I recently went on a trip to Fargo, ND. On Friday, I was minding my own business at school when my coworker, Jenny, walked up to me. First she asked me, "Do you know who Lincoln Brewster is?" I didn't, but after a short discussion, it was decided that I would go on a plane trip with her to Fargo the next day for a concert! I was very excited because I have only been on one plane before.
During my previous experience, I went in an open cockpit plane at a museum in Texas. I was in High School and I had never been on a plane before. To preface the plane ride, my parents and I went out to eat. I had meatloaf. Let me just point out that eating meatloaf at a no-name restaurant in Texas might not have been the smartest thing I've ever done.
We get to the museum and I am all ready to go. The plane takes off with just the pilot and I. It was a great time, until the last few minutes. I started to feel very sick. I kept telling myself, "ok, you can make it..." I imagined what might have happened if I didn't make it. (open cockpit plane) Anyway, we FINALLY landed. I jumped off the plane as quickly as that can be done and promptly was sick. We went to the store and got some things and I felt fine. We went back to our hotel and I decided to eat some pizza. I spent the rest of the night running from the couch to the bathroom because, apparently that no-name meatloaf wasn't such a great idea. So, needless to say, I was a little nervous about another plane trip.
On this plane trip, we had a six seater plane, which is a slightly scary concept. We got in the plane and I decided riding backwards would not be the best idea. We started rolling and eventually took off. Once I stopped holding my breath, I realized that I felt fine. I started looking out the window at all the snow, water, and houses. An hour later (which really felt like five minutes) we arrived in Fargo, ND. As soon as we arrived in Fargo, we got to a restaurant called "Spitfire." There was a spicy meter on the menu. I ended up having soup and salad. Their chicken tortilla soup was not nearly as impressive as Max & Ermas, but it was still pretty yummy. Next, we had to decide where to go before the concert. We ended up going to the mall, but only had about 20 minutes. When we left the mall, we loaded into an adorable mini van and we were off!
We arrived at the concert. This was definitely not my first concert. I have been to more concerts that I can count. We walked in and there was a large line already forming to the doors. We found a shorter line of people at another door and decided to stay there. Finally, the boy guarding the door (Yes, boy, it was a Christian concert so what do you expect?) let us in. We started to file in when someone yelled, "Who told you to open that door?" The boy looked rather embarrassed and within a minute they decided to let us in anyway. I looked over and people were running to their seats. When we arrived at our 2nd row seats, I had to awkwardly save seats. Maybe you've never had this experience, but when you try to save a spot at a concert, people usually look at you with a not so polite look. I have had this experience quite a few times. So, if you're the person making me hold the seat, you could at least go a little faster so this awkward moment can pass. I didn't get too many impolite stares this time, but I still felt awkward. A lady walked up and started asking about the seats in front of me. She NEEDED five seats and there were only four. If you were paying attention, you would know that the seats in front of me were in the front row. So, maybe you're being a little picky if you can't get your front row seats perfectly together and you didn't get there soon enough. Anyway, I suggested that maybe people could move down. She said, "That would be great, but they aren't doing that." About three seconds later everyone in the row moved down. So the lady could have her five perfect seats in the front row.
I realized that I was sitting directly in front of the speaker. As I started wishing that I had earplugs, two guys from the local radio station went up on stage. Then I realized something. The speakers weren't turned up to "blow your eardrums out" volume. Since this concert was in a church and it wasn't like more rock/secular concerts, there wasn't a big problem with sitting right in front of the speaker. Crisis averted. The two guys started thanking everyone for coming and then they made a comment about how it pays to sign up for drawings. At first, I was thinking, what drawing? The guys pulled out some cds and called up a guy and a girl to the stage. Next, they handed the guy a microphone. I thought that this was a little odd. Usually, they would give you the cds and you'd walk off to your respective seats. The two guys from the radio were asking him if he knew the artists and if he was excited to get the cd. An awkward amount of time had passed and it was time for the guy to go back to his seat. He still had the microphone, and I'm sure everyone was starting to feel like this was excessive. He then said, "I bet you're wondering they gave me a microphone and we're just here because we won cds." Everyone is probably thinking the same thing "YES! Please go sit down.This is getting awkward." He turns to his girlfriend and starts talking to her. As soon as he made the comment "I bet you're wondering why they gave me a microphone" I had it figured out. He got down on one knee in front of the huge crowd and the girl's eyes went wide. He proposed and she said yes almost before he finished asking! Everyone then said the obligatory "aww" and we moved on with our lives. It was cute, but I was ready to hear some live music!
My favorite part of the evening was when Lincoln Brewster told about his kids' star wars birthday party. The end of the evening was fairly uneventful. We went back to the airport, drank some delicious hot cocoa, and got back on the plane. The plane ride was turbulent on the way back, but it was a great day overall.
"You must, you must think I'm strong"- Matthew West
This is Lincoln Brewster handing a CD to someone. He is so awesome! I don't think I could get Jason to have this hair, though.
obligatory "aww"
hahahahahaha
loved it
Posted by: Mehu | 04/09/2011 at 07:26 PM
Everyone should follow this awesome teacher.
Posted by: Mehu | 04/09/2011 at 07:43 PM