If you liked reading about day one of The Bamboozle, then you’ll definitely love this one even more! 

During day two, I went through more adventures, and met a bunch more really cool people!

I lost my schedule for that day, but I will try to remember the order that things happened in.

First, we started out by seeing “All Time Low” and “The Academy Is…” I love both of their music! They each sang a ton of songs that I knew and totally rocked the stage. Again, we got to stand up there with them, which was really fun. I had to leave All Time Low a tiny bit early because right when they ended, The Academy Is was to start at a different stage and there was quite the walk to get to it. When we made it to The Academy Is, we were just in time to hear them play their awesome set. We had some extra time after their set, so we walked up to them and told them that they did a great job and grabbed a few pictures with different band members.

After this, it was time to go see the band Cobra Starship! I was SO excited for this because I am in love with their music and they’re just all around really awesome. :) I also had a feeling that Travis from Gym Class Heroes would be joining them on stage because they sing some songs together and Gym Class Heroes were scheduled to play later that day. When I got up on the stage, I peeked over and saw the entire set list. I was so excited when I saw so many songs that I knew! When they came on stage, my friend and I were right up front. They were awesome, and about 1/3 through the set, my friend and I spotted a man in a blue hoodie across standing where we were but on the opposite site of the stage. It was Travis from Gym Class Heroes! We were freaking out: One, because Travis Mccoy was right there! And two, because this pretty much guaranteed a duet! Soon enough, Travis came up stage and sang a song with them! It was awesome! They perform so well together. After it ended, we spotted Gabe Saporta, the lead singer of Cobra Starship, standing in a tented area backstage. We walked over when a couple girls were talking to him. One of them was crying hysterically, saying how she loves them and has always wanted to meet him. He was being so nice to her and hugging her and gave her a kiss on the cheek and everything! I was shocked! Who knew that rock stars could be so friendly to their fans! After they walked away, we went up to him and told him how awesome they played their set. He was also really friendly to us! In fact, later, when we were in this VIP lunch area eating, we were at a lunch table next to him when he was being interviewed. He was on video camera and the lady asked him to show off his outfit. He pointed to his shoes and described them, and then looks over at us and points to my friend and was like, “Look at her outfit! How sweet is that! She’s wearing purple jeans and a silver headband.” We DIED! Unfortunately, we have yet to find this video, even after looking everywhere for it! But if I find it, I’ll definitely post it!

Moving on, the next band that we saw that day was We the Kings. You’d probably know them from their popular song “Check Yes Juliet”. They played Bamboozle a little before that song became popular, but I knew them from somewhere else luckily so I was able to see them play. They played on a pretty small stage, so it was packed with people in the back. My friend and I had to squeeze our way up, and before we knew it, we were practically standing right next to the guitarist! Pretty intimidating! Haha. They played really great, as expected. They were running around the stage and flipping their excessively long hair all over the place!

Wow, this blog post is insanely long, I’m sorry. If you’re still reading, go get a snack. It’s about halfway over.

We walked into the area where many of the tour buses were parked, just to explore a little since we had time to hang out until our next show. Back there, we saw Gabe from Cobra Starship again many times just hanging out by his van, which was really cool. We discovered which buses belonged to which bands and everything. After getting bored of this, we went down into Giants Stadium. We knew that this was where the big headliner band’s dressing rooms were located but only people with passes could go back there. As we were going in, we also saw Travis from Gym Class Heroes walking down there. I wouldn’t say we followed him. Well, I guess we did a little. :) Anyway, we ended up finding out that he had a special meet and greet for about ten people who were there. We waited for them to finish and then went up to him to talk to him. He was really cool and chill and very, very funny. He was dancing around with us and singing about our outfits and everything. He even gave us these cool bags from his dressing room with CDs inside just to be nice! We then got pictures with him and he went back into his dressing room.

*Side note, Katy Perry was there the entire time but this was before she was popular and so we had no idea! We just knew it was his girlfriend, who turns out IS Katy Perry! Bummer :(

We spotted a golf cart drive by, and looked at the back and it was Brendon Urie from Panic! At the Disco! My friend screamed “I LOVE YOU BRENDON!” and he goes, “I LOVE YOU TOO!” haha! It was really cool because we both love that band!!

