the one where april and mia went to see ryan adams

this is the crazy story of our ryan adams concert...

-mia and i set out for Atlanta-drove 8 hours. there was a bad accident and we sat in traffic for about 2 extra hours. we ended up driving on the shoulder of the road to get to the next exit- we had a bladder emergency- but thank goodness we did, otherwise we probably would have sat there another hour.

-got to the hotel about 7:15, concert started at 8:30. we changed fast and ran out the door, luckily the venue was really close to the hotel

- parked, went in and went to buy t-shirts- which we decided were by far the nicest concert t-shirts either of us had ever bought. very soft!

-found out seats and start to get really psyched to see our beloved ryan. they had no opening act so about 8:45 there they were! and we both thought they sounded amazing! i love those rare moments when singers/bands somehow sound better live than on their cd's.

- they were taking a lot of time in between songs so it seemed like something was wrong and then maybe 30 minutes in ryan says that his voice is going but that he'll try to sing as much as he can. i noticed in the next song he turned to one of the other band members and said "it's gone." right after that he says "my voice is gone, i feel really bad and embarrassed and i'm sorry to let you guys down but i can't sing anymore" and then walks off stage. the other band members just looked at each other and then they all walked off.

- we COULD. NOT. BELIEVE. this had just happened and just sat there. everyone in the entire place just sat there hoping maybe they would come back out but...no such luck. we drove 8 hours for 40 minutes of music and 2 t-shirts.

- our reactions were making a video about how pissed we were, blasting ryan adams jams in the parking lots (since we didn't hear it live...) and writing our own version of his song 'come pick me up" entitled 'you walked off stage'- i'll post all of the lyrics soon.

- the next day we decide we still and will always love ryan and rocked out t-shirts in 60 degree weather and drove alllll the way back to durham

the end.

*will add points later