure to leave early so I could park under a light and near a bunch of people, et cetera.
I got there early and walked over, wishing I'd kind of kept my hoodie, 'cause y'know...November evening isn't the most pleasant, right? It was like..6:45ish. So I still had about two hours before the doors opened, and while I wasn't looking forward to two hours in the cold, I figured whatever...I could hang out with a group of people and be fine.
And then I heard screaming. ...Cue UM, WTF from me, because I was waiting around the side of the building. So I walked around and nearly freaked the fuck out, you guys have no idea.
Because standing there, right in front of all of us was Hanson. Like, seriously, guys, I shrieked like a shrieky thing. I WASN'T EXPECTING THEM TO BE RIGHT THERE. I knew they did The Walk in the summer, but I didn't think they'd do one with us in November. But they told us that because it was so chilly and there were so many people out there, that they'd decided they wanted to do a walk with us and would we be willing to take our shoes off and do the walk with them?
Cue screaming and people holding up their shoes because YES, WE WILL.
At this point, I was freaking the fuck out, because this is exactly what I wanted to do back in 2007 when I saw Hanson. The Walk is this thing they've been doing since 2007, walking a mile...barefoot, to bring home how it can be for children, for people in general, in Africa (and everywhere) that don't have shoes. It's a simple luxury, and the more people they inform, the more people they can help. It's kind of awesome in that not only do people walk a mile, but Hanson themselves take their shoes and socks off and walk with the fans.
It's a really amazing thing in that everyone who walks, Hanson donates money to Africa. And you could sign up for what you wanted to sponsor, et cetera. (I signed up for clean water, in case anyone was wondering.)
Some pictures before The Walk!:
I might not have many pictures of Isaac Hanson, but damnit, I have some QUALITY captures of his goofy face, oh my god.
So, we did our thing, signed up and what-not and started walking. And I didn't have anyone to walk with, so apparently that meant I was open to be adopted by some teenagers nearby. I think they felt bad that I didn't have anyone with me? IDK, they were adorable.
"I've been waiting TWO WHOLE YEARS to meet them!" and that's where I LOLed because I couldn't help it. And then they wanted to know how long I'd been waiting to meet them, if I'd ever seen them before, etc. "Since 1997 and saw 'em once before," and it was just hilarious, 'cause their eyes got SO BIG.
So we cross the street and I'm going up this grassy little hill and of course, I nearly slipped and fell. Except that someone grabbed my hand and said, "C'mon, I got ya!"
...That someone was Isaac Hanson, guys.
I just blinked and let him help me up before saying, "You know, I wasn't expecting that," and he laughed and was like THEY NEVER DO! :-D And all I could think was OMFG SHUT YOUR FACE, ISAAC HANSON.
So after he helped me up the hill, we walked on the sidewalk and chatted a bit back and forth. He is possibly one of the goofiest, sweetest dudes I've ever met. So, during The Walk, we're meant to stay on the sidewalks, because if not, then the cops can get Hanson for inciting a riot or some shit like that.
Isaac had to hop down and yell at some of us, it was hilarious. He was like, "Listen, GUYS, PLEASE get on the sidewalk, okay? If you don't stay on the sidewalk, we get in trouble."
*nobody listens*
"GET ON THE SIDEWALK NOW, PLEASE, THANK YOU."
And I started laughing and said, Oh, I recognize that voice! and he grinned at me and goes, "Mom or Dad?" and I snorted and was like, "No, Teacher," which made him laugh and I basically felt amazing, because HAH.
So at this point, I noticed Taylor pausing to remind some girls to get back on the sidewalk, and I decided that I wanted to, y'know, go up a little ways.
I didn't actually TALK to Taylor, but he was HILARIOUS. He kept calling people down for running and everything, and I shouldn't laugh, but oh my god.
"I don't wanna hafta stop the walk so I can make sure you're okay and then you don't wanna have to go back because you're hurt. Stop. running."
And he'd do that with his megaphone, 'cause who the fuck gives Taylor Hanson a megaphone? IDEK.
At one point, I was walking directly behind him and I think I stared at him the ENTIRE TIME. It was ridiculous. So, because I was walking behind him, I was in a lucky position that when we paused to let the rest of the group catch up and to take a break, I was right against this sign that Taylor stood on.
My favorite moment was this: We ended up standing in this front area of a building where he could hop up on their sign. And there were people still in the office building working staring at us.