The next singer to come on stage was Bret Michaels. He is in the band Poison and on the TV show “Rock of Love”. I don’t know any of his music, but the people backstage were causing a huge commotion when he was coming out, so it was clear that he was a big deal! We all had to clear a path for him so that he could run right up onto the stage! The crowd up on stage was really packed, so we only stayed up there for about half of the show. He really knew how to work the crowd. He’s a great performer! When he got off stage, so many people backstage were trying to take pictures with him but security was really tight and they we shielding him from most people. The coolest thing happened though. Me, my friend, and my dad were able to go privately onto his tour bus with him! I’ve never been on a tour bus, especially with a celebrity! It was so surreal and awesome. He seemed really nice and down to earth. He offered us drinks and asked us questions and let us take pictures. There was a reporter there from the New York Times, and so a couple weeks later, we were featured in the New York Times with Bret!

Here’s the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/fashion/18nite.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

(You might only be able to see it if you have an account on that website.)

That was definitely one of the coolest experiences I’ve been able to have!

Gym Class Heroes were next, and we were super excited since we had all those cool encounters with Travis earlier in the day! We got in line to go up the stairs to go up on stage pretty early so that we could get decent spots. We ended up getting pretty good spots, in fact, we were standing right behind Chris Crocker and Jeffree Star. (From Youtube.) They had their arms around each other most of the time. It was creepy, yet cool. Gym Class Heroes performed really greatly and I knew even more songs than I thought I would! Their music is just in general really fun, so it was all entertaining, (even if I didn’t know the song).

Lastly, Panic! At the Disco performed. Unfortunately, for their set, only their friends and family were allowed to come up, so we had to watch from the side. At this point, it was freezing cold, really late, and we were SO tired! We stayed for about 5 or 6 songs before heading out. They started off with “Nine in The Afternoon”, which was their hit at the time, and followed it with a few of their old hits. After a few we left Bamboozle 2008. The worst part about Bamboozle is having to leave because you know that it won’t be for an entire year until we get to do this all again with brand new bands. I had the time of my life and enjoyed every second of it!! =D

Hopefully you enjoyed reading all about my day!

Here are also the pictures from the day!

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Comment on the bottom of this page and let me know what you thought of this entry! =D 

COME TO STAPLES CENTER!!!!! ROCK BAND LIVE!!!

FEATURING: DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, PANIC AT THE DISCO, PLAIN WHITE T'S & CAB!

Click here for tickets

I'll be there... so why not.

i have been totally craving panic at the disco all week. not the new stuff. but i am craving the old album. and it's pretty much all i've been listening to. i love it. patd [bother a fever you can't sweat off and pretty.odd.] and wonderful. i fucking love them.

anyway,
my day was fine.
nothing really happened.
so i don't have much to say.
except, we had a fire drill today.
and "gary" [check the name page.] was near me.
now i don't know if i've brought it o your attention yet, he's a very attractive fellow who i believe i have feelings for.
[meaning: i like him.]
so anyway, he started waving at me, but i didn't think he was waving at me, and he was waving to someone around me. so i stood there all alone cause there is no one in my spanish class who is my friend. and then like his friends were like [yes i could hear them. they were less then 5 feet away] "who are you waving at?"
and he's like [pretty loud. to get my attention? haha.] "that girl over there."
and i was just like, blah.
and they were like, "which one?"
and he was like, "the one in the blue sweatshirt and the pink striped shoes."
and i looked over at him and smiled and he waves. and i waved. and he was like, [still from where he was] "i was trying to wave to you."
and i was like [in my tiny little shy voice.] "i'm sorry. i didn't know you were waving at me."
and he was like, "yeah right." but he said it more as a joke.
and then after spanish, i practically ran to my science class [he's in that hallway third period.]
so i wasn't running but i was walking alone so i figured, i'll walk relatively fast. to see him. but i didn't see him pass so i was like, alright whatever. and then who else be outside my science room but him. i completely cracked up on the inside. my whole body was laughing. but like i said, not out loud, just inside my head. and he looked at me pretending to be mad that i didn't wave back at him right away. so i waved and he smiled at me. i'm sure we would have talked if he wasn't talking to someone already. but to me, it was hysterical.
but, i guess you would have to be me to understand why.
maybe i'm just crazyy.

i think that's all.
maybe more later.

