This going to be very random and all over the place. Its stuff that has been on my nerves all coming to surface in the form of a blog. If you think something may be about you or something you did, could be, if you get pissed off... Sorry click the the X at the top right of the screen. :)
-If you're in a relationship, awesome I'm happy for you, especially if its a good one. But reguardless good or bad do you really need to blow up your friends timelines with status updates about your other half? Honestly I bet 99% of the people dont want to read about what's going to happen when you're together. We know you love them or you wouldn't be with them. Changing your status to married when your not is stupid STOP! Grow up last time I checked were all out of 2nd grade by now. Not trying to say every post I make is majorly important and is not somewhat repetative but when its nearly every damn post, its fucking annoying and makes people hide your posts or at least it does me. I dont care about your I love you (insert name here) or I love (insert name here) post it on their fucking wall not as your status all the time.
-When you ask someone to help you run something for THEM, here's a giant clue DONT IGNORE THEM! Your not responding to me even when its about you I can't do shit for you to help YOU. I'm not Criss Angel I cant read your mind or know what your going to do next. Clearly you didnt want my help as bad as you made it seem in the first place. Its pretty ignorant to just use someone like that. And if you ever do decide to contact me, which I doubt will happen and you get irritated with me for not doing anything I'm going to tell you off, because when you dont respond to anything for months yeah I fucking stopped trying to do shit.
-Dont come looking for a small amount of money when you just got paid 50K what 3 years ago after a divorce. Question where the hell did that money go? Oh yeah probably on something that was a midlife crisis purchase and to your bills cause I know without looking your pay check is minimal. Here's a hint GO TO WORK more than 2 days a week. For fuck's sake I only work 16hrs a week and I work the same or more hours than you in a week. And I'm just about 29 years younger than you and I'm more responsible. Oh how I could go on about this and more on this subject, but I will stop before I get nasty.
-If you're a mutual friend.. correction if you were a mutual friend and its very obvious how one feels and that they've been through hell and back and through hell again. Dont contact me trying to fix things cause I'm pretty sure everyone knows where I stand and knows why. Then say you dont want to get in the middle, contacting me is putting yourself in the middle honey! For the 4th time at least I reach out to you to be the bigger person and offer to talk to you to once again try to express to you where I'm coming from and you say ok sounds good. Then a month goes by and I hear nothing from you about getting together to talk. I'm fucking done, I can only get burnt so many times, enjoy your life.
Part II probably coming soon.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Meeting Johnathan Hillstrand -- best night of my life!
Looked to the right and I caught the glimpse of a banner and all I saw was Jo and Hil under it, looked back at Dad and Kevin pointed to that direction and kinda yelled out he's over there! And I booked it over there, as I was walking up to the line I saw him and it stopped me dead in my tracks -- first time in my life I have ever been starstruck, not going to lie I screamed a little but no one heard me. I get in line and for the first five minutes I could not for the life of me take my eyes off of him, and kept thinking I've waited six and a half years for this moment and its here, I'm in line to meet Captain Johnathan Hillstrand. Usually any meet and greet I go to I always end up talking and having a good time with the people around me -- I know shocker for me who's always shy. I didn't think I would at this one because I figured I would be too caught up in just staring at Johnathan taking everything in, but I was wrong on that I had some really fun people around me; minus the weird guy in front of me, even Johnathan thought he was odd -- I'll explain that later. The girls behind me were hysterical, I think we were laughing 90% of the time, at one point we were doing the signature crab jig in line and noticed about 15 minutes later there was a camera filming the whole signing and we were like "shit! I hope that didnt get on camera!" The couple behind them were fun too, some random guy who clearly was somewhat intoxicated walked up the husband of this couple and asked what the line was for, when you looked about 50 feet in front of us he would have saw not only Johnathan but a huge banner with his name and from Deadliest Catch, well the man without missing a beat goes "were in line for popcorn." the guy walked away! We all laughed so hard and couldn't believe that happened.
