San Diego

I needed a redo of the Burning Up concert. When they announced their November shows, I was very excited. Grace had an event in San Diego that night, which gave us more reason to drive down there. We would also get to see Josie and Elly.

Boy Toy Jesse was there. I guess he works for that radio station too?

I wore suspenders, inspired by the "Love Bug" music video.

I love floor seats! We were in the second row.. of the second floor section. Before the show, I saw Papa Jonas heading to the sound board. We went over, but we weren't sure on how to approach him. Grace just said, "Mr. Jonas?" and he we got his attention. We asked for a picture. He was busy and politely asked us to go back later. We didn't. Oh well, at least we got to talk to him.

When JB played "Still in Love With You," I knew what was about to happen. I knew what I wanted. Yet, I didn't act fast enough. A bunch of other girls ran before us to the front section in hope to get FOAMED.

We got close enough to feel the mist, but it didn't show on our hair or anything. After than, security certainly tightened up.

After the concert, I swiped a radio poster off the wall. They were glad we did it, it left them with less to clean.

Josie and Elly surprised us with birthday balloons. I got a stuffed hippo and Grace got Hannah Montana crayons.

After, we went to the ball. It was held on a boat that sailed around the harbor for 3 hours.

MTV Spoilers

So it's ironic: November 7 last year is when I attended my first JB concert. Now, it's when I attended my first Twilight event.

VFC took over my August. September has not totally been TWILIGHT.
Today, I got to go to the MTV taping of Spoilers-- apparently a new show. How did this happen? It started with a contest on Twilight Tuesday. I remember almost getting into a car accident when I got the phone call from MTV.
Anyway, the show featured Twilight, and the WHOLE cast was there! It was super duper. I don't know how it happened, but Liz and I were in the third row, next to the aisle.

Forget Robert Pattinson. Lol, okay, don't forget him. He's cuter as Edward and Cedric. But omg, JACKSON RATHBONE aka Jasper Cullen/Hale/Whitlock. He is sooooo hot in person! When he left the first time, I got up and asked for a hug, and I got one =D

When he came out for the Q&A, he answered that music was what kept his spirit up on set. From my seat, I yelled, "What music?" He then looks at ME and answers the question. I was so overwhelmed. I didn't expect him to hear me or actually answer. To top it off, all of this was captured on video.

Kellan Lutz is cool too.

Larry Carroll introduced the cast + Catherine, the director. They showed about 20 minutes of clips from the movie. I had already seen most of them.

After, we went to the back of the building in hopes of meeting the cast. Jackson, Taylor, and Ashley were there. Jackson had the biggest crowd, but I got to meet Ashley and Taylor. Taylor's cologne smelled really good.

It was such a great night, and an especially AMAZING first event.

TWILIGHT!!! <333>

Sparks and McCartney

Grace really wanted to see Jesse McCartney in concert. He was having a great year. "Leavin'" was number one on the radio. Departure is an great album!

The concert was at the Orpheum. It's cool because this is where they hold auditions for American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. I really liked this venue. It was small and quaint. There wasn't a metal detector check, so we were free to roam with our cameras. We had orchestra seats, row H! Alissa and Kelley went too =]

Jordin Sparks performed first. "Tatoo" and "One Step at a Time" were one of the first songs she sang. Those were the only ones knew, so I wasn't sure what to look forward to. I felt like I was watching an episode of American Idol, without the judges' critiques. She didn't do much. It's her and her style. She did make an effort to smile and wave to her fans. The girls in front of me were estatic when she flashed them a heart.

During intermission, we met up with the girls upstairs in the mezzanine/balcony. They spotted Travis Garland in the audience. They had gotten pictures, and a bunch of girls lined up to get their own pictures. Most of them didn't know who he was, but they still wanted pictures.

Jesse's set was so good! He wore a "Sexy Back" type suit, and his backgroud singers also served as background dancers. It was almost like a boyband. He was so cute! He sang most of the songs on Departure. He also sang his hits, "Beautiful Girl" and "She's Not You." Sadly, he didn't sing "Right Where You Want Me." During "Oxygen," a new song, he chose a girl to come up on stage with him. He serenaded and seduced her. We were all like WHOA. We were also jealous.

After, we went to the back to try to meet him. There were about 20 other people waiting too. Travis was there again, and he stopped for second round pictures with us. We can't say the same goodness of Jordin or Jesse. We waited for a long time. When Jesse came out, he dashed straight to his car without even waving at us. It was kind of lame.

I still enjoyed the concert. I just won't wait for him ever again.

Do Something 101

Hey everyone! Today was so much fun!

When Grace and I got to the Staples Center, there were a lot of people checking in. All volunteers got t-shirts. We were assigned to a table and chose our station for the assembly line. We were stuffing school supplies such as paper, binders, notebooks, calculators, pens, and highlighters into bags that will be distributed to 5,000 teens in need.

Once we started, we were all fired up! Twenty minutes went by very quickly, and we had put together so many bags by then.

It was mostly kids working and they were all huge balls of energy. We met a lot of cool people and got to hang with a few familiar faces.

Varsity Fanclub

Honestly, the work we did was not hard at all. It was super easy to put supplies into a bag. But all the work we did is going to make a difference to over 5,000 teens who wouldn't be able to get those supplies themselves.