-your monster is falling for someone again. (:

I love this damn movie. And not recently. I loved it when it was in theaters and I was but a wee child. I was spooky from a young age.

I'll give you a quick rundown.

Overture(DeVotchKa)

Pretty straight-faced playthrough, nothing too wild or out there. I didn't get the feel for the cover artist, just more Nightmare stuff. Still, not bad. Listenable.

Opening (Danny Elfman)

Not technically revisiting, is it? This is all ground he's ploughed before. Cheating. Let's move on.

This Is Halloween (Marylin Manson)

This is an old cover. If you haven't heard it by now, you lose at the internet. Still, it's solid. Say what you will about Marylin Manson, he knows what songs to cover. Another solid version of this is offered up by Panic at the Disco.

Jack's Lament (All American Rejects)

Now, understand, this is my favorite song of the movie. I absolutely adore it. So when I hear that whiny voice streak through my eardrum, I wail inside. I got 20 seconds into this song before I had to turn it off, and only 4 seconds of that was comprised of vocals. Next.

Docter Finkelstein/In the Forest (Amina)

Thus far, the instrumentals are two-for-two on being good, and this one takes a step outside of what Nightmare originally laid out for it. I think this one's quite well done. Loving the theramin.

What's This? (Flyleaf)

Ugh. So, instrumentals are winning, but vocal bits are just... not clearing it. Her vocals are not quite emotive enough to handle the wonder that is supposed to be coursing through this song. She sings "What's this?" but it sounds like she really couldn't care less about what anything is.

I never in my life thought I'd write these words, but Fallout Boy did it better. You have failed. Next.

Town Meeting Song (The Polphonic Spree)

Let me just get this out of the way: I love The Polyphonic Spree. And their absolutely inspired cover of Nirvana's Lithium made me very curious to hear this. I'm really enjoying this one. It's not what I expected, but it's doing it's thing and taking me along with it. Best of the vocal songs so far. My only real complaint is that it needs to pick up the pace.

Jack and Sally Montage (The Vitamin String Quartet)

Another instrumental. Rather meh. Doesn't entice, doesn't push away. It's just there, four people on string instruments playing some music that stays just this side of spooky.

Jack's Obsession (Sparklehorse)

I didn't know you could ruin this song this badly. After all, it's a bit more obscure, and doesn't draw as much love or notice as the others. I thought this would slip under the radar of suck. I was wrong.

Kidnap the Sandy Claws (Korn)

It's Korn. I don't think I have to say any more. I started laughing at this cover not ten seconds in. I'd much rather be listening to She Wants Revenge, and even I'm able to recognize that SWR didn't do that amazing of a cover.

Making Christmas (Rise Against)

Not horrible, but the vocals just do not work for this song.

I've started down this dark path, and I will finish. Not rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail will stop me from this crap. But good God, what have I condemned myself to?

Nabbed (Yoshida Brothers)

More instrumental. More delicious things-not-sucking. Seriously, I could take half those singers to school on how you do these songs, and I'm barely passable. This track is great, really divergent from the original, displaying the Yoshida Brothers for what they are, but still keeps that kick of what the song once was.

Oogie Boogie's Song (Rodrigo y Gabriela)

So, wow. First, whatever made Disney decide to pick up these two is beyond me, but for once, God bless 'em for making a good call. This was a wonderful cover, even if you don't like two guitars playing maniacally side-by-side (which really, if you don't, what's your problem?). Gabriela's standard percussion-style strumming and Rodrigo's sharp picking make for an amazing cover here.

Sally's Song (Amy Lee)

When I first saw who was singing this, I muttered "Goddamnit." She has a solid voice, but it's so typical, putting the lead singer of Evanescence on this kind of project. Still. She did a very solid job, and I really can't complain. It doesn't compete with Fiona Apple's version at all. I think the two bring their own things to the table, and shouldn't have to fight for the lead.

Christmas Eve Montage (RJD2)

Meh.