After being in line for about an hour, I was next to go up on stage and meet him, to say I was freaking out is an understatement for sure. Before I did one of the staff went up and was talking to him, I think he was telling him to speed it up because it was getting late. Well while this guy was talking to him, the girl behind me took a picture of Johnathan drinking water and says "well there's a picture of Johnathan Hillstrand drinking water." we started laughing and apparently Johnathan heard cause he looked down at us and started laughing which made us turn red and laugh.
The whole week before this moment I was trying to plan what I was going to say to him or at least an idea of things to say... well as soon as I saw him everything I had thought of ran out of my brain, I had no clue what to say to this man, so I winged it. The only thing I knew for sure was I'm not leaving this place without a hug.
I went up the steps and walked towards him and said "I've heard your hugs are awesome" and I just hugged him, he hugged me and said "Aww thank you" and for the record he does give the BEST hugs ever, any hug I get from here on out will now be compared to his, and I dont think anyone will ever be able to top his. Luckily one thing I had thought about came to me, and that was tell him why the flowers on my tattoo are the colors they are, and I'm glad I did it, honestly dont think he was expecting me to come out with that, he was sort of speechless in a good way.
Me: "I want to show you something."
Johnathan: "What's that?"
Me: "The flowers on my tattoo are a tribute to Phil by being the colors of his boat."
Johnathan: "Wow, thats really nice. Thats awesome."
Next was the biggest thing I wanted next to the hug and that was a picture with him. I pointed to the camera that was being used and he pulled me in close to him. First time in my life I didnt have to try and smile in a picture it just came natural.
We then went over to the table and he signed my picture, like everyone I meet I had to tell him how to spell my name. He goes to hand it to me, then pulls it back after he glanced at my tattoo again, he takes it and writes Love Ya! in the top right hand corner. I dont know if he does or did that on all autographs he signed for women or not but either way it means the world and more to me.
I didnt want to leave, I wish I could live in that moment forever. My life is not even close to near being over and I can say honestly and fully believe that, that night is and will be the BEST night of my life, there is nothing that can top it. Even if someday I meet him again, the first time will always be the best. It took a good 8 hours for me to be able to stop smiling and get my heart back down to a normal rate.
If I didnt love this man before, I certainly do now. He is such a sweetheart and you can tell unlike a lot of people who become famous from TV shows or whatever, he truly does love and appreciates all his fans. He doesnt rush you through so he can leave he does everything he can to take his time with everyone and make them feel welcome. You dont see that much at all anymore in celebrities. Johnathan Hillstrand is an amazing human being and I feel so lucky to have been able to spend five minutes with him and will cherish those minutes for the rest of my life. This man will forever be in my heart, even when I'm a little old lady, butterflies will still fill my stomach when I think of him. I hope there comes a day when I can meet him again, I'll wait patiently but if it never comes I will be satisfied that I met him once.
Friday, September 17, 2010
True Deadliest Catch Fans vs. Followers
At first I wasn't going to write about this, but it hasn't left my mind since I had this conversation with my Deadliest Catch and Time Bandit sister Ash the other day.
What we were talking about was how there are so many people who claim to be fans of the show and yet if they read the slightest negative rumor online or wherever about the show, any of the crew or Captains they turn on them and start hating on them. Thats not a fan to me thats just being a follower, for whatever reason your following the crowd of us true DC fans. Maybe you want to fit in and have that bond with someone or people or you just wanna be part of the millions possibly billions of us who have a true love and passion for the guys and the show. I dont know whatever your reasoning is, its stupid if you dont stand behind these guys no matter what and instead believe whatever you hear from wherever you hear it then I'm sorry but I dont consider you a true fan. Because a true fan of the show would not start shitting on the guys over something they saw or heard on some site thats not even officially linked or supported by any of the Captains and Crew or Discovery, 99.99% chance what you've heard is JUST A RUMOR.
Now the people who have absolutely no life once so ever and just hate on the show without even knowing anything about the show or the people on it, I have a HUGE issue with you guys. This is just one comment I remember reading on YouTube. It was on a video with my boys from the Time Bandit, and it said (dont quote me word for word but this was the jist of it) " The Hillstrands are all hardcore druggie loosers." Now whether this is true or not I cannot say for certain I dont know them personally. But lets look at the facts shall we?
