I didn't think I'd have anything to write about before 2007. Holy shit was I wrong.
J's daughter thought it would be a great Christmas gift for her All American Rejects-loving friend if she got the guys to sign their autographs on a sheet of photo paper displaying the band's logo. The show was sold-out, so we all went down to Loop, got some tea from Starbucks, and stood out behind the Pageant along with the other fans waiting for the show to end and the guys to come out. One by one the guys appeared and signed autographs. The last one to come out was the lead singer, Tyson Ritter. While the others were gracious and chatted up a storm with the fans, Tyson, after making everyone wait until past midnight, appeared wearing a ridiculous beret-like hat and did the unthinkable: dismissed each and every fan out there by completely ignoring them. It's not like he went straight to his bus and that was it. No, he actually hung around the area and continued to ignore the fact that his fans were trying to get his attention.
Fucking hell, I think when you have 17 teenagers waiting to meet you after your show for two to three hours the least you could do is acknowledge them. The wrong thing to do is to be in full view of them as you walk from the back door of the venue to the bus, get off your bus to get on another, be seen drinking champagne to celebrate the last show of the leg on said bus, then quickly get on your own bus and take off. I think this all went on for about 15-20 minutes, which was enough time for J and me to go from indifference to complete disgust. We weren't the only ones. The fans around us were appalled. One security guard was extremely apologetic and frustrated with how long Tyson had delayed things in the first place. When the bus backed up towards where we were standing, one of the guards said something like "they are leaving, you all have been shafted."
I have been to some post-show wait-arounds where the teenage girls are scary. Last night they were completely well-behaved and even the security guards weren't yelling at us. It was a pretty laid back evening. What was the problem?
Doesn't Tyson Ritter realize that there are enough bastard lead singers in this world to hate already without him working to give us another? Tyson should start developing his personality a bit if he wants to enjoy the ride for a few more years. His material isn't unique or original enough to not be forgettable, though Dirty Little Secret was part of the 2005 Judakris soundtrack. Move Along was a pretty good song, but it wasn't great. Also, J and I saw the band live in Chicago last year and they're not particularly passionate or engaging onstage.
Despite everything, J and I did have some fun this morning thinking of insults referencing their songs. One of mine was "yeah here's a not so dirty little secret: you suck!" J's got some good ones that she'll probably share. God, we're hilarious.
Have a great Christmas, y'all! I'm off to Alabama tomorrow until 2007. Peace out. -K
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