A Dreamers Prayer
Stages and Fairs: Part One
Andy finally finds a parking spot at the venue after at least 30 minutes of searching. My band mates who brought there stuff grab it and we walk into the venue. A man stops us before entering questioning why ten people just wanted to look around.
“I'm the front man to the band that is playing here Friday and I just wanted to check out the venue before playing. It's a thing I do.” Andy says.
“30 minutes,” the guys says letting us go in.
I could tell several people knew who was walking into the venue but they were too afraid to say anything. Andy held the door open for everyone and I walked in in awe. This place was huge! I had seen concerts at venues this big but I was never going to a venue this big for something I was playing for. I lower my guitar so it is just barley grazing the ground and I walk to the front stage. A concert must have been here recently, equipment was still being taken off the stage and trash was being picked up still.
“This is jaw dropping.” Lilly gasps.
“It's a whole new concept to be walking into a venue knowing that you will be the one playing instead of watching a band like you play.” Jason says letting his eyes explore the venue.
I walk past everyone and place my guitar on the stage then jumping onto it myself. I take out my black and white guitar and find an amp to plug it into. I can hear it hum that soothing sound that it normally did before I started to play. Butterflies take over my stomach. I see my band still awing over the size and the BVB gang laugh at their reaction. Andy, on the other hand, is looking up at me, smirking. I smirk back and drop my eyes to the neck of my guitar. I pull out a pick that I always keep in my pocket and let a few chords ring out. I smile and shred out a solo I was working on for a new song. Andy hops up on stage with me with the others still talking about the tour. I glance at him and a song flicks into my mind. I start to pick at the first few notes of Savior and Andy smiles, a real smile. He takes a deep breath as I end the intro to the song
“I never meant to be the one, who kept you from the dark. But now I know my wounds are sown because of who you are. I will take this burning node,and become the holy. But remember I am human and I'm bound to sing this song. So hear my voice remind you not to bleed, I'm here. A savior will be there. When you are feeling alone, oh. A savior for all that you do. So you live freely without without their harm. So here I write my lullaby to all the lonely ones. Remember as you learn to try to be the one you love. So I can take this pen and teach you how to live. But what is left unsaid is the greatest gift I give. So hear my voice remind you not to bleed. I'm here... Savior will be there when you are feeling alone, oh. A savior for all that you do. So you live freely without their harm. Savior will be there when you are feeling alone, oh. A savior for all that you do. So you live freely without their harm. When I hear your cries praying for life. I will be there. When I hear your cries praying for light
I will be there. I will be there! I will always be there! I will be... THERE!”
Hearing him sing in a recording was so much different than hearing him in real life without the projector of a mic or the fuzz of a video. I blushed madly when he came closer to me after I had finished and whispered in my ear that I was too good to be an opening act. The others were staring at us. Finally, I yelled at them to get there asses up here and play with me. Lilly couldn't find another speaker for her mic so she just sang loud and proud with Andy. No on is being serious with anything we play. We start out with a lullaby and move to Hound Dog. Lilly and Andy's arms were wrapped around each others shoulders singing out of tune and loud to the songs we strummed. Ashley soon squeezes in between them and opens his arms up to an empty crowd to sing out the last notes of the song we finished. We all clap sarcastically to Ashley and he bows. The man who let us in told us we had to get out. We does as he asks and we walk out to the car.
“I don't want to go back home yet.” Darin whines when Andy hops in the driver seat after I toss him the keys.
“We're going to be back here in what, four days? You're not missing out on anything. Might as well get as much rest as we can before being crammed in this van with you for six months.” Jason says opening the side door to get in.
“Wait, why not?” Ben asks.
“Well I rather have sex with my girlfriend as much as I can before I'm stuck with hand jobs behind the bus before shows because we're going to be touring in the van.” Jason says back.
“Ew, we didn't need to know that!” Darin squeals.
“What you do is force everyone out, tell them to go get pizza or something, then you have sex on the bus.” Ashley winks.
“So that's why you always want us to go get pizza so badly?!” CC yells.
“I was fine with it. Hell, I got money for pizza from him once.” Jake says.
“Dude, we've been touring together for five years and you still think that I'm just worried that you're hungry?” Ashley asks.
“Well, yeah!” CC yells.
“You've never wondered why girls always leave the bus when you come back?” They were having a full on married couple war.
“I just thought they were interviewers!”
“Dude! They looked like porn stars!”
“How should I know how an interviewer dresses?!”
“Not like a porn star!”
“So come to see the fights often?” Andy asks me biting off a chunk of cookie.
I laugh, “only on Mondays.”
“I see it everyday, gets kind of old.” He says as the two continue to bicker about how interviewers are supposed to dress.
I turn to face him. I lean against the side of the van. He does the same and takes another bite of his cookie. “I'm really excited to be touring with you guys. This is like...a dream come true. Thank you”
He smiles, “no need to thank me. I am the one who is lucky to be touring with you.”
Before I got to ask what he meant by that CC pulls us away from the van. “We decided to go to the fair!”
“Out of all the places San Diego is famous for we're going to see a fair we can go to in LA?” I ask.
CC takes a moment to think. “Yes!”