If you saw the Teen Choice Awards, DoSomething.org was everywhere. You can find out more on their website.

We encourage everyone to go out there and DO SOMETHING.

YOU can make a difference =]

VFC Concert/TCA Pre Party

We finally got to meet Laura from the V Factory So Cal Street Team, along with her sister. We also met Kelley, Lisa, and Alissa. Their posters were quite BEAUTIFUL. They worked really hard!!

I arrived at Hollywood/Highland a little after 3. My friends were there since 12 and got to see VFC and the Clique Girls soundcheck.

The concert started and the Clique Girls were so good! They have powerful voices for 11-year-olds! One of them looks like Selena Gomez with blonde hair. Their harmonies are awesome.

Varsity Fanclub came out and performed after. They were quite awesome. They danced in the HOT and BRIGHT sun, while they sang their hearts out. At one point, the batteries in David's mic died. Drew slickly traded with him. At least we were sure, now, that they were singing live!

They were almost finished performing "Lost and Found" when SUDDENLY, the SOUND CUTS OUT. No mics, no background music. They were very professional, and finished the song. We couldn't hear, but we could see them dance.

While they equipment was being fixed, VFC stalled with a little Q&A. After a few more songs, they finally performed "Future Love."


They were going to have a meet and greet after the concert, but they had to change first. As we were waiting, I noticed the Teen Choice Awards Pre-Party red carpet had begun, and I see this guy. Mind you, the pre party was at Level 3, we were on level one. So, I'm looking up and I can only see his back, but I start FREAKING OUT. I pull Grace, and we RUN up the stairs. It was JC CHASEZ from NSYNC! Oh my gosh!!!! 10 years. It's been 10 years-- one-zero--but I still love him! We made it up there and were able to say hi. It was INCREDIBLE.

10-year dream coming true

We decided to forget about the VFC meet and greet and stayed at the red carpet. It was cool until they kicked out everyone but media. Varsity Fanclub went on the red carpet too! They liked hat. We got cool videos from Danny Noriega from American Idol


and Megan Jette Martin from Camp Rock! She kindly did the "Whatever, major loser" thing and the "Too Cool" shoulder move for us!


Jordin Francis and Roshan Fegan were there too! We got a picture with Jordin and kept calling out "Ro! from the Ro and Co show!"

Lauren and Lo from the Hills walked right past us!

After all of the craziness, we ate at uWink. It is such a cool restaurant, very high tech. You order on the touch-screen computer and you can play games while you eat! It's also easy to pay individually.

Grace and I took pictures with VFC's colorful mic stands before we parted ways. I saw Cole and Dylan Sprouse as I exited the parking structure.

JB on FnMTV

1:00 AM
That's right, one in the MORNING. We arrived at the corner of our meeting place. We had to meet in front of some parking structure and then shuttled to some secret location where the studio was.
We seriously didn't know where to go, and surprisingly, no one was there! We walked around and soon ended up exactly where we started and there was a blanket on the floor. We were both thinking, where the heck did this blanket come from?
A few minutes later, 2 girls arrived, Kailey and Bree. They were really fun and we had some great times waiting!
It was A LOT of waiting.

2:00 PM
1iota people FINALLY started coming to check us in.
Kailey and her other friend Jordan got the "good" wristbands that let you in first. We ended up in the back of the bus. We were scared we weren't going to end up where we wanted to =/

3:15 PM
We start moving to the studio. It wasn't a surprise we ended up in the back of the line.
All of sudden some 1iota guy approaches Grace and me, and asked if it was just two of us. We said yes, and he told us to go with him. We were in such shock. We started moving but all we could think was, "What about Kailey?!"

EEP! We were put in FRONT of this gate thing. If you saw the show, it was when the boys ran through the screaming girls at the very beginning.
We ended up pulling Kailey to the front with us, so it was cool. :] We got to touch ALL three of them each time they ran through, and they did it 3 times!!!

3:45 PM
The green/"good" wristbands were let in first.
We moved away from the crowd and just stood in the shade. All of sudden, we saw the boys moving into the studio. Grace called out to Kevin, and he nodded his head at her.

4:30 PM
We were let into the studio. We ended up pretty much where we wanted to be. There were only two girls in front of us. We were front and center. I had a blue headband, and Grace had a red one. You can see my head in the show.

5:00 PM
Jonas Brothers perform Burnin' Up.
AMAZING.
Unfortunately, they were far but every time they passed by.

5:05 PM
The show was fun! We touched Pete Wentz. He even waved to our camera! He's very good looking in person ;P
We also touched Nelly, Shwayze. It was fun. seriously!

6:00 PM
The show was finished. They did some pick-ups, and then the boys came back and played S.O.S.

6:45 PM
We were out of the studio and we followed Kailey. She led us to the side of the studio, where the boys' cars were exiting.
The first black SUV came out, and it was KEVIN. He rolled down the window and said, "Hi girls!" Kailey got to give him her presents, and Grace held his hand for a second.

7:15 PM
One of the shuttle buses had a fender bender with a parked car. We figured it best for our safety if we just walked back to the parking lot.
We went back to Grace's apartment and at 8pm, we watched FnMTV. This was the first LIVE show.

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