Sigh..?!!

I miss it too.

You confuse me.

And another one

Wesley is out too. III Factory?

Still a possibility?

It's official

Finally, a formal announcement.
At least, as formal as Twitter can be.

Asher Book is no longer with the group... if there still is a group

Au revoir, V Factory.

It was fun.

It's ON

Disney Channel actually aired the FULL video today. Yay!

Hello there, V Factory. Well, 3/5 is better than nothing!

Weebly

"The Tie Girls'" ownership of the domain "vfactoryfan.com" has expired.

"The Tie Girls", the YouTube/MySpace alias of Grace and myself, expired long ago.

I don't want to call what else might be expired, though it's more than obvious.

Hear the robin going..

I gave in. I am using Twitter. I am only using it to follow other users. It's easier to keep up with everyone's updates with a Twitter account.

I don't plan o tweeting anything myself because I rearely have anything interesting to say (and no one cares). Plus, if I have something to say, I blog about it HERE.

-MTV has removed "Music Televison" from their logo. It's officially no longer the network I grew up with.

-Sterling Knight admits Christopher Wilde is part him and part Drew Ryan Scott of Varsity Fanclub.

-According to Wikipedia, Selena Gomez's "Kiss and Tell" has sold more copies than Demi Lovato's "Here We Go Again."

-Selena's performances have improved.

-Nick Jonas debuts at #3.

-Disneyland's attendance is up, but profits still aren't.

-I started rating songs on my iPod.

FAME Movie Premiere

The movie hits theatres in 2 days!

The premiere was held today at the Grove in Los Angeles.

Before hand, we just walked around and shopped. I spotted Olesya Rulin.

Saw the guys just as they were about to hit the red carpet.

The red carpet was set up in the grass area between the fountain and the stage. I didn't really see. It wasn't your typical set up. The carpet was black, first of all. There wasn't a backdrop, just posters here and there. You can see fans gandering behind the celebrities.

I totally missed a JC opportunity! I had no idea.

I totally don't count this because they didn't walk the carpet together.

As we made our way to the stage, I see Chucky Klapow.
Here's the thing: when I first watched "Getcha Head In the Game" in High School Musical, I took notice of number 44. He was really good [and cute!]. I learned his name. I learned that he was assistant choreographer. I learned that he attended my high school [he was voted best dancer!].
One day, senior year, he had visted a couple classes. My friends told me of this news. None of them knew who he was, or could even recall his name. But I knew, and I was tres triste that I didn't get to meet him.
And almost 3 years later, there he was :) I can cross him off my list of people to meet.

He asked what year we graduated. I should have said 1998 or whenever he had graduated. Dang it. haha.

They announced V Factory. I was surprised they were opening with "Get Up." This is a different set list, I thought. The song ended. They said their thank yous. And THAT WAS IT. LoL

That's right folks, one song. They weren't kidding when they said it'd be quick. I still love them, none the less.

No formal m&g after. They had to rush to the theatre to watch the movie. But Travis Garland was lingering around somewhere.

We ended the evening with a quick trip to New York and then a trolley ride around the grove.

V Factory/FAME

I arrived at Six Flags around 3:30. I had to park all the way at the end of the lot, near Scream. The tram came within 5 minutes, but it wasn't in service. So, I just walked.

The Six Flags website said the show was at the Golden Bear Theatre, but it was really at the Magic Moments Theatre.

Full house!

The show began with the FAME trailer.
Naturi Naughton performed the FAME theme song.
Asher, Kerington, Kay, and other cast members were in the house and greeted the audience.

The director of Fame, an E! newscaster, and CIARA were judges.

The finalists all performed to either "Fame" or "Out Here On My Own."

Dancer, Singer, Twirler, Singers, Beatboxer, Singers, Singer.


V Factory time!

They opened with "Lights, Camera, Action."
Asher didn't show us what he got. LOL

Next was "Fade."
I love that song.

Then, it was time for their second single "Get Up."
It's a fun song. Definitely pumped up the audience.

While they were catching their breath, the guys introduced themselves to the audience.

And of course, they closed the set with "Love Struck."


It was a great performance. They had a bunch of fans in the audience. I saw some posters. It was also well done with a proper stage and lights and everything.

Craig Louis won the Talent contest.

Outside, V Factory had a meet and greet.

Travis Garland came out to support.
Me - "Did you get taller?"
TG - "No. I'm still short."

I rode a couple of rides. The lines were short. You'd think: Saturday + Labor Day weekend = a lot of people. NOPE. Good for us, bad for business.

Walking around, it was really cool to see a bunch of people with V Factory shirts and merch. I'm totally ready for them be super famous already!

Photo fest:

Group Picture [fail haha]

I'm gonna learn how to fly HIGH!

Fame Soundtrack

I purchased this CD last week.

My favorite tracks are "Try" and "Ordinary People" sung by Asher Book.

I didn't realize that boy had that range. I adore him! "Try" is soooo cute. Girls will be jealous of Kay Pannabaker this fall lol.

You KNOW the most exciting part of the movie will be when "This is My Life" is performed. It's so much fun.

We gon' ROCK IT. We won't STOP IT!

The soundtrack has a very urban sound. It's shouldn't be as cheesy as HSM because the songs are all regular songs. They're not random moments of life to the tune of some melody.