I look to Andy and sigh. He shrugs and we get in the van to drive to the fair.
“I'm the front man to the band that is playing here Friday and I just wanted to check out the venue before playing. It's a thing I do.” Andy says.
“30 minutes,” the guys says letting us go in.
I could tell several people knew who was walking into the venue but they were too afraid to say anything. Andy held the door open for everyone and I walked in in awe. This place was huge! I had seen concerts at venues this big but I was never going to a venue this big for something I was playing for. I lower my guitar so it is just barley grazing the ground and I walk to the front stage. A concert must have been here recently, equipment was still being taken off the stage and trash was being picked up still.
“This is jaw dropping.” Lilly gasps.
“It's a whole new concept to be walking into a venue knowing that you will be the one playing instead of watching a band like you play.” Jason says letting his eyes explore the venue.
I walk past everyone and place my guitar on the stage then jumping onto it myself. I take out my black and white guitar and find an amp to plug it into. I can hear it hum that soothing sound that it normally did before I started to play. Butterflies take over my stomach. I see my band still awing over the size and the BVB gang laugh at their reaction. Andy, on the other hand, is looking up at me, smirking. I smirk back and drop my eyes to the neck of my guitar. I pull out a pick that I always keep in my pocket and let a few chords ring out. I smile and shred out a solo I was working on for a new song. Andy hops up on stage with me with the others still talking about the tour. I glance at him and a song flicks into my mind. I start to pick at the first few notes of Savior and Andy smiles, a real smile. He takes a deep breath as I end the intro to the song
“I never meant to be the one, who kept you from the dark. But now I know my wounds are sown because of who you are. I will take this burning node,and become the holy. But remember I am human and I'm bound to sing this song. So hear my voice remind you not to bleed, I'm here. A savior will be there. When you are feeling alone, oh. A savior for all that you do. So you live freely without without their harm. So here I write my lullaby to all the lonely ones. Remember as you learn to try to be the one you love. So I can take this pen and teach you how to live. But what is left unsaid is the greatest gift I give. So hear my voice remind you not to bleed. I'm here... Savior will be there when you are feeling alone, oh. A savior for all that you do. So you live freely without their harm. Savior will be there when you are feeling alone, oh. A savior for all that you do. So you live freely without their harm. When I hear your cries praying for life. I will be there. When I hear your cries praying for light
I will be there. I will be there! I will always be there! I will be... THERE!”
Hearing him sing in a recording was so much different than hearing him in real life without the projector of a mic or the fuzz of a video. I blushed madly when he came closer to me after I had finished and whispered in my ear that I was too good to be an opening act. The others were staring at us. Finally, I yelled at them to get there asses up here and play with me. Lilly couldn't find another speaker for her mic so she just sang loud and proud with Andy. No on is being serious with anything we play. We start out with a lullaby and move to Hound Dog. Lilly and Andy's arms were wrapped around each others shoulders singing out of tune and loud to the songs we strummed. Ashley soon squeezes in between them and opens his arms up to an empty crowd to sing out the last notes of the song we finished. We all clap sarcastically to Ashley and he bows. The man who let us in told us we had to get out. We does as he asks and we walk out to the car.
“I don't want to go back home yet.” Darin whines when Andy hops in the driver seat after I toss him the keys.
“We're going to be back here in what, four days? You're not missing out on anything. Might as well get as much rest as we can before being crammed in this van with you for six months.” Jason says opening the side door to get in.
“Wait, why not?” Ben asks.
“Well I rather have sex with my girlfriend as much as I can before I'm stuck with hand jobs behind the bus before shows because we're going to be touring in the van.” Jason says back.
“Ew, we didn't need to know that!” Darin squeals.
“What you do is force everyone out, tell them to go get pizza or something, then you have sex on the bus.” Ashley winks.
“So that's why you always want us to go get pizza so badly?!” CC yells.
“I was fine with it. Hell, I got money for pizza from him once.” Jake says.
“Dude, we've been touring together for five years and you still think that I'm just worried that you're hungry?” Ashley asks.
“Well, yeah!” CC yells.
“You've never wondered why girls always leave the bus when you come back?” They were having a full on married couple war.
“I just thought they were interviewers!”
“Dude! They looked like porn stars!”
“How should I know how an interviewer dresses?!”
“Not like a porn star!”
“So come to see the fights often?” Andy asks me biting off a chunk of cookie.
I laugh, “only on Mondays.”
“I see it everyday, gets kind of old.” He says as the two continue to bicker about how interviewers are supposed to dress.
I turn to face him. I lean against the side of the van. He does the same and takes another bite of his cookie. “I'm really excited to be touring with you guys. This is like...a dream come true. Thank you”
He smiles, “no need to thank me. I am the one who is lucky to be touring with you.”
Before I got to ask what he meant by that CC pulls us away from the van. “We decided to go to the fair!”
“Out of all the places San Diego is famous for we're going to see a fair we can go to in LA?” I ask.
CC takes a moment to think. “Yes!”
I look to Andy and sigh. He shrugs and we get in the van to drive to the fair.
Sure go ahead. People will at least know it's mine first :)
5/10/14