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REEL. BIG. FISH. I just got back from the concert. Just now. And HOLY CRAP. Freaking fun. My voice has crapped out on me, I'm hearing everything as though it's underwater, and I'd be shocked if my new Streetlight Manifesto shirt didn't have salt marks on it when it dries, but it was totally worth it. Got there at around 7:30.. watched the opening band for a bit, then my friend called and found me, and I went on the floor. Streetlight Manifesto played first, opening with "Everything Went Numb" (same song as the Trigun AMV I have on my profile as I type this). I sang bits and pieces of their songs, as I just got into them, but if any streetlight fans are reading this, they told us that two days prior to the concert, they finished recording their new album. SWOOT!

Less than Jake came on next, and my friend and I moved up closer to the stage. I didn't know any of their songs, so I just went along with the crowd. They were fun though, they did a price is right thing to choose the albums that their songs for the night came from. The loser was given four scratched off losing price is right lottery tickets, XD.

Finally.. the main event. For me, anyway. Reel Big Fish. We moved front and center, standing no less than five rows away. They came on at around 10:00, and opened with "I Want Your Girlfriend to be My Girlfriend Too." Long story short, they played for around two hours, and I sang along for all but one or two songs. I was getting completely exhausted at around halfway through their show, but every time they started playing again, I managed to keep up with the rest and out of the mosh pits, lol. When it was finally over, the whole crowd, me included, chanted for an encore, with which RBF gladly obliged. Three times. Their last song was "Sell Out," which is their big hit from the '90s.

I just had to write about this. It was freaking awesome. Deafening, crazily hot, and exhausting, but still so freaking awesome, lol. Thanks for reading.