Poor Jack (Plain White T's)

First of all... what? The Hey-There-Delilah assholes covering Nightmare Before Christmas music? And... wow. This... isn't terrible. Crap. Have my standards fallen so low that this is good, or is it good on its own?

To the Rescue (Datarock)

The first few measures of standard uhn-tiss made me concerned. Largely, not bad, but not incredible. Feels like that's become the mantra of this CD (alongside "singers can't sing").

Finale/Reprise (Shiny Toy Guns)

And welcome to why I'm here. Hearing this is a terrible tease. It makes me want to hear them cover the whole album. I can only imagine how they'd kick ass at What's This, Sally's Song (though I'd wager Carah would swing it better than Sisley). Ah, well. Damn.

Closing (Danny Elfman)

End Title (The Album Leaf)

Maybe we go through a lot of suck, but this is prettymuch the best way to wrap up this CD.

In the end? I'd say don't buy it, just download the good tracks.

Here at Diatribe Inc. headquarters honesty is what we aim for. That being said, brace yourselves for a real scolding here boys.

Lyrically this the most unimaginative bunch of prom night garbage I’ve heard since Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. I’m would love to quote to you some of these lyrics but I’m sure Microsoft Word will allow me to type such a horrendous character strand. Musically it’s what any musician can play, but challenges his or her self to do more.

Quite frankly I don’t like reviewing these albums because that means the music has to be within earshot. However, I feel that the tongue lashing is therapeutic. Some people squeeze little bags of sand for relief, but I just wait for the next Fueled By Ramen release to cum in the mail. Our readers have to wonder why a label would continue to send us their material when we continue to put in the microwave for cheap entertainment. I’ll tell you why; because they don’t read the reviews. It’s really as simple as all that.  Fall Out Boy has never been to our website sadly enough. It’s cool. Thanks for the colorful drink coaster. Keep sending them. I’ll yell “pull” you release, and I’ll blow them out of the sky for sport. The day we stop reviewing this garbage is the day the label stumbles across the website. My apologies Less Than Jake.      

there is no word to describe this song. it's amazing. it's freaking genius. :D
go download/listen to it.

anyway, my day was fine why thank you.
gorgeous guys sister and her friend tried to get me to notice them today when i was getting on the bus home. they were like talking super loud saying "freedom of speech all the way." when i told the bitch i have the freedom of speech the other day. it didn't work. here's why.
i don't care what those stuck up ego manic bitches have to say about me. i couldn't care less about them. they're trashy, stuck up, slutty bitches. and i hope they know that. and i hate them.
and i hate girls like them. they piss me the fuck off.

but my day was fine and that can not ruin that. allie wasn't there. that made me very upset. come to think of it, not many people [that i hang out with] were there today. hm.

anyway. not much went on.
i flipped out at nina,
who thought it would be okay to go and bring playdoh to school and play with it in study hall because she can't fucking think for herself. I HATE HER TOO!
ahhhh!
there goes my whole, i don't hate anyone shit. that's three right there.
stupid bitches.

but. whatever.
i'll be back later.

-your monster.

[ps. i updated the name page. go check it out.]

No dia 24 de setembro, foi comemorado na Internet o Emo Day. Centenas de blogs estavam envolvidos na campanha. Foi o dia mais molhado da história da blogosfera brasileira. Segundo a Fonte de Informação Wikipedia o termo Emo significa:

Emo (abreviação do inglês emotional) é um gênero de música derivado do Hardcore. O termo foi originalmente dado às bandas do cenário punk de Washington, que compunham num lirismo mais emotivo que o habitual.

Existem várias versões que tentam explicar a origem do termo "emo", como a que um fã teria gritado "You´re emo!" (Você é emo!) para uma banda (os mitos variam bastante quanto a banda em questão, sendo provavelmente o Embrace ou o Rites of Spring).

No Brasil, o gênero se estabeleceu sob forte influência norte-americana em meados de 2003, na cidade de São Paulo, espalhando-se para outras capitais do Sul e do Sudeste e agora do Brasil todo, e influenciou também uma moda de adolescentes caracterizada não somente pela música, mas também pelo comportamento geralmente emotivo e tolerante, e também pelo visual, que consiste em geral em trajes pretos,Trajes Listrados, Mad Rats, Cabelos Pretos ou Coloridos e franjas caídas sobre os olhos.

