Project 4

For my memory I had a hard time thinking of one, but then I decided on one of the most exciting memories I can remember in recent years. The summer before my sophomore year I went to see Blink 182 in concert.  This was their reunion tour after breaking up a few years before.  While my two best friends and I were waiting in line to get into the arena, there were people giving out raffle tickets to win a chance to meet the band or get their seats upgraded to front row.  The three of us signed up twice since two people came around with the sign ups.  That means there were six tickets in our name.  The sold out concert had between 1500 and 2000 people there.  The first act goes on.  The second act goes on.  Suddenly my phone gets a call from an unknown number.  I answer it but its hard to hear since theres music playing loudly.  Then I hear them.  "You're name was picked and you get a chance to meet the band. Would you like to?" I start screaming and all the people around me just stared at me.  I sprint back over to my friends and tell them what happened. I can only bring one of them so we head over to the booth and get our wristbands.  I try to call every person I know to tell them whats about to happen but NO ONE answers.  Then someone leads us and about 8 other people through the arena to a VIP area in the back.  Standing there waiting, I can barely breathe.  These three men were such a huge part of my growing up and now I'm about to meet them.  My memory of the moment is so blurry, probably because I was hyperventilating.  I remember clearly when I asked Travis Barker for a hug he said "No....can I have a hug???" with such a genuine smile.  It was one of the best moment of my life.

I distinctly remember the smell of weed, hotdogs, and beer all around me.  It was a warm july day the sunset around us during the concert was beyond gorgeous.  Intense oranges and blues, but no clouds at all.  The buzz of people talking all around us and the three bands that performed, The Academy Is..., Weezer, and then Blink 182.  I'd like to use music from those bands, along with random background chatter from people and breathing heavily because I know I was near fainting at one point. I have some pictures from that day and other I could find sound specific pictures and possibly pictures that depict the song being played.