This is a 4 pager so will take me a while to post. (same as one posted on the fan club) Since this is so long thought I would make that clear in case you have already read that one.
PRE-CONCERT PREP AND ROAD TRIP As with most Carrie concerts there is always a little pre-concert preparation. I made a couple of signs and 5 window decals to put my car. Pictures below.
Also had one decal with Carrie’s picture that said Carrie fans on Board, and Proud to be a CU fan club member. My windows are tinted so they didn’t show up very good on the outside but we could see them from the inside. Even though I had not heard back from the venue about donating the glow bracelets I loaded the box of 900 in the car to see if they would accept them. Since this was an outdoor concert, we thought it would really brighten up the night to hand out complimentary ones at the concert but when I checked with the venue they said we couldn’t because they sell them to raise money for a Childs Dream Weekend. Loaded my bag and locked the house and I WAS ON THE ROAD AGAIN to pick up my concert buddy Michelle. I got to her place around 10:40 and then we stopped and got some snacks and some Vitamin Water and Pepsi for the 2 hours drive to Konocti. The trip went smoothly and we pulled into the resort at around 1:00 or so. Here is the entrance to the Resort and the concert venue.
We decided to take the road that went down the hill and it took us to some apartment like buildings with a parking area. I decided to park in a vacant spot across the street from them since there weren’t many cars there so I could clean my windows and put the decals on. As I was washing the windows we heard some voices and Michelle said “There’s Matt”. She also saw Keith, Jamie and a couple band members. She ease dropped while I cleaned the windows. We didn’t want them to think we were stalking them (ha ha) so after I put the decals on we decided we should probably mosey on down the road. I had exchanged cell numbers with Heather so I called to see what Thelma and Louise were up to. They were lounging by the pool so we decided to go to Lakeport (14 miles away) and check into our hotel. Just past the swimming pool at the hotel there was a little dock and a nice view of Clearlake.
After we rested a little we decided to take a little trip to the Indian casino about 4 or so miles away to get something to drink. We put a few coins in (Michelle won and I lost), got our free drinks and headed back to the hotel to get ready for the concert. I was going to wear some denim Capri’s but I guess I ate too much on vacation because they fit a little snug. I tried doing squats to stretch them out but when I did the knee ripped out. I guess that worn look meant they really were worn. ha ha! That meant a change in attire so I put some long jeans and a white tank top with a beach scene outlines in black that Michelle’s Mom Milly had bought for me in Cancun. I took my pink FC party shirt and a denim jacket just in case it got chilly.