Hoje em dia as bandas que mais fazem sucesso entre os emos são Panic at the Disco, My Chemical Romance e Good Charlotte. É comunente na internet vermos mais textos e vídeos ofendendo a cultura emo do que conteúdo gerado por fãs. Independente do gosto de cada um, respeito é respeito. Sempre.

i have nothing to say.
i have no enthusiasm to write.

i'm miserable.
i'm stupid.
i'm in love.

who am i kidding.
i'm not in love.
i don't even know him.
but that's to bad.
i believe in love at first sight.
and i think that's what this is.
or at least i do for now.

i can't get him off my mind.

-your monster.

A partir de este mes de octubre, el Rock Band Live Tour estará viajando a ciudades seleccionadas alrededor del país y los aficionados del juego tendrán la oportunidad de competir en este evento interactivo. Todo esto comienza en San Diego, CA, el 5 de octubre en la San Diego Sports Arena, y habrán invitados especiales tales Plain White T's y The Cab. Si quieren participar, escuchen las estaciones radiales locales o solo esperen hasta el día del evento. Lean el comunicado de prensa (en inglés) para más información, especialmente si viven en Orlando, FL.

ROCK BAND LIVE TOUR

ORLANDO CONCERT MOVES TO NOVEMBER 6
ALL TICKETS DATED NOVEMBER 9 WILL BE HONORED

REFUNDS AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE

September 30, 2008 – Rock Band Live at UCF Arena in Orlando – originally scheduled for November 9 – has moved to November 6.All tickets will be honored on November 6.For those unable to attend, refunds are available at point of purchase.Tickets are on sale now at the box office and through Ticketmaster.

The musical video game phenomenon of Rock Band™ is coming to Orlando. This fall Rock Band Live (http://www.rockbandlivetour.com) will travel across the country with headline acts Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional, together on stage, with very special guests Plain White T's, The Cab, and possibly YOU!

The concert tour will let Rock Band bands rock their way onto the main stage with a truly interactive experience that allows fans to compete in head-to-head competitions for the chance to play on the main stage in-between the tour acts' sets. Bands will be selected through local radio promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.

"Rock Band Live brings together a terrific combination of artists for a night of rock 'n roll love," said Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. "The bands are fantastic, the timing dovetails perfectly with the release of Rock Band 2, and the events will be tons of interactive fun for families."

"We're huge fans of Rock Band and feel honored to join the Rock Band 2 game disc setlist with some of our favorite artists like The Who, Bob Dylan and Journey!" said Panic At The Disco's Brendon Urie. "And what better way to celebrate our involvement with the game than joining the first Rock Band tour. We're definitely excited to be a part of things"

"I'm practicing my Rock Band drumming," deadpanned Dashboard Confessional singer Chris Carrabba, "With any luck I'll win a spot on stage to show what I can REALLY do."

Panic At The Disco will be featured on the Rock Band 2 game disc coming out this September. In addition, all Rock Band Live tour acts will be featured in a forthcoming downloadable content pack for the game.

Rock Band Live is an MTV event and sponsored by Hot Topic and Pepsi Stuff. Each will offer exclusive consumer promotions later this fall. For more information on the tour and ticket sales, please visit www.rockbandlivetour.com.

Rock Band Live is being produced by MTV and AEG Live.

About the Artists
Panic At The Disco released their sophomore album, Pretty. Odd. on March 25, 2008 through Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen. While the album is equally as catchy and infectious as their debut, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, the new album was created as an expansive pop album that channels the ghosts of Brian Wilson, The Beatles and The Zombies. The band's previous album sold over 2.2 million copies, and their single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" became a #1 hit on MTV, snagging the Best Video award in 2006.

Dashboard Confessional, led by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba, has had three consecutive gold records - The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most (2001), A Mark A Mission A Brand A Scar (2003), and Dusk and Summer (2006). The band toured with U2 and wrapped up their last headline run in 2006 with a sold out Madison Square Garden show. They are putting the finishing touches on a new album, which was produced by Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger.

