Saturday, December 13, 2008

Third Eye Blind

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So we almost got lost on the way down to San Diego, but we managed to find the university in one piece and hurried over to the gym being as we were a little late.
Tina and I arrived at the gymnasium and the University of San Diego to learn that the stage Third Eye Blind will be playing on is small. Like high school talent show small.
The opening band was like a huskier version of Fall Out Boy, and was not very good at all. Tina and I wanted to get closer to the front, so we pushed out way into the already smothering crowd of hundreds, all trying to get as close to the front as possible. You could smell beer, hard alcohol, cigarettes and pot on everyone on the floor level. As soon as the lights went out and 3EB came out to play, countless joints, blunts, and bowls lit up throughout the crowd. The floor level was totally flooded with oneness, body heat, and pot smoke, which is really nothing to complain about. Third Eye Blind was everything I had hoped they'd be. I had built up this extremely awesome expectation that they met in every fashion. I feel so accomplished that I've actually seen my favorite band in concert. Stephan is amazing. Tony plays the shit out of the guitar; and Brad is a much better drummer than I originally thought. I visited my good friend Brooks and met his roommates who all seem like really good guys. The most entertaining portion of the trip was having to get off the freeway countless times for bathroom breaks and continuously getting more and more lost as we tried to find our way home. The more lost we became, the funnier it was. I'm so grateful she did this for me. I'm so glad I got to see Third Eye Blind. They are even more so my favorite band, and they earned it.

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