1.) Their all adults pretty sure they can make their own choices.
2.) They are out on the Bering Sea in the worst weather, with people lives literally in their hands, do you really think their going to put other people's lives at risk? NO!
3.) Think about the laws and guidelines they need to follow before even leaving the dock. Before each season they have to get updated stability reports (well I believe thats yearly, correct me if I'm wrong), the Coast Guard does inspections, the Captains and Crew themselves have to make sure everything is in the right shape to go out and fish. Now with all that dont you think they are not drug tested? Not just the Captain's but even the crew? Think about if you have one guy that fucked up out there he's putting the rest of the guys at risk of losing their lives or being seriously injured.
-Now I know someone is going to say well look at Jake Harris from the latest season, he was caught stealing Phil's pain meds. Did Jake make a mistake? Yes. Did he admit to it and seek help? Yes. Is he straightened out now? Yes. And I respect and support Jake even though he did make a mistake, he admitted and got help for it. We all make mistakes, nobody is perfect in this world and if your telling me you dont have one flaw you are lying to yourself and everyone else. Hell Phil himself, God rest his soul admitted on the show he's done every drug known to man. Keyword "done" not doing.
4.) Discovery Channel has a huge rep for being one the best and one the most well known TV stations, do you think their going to bring someone or some people on their network for a documentary show that is going to be all fucked up on drugs the whole time? I doubt it.
My main point here is simple if your going to hate on the show, make sure you have your fact straight and that their true and you've really thought about it logically before you go ranting off to everyone about how so and so is so horrible and what not. Cause chances are you dont know what your talking about.
Plus all your doing is pissing off people like me who are true fans of the show and who really love, respect and stand behind these guys 100000%. Here's a tip get a life and do something productive cause sitting around shitting on things and people is going to get you nowhere and no one. If you have your opinon thats fine, I respect that but again think about it logically before you rant about it so you dont make yourself look like an ass. If I didnt feel strongly enough, and like I have enough knowledge of the show to write this I wouldnt have. But I've been watching it since it started, have every season on dvd, lets face it I eat, sleep and breathe the show. I think I have a good idea on whats true and whats not.
Thank you!
What we were talking about was how there are so many people who claim to be fans of the show and yet if they read the slightest negative rumor online or wherever about the show, any of the crew or Captains they turn on them and start hating on them. Thats not a fan to me thats just being a follower, for whatever reason your following the crowd of us true DC fans. Maybe you want to fit in and have that bond with someone or people or you just wanna be part of the millions possibly billions of us who have a true love and passion for the guys and the show. I dont know whatever your reasoning is, its stupid if you dont stand behind these guys no matter what and instead believe whatever you hear from wherever you hear it then I'm sorry but I dont consider you a true fan. Because a true fan of the show would not start shitting on the guys over something they saw or heard on some site thats not even officially linked or supported by any of the Captains and Crew or Discovery, 99.99% chance what you've heard is JUST A RUMOR.
Now the people who have absolutely no life once so ever and just hate on the show without even knowing anything about the show or the people on it, I have a HUGE issue with you guys. This is just one comment I remember reading on YouTube. It was on a video with my boys from the Time Bandit, and it said (dont quote me word for word but this was the jist of it) " The Hillstrands are all hardcore druggie loosers." Now whether this is true or not I cannot say for certain I dont know them personally. But lets look at the facts shall we?
1.) Their all adults pretty sure they can make their own choices.
2.) They are out on the Bering Sea in the worst weather, with people lives literally in their hands, do you really think their going to put other people's lives at risk? NO!
3.) Think about the laws and guidelines they need to follow before even leaving the dock. Before each season they have to get updated stability reports (well I believe thats yearly, correct me if I'm wrong), the Coast Guard does inspections, the Captains and Crew themselves have to make sure everything is in the right shape to go out and fish. Now with all that dont you think they are not drug tested? Not just the Captain's but even the crew? Think about if you have one guy that fucked up out there he's putting the rest of the guys at risk of losing their lives or being seriously injured.
