cut out the heart and watch the world burn down.

So I just got back from the amazing Motley Crue and Aerosmith concert and had the time of my life. I went with Breanna for her 16th birthday...and if you ask me, Aerosmith is the best fucking bday present ANYONE could've gotten her. So yesterday at about 1pm Bre, Kalie, Kim, Nick, Britany and me all packed into the Suburban and headed on down to Verizon. We got there between 4 and 4:30.  The gates opened at 5:30 and the show didn't start until 7:30 so we had some time to wait. But we didn't want to take a chance of getting there late and missing all the good seats and not getting any cool merch.

We were first in line so Kim, Bre's mom, sat on all the blankets and stuff while Bre, Kalie and I all went to take some pics. We looked to the left and saw a whole bunch of tour buses. At that second me and Bre looked at eachother and slowly started walking towards them. We kept inching closer, waiting for a security guy to tell us we can't be back there. Everytime a sercurity guy would drive by we'd all stop and take a pic but they would just smile and keep driving. So knowing us, we took that as the OK and went to get as close as possible. I was hopeful that I got a pic of Nikki Sixx's bus which was red and black and Breanna was hoping the black and purple one she touched was Steven Tyler's. On our way back to the line they told us that we couldn't have any cameras other than dispossable inside so we were pissed about that and had to take all the cameras back to the car...so now I don't have any pics of the show!!!

Well, the gates opened at 5:30 and we all flew to the merch booth. Breanna got 2 Aerosmith shirts and an Aerosmith dog tag. Kalie got an Aerosmith shirt and so did Bre's little sister, Britany. I was the rebel of us all and got a Motley Crue shirt, I was definitely most excited about seeing them. I've been singing "Dr. Feelgood" for a week now and have been obsessed with Nikki Sixx for quite some time now.

Seriously, it was just amazing seeing how excited Breanna was. Aerosmith is and always will be her favorite band and it was great to be with her for her first live performance from them. We watched Queen and Aerosmith videos on the portable DVD player on the way there to get in the mood....but we didn't need much help there.  And we stopped at Arby's for food.

OK, so after the gates opened and we all got shirts we went to sit down and wait about 1 and 1/2 hours for the show. It was really cold out but I didn't notice it at all, I'm not sure if that's from the excitement, the blanket, all the bodies on the lawn, or a little of all but it was great. I was so worried we were going to freeze our asses off but everything turned out great, I actually ended up getting hot.

Motley Crue came on at exactly 7:30 and opened with "Dr. Feelgood" (!!!) They also played "Girls, Girls, Girls", "Sick Love Song", "Looks That Kill", "Home Sweet Home", "Same Old Situation", "Shout It At the Devil", and a couple of others that I can't think of. Every second of the show was incredible! After some songs Nikki would do this amazing little laugh, and not to mention how amazing they all looked. The lights, dancers, fireworks, and video projections were really cool. I have to say my favorite part of the show was during "Home Sweet Home" when they had this girl suspended from the ceiling by, what looked like a really long sheet. She wrapped her leg around it and hung upside down then kept doing flips and it was truly beautiful, she looked really angelic. I miss seeing them already. They played for about an hour and 45 minutes and the second they started to walk off stage I wanted them to come back. I hope to see them again soon. I'm worried about that though, hopefully they'll stay together now. At the end of the show Nikki Sixx broke his guitar on the floor and handed it to the crowd to break a piece off and pass it around, which of course didn't happen. I saw the guy that got it carrying it back to his truck after the show. As they walked off stage, Tommy Lee said "When I say Motley, you say Crue" and then proceeded with "When I say Fuck, you say you" that was fun and its been stuck in my head ever since.

So the Crue show was over at 8:45 and we waited for Aerosmith until they came on at 9:30. They played for the same amount of time and sang alot of songs. Some that I can remember were "Toys", "Dream On", "Sweet Emotion", "Walk This Way", "Eat the Rich",...damn, I'm really mad that I can't think of any others! Breanna was so excited and I was super excited for her!! She was finally getting to see the band she's worshiped since...forever! When they were getting ready to come on she started jumping up and down and then screamed her heart out to EVERY song. It was awesome! Steven Tyler kissed Joe Perry on the cheek when they were sining and that was really cute. Then, he touched this girl in the audience's hand and you could tell that was the best thing to ever happen to her, then he gave her his hat. If that doesn't cause nirvana happy, I don't have any idea what would! Joe did some really cool guitar playing. He is a great guitarist. I was so happy to hear how strong and loud Steven Tyler's voice was. Aerosmith puts on a great live show. If you ever have a chance to see them live GO!

So this was another amazing experience and I'm so glad that I got to go. Motley Crue was definitely my favorite part of last night and I never want to forget that. [shh! don't tell Bre lol] I'm still sitting here in my new Crue shirt and I don't feel like ever taking it off.

Until next time,
Erica