Joining Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional are very special guests Plain White T's and The Cab. Plain White T's are about to release Big Bad World the highly anticipated follow-up to the band's platinum-plus-selling breakthrough release Every Second Counts. On the strength of mega-hit single "Hey There Delilah," which rocketed to No. 1 in 10 countries and was the fourth song in history to sell over 3 million digital downloads, Every Second Counts sold over a million and a half copies worldwide and earned the Chicago quintet not one, but two Grammy nominations.The Cab are the next up-and-coming band that will soon become a household name. They released their debut album, Whisper War, on April 29th through Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen.

About MTV Networks

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

About MTV Games

MTV Games is dedicated to creating, marketing and publishing high-quality, innovative interactive products that are relevant to the MTV audience and complement the core values of the MTV Networks brands.

About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc

Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more information please visit: www.harmonixmusic.com.

About AEG Live:

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. AEG Live, the nation's second largest concert promotion and touring company is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, fourteen regional offices and numerous state of the art venues nationwide.

It looks shabby, I think. That's because I had to rip stuff off and reglue a lot. Gah. Spongebob was also in my head...oh yeah because my sister kept playing Spongebob clips on Neopets. Grrr. I can't believe people still like Neopets. And that they shamelessly promote other things on their site. As if it were a Neopets thing. And her Neopet is uglier than my Neopet. Yes, I have a Neopet, but it hasn't eaten since fourth grade.

It's fun to do fashion designs for Ernest, but I need more ideas. I've got a Prince Philip (Sleeping Beauty)costume for the photoshoot, Batman, which will end up being a weird stew of all the Batmans, I think, and a speedo. (I'm considering a star-spangled banner pattern. By the way, this cafeteria man on Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader didn't know the lyrics to the National Anthem. We should pie him. With Sweeney Todd's pies. Also, the winter solstice is on December 21st, the day Sweeney Todd came out. Which means this year, my turn to do the layout for the Youth Forum is also December 21st. And, the trailer for Public Enemies comes out on Christmas! What a delightful present. I feel like Little Bobby from my English essay. What a long parentheses thingy this has been! I was playing Six Degrees with everything in my life at the moment.) It's fun to draw Ernest designs because he's just a rectangle. Huzzah for simplicity. DING! A Borat style swimsuit? Gross...

Ugh! What smells like rat? Ewww sudden dead frozen rat smell infestation in my house.

Cerita ini dimulai pas gw denger band favorit gw, Panic At The Disco, bakal manggung di Indonesia. Gw pun nyari-nyari informasinya di internet. Dan akhirnya ketemu! Wah, beneran ternyata, mereka bakalan manggung di Indonesia. Cuman yang bikin gw heran, mereka manggung tanggal 17 Agustus 2008. Itulah hari kemerdekaan kita. Hari merdeka nusa dan bangsa. Hari lahirnya bangsa Indonesia. Mer…de…ka…. Udah ah nyanyinya, hehe. Huh, tanggal 17 Agustus itu biasanya gw lagi banyak kegiatan. Disuruh ngelatih di sekolah lah, disuruh ngelatih di SMP gw lah, belum lagi nonton langsung pengibaran Sang Saka di Balai Kota.

Gw pun yang waktu itu blom denger album keduanya, langsung download semua lagu-lagunya (illegal!). Dan setelah gw denger lagu-lagu yang album kedua itu, gw nyimpulin, lagu-lagunya ga begitu enakeun, kaya bukan Panic lah, beda banget ama album yang pertama, yang gw suka semua lagunya. Malah di album yang kedua ini, ada lagu yang bikin ill feel.

Di sekolah gw nanya temen gw yang suka Panic juga, Yagi.

Gw: “Gi, dah tau Panic mau manggung di Jakarta?”

Yagi: “Udah.”

Gw: “Nonton yuk.”

Yagi: “Ke Jakarta? Hayu-hayu.”

Gw: “Berapaan tiketnya?”

Yagi: “Yang festival Rp 750.000, kalo yang tribun Rp 700.000.”

Gw: “Jrit, mahal.”

Yagi: “Emang.”