-Now I know someone is going to say well look at Jake Harris from the latest season, he was caught stealing Phil's pain meds. Did Jake make a mistake? Yes. Did he admit to it and seek help? Yes. Is he straightened out now? Yes. And I respect and support Jake even though he did make a mistake, he admitted and got help for it. We all make mistakes, nobody is perfect in this world and if your telling me you dont have one flaw you are lying to yourself and everyone else. Hell Phil himself, God rest his soul admitted on the show he's done every drug known to man. Keyword "done" not doing.
4.) Discovery Channel has a huge rep for being one the best and one the most well known TV stations, do you think their going to bring someone or some people on their network for a documentary show that is going to be all fucked up on drugs the whole time? I doubt it.
My main point here is simple if your going to hate on the show, make sure you have your fact straight and that their true and you've really thought about it logically before you go ranting off to everyone about how so and so is so horrible and what not. Cause chances are you dont know what your talking about.
Plus all your doing is pissing off people like me who are true fans of the show and who really love, respect and stand behind these guys 100000%. Here's a tip get a life and do something productive cause sitting around shitting on things and people is going to get you nowhere and no one. If you have your opinon thats fine, I respect that but again think about it logically before you rant about it so you dont make yourself look like an ass. If I didnt feel strongly enough, and like I have enough knowledge of the show to write this I wouldnt have. But I've been watching it since it started, have every season on dvd, lets face it I eat, sleep and breathe the show. I think I have a good idea on whats true and whats not.
Thank you!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Captain Phil Harris
Everyone knows that Captain Phil Harris of the FV Corneila Marie passed away this past February. Its taken me seven months and 4 days to be able really talk about it. Saturday night at the Evening With The Captains, it was like I was able to accept it a little better because the boys were there, especially cause Johnathan was there. Its no secret he's my favorite and I love they guy to death, I know out of all the Captains it hit him the hardest cause Phil was his best friends and probably like a brother to him. So to see him be able to toast Phil and continue on in a good, happy mood made me feel a little more at peace. Although he had been drinking so that might have played a part, but not completely Johnathan is a kind, sweet, sensitive guy but dont let that fool you he's a tough shit.
On to whats been in my head and heart since Phil's passing. Before I go into this I want to say that if your one of the people who have the ignorant mindset of "you shouldn't be upset, you didnt know him personally" well you can click the X button on the top right of the screen right now, cause I dont want to hear your heartless comments.
Anyways, no I didnt know Phil personally. But when you watch someone on TV on a weekly basis for 6 years they become like family and like you really do know them. All of Phil's friends, family and fellow fisherman who knew him before the show even started said Phil didnt change a thing, who you saw on the Cornelia Marie was who Phil was 247 on camera or not that was just him. No act, no script, no showing off it was just classic Phil Harris. I remember the night I found out, so vividly, like it was yesterday. It was around 10pm on February 9th and I went on my Twitter and saw some Tweets from the Discovery Channel account and it said something along the lines of we've had to say goodbye to our dear friend Phil Harris. At first my thought was I guess after the stroke the doctor's aren't expecting him to be able to go crabbing anymore. So I go to the actual Discovery Channel website and there it was staring me right in the face Phil Harris passed away, we will miss you Skipper. I just froze, I couldnt move, couldn't speak nothing. I literally stared at the screen for 10 minutes in disbelief, after that I just broke down and started crying my eyes out. I regained my composure and went out in the living room to tell my Dad... that was awkward, he's not one to show his emotions but he could tell I was an emotional mess so he didnt say much. I came back in my room and just cried for hours. Even now 7 months later I still cry at least once a week because he's gone. I never knew how much these guys affected me and how much they impact my life until I lost one. Watching his last episodes in the hospital and seeing how hard it was on his sons Josh and Jake killed me. I cried and just couldn't move, it was the worst thing I've ever been through.
Danny Gokey has a music video for his song "I Will Not Say Goodbye" and in it, there's an older woman who lost her son in the line of police duty and she said "the hole here *touches her heart* will never heal until I see him again." Thats how I feel everyday, like things will never be completely ok until I see him again. I know he's around, sounds crazy but I can feel his presence now and then. Also from the same Danny Gokey song, a girl who lost her mother was talking about her mother passing and the morning after going down stairs to an empty house she said "that morning when I woke up, I just knew, I knew that I was gonna walk down and face my biggest fear....I was devestated, if I'm going through this much pain then their cant be a God." I feel and go through that literally everyday.
