Sum 41 Concert
As the week before Avril's birthday progressed, we became more and more worried about whether we'd actually be able to meet with Avril. It only made sense to us that she would spend her birthday with Deryck. When we found out she had her pre-birthday party on the 23rd, we had a feeling that she'd be here.
I met up with Katie and a couple of her friends at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sharifa was running late because of a class, so she said she'd call me when she got to the venue. After Schoolyard Heroes, Montey Are I, and Amber Pacific played, I went to the doors to find Sharifa, who had just arrived.
Me and Sharifa hung out in the back of the crowd, cause there's no way we were getting back up in front of the stage. Sharifa, I must say, is the funniest concert buddy. She was having so much fun, but didn't show it like me. I was bouning off the walls the entire time. I had a voice last night, but today I have none at all, unless I whisper. Plus my legs kill from jumping. We both had a blast, and so did Katie and her friends in the front of the venue.
Throughout the show, Sharifa and I looked around for Avril. We didn't see her at all. We figured that if she was there, she'd be hidden behind a curtain, or in the back somewhere. We never found her, so we weren't sure if she was there.
The bouncers at the club kicked everybody out right after Sum 41 played Pain For Pleasure, their encore. They had the place cleared out within 5-10 minutes. It was kind of strange, but we found out why this happened later.
After the show, we got the Scrapbook and Poster from our cars and went by the Sum 41 tour buses to wait for a Nettwerk rep, a member from Sum 41, or Avril herself.
Here are some pictures taken by Katie at the Sum 41 Concert.
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Deryck and Tom
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