Mysteries

Kyle XY is the latest entry to the list of mystery-ish TV shows that I watched and were cancelled.

It joins:
So Weird
Dark Angel
Reunion

If the secrets take too long to come out, the ratings die. The show gets cancelled, and I'm left wondering what the heck was supposed to happen. Maybe it's better that way, to remember it as it was. It might get weird like Lost, and you lose interest anyway.

Could Ghost Whisperer be next? Eep. I hope not.

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!

JoBros 3D

Like the Hannah Montana 3D Movie, the concert was cut short.

I thought "Love Is On Its Way" was cute!

Too bad we weren't chosen to go to the tapings for this film.

We sent this to be in the Jonas Mosaic:

ABDC

I went to the first taping on January 12th. I was really excited, but then I found out JC wasn't going to be there because he was filming a movie =[ but Kid Rainen was subbing, and the Jabbawockeez were all in attendance.

The taping was pretty straight through. There were 4 crews from the west, holla! 9 crews,3 hours of filming,plus another 3 hours of waiting in line.

The audience wave thing we did was so sick! Everyone was participating, and it looked so cool as it went around the room. The stage manager noticed and asked us to do it really fast. Then really slow. And then half and half. It's something you need to see.

I got tickets for last week, while neither my brother nor any other male friends were as fortunate. Yet, I declined them. It's okay. It was Britney night anyway. But I also got tickets for last night's taping. I figure if they give it every other week, I would get tickets for top 4 and then the finale. I can only hope.

Last night's taping took forever! Maybe I just wasn't as excited as the first show, even though now I got to see JC. They did more pick ups and took longer between acts. SoReal Cru was there and performed. I had my awesome neon green Quest<3 sign. I was so nervous when that guy climbed up the stage. It took the incident at the VMAs a while back to another level.

No One Mourns the Wicked

Wicked Los Angeles had its final curtain last night.

I stood outside before the show. This guy next to me looked super familiar. I couldn't figure out why-- Was he an actor? Is he a part of wicked? Then it hit me. He’s a HUGE part of Wicked. He was Stephen freaking Schwartz -- wicked composer!! OMG. I just stared at him for a little bit, probably with my mouth half open.

Grace was late. They were blinking the lights for final call. I was so nervous we wouldn't be able to see the opening numbers, so I left her ticket at Will Call and went inside. She came 5 minutes later. I’m glad we weren't locked out. They didn't let the others in until "What is this Feeling?"

It definitely wasn't a night to see wicked for the first time. The audience game immense applause for each number/actor/little awesome thing they did. Everyone was hardcore. i saw a couple of green people xD A little girl was wearing green tights and a black dress. Two girls wore Elphaba and Galinda's school uniforms. I saw another girl in Galinda's pink popular dress.

The show was awesome. I missed Alex in the ensemble. They replaced him with another asian lol. I felt the emotion from the actors, especially Eden and Megan. They hit those high notes you only pull out for special occasions, and I greatly appreciated it. DEFYING GRAVITY. Just so WOW. It gets me every time. "For Good." They cried, I cried, it was magic. And then it was over.

They did curtain call. Standing ovations all around. And then *gasp* Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman came out on stage. The creators. It was a really awesome moment for freaks like me. I mean, they're the ones who brought this little world to life. "Thank you, Los Angeles!" was the gist of their speech. Too bad neither Eden nor Megan grabbed the mic.

After, we tried going to the shortcut to the stage door, but it was blocked off. So we had to go all the way around. There were so many people! The line wrapped around the corner. We waited in line for 15 minutes, but we decided we already had pictures and autographs from them, so we left.

Au revoir Wicked LA. I will miss thee. <3

Vegas

By some strange twist of fate, I got to see the JoBros in Las Vegas for FREE.

My aunt got tickets compliments of Monte Carlo, and I went with my cousin, Julia.

I slept most of the ride to Vegas. We got to the city, which i haven't visited in about 2 years. IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Geez louise. Not glamorous at all. Plus,the economy's still bad, and therefore it isn't as packed.

The MGM grand had cute fruit slushies named after JB and their songs.

