The road trip there was so much fun me being the only girl with four chill dudes.. The boys smoked weed and i just slept (hey i was sick)...lol.. but i think what made the night is when we stopped at the south of the border and checked out Pedro's land....hahahaha the coolest thing ever.. i wish i had a picture to describe how bright it looked and how insane it was....lol The boys were on a never ending search for fireworks and got lucky when we hit Georgia only because unlike the south of the border in south Carolina this one was open..... we finally hit Florida and the first face i see is Dan Yemin (pronounced EE-min) ahh i'm in love with him.. Friday was so surreal i was just so excited to be in Florida that i didn't even check out the Flea market nor pick up a Fest 7 compilation.. i need to relax...lol.. Ate amazing Jamaican vegan tofu from Reggae shack .. mouth watering. The first night was just amazing with amazing bands Strike Anywhere, Less than Jake, bouncing souls they played the night away and Good luck in the early afternoon to start the party right... I ran into a lot of familiar faces such as Rob ( yeah creepy Rob from the reformation and now plays for Capitol?), Craig and Dave ( the boys i met when i was hanging with Dave from Maps).... Met cool people from all over the world and around the states like Mike from Scotland who became my partner in crime since we were staying at the same Hostel (boy do i miss him)... Justin (my roommate) and Andrew (road partner) from Rhode Island, John (another road partner) from Boston.... Danced all night and drank so much alcohol.. plus caught Paint it Black's U-haul show across the street from the Venue where kids were jumping off of the top of it while Dan sang to the growing crowd without a mic then the generator broke down and the kids just sang.. Dan Yemin began to crowd surf through the crowd while the kids sang their hearts out until the Cops on horses broke up the festivities.... This is where i ran in to a good friend from back home Barrie<3! . a great way to enter the fest..
Saturday it just got better after passing out from drunkenness the night before to be awaken by Justin telling me i need to get dress or i'll miss his house show performance.... waking up and waiting on line to use the bathroom because the boys from Spain were up and ready to party as well... took a quick bath because Justin felt i was being to much of a girl when i tried to attempt taming my knotty mess of hair due to the Strike Anywhere show... i told myself not to go insane when they played but i had a PBR (the choice of Beer of the Fest) and the next thing you know im sitting on stage and screaming into the mic while Thomas jumped around filled with energy.. ahhh i love those guys<3!.. well after i got my hair situation under control we headed to the Suburban Hose show where Justin was playing.. we got there early a little before 11 am and already we were drinking i had about two, Mike had about well more than me and Andrew took the cake with i think 6 Steel Lagers.. boy that kid can drink..hahaha Justin was the opening act and then others followed we didn't stay long but made a lot of friends by being there.. I really wanted to catch Laura Stevenson's set which i missed because we got lost.. so sad.. so we headed to the No Idea Sale so Mike could check out some stuff.. the free bin was awesome i got tons of music and a couple of vinyls.. the line was long and Andrew needed food so we all decided to meet at the Atom and his Package show which none of us got into due to the long line outside the Venue... Mellow Mushroom was a great way to go.. had some Pita's with Hummus and Andrew went with Pizza (doesn't that kid get enough being that he works at a pizza shop in RI).... Justin met us there and since the line at Atom and his package was insane we ended up getting in well after he played..... Watch some more music and once again ran into Dan Yemin so i decided to introduce myself again to him.. i told him the last time i saw him was at the Knitting factory show and he was thrilled..i know this because he took a double take and stopped counting to look me in the eye to shake my hand so i told him my name and we went our separate ways... i would have kissed him but i knew that would have a terrible mistake... hahaha Met up with John at common grounds shoot the shit with him his homie Julisus ( i know i spelled that wrong, from Chicago), Jen and John (i beleive that was their names but i do know he played in a good band from the area), their quiet friend which i didn't quite catch his name because he was so quite and Roger who i sort of fancied<3!....lol.. people jumping over the fence and common grounds because the line was to long to see Bridge and Tunnel and Young livers.. hahaha only at the Fest.. Running into Dan Yemin again him giving me the highest five ever and Austin Lucas for calling me sweetie and embracing me and hanging out with us at the house show earlier that day... But the best part of that experience is John's face when Dan Yemin and Austin Lucas showed me so much love.. He was amazed at my ability to get to know everyone in less than 24 hours.. hahahaha i love you John.. Thanx for John for helping me, Julisus, Goodwrench, John find that warehouse show... For us leaving for me wandering the streets of Gainesville at three in the morning, to losing my money at checkers and going with what i wanted in the first place Five Star Vegan Pizza.. YUM<3!....
Sunday was pretty slow but pretty chill.. Hung out with Mike and Brian who is from the New Jersey area... went to the Mother's Pud had a drink watched the Titans play.. and attempting to teach Mike about American football until this day he still doesn't get the point of it.. hahaha I adore you Mike<3!.... Tried to hit up the Flea Market but to my surprise it was closed.. awwww so i guess there is always next year... Just for the record Pita Pits was a horrible experience after walking waaaay out of my way to find it... whatever.... Hanging at the Hostel and getting to know one of the boys who actually lived there.. He was the coolest kid ever and i was a little smitten by him and our lovely conversation... i wish i would have caught your name so i could have taken it back to New York with me... Until we meet again... Pretty much my Gainesville Fest 7 experience was simply amazing cool people, yummie food, awesome music and my fuckin boys<3!.. i love you guys and i hope we can do this whole thing all over and over again until next year Florida<3!.
