Detailed log about the GC OG tour 2005

I picked (Canadian) Lisa up at her hotel Monday. We went shopping and stuff. The last place we went was Wal-Mart so she could get some disposable cameras. We saw 2 big buses there, but we didn’t think it was GC’s buses because we didn’t expect them in town until the next day and they had Florida plates so we figured it was some old people. I don’t really remember what else we did that day.

The next day, May 3rd, was my bday. It started out well enough, but ended up being the worst birthday ever, not because of the show though, GC’s show was the only redeeming factor of my birthday this year. Pam and my friend Dana got to my apartment about 4. And we started drinking yager in celebration of the day… my sister and roommate (my cousin) got home about 4:30 or so. They had a bday shot with me. Me and Lisa were drinking quite a bit. I lost count after my 7th shot of yager. Normally, I wouldn’t drink that much, especially before a show, but my sister had told me something that upset me. She told me the reason she was late getting to my bday “party” was because she was at the doctor getting on birth control. She then told me that she started having 5 days before. She was a virgin. At that point I had only had about 3 shots, but I was in shock and didn’t know how to deal with it so I started slamming shots. I had been her cherry guard for a very long time and she gave it up to a guy she had known less than a week and is a lot older than her with a 7 month old baby and a girlfriend who lives in my apartment building. The more I thought about it the more disappointed and upset with her I got. I practically raised her and I knew I raised her better than that. I wasn’t really pissed though, just disappointed in her. so anyways, we get to the show (I was pretty fuckin by then) and tried to put her confession out of my mind (other than trying to figure out why she would tell me that on my bday knowing it would upset me, when she had done the deed days before). We were enjoying ourselves, but she kept bringing it up, like she was trying to piss me off. I had a mood swing (thanks to the yager) and told her to shut up, I didn’t want to hear about it anymore and she kept on. So I told her she’d be smart to keep the little motherfucker away from me for awhile. Well that made her mad so she started throwing a fit. We went outside and got into it then she left. I had another mood swing and started crying (I rarely ever cry). Dana and Pam were trying to make me feel better… we missed a huge part of simple plan’s set. Then we went back inside and watched GC. That cheered me up quite a bit. Afterwards we all went outside to wait for the boys to come out.
Before that show, we all signed the back of the OG collage poster I made. By the time I signed it; I was pretty shitfaced and had just found out about jess’ lost virginity. So I signed it, “thanks for playing my hometown on my birthday”…. can’t remember the middle part and then “P.S. I just found out my baby sis lost her virginity and I’m sad :( ” I’m pretty embarrassed about that now, but oh well can’t erase it lol. Lisa wrote something about nutella, spankings, whips and chains lol. She was as drunk as I was. So anyways, Benji came out and made sure he spoke with every fan that was outside waiting. We got at the end of the line. We he came to us, I gave him the poster. (He liked it a lot btw and said it was going to hang it over his bunk lol) Lisa told him to read the back. He was reading it (he reads out loud lol). Mine was the last thing he read and then he said “she lost her virginity?!?” and I was like yeah… and he said “it wasn’t me was it?” I started rollin… it’s like he knew exactly what to say to make me feel better. We all talked a few mins more and then Joel came out and started nagging Benji to hurry up. Lisa said hi to him and asked for a pic and he was like “bye” as he was walking off. He was being a total ass. Benji talked to us for a few more mins then went to the bus.

We took tore (my roomie) back to the apartment because she had to the next day. Then me, Lisa and Pam went back to the venue. We were chillin in my explorer waiting for the buses to leave and I had the worst migraine. All of a sudden I felt so nauseated. I jumped out of the car and barely made it to the back before I started hurling (we had only eaten once that day it was more than 12 hours before, so we got drunk on an empty stomach and I had drank beer at the show besides all those yager shots). I got back in the car and felt a lot better then we called Amanda begging her to find a way to go to the shows with us. About 2am the buses left and we followed (we weren’t the only ones either). We get to the edge of the city and they stopped to get gas which we were hoping for because we needed gas really bad. I jumped out and felt like I was going to get sick again… so I ran to the bathroom and barely made it in time. Went back to the car and we were sitting there talking and we went back in to get pop and I seriously needed some alka seltzer. was in the store, but we didn’t want to bother him. He had already bought a big bag of stuff and then here came Joel… we sure as hell didn’t want to talk to him because he had been a prick earlier. I was at the counter paying for my alka seltzer and cherry coke and walked over and leaned over me to get a lighter. I was like “hi” and then Lisa came over and we started talking to him. Joel was standing about 7 feet away pretending to look at magazines. I don’t remember everything we talked about with , but we made sure to ignore Joel lol. A few mins later I went back to the car and Lisa kept talking to . Then we all left for our journey to Oklahoma City. We didn’t know where the venue in OKC was and forgot to print directions so we followed the buses.