Taylor decided to harass them with his megaphone while we waited for everyone to catch up.
"Yeah, we're here. I'm standing on your sign too. Yeah. Hey, the grass is good tonight, cool and soft. ...uh. The grass on the ground, not that grass. (*cue tittering from everyone*) Yeah, yeah, yeah, Taylor Hanson just made a weed joke *teasing tittery noise*"
I was laughing SO HARD, oh my god, you guys. PICTURES!
This is probably the time to tell you guys that those are WITHOUT ZOOM.
BET YOU WERE WONDERING WHEN I'D START SQUEAKING OVER ZAC, HUH? :-D :-D :-D :-D
Now, I didn't get any video of Taylor talking to us, and I wish I had, but at that point, I was still so freaked out to even be within a couple of feet of them. Guys, you have no idea how hardcore this was a total dream come true for me.
I cannot stop laughing at their expressions, oh my god. I took this while Taylor was talking and they just look SO dubious.
No, I'm not sure why I have two pictures of Taylor Hanson's feet. I think I was amused 'cause they were a little hairy. XD
SO, after we left this area, Taylor made sure to remind us to NOT step on the flowers, etc, and I was walking down this little embankment and I slid a little (the grass, by this point, was wet and cold. My feet were numb, THANKS, TAYLOR). And I hear, "Whoa, you okay?"
I turn and HOLY FUCKING SHIT OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD IT'S ZAC HANSON. Seriously, that is the exact thing that went through my head at that very moment.
And I was like, yeah, I'm cool. Do it all the time. And he laughed (he laughed!!) and we talked for a second, before a couple other girls talked to him. And I was fine letting them chat, 'cause...y'know, whatever. We're all walking and finally I look over and nobody's talking to him and nobody's walking with him, so I walk over and start walking beside of him.
And we walked, and I told him some of the things I'd been through in the past few years. And the sadly funny thing was, I was screaming in my head SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP, HE DOESN'T CARE, 'cause it was just like total word vomit. I could NOT make myself stop talking, oh my god.
As I said that night when I got home in LJ: And while standing there, I did tell him some of the things I'd been through in the past few years and that music, including theirs, really helped. (My Dad, for all his faults, is kind of the reason that I got into Hanson when I did...he got their Middle of Nowhere cassette tape for me as an xmas present.)
And he LISTENED and asked questions to clarify things and was generally amazing and SO NICE. And OH MY GOD. And when I was done, he paused and then said. "Well, you know. I'm...I'm glad you didn't succeed, because then you wouldn't be here tonight."
And when I say he asked questions...I mean that he actually asked a couple of things about my Dad. He asked how I'd been doing since the last attempt, and if I thought I was better.
By this point, I'm ready to pledge everything and anything to Zac Hanson, oh my god. Like, I had zero expectations for telling him that, I just needed to let it be known. I figured if I didn't say it then, I wouldn't even get another chance to say it. And he LISTENED, and asked questions.
And then there was this awkward silence after his comment, wherein I awkwardly stuck my hand out for a handshake. I DON'T EVEN KNOW. APPARENTLY THAT'S WHAT I DEFAULT TO IN AN AWKWARD SILENCE LIKE THAT, OH GOD.
He grabbed my hand at that point, tugged on it, and pulled me into a hug while we walked. And like, not just a light hug...I mean, he pulled me into a HUG. Like, squeezed my shoulder, hugged me with both arms, put my arms around his waist for a REAL hug. And at that point, my head was on his shoulder and THEN HE RESTED HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE FOR A SECOND.
WHAT THE FUCK IS MY LIFE. HOLY SHIT, WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK IS MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE, OH MY GOD.
It was, like, the best hug I've ever gotten. And we were walking and I asked for a picture. I tried to take one of us and got:
Which, y'know, HE'S SO ADORABLE AND DREAMY. ♥__♥
I said, "oh, well. It's a good picture of you!" And he laughed and goes, "Yeah, it's a great picture of half of your face too! Gimme the camera, I've done this thousands of time."
So then I gave him Mom's camera, and we got this, and it's a horrid picture of me, BUT I DON'T GIVE ONE SHIT.
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I CAN'T EVEN. Like, seriously cannot even handle it, what the fuck, oh my god.