I wasn't going to tell everyone, but I dont care now. My newest tattoo, if you look at the colors of the flowers, their the same colors of Phil's boat. Everyone said if you get a tattoo that is just for him you'll regret it blah blah blah. So instead of having to listen to that I did it this way, I know why the flowers are the colors they are for him, to honor the life and memory of Phil Harris. So call me crazy but I felt like I had to do something, I couldn't make it out to Seattle for his public Memorial Service so its the best I could do.
Phil, I miss you, I love you! You are an amazing human being, I refuse to say were cause I know your gone from this world but your still around your family, friends and fans. I know I can speak for every DC fan when I say you will NEVER be forgotten. You created a legacy that cannot be matched, just by fishing the rock pile alone makes you a great. All of you on the show talk about the Crab God, well Skipper you are now the Crab God.
On to whats been in my head and heart since Phil's passing. Before I go into this I want to say that if your one of the people who have the ignorant mindset of "you shouldn't be upset, you didnt know him personally" well you can click the X button on the top right of the screen right now, cause I dont want to hear your heartless comments.
Anyways, no I didnt know Phil personally. But when you watch someone on TV on a weekly basis for 6 years they become like family and like you really do know them. All of Phil's friends, family and fellow fisherman who knew him before the show even started said Phil didnt change a thing, who you saw on the Cornelia Marie was who Phil was 247 on camera or not that was just him. No act, no script, no showing off it was just classic Phil Harris. I remember the night I found out, so vividly, like it was yesterday. It was around 10pm on February 9th and I went on my Twitter and saw some Tweets from the Discovery Channel account and it said something along the lines of we've had to say goodbye to our dear friend Phil Harris. At first my thought was I guess after the stroke the doctor's aren't expecting him to be able to go crabbing anymore. So I go to the actual Discovery Channel website and there it was staring me right in the face Phil Harris passed away, we will miss you Skipper. I just froze, I couldnt move, couldn't speak nothing. I literally stared at the screen for 10 minutes in disbelief, after that I just broke down and started crying my eyes out. I regained my composure and went out in the living room to tell my Dad... that was awkward, he's not one to show his emotions but he could tell I was an emotional mess so he didnt say much. I came back in my room and just cried for hours. Even now 7 months later I still cry at least once a week because he's gone. I never knew how much these guys affected me and how much they impact my life until I lost one. Watching his last episodes in the hospital and seeing how hard it was on his sons Josh and Jake killed me. I cried and just couldn't move, it was the worst thing I've ever been through.
Danny Gokey has a music video for his song "I Will Not Say Goodbye" and in it, there's an older woman who lost her son in the line of police duty and she said "the hole here *touches her heart* will never heal until I see him again." Thats how I feel everyday, like things will never be completely ok until I see him again. I know he's around, sounds crazy but I can feel his presence now and then. Also from the same Danny Gokey song, a girl who lost her mother was talking about her mother passing and the morning after going down stairs to an empty house she said "that morning when I woke up, I just knew, I knew that I was gonna walk down and face my biggest fear....I was devestated, if I'm going through this much pain then their cant be a God." I feel and go through that literally everyday.
I wasn't going to tell everyone, but I dont care now. My newest tattoo, if you look at the colors of the flowers, their the same colors of Phil's boat. Everyone said if you get a tattoo that is just for him you'll regret it blah blah blah. So instead of having to listen to that I did it this way, I know why the flowers are the colors they are for him, to honor the life and memory of Phil Harris. So call me crazy but I felt like I had to do something, I couldn't make it out to Seattle for his public Memorial Service so its the best I could do.
Phil, I miss you, I love you! You are an amazing human being, I refuse to say were cause I know your gone from this world but your still around your family, friends and fans. I know I can speak for every DC fan when I say you will NEVER be forgotten. You created a legacy that cannot be matched, just by fishing the rock pile alone makes you a great. All of you on the show talk about the Crab God, well Skipper you are now the Crab God.