A few hours later we get to OKC, found the venue and then went in search of a hotel. It was about 5am. We found a super 8 close to the venue. We didn’t want to pay for a full night and only be there for a few hours so the clerk told us if we waited till 7 we’d have the room until 11am the next day. There was a Denny’s next door and we were starving. So we got something to eat and killed a couple hours. I know we looked weird to the people in there. Me and Lisa were wearing short skirts, fishnets, big shoes, black nails etc… Then we checked into the motel and passed out. We slept until about 1:30 or 2 then we all started getting ready for the show. We got there about 5 or so and the line was insane. Security was extremely tight… very gestapo-ish. We finally got in and down on the floor about 7:20 and then the show started… it was good show, except for security being such neo-Nazi bastards.

We didn’t wait for the boys to come out that night. We just went to the car and chilled till the buses left. The caravan got bigger. The same girls from the night before followed as well as a couple more. we had no idea how to get to Kansas city so we had to follow the buses again… it was no big deal that time, I was a little embarrassed about it the first time. But this time it was . Kinda like a game. Pam and I drove in shifts because the drive to KC was long. We talked to Amanda few times, still trying to convince her to find a flight and get up there. We followed them to the venue to find out where it was then we got a room at the Hilton a little after 9am. We were exhausted and slept until 2 or so. Went to the venue around 5. There were a lot of people, but it moved quick because security wasn’t as strict. Once we got on the floor, we moved our way to the front. That show fuckin rocked. The venue was a lot smaller than the other 2. Benji kept staring at me and Lisa… I’m sure he was thinking something along the lines of damn… these bitches are here too… lol security busted me with my camera so I didn’t get to take many :( . There was a lot of people crowd surfing. One nailed me and I punched her pretty damn hard with this huge ring I had on, out of reflex. I know she had a bruise the next day. My hand was a little bruised and there was knot on my middle finger where the ring dug in from the force of the punch.

We didn’t wait for the boys to come out that night either. We waited for the buses for quite awhile, but it was taking them forever that night. So we figured they were just going to go to Springfield instead of staying in KC their day off, so we took Lisa back to the hotel and said our goodbyes then we back to the venue. We were catnapping. Some crackhead was bugging us but I made him get lost. Then I dreamed that he came back and shot us while we were sleeping waiting for the buses and GC put up a reward for his capture lol… what kind of fucked up dream is that? About an hour later (about 3:30) they finally pulled out. they stopped at Wal-Mart. we needed to pee and get some pop so we went in. one of the bus drivers was in line ahead of us. He was leaving then noticed a movie he wanted so he came back to the checkout. He started talking to us and was like “so have yall heard of a band called ?” me and Pam looked at him like he was an alien. And then was like um yeah… we’ve been following you for a few days. He laughed. We made sure it wasn’t bothering him and he said they didn’t care people does it all the time. We were like well we know you have gps and we don’t even have a map so… we talked a bit more then we all headed out. We talked to Amanda again and she booked a flight into Tulsa. me and Pam got to springfield about 7am went to her house and slept for a couple hours then I drove the 3 hours back to Tulsa to pick up Amanda. Then we drove back to Springfield then checked into a hotel… and GC was staying there, of course, lol. The desk clerk was pretty cool and after we checked in he was like have you heard of Good Charlotte and we told him yeah and that we had been going to a bunch of their shows and stuff, and he was told us they were staying there. Then this other clerk came from the back so he stopped talking about GC. We went upstairs and unpacked (didn’t get any sleep) and stuff then went down to the lobby so Amanda could study for her final. Justin, Timbo, and Super were at the lobby bar drinking. Amanda had to go back to the room for something and then that clerk (who was fine as hell btw) came up to me and said “that band you like is staying on the 7th floor… etc” lol
anyways, then Amanda came back down and we ordered some drinks from the bar, helped her study a bit more then we went out to the pool then upstairs exploring. Pam was at a banquet with her mom. we went to the front desk sundry shop to get some pop and a different clerk was like “good charlotte is staying here” and we told him that we knew already then he said that the bellhop had just shuttled a couple of them to the mall. Me and Amanda were bored in the hotel; they were having 2 proms so high school brats were everywhere so we had him take us there too, because I was sick of driving. when we were getting on the shuttle someone called him for him to pick them up from the mall so we were just gonna go along for the ride since it was about mall closing time. We pull up at the mall and there was Justin, Timbo, and Super Nick again. I don’t know why but I didn’t wanna ride back with them so I was like “hey Manda let’s go buy a shirt or something” so we stayed at the mall. We walked around a bit but it was closing time so we went out front and realized we were stranded. We forgot to get the number from the bellhop to come pick us up, my explorer was at the hotel, and Pam was still at the banquet with her mom. We kept calling Pam but she didn’t answer. So we just waited out front. Then these 2 guys came up and started talking to us… they wouldn’t go away. Pam finally answered. And was teasing us about the situation we got into and picked us up. We went back to the hotel and were bored to so we walked downtown. We went to some sushi restaurant. I had never had sushi before… it was fuckin gross. However, on the plus side though I learned how to use chopsticks. Afterwards we went to some coffee shop and hung out a bit. Then we walked back to the hotel. I think it was around midnight. We were bored and couldn’t sleep. So we walked around the hotel, played hopscotch on the carpet, played on the elevators, played poker with some kind of snack crackers. walked around outside, got scared by some drag queens, got messed with by a big group of drunk high school guys, chilled in the lobby, went back to the room, talked, and finally went to bed about 4am.

