Rock and Worship Road Show

[Kelly]

Here are the dates for the Rock & Worship Road Show! In case you haven't heard of that tour, its headlined by MercyMe, with Jeremy Camp, Hawk Nelson, Addison Road, and Tenth Avenue North. Admission is $10 @ the door. No tickets! :)

3.17.09 - Billings, MT - Metrapark Arena
3.19.09 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
3.20.09 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center
3.21.08 - Pullman, WA - Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum
3.22.09 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
3.26.09 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Bank Arena
3.27.09 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
3.28.09 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
3.29.09 - Fresno, CA - Savemart Center
4.2.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Center
4.3.09 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena
4.4.09 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
4.5.09 - Bossier City, LA - Century Tel Center
4.9.09 - Denver, CO - Denver Coliseum
4.10.09 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
4.11.09 - Springfield, MO - JQH Arena
4.16.09 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
4.17.09 - East Lansing, MI - Breslin Center
4.18.09 - Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center
4.19.09 - Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center
**ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

[Heidiej]

I am very bummed :( On Leif's thread it said they were coming to Iowa on 4/10 but now it says Kansas. Oh well, I have seen him three times since July of 07 so I can't complain too bad lol But still, was getting pumped for a M&G possibility. God has other plans I spose! So excited for you and your potential 2 tho! :D

[Kelly]

Well it may just be 1 for me. The R&WRS date is in the middle of the week, so I'm having a hard time finding someone to go with me :(

[CamperGirl]

I'm totally pumped for the Ontario show in March! And more-so now with all of the Camp Crew benifits :)

I'm so glad that the tickets are so inexpensive. I will be going for