Gw: “Eh, dah denger yang album kedua?”

Yagi: “Blom. Lo punya? Minta lah”.

Dan gw pun ngasihin flashdisk gw ke dia.

Besoknya, kita ngobrol lagi.

Yagi: “Jal, kok Panic jadi kaya gini sih. Lagunya jadi aneh-aneh.”

Gw: “He uh, emang. Jadi gimana dong rencana kita ke Jakarta?”

Yagi: “Ga tau deh, gw ga yakin.”

Gw: “Sama, gw juga. Lagian tiketnya mahal.”

Kita pun sempet berniat ga jadi pergi. Sekitar sebulan kemudian, gw yang lagi di warnet di sms ma si Yagi. Isinya kaya gini:

Jal, tiket Panic katanya turun. Coba cek bener ga?

Gw pun cek ke javamusikindo.com. Ternyata bener, harga tiketnya turun! Festival jadi Rp 350.000, dan tribun jadi Rp 300.000. Besoknya di sekolah, gw ngobrol lagi ma dia.

Yagi: “Jadi bener harga tiketnya turun?”

Gw: “Iya, bener. Kita jadiin aja yuk nontonnya?”

Yagi: “Ok. Tapi bener ya kita jadiin.”

Gw: “Iya bener.”

Berarti, sekarang tinggal mikirin dimana beli tiket, transport pake apa, trus di Jakarta sana tidur dimana. Gw ma Yagi pun melobi temen-temen gw yang punya sodara di Jakarta supaya dia ikut nonton konser dan kita bisa ikut nginep di rumahnya (hehe, kasian banget yah gw). Dan hasilnya, ga ada yang berhasil kita ajak.

Thanks to Dhilla. Temen gw ini katanya denger di radio, ternyata tiket Panic bisa dibeli di radio Ardan. Dan masalah tiket pun beres. Setelah ada duit, gw ma Yagi langsung aja beli tiketnya ke Ardan. Tapi, tiketnya ternyata ga bisa langsung diambil. Tiket dikasihinnya ntar, H-1 alias Sabtu tanggal 16 Agustus. Kita pun hari itu cuman dikasih kwitansinya aja, dan ntar kwitansinya itu ditukerin ama tiket.

Malemnya, gw nyengir-nyengir sendiri (emang rada gila kok gw). “Bentar lagi gw nonton konsernya Panic! Hahahaha”, pikir gw. Gw buka-buka lagi kwitansi yang tadi siang gw dapet. Gw baca satu per satu kalimat yang ada di kwitansinya:

Atas nama: Mohamad Noor Rizal

2 tiket Konser The Used

Rp 600.000

Hah!! Konser The Used! Anjrit, gw salah beli tiket! Gw langsung sms si Yagi, bahwa kita salah beli tiket. Dia pun ngebales, katanya ntar aja kita omongin di sekolah. FYI, emang The Used ntar manggung, kalo ga salah 4 hari sebelum Panic manggung. Tapi tetep aja, kita emang niatnya mau nonton Panic, bukan The Used.

Di sekolah, gw ma Yagi diskusi lagi, apa kita mau balik lagi ke Ardan atau gimana. Gw pun nyaranin mending telepon aja, soalnya males balik lagi ke Ardan , jauh. For one more time, thanks to Dhilla lagi, soalnya dia niat nyariin nomor telepon Ardan ke 108 buat kita. Langsung aja kita telepon si Mbak yang ngelayanin kita waktu beli tiket. Ternyata, kita emang udah terdaftar buat dapetin tiket Panic. Jadi, si Mbak nya cuman salah tulis di kwitansinya. Huh, akhirnya, lega juga.

Dan kita pun sekarang tinggal nyusun rencana transport dan nginep disana. Akhirnya, kita mutusin buat pergi naik kereta Parahyangan ke Jakarta jam 8 pagi, nyampe disana cari Hotel Jusenny (Yagi dah searching di internet, dan katanya itu hotel yang paling murah dan paling deket ma Tennis Indoor Senayan yang dia temuin), nonton konsernya, nginep 1 malem, dan paginya, tanggal 18 Agustus, kita check out dan pulang ke Bandung. Sip.