The concert was great. I just love those boys. The seats weren't my closest ever, but they were free. Julia was all excited. I felt bad for standing up because little girls were behind me lol. But “Y3k” was a partyyyyyyyyyy! Wearing ear plugs is totally the way to go!

The concert was shorter =/ but Nick J did change it up a bit during “A Little Bit Longer”... a year later.
Why don't people realize that there's always an encore? Oh well, when they leave, we get to move closer to the stage =]

When ”SOS” came on, I felt that familiar smile I always get. I remember why I love them as much as I do.

We went back home right after the concert. In and out!

Hot Topic Twilight Tour

So it's ironic again: November 18 was the date of the American Music Awards, and now it's the date of the Twilight Hot Topic Meet and Greet.

I went with Mere, Christina, and their friend, Waldo. Meredith and I both love Jackson Rathbone. Last Thursday, I drove like a maniac after class Hollywood and Highland just to buy the tour tee for my M&G wristband.

Tuesday, we got to Hollywood & Highland just as Paramore was to perform. There was a lot of screaming. E! News was interview Taylor Lautner on Level 3. And then, to my surprise, Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed introduced Paramore. They performed 4 songs. I knew 75% of them. Because we weren't early, we were in the back of the crowd for their performance.

When their set ended, we decided to go find the M&G line. Luckily a Hot Topic staff member informed us the cast would be doing a Q&A on stage. Those with Paramore M&Gs were told to line up. Soon, everyone else was moving out of the area. So, we cruised our way toward the front of the crowd. We were almost there when another staff member announced the Q&A on the microphone. Suddenly, everyone stopped moving.

As we waited for the Q&A, Meredith pretended to be Alice as she did my makeup. Finally, it was time for the cast to come out. I was really excited that Ashley Greene was there too! I got to see all of the Cullens and Jacob.

They started moving us out for our meet and greet. We weren't in a hurry. Wristbands were guaranteed in, so we waited for the line to calm down. We figured it was better to be among the last.

The line was moving pretty damn fast. The concert area had cleared out quickly. Finally, it was our turn. I then saw why the line moved so fast. They were only relocating us, and the line wrapped around the block.

Meredith made a "free hugs" sign.

We finally made it upstairs. The staff started hounding the rules on us. NO personalized posters. NO personal items. NO gifts. NO touching the actors. Basically, get in and out as QUICKLY as possible.

As we entered the store, I saw how a staff member shoved the posters in front of the actors so quickly. The actors were just signing them, not even looking up. I didn't wait this long for nothing! What do I do? Talk to them! I commented on the rapidness of the Hot Topic staff. Kellan looked up. "Me?" he asked. I said, "No, the Hot Topic Guy. Kellan, you're slow." I think Ashley smiled, but I don't quite remember looking at her because Jackson was next!

I was so excited to see him! I told him I was at Spoilers. "Cool!" he said. The rest of the cast looked up too. Jackson already signed my poster, but I asked him to sign my Spoilers lanyard too. He did, and I was so giddy. I screamed, "I HEART YOU!" He smiled.

Nikki was smiling at me too. I felt I had to address her insecurity about being Rosalie. I told her that she was great and shouldn't ever think otherwise. She smiled, said thank you, and kind of held out her hand. I touched it. Taylor looked at me, wanting to shake my hand? I don't remember if I did, lol. Team Edward. Cough.

I think all of that happened in 15 seconds. Once I finished, the staff was like "All right! Thank you! Goodnight!" They said it in a tone that made me realize I broke half of the rules.
We waited with a small crowd for the event to end. All of a sudden, a camera crew came out to film the crowd. Everyone cheered. The crowd and camera were to my left. Out of the corner of my RIGHT eye, I saw the cast leaving through the other door. Haha, those stealthy vampires.

In my head, I was screaming "OMG THERE THEY ARE!" Luckily, my mouth remained silent. We ran down stairs to follow them. They came out of the elevator. We called Jackson, he smiled, and security sent us away. They left through a door.

We RAN to any and everywhere the door might have led, but we were not successful. As crazy and stupid chasing after them was, it was a lot of fun.

We all went to the Rock Band store after and played for a while.