Pam had to get up early to get Connie and Julie from the airport. Me and Manda got up took our showers and everything and then when Pam and them got back we moved all of our stuff to Julie’s room. Pam and Julie had to go back to Pam’s house to get the tickets. Me, Connie, and Amanda ate in the hotel restaurant. We saw Benji while we were eating. We didn’t go bug him though. Then when they got back at about noon me and Amanda went to the venue because the line was getting big. So we stayed in line for a couple hours, playing war, then Connie and Julie came to give us a break. We went back to the room for about 30 mins then went back to the venue. Julie, Pam, and Connie went back to the room. Pam came back about an hour later, but Julie and Connie stayed at the room. So we just hung out in the line. We talked to our bus driver buddy a couple times. I got sunburnt. Then finally 2 hours later the line moved, about 5pm… Because a bunch of assholes were cutting the line. About 5:45 Julie and Connie came back and we waited for the doors to open. Then we all went inside. They way oversold the show. We managed to get about 5th row center. We were packed in worse than sardines. Security wasn’t doing their job at all. No protection, no water… nothing. I’m amazed no one was seriously injured at that show. I’m a concert veteran and there were several times I almost passed out. It was impossible to get out. People were packed in too tight. If the fire marshall had shown up the concert would have been shut down. The thousands of people behind us kept pushing… thinking if they pushed enough they could get to the barricade… stupid fuckers. Because of the force we eventually ended up 2nd row center and then by the 2nd to last song of GC’s set I was on the barricade with Amanda and her arm braces suctioned to me. The actual performances that night were the best yet, but the rest of everything sucked. That venue had no business hosting a concert. Their security staff just stood in front of the stage all night. And when people needed out they said they couldn’t get them out. Etc. hell they didn’t even protect Joel when he jumped down. If it hadn’t been for Justin he would have been ripped apart. Joel was drunk or something. he ran into Benji, knocked Benji’s mic stand over, dropped his own mic a few times, fell like 3 times and kept slurring… but it was still a great performance lol. Afterwards, me, Pam and Amanda were sitting on the grass bitching about security and stuff. The boys all came out but I was too dehydrated to move. Julie and Connie went back to the room. Amanda and Pam went to the buses. I sat with our stuff. Then they came back. About 45 mins later the crowd finally thinned and we walked around a bit. We talked to our bus driver buddy again. Then some guys came up to us with a camera and asked if they could interview us… we told them no way lol. Then Paul came over to where we were (there was only about 8 or 9 people left by then) and we talked to him for a min. I took a pic with him and Pam gave him a demo from a local band. We sat there talking for awhile. Then Paul got back on the bus. Then Timbo and some other guy came up and asked if they could take a picture of us. We let them. Then we had a very interesting conversation that I won’t get into, but we were invited on the bus lol. We went back to Julie’s room and packed. Said our goodbyes, then me and Amanda started the 3 hr drive back to Tulsa. Keep in mind we had only had a total of about 4 hours sleep over that 48 hour period. It was hard as hell to stay awake and I’m surprised we made it back to Tulsa, but we did. I dropped her off at the airport a little after 6 this morning. Came back to apartment and couldn’t sleep so I stayed up until about 9 then slept till 12:30 and I’ve been writing this since. I’m still pretty exhausted so after I finish this I’m gonna take some Tylenol pm and pass out. I have to go back to work (and the real world) tomorrow. It was an amazing week. I left some things out but if I wrote every detail this would be a novel…