JC! Live!

[aruan]

From some ghetto field in south Los Angeles! Auditioning five enthusiastic marching bands for Wango Tango!

And *I* am getting to experience it all the way over here a continent away in South Florida, via the marvel of technology that is the cellular telephone!

From what I gathered, he's wearing a handsome sweater despite the early California summer weather, with a bandana hanging out of his back pocket, grooving down to the bands and being completely adorable while saying 'dude' a lot!

And Eeeee! He just requested The Police's Roxanne to be played on the radio!

This phone bill is gonna make three great-ancestral generations of my family cry, and I.don't.care.

Bestest friends ever.

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[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

Ack! Oh geez, I had no idea that your phone didn't have free weekend minutes! Huge apologies, darling, didn't mean to send you into bill-paying hell :-( I sent you an email about PIN numbers and headshots, call me tomorrow morning when you get it -- I'll probably still be up.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

I actually don't know the real specs of my phone plan, just that I may taken a few names in vain after getting my phone bill from New York. Either way Verizon will be getting a phone call and it'll get worked out somehow, so there's no intent to worry on any end here. I had entirely too much fun for that. :) Really, thanks for calling, I wholeheartedly enjoyed all the madness.

I'll be checking for the e-mail.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Well that was all a heck of a lot more nerve-wracking than people should make taking your money, but...

Score one for the home team! Four package tickets ordered (ticketmaster deserves to be crucified for those convenience charges) and on their merry little way here.

The parents and I took a little field trip this morning (I'm now going on over 24 hours, yes) so I probably missed your call. However, all is right with the world, thank you again for yesterday, there may have been high-pitched squeeing about the pretty pretty headshot (I may well be utterly and irredeemably in love with the hair) and now, there is naught to do but sleep.

Talk to you soon!

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

Ack. Yeah, I heard that there was some weirdness involved in the ordering. But yay, we have tickets! We have *good* tickets! And does this mean that we're among the very first to order, if they just started selling this morning? Cuz really, that'd be *so* cool considering just how many front row seats there are in a proper stadium. I obviously need to get a good camera before July rolls around :-) Thanks again for taking care of the tix, darling -- I'll be able to reimburse shortly, for sure.

And really, I should go take a nap now, since two hours just ain't cutting it for me, but I think I'll go to the one hour photo and develop my JC pictures instead. Heh. Yes, we shall talk soon! If anything, because I have a story brewing and need somebody to bounce ideas off of. So hopefully, we shall catch up tonight! *hugs*

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

We are indeed among the very first to get tickets, yes. Presale began the morning of May 9th, but they've been piecemealing out the PIN numbers (mine hasn't even come *yet*) so I'd wager we've got as kickass seats as standing in line for six hours at a ticketmaster window will get you. :) They didn't say specifically what section/row/seat number we have, though they did provide a completely nonsensical seating chart for the beach events on Saturday. *shrug* We've got good seats, I'm not going to dwell past that.

JC pictures! With his bandana and hair and cuteness! All of that was much too high pitched, but really, from everything yesterday and in general, it's like you said - there's no not loving that boy.

One time for writerly inspiration! I've been sketching this 'jilted at the altar' thing that is probably the most wankerific piece of work ever, so some legitimate story talk will be grand. Catch you later tonight!

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

So the beach events will actually be on the beach, in the open? How exactly are they going to do that? Do I want to know? What sort of warnings have they issued this year? ;-)

Jilted at the altar, eh? Honestly, I don't think any piece, no matter how preposterous the one-line-description sounds, is beyond hope if properly tackled. After all, mine revolves around pigeons ;-) Sorry I didn't catch you tonight -- wasn't able to use the computer for a while because my dad needed the line, and have tons of errands to run and a job to find still. Sigh. Hopefully, tomorrow!

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Grr. The official site is still the most useless and tacky-looking thing in all of creation. Skills Challenge is being held at a place called Collins Park (no address for it that I can find, so we're just gonna conjecture a little here).

Collins Avenue, if there's any relation, is A1A, which is our equivalent of your Pacific Coast Highway. I'd venture it's the park on South Beach on Ocean Drive, in which case they're seriously out of their minds if they think they can fit that many people in there. But what do I know - it's been a few years since I last lived right next to it. *shakes her head* All I know is there seems to be an awful lot of bleachers involved and it's definitely looking to be open-air.

I have issues with the Joey in my head who keeps wanting to play the forbidden card past any point of reason and the Lance that keeps letting him get away with it. I also, unfortunately, have make-up dinner with my father tonight, which means I won't be back before one, and possibly not in any lucid state. We *are* going to run into each other at some soon point though.

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

This is very true. The official site is unredeemably ugly. Even *I* can code better, and I know a grand total of what, three tags?

Collins Park... hmm... a search turned up that it is roughly between 21st and 22nd streets on Collins, one block from the ocean. And... hahahaha! There is apparently the Bass Museum of Art (2121 Park Avenue. We obviously need to go; it's a sign.) in the vicinity. Also, a Cultural Center. It sounds like a fairly large place. With trees and... park stuff. And then there is a beach behind the park. So, it sounds large enough, hopefully. I mean, both the boys and their coordinators are kinda flakey, but not *that* flakey... *hopeful look*

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

My search skills are obviously lacking, however rudimentary a try I gave it this afternoon before dashing off the get ready for dinner. The road numbers mean nothing to me, but I am infinitely encouraged by the rest of your findings.

Bass Museum of Art

Dude, I *totally* laughed out loud when I read that. It just makes me think of all those fics where Lance and JC go to the museums of the cities they're in but really, how could they resist?

I'll go to Mapquest and take a little recon trip this week so I can give us a better idea and maybe scope out a hotel.

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

Heh. I might have done a bit of looking for that as well, though checking out the area live might yield better results that don't necessarily have webpages. But I am rather hoping that we'll be able to book at room at the Abbey Hotel, across the street from the park and museum. http://www.southbeach411.com/hotels/abbey-hotel.htm

It's a cute little place and when I called to check, they said they had a king-sized suite going for $109 a night. I would have made a reservation right away, but they require a deposit I won't be able to put out until next week, so I'm sitting on it and hoping they don't fill up too fast (there are only 50 rooms, eek!). It just sounds ideal.

But, like I said, if I can't manage to secure a room there, then your scouting will definitely come in handy because it's the only way we'll be able to tell if the hotels that claim to be close really are. :-)