Long, Long Way To Go - Def Leppard
You held my hand and then you slipped away
And I may never see your face again
So tell me how to fill the emptiness inside
Without love, what is life?
And anyone who knew us both can see
We always were the better part of me
I never wanted to be this free
All this pain, does it go away?
Then every time I turn around
And you're nowhere to be found
I know I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
To you, to you
From memory, there is no hiding place
Turn on the TV and I see you there
In every crowd there's always someone with your face
Everywhere, trying not to care
Then every time I turn around
And you're nowhere to be found
I know I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
To you, I wish you everythin'
And all the best that life can bring
I only hope you think of me sometimes, oh
And even though I feel the pain
I know that I will love again
The time will come, oh, and I'll move on
I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go, got a long way to go
Before I can say goodbye, before I say goodbye
To all I ever knew, to all I ever knew
I got a long, I got a long, long way to go, long way to go
Before I can say, before I say, goodbye to you
Say goodbye, say goodbye
Oh, I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
I wish you the best I know, oh and all of the rest, to you
I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
An Evening With The Captains: Captain Sig & The Hillstrand Brothers
September 11, 2010 is and forever will be the BEST night of my LIFE EVER. Do I still have a lot of life left to live? Yes but I cant imagine nor do I believe anything will ever top tonight. As you all know, even if you dont know me super well you know that my addiction and absolutle favorite thing in this world is the show Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. I love all the guys on that show dearly (except Keith Colburn, but no one likes him including all the guys on the show.) their all like my extended family, best friends whatever, you watch a show for 6 years and I dont care what anyone says you feel like you know these people and like they are your family and friends.
Anyways apparently dreams do come true, I thought the chances of me ever getting to see them in person was highly unlikely, since their all based out of mainly Alaska and Seattle. Then one lucky day I'm on my Uncle's laptop and I swing by the Time Bandit website http://www.timebandit.tv/ and what do I see? Johnathan<3 and Andy Hillstrand along with Sig Hansen are doing this small 'An Evening With The Captains Tour'. Now its only a 9 city tour, figured the chances of them coming to Massachusetts was a long shot. BUT low and behold one of the dates was in Lowell, Mass about an hour and a half from my house. I literally screamed and ordered 3 tickets ASAP!
It seemed like it was a year before the day finally came when it was a month or two. FINALLY its the day of the show and needless to say I'm tweaking out, started shaking from the moment I woke up and realized I'm going to see my DC boys tonight! My Dad and Kevin were excited but not as much as me, them and the show are like crack with me. We get to the Lowell Auditorium and walk in to our seats and I see the four chairs (3 for the Captains and 1 for the Moderator) then the back drop which is like a map of the seas in Alaska mainly just the Bering Sea and Bristol Bay, and this good sized projection screen in the middle. I it was so surreal I couldn't believe it was happening. The Moderator comes out and starts amping up the crowd (like he needed too we were all already singing to the music playing and wooting) so he shows a video that the Captains put together for the show. And in the video the music is the theme the show "Wanted Dead Or Alive" by Bon Jovi, in between laughing and watching the video the whole audience, myself included are singing with the music. Video ends and he introduces the Captains, the whole auditorium ERUPTED! Of course I'm videoing it, standing, yelling and clapping like everyone else. Then Andy tells us that their filming this show only for a live DVD!! Then Johnathan makes a small speech talking briefly about his history of fishing up here in Gloucester back in the day and says he loves Massachusetts.
So it starts their talking about the job, family lives, what goes on behind the scenes, different stories, basically anything and everything. Not even 20 minutes into it, these two girls on the side lower balcony yelled "I love you" or something along those lines. Andy smiles, Johnathan points at them and waves and Sig turns around and yells "SHOW US YOUR TITTIES AND SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I thought I was going to die laughing, my Dad and Kevin are almost pissing themselves. Needless to say it was definitely a show for a mature audience.
Then they start talking about Capt. Phil, now unless you've been living under a rock for 7 months you know that on February 9th of this year Phil passed away after a stroke and throwing another blood clot. So everyone we all took a moment to stand up, raise a glass and toast Phil and say we miss you buddy and we love ya. They told some really cool stories about Phil. Not above admitting I started tearing up, cause his death still affects me greatly and I know the guys are hurting much more than I am.