Like I said from that night in LJ:
I'd kind of fallen behind just a little, so when he told me to lean in, I kind of freaked, because all I could see in my head was ME LOSING MY BALANCE (we were walking as we took this, YEAH), AND THEN KNOCKING US BOTH OVER, JESUS.
So. I put my hands VERY LIGHTLY on his ribcage and promptly apologized. Only to be told, "dude, just get in here, it's cool."
♥_♥
Also, the uncropped version of that is my favorite:
HER FACE, OH MY GOD.
I think that maybe she didn't realize it was Zac and when she saw the flash, she looked over and was like OH MY GOD. Still, that is HILARIOUS, jesus christ.
So after that, he walked up to talk with some other girls and I just. I burst out crying like an idiot. I was overwhelmed and amazed and kind of already a little hormonal. But. Yeah, TEARS, JUST BAM. Because I'd honestly resigned myself to never getting a chance to meet them, and I figured even if I did meet them, I wouldn't get to talk to any of them. And then this happened and I can't.
It was ridiculous, but I got myself calmed down, and we walked by to where their buses were. And we found out that because we did The Walk, we got 15 minute early entry, and got a little bit off a merch item.
SCORE.
Also, I got this LOLARIOUS picture of Isaac:
Anyways, we got in early, I got a tank top! It's an awesome tank top..it's got some of the shout it out artwork, which I love. It's not overtly Hanson-ish, which pleases me immensely. Also, the tank top is, like, the perfect kind of tank top for me. I love it.
And then there was a show?
IDEK. It was an AMAZING show, jesus.
I took a picture of some girls' setlist and they played:
Waiting For This medley (Watch over me/rock n roll razorblade/in the city/shout)
Make It Out Alive
Minute Without You
And I Waited
Speechless
Dying To Be Alive
--Acoustic bits--
Been There Before
Carry You There
Change In My Life
--
This Time Around
Voice In The Chorus
Hand In Hand
Where's The Love
Thinkin' Bout Somethin'
Running Man
Oh, Darling
Hey
Mmmbop
Give A Little
Lost Without Each Other
--On the setlist, their encore is actually labeled as nothing more than "something awesome!!!" and it ended up being the full version of In The City.
AMAZING setlist, even though they didn't play my all time favorite, Strong Enough To Break. THAT'S OKAY, I GOT CARRY YOU THERE.
And oh my god, that song makes me sniffly at the best of times, right? And before it, Taylor was futzing about on the piano before he started talking and he goes, "So. It's been in our experience that...the people who need help the most...ask for it last. So. This song is for them."
CRYING LIKE A BABY, YEP, THANKS HANSON.
I got a video of it, and there is this strange ass noise throughout it from the crowd. Well, the girl who was standing near me messaged me and said she had the same thing and that it's HER FRIEND making the noise, 'cause apparently that's the sound she makes when she cries.
I was like, omg. I cried for the whole thing too, so I can't judge. I mean, I didn't make noise, but Y'KNOW. I understand.
Carry You There! The end bit is my favorite...the crowd totally picked it up and did not even hesitate to sing over them. ♥♥♥
Also, there was this amazing version of Been There Before done, where at the end, the crowd picked up on the na na na na na na na been there before round that starts, and we kept it going and it was just. Beautiful.
I don't have video of it, but someone else does. If you pay attention during one point, you will hear someone say "Oh no, you're fine!"
....
That someone is me.
Anyways, here are my pictures:
I absolutely adore this picture of Isaac. ♥
And this one!
I wish that mic stand wasn't in the waaayyy.
ASDKJGASDLKG ZAC HANSON
I really hope nobody expects coherency for these. BECAUSE OH GOD, LOOK AT HIM.
LKDSAJG;LAKSDJG;ALSKDGJ
HIS FACE, I CAN'T EVEN
A;LKSD;ALKDSG
ALIKGS:JHFLJFLKDSJGFLKEDj HE IS SO PRETTY, HOW IS HE SO PRETTY? HOW IS HE SO AMAZING? I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT.
I love love love this picture of Taylor.
Anyways, after that, I walked back to my car with the help of a couple of LOVELY girls, because none of us wanted to walk back by ourselves. So I told them if they walked with me back to mine, I'd keep my headlights on them while they walked to theirs.
So while they did that, I called Jamie and freaked the fuck out and screeched like a banshee and I cannot even imagine a better ending to that night.