We'll see how the movie goes. I don't think they advertised the soundtrack release too much. It debuted at number 90 =X

The FAME Talent Search or whatever thingy concludes tomorrow at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

& V FACTORY is performing! =]

Definite plus if Asher sings a snippet of "Try."

VF + The Tis

V Factory opened for Ashley Tisdale at the Grove. I arrived an saw a corner of V Factory fans. There, a band was giving out CDs of their song. I realized I recognized them. I went to high school with the singers. I couldn't have been more proud. I always thought they would be in a band. Electric Hearts -- look out for them, people!

The setlist:
1. Lights, Camera, Action

I love when they "show us what they got."
2. Fade !

3. These Are The Days
4. Love Struck

They didn't have a formal meet and greet after, they had to rush to the airport. They still tried to get in pictures with the fans. Michael Copon was there. I decided too late that I wanted a picture. He left before I could ask.

After they left, my dream of Wesley and Jared flashing back and dancing with Ashley perished. The new, brunette Ashley Tisdale performed a more rocking set. It was all new songs. That kind of bummed me because I never got the chance to see her perform the more pop songs from Headstrong. Still, I liked her new songs, especially "Masquerade." And, her bass player is hot!

ABDC Finale

When Quest Crew made the ABDC finals, I was so proud! I could not wait to go to the finale. Out of the blue, V Factory decides to have a show at SIR studios the same night as the finale! I was TORN, but I had stuck with Quest the entire season, and I couldn't miss the opportunity to see them WIN. Plus, I knew there would be other V Factory shows.

Our ABDC family decided to rock purple to support Quest. We didn't have to sign a confidentiality waiver since it was a live show, and they were lenient about cameras.  Layla greeted the audience before the show, and the boys got pictures with her.

I totally loved how the show went by QUICKLY. There were no long waits between acts, and there were no pick ups to be done after.

I was bummed Beat Freaks and Boxcuttahz got to dance in the same group-- I wanted Quest to dance with them too! But MAN! The Quest-Strikers-Dynamic routine was BOMB! It was definitely my favorite of the three group dances.

Finally, it was time to announce the winning crew.
Dim the lights,
cue the heart-pounding music,
and go Mario with the unhelpful summarizing dialog.
 I was nervous. I thought, "Okay fine. Beat Freaks won. Just SAY it already!"
But then, Mario said, "QUEST CREW."
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

We were all so happy! Go Quest! There was confetti, and they revealed the championship banner.

As we were clearing out of the studio, Joe got pictures with Matt and Cara of Fanny Pak (Season 2). The judges were doing post-interviews on stage, so there was no way I could meet JC. I did see Mario Lopez. I asked for a picture, and he said yes! He was a little under the weather--what a trooper.

America's Best Dance Crew: Season 3 = SUCCESS

And to top it off, we got camera time =] Boo-yah!

Bandemonium

A day with my my best friends to see hot guys who sing and dance = funtastic.

We arrived at the House of Blues around 11:30AM. While waiting in line, we had Fatburger for lunch, despite the fact that i wanted the pasta from Pizza Hut. As we were eating, a Pizza Hut car delivers across the street. It was a sign that we could have, would have, should have gotten the pasta. Everyone got hungry around 6, so we ended up getting it anyway. It was extremely satisfying. Try the freaking pasta at Pizza Hut, it's so good!

Anyway, back to the concert stuff. We got to meet the members of Menudo before the show. Okay, confession, we didn't really know who they were. We were still super excited. I did recognize Zoe Myers and got a picture before she left. I saw Asher, Jared, and Wesley drive in:
NLT was last to arrive. They got off their bus and went straight inside. They waved though.

Later, we went to the bathroom, and as we came out, I recognized Nathaniel from V Factory! I gasped, and he turned around. I was so in awe, I don't know why. He was totally cool. He loved Grace's and my V Factory fan shirts. He taught us a dance move from "She Bad." He took pictures, gave hugs, and tried remembering our names. This was just a super awesome moment!!!! My love for V Factory intensified.

Mark and James greeted the people in line. They gave out stickers. I had no idea who they were either.

The show starts and V Factory is up first. YouTube videos do nto give them justice. They're phenomenal on stage. You can't help but sing along and scream. But I must say, the only problem was that it went by so fast and was over too soon. =[

There was crazy pushing during Menudo. Some space cleared up for a while, but then NLT came on. Somehow I got pushed from the center to the right side of the crowd.

The non-stop-ness of it all made the concert go by so quick, but the night wasn't over because there was a meet and greet for all the bands afterwards.

With all the craziness of celebrity sightings (including A and C of the ACDC dance crew), we found ourselves at the end of the meet and greet line. Time flew by since we met these cool guys who were just sitting on the side lines. They were on their way out but stayed to keep us company.

The meet and greet kind of sucked because pictures were not allowed. What is up with that policy anyway, HOB? In any case, the bands were all really nice.

From the chill day at school, to the random dancing to "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "We're All in this Together" in the street, to the sweet concert, it was an all around great day.

I had work at 5:30am this morning. My voice was half gone by the end of V Factory's set, and by 1:30am, my voice just sounded retarded. But as my co-worker said, "It's just a sign of a good time." =D