On to a happier note, those guys are true rockstars, I know they still think their just blue collar guys but they truly are rockstars, just amazing guys and super funny. I had so much love and respect for them before the show but that love and respect has grown 1000000000000x more after. Unfortunately I didnt get a chance to meet them, and I really thought I would be disappointed and bumming about it, but I'm not because it was such a magical night and I'm so honored to be a part of it. I dont have any words to describe how I feel its just unbelieveable. So I will end this blog and my first post on here. But for those of you who are interested here's a video I put together of the show.
Thanks for reading my ramblings! Come back soon I hope to update this frequently.
~Alyssa~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCfI-kJolFU
Anyways apparently dreams do come true, I thought the chances of me ever getting to see them in person was highly unlikely, since their all based out of mainly Alaska and Seattle. Then one lucky day I'm on my Uncle's laptop and I swing by the Time Bandit website http://www.timebandit.tv/ and what do I see? Johnathan<3 and Andy Hillstrand along with Sig Hansen are doing this small 'An Evening With The Captains Tour'. Now its only a 9 city tour, figured the chances of them coming to Massachusetts was a long shot. BUT low and behold one of the dates was in Lowell, Mass about an hour and a half from my house. I literally screamed and ordered 3 tickets ASAP!
It seemed like it was a year before the day finally came when it was a month or two. FINALLY its the day of the show and needless to say I'm tweaking out, started shaking from the moment I woke up and realized I'm going to see my DC boys tonight! My Dad and Kevin were excited but not as much as me, them and the show are like crack with me. We get to the Lowell Auditorium and walk in to our seats and I see the four chairs (3 for the Captains and 1 for the Moderator) then the back drop which is like a map of the seas in Alaska mainly just the Bering Sea and Bristol Bay, and this good sized projection screen in the middle. I it was so surreal I couldn't believe it was happening. The Moderator comes out and starts amping up the crowd (like he needed too we were all already singing to the music playing and wooting) so he shows a video that the Captains put together for the show. And in the video the music is the theme the show "Wanted Dead Or Alive" by Bon Jovi, in between laughing and watching the video the whole audience, myself included are singing with the music. Video ends and he introduces the Captains, the whole auditorium ERUPTED! Of course I'm videoing it, standing, yelling and clapping like everyone else. Then Andy tells us that their filming this show only for a live DVD!! Then Johnathan makes a small speech talking briefly about his history of fishing up here in Gloucester back in the day and says he loves Massachusetts.
So it starts their talking about the job, family lives, what goes on behind the scenes, different stories, basically anything and everything. Not even 20 minutes into it, these two girls on the side lower balcony yelled "I love you" or something along those lines. Andy smiles, Johnathan points at them and waves and Sig turns around and yells "SHOW US YOUR TITTIES AND SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I thought I was going to die laughing, my Dad and Kevin are almost pissing themselves. Needless to say it was definitely a show for a mature audience.
Then they start talking about Capt. Phil, now unless you've been living under a rock for 7 months you know that on February 9th of this year Phil passed away after a stroke and throwing another blood clot. So everyone we all took a moment to stand up, raise a glass and toast Phil and say we miss you buddy and we love ya. They told some really cool stories about Phil. Not above admitting I started tearing up, cause his death still affects me greatly and I know the guys are hurting much more than I am.
On to a happier note, those guys are true rockstars, I know they still think their just blue collar guys but they truly are rockstars, just amazing guys and super funny. I had so much love and respect for them before the show but that love and respect has grown 1000000000000x more after. Unfortunately I didnt get a chance to meet them, and I really thought I would be disappointed and bumming about it, but I'm not because it was such a magical night and I'm so honored to be a part of it. I dont have any words to describe how I feel its just unbelieveable. So I will end this blog and my first post on here. But for those of you who are interested here's a video I put together of the show.
Thanks for reading my ramblings! Come back soon I hope to update this frequently.
~Alyssa~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCfI-kJolFU
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)