Girl Growing Up: "Here, it is already unlocked!!!"

So as most of you know I got to see Gavin Degraw on Tuesday night! I was wearing my lucky dress, so I had high expectations for this night and boy did it not disappoint!

I got to the venue downtown promptly around 7pm and was able to enjoy Andy Grammer's soulful voice as well as his presence in the crowd.

Then around 7:50ish cool, calm, and chill Colbie Caillat came out and gave a very relaxing set that was really fun to watch.

Finally around 9:15ish Mr. Gavin himself made his entrance and gave a rocking show where it was impossible to sit down as well as take pics with all the flashing lights!!

Welllll after they finish singing doesn't mean the show is over! If you know anything about me, you know that deep down in my heart I want to see if he'll make an appearance sometime after the show is over! So yes! I wait around! I've had the honor of being in Gavin's presence once before and sadly the three other times prior: he was at a huge venue and didn't make his way out, second time he was sick and headed to the bus, and lastly I was with a friend who couldn't stay and wait with me!! So I was staying this time to see him no matter what!

I was lucky enough to have awesome girls with me who knew what this waiting game was all about! So we hovered around in the venue for a bit after the concert was over, looking for any sign of Gavin..... And then there are screams! We see that hat! I take off on a brisk walk only to get stiff armed by this lady who apparently was security!! Came out of nowhere! I think I was so focused on the hat that I didn't see her! If I hadn't of hit her arm so hard I probably woulda kept on going. Anyway this lady tells us we can't go see him and that we have to make our way to the exit. So what do we do? We just pick another random place to chill until Gavin comes out to us! Of course this doesn't work and we get yelled at multiple times to leave! So we decide we will. We'll just wait up by the gates. At this point we have done what we have been told and exited but apparently not what they wanted! They tell us even after we have exited to leave from in front of the gates!! WHAT!! !#@$*&%^#@%$%$ ^ We have done what you said now you're trying to kick us from in front of the gate! So like any determined girl-- we find another gate and hover there!! This gate actually looks promising! It looks like the gate where the buses will leave from. So at least we'll get to wave goodbye!

At this point I'm getting sad! I wore my lucky dress! The same dress I met Gavin in the first time (embarrassing pic later) this dress is carrying all the luck and it's getting me nowhere! But wait! There are more screams! And just over the top of the fence covered by some type of sheet material we see the Hat! Gavin came out to sign autographs for leftover lingering fans! WHAT!!! They kicked us out! But not everyone! So what do determined girls/boy do? We hang over the fence, pull back this sheet material covering the fence, or jump the fence and watch Gavin sign autographs. We mope and talk about how much we hate the security people for kicking us out and not them! Jenee(me) says "We love you Gavin!!!!" just so that he knows we're so close to him yet so far! He see us!! Waves!! And continues signing autographs. But keeps looking back!

We have high hopes!!!!! He continues to keep looking over at us! Does this mean he'll come over! I don't know! Maybe this lucky dress will work after all! He signs his last autograph and we wave and shout things to him and HE COMES OVER!!! Yes COMES OVER!! But he's only talking to us over the fence because at this point he doesn't know but we all know that I discovered that the gate was unlocked a long time ago!!! But we decided that if all of us ran in we would get in more trouble than we would like so we shut it and kept our hopes up for something better!! Well better came when Gavin says "how many of you are out there" and something clicked and I have no idea what he said or anyone said but I knew they needed to know that the gate was unlocked!! And seeing how my aggressive side comes out at night and I wasn't taking anything for chance!! I let them know it was open! I casually unlocked the gate and said "Here! it is already unlocked!!!!" I freaked out the guy that was with Gavin and he said something like "OH NO!" But Gavin was soooooo awesome and kind and squeezed right through the gate and signed autographs and took pictures with like 7 or so girls and guys! And even answered questions and chatted with us a bit! Can you believe it? I still cannot! Like in a million years what artist would do that? None! Especially one as famous as Gavin! I was so shocked! And so proud at the same time! He's been my favorite artist for years because of his humble and genuine personality and soulful voice! Now I just got to see it in person! Even one of his band mates was awesome enough to come and talk with us and take pics! That truly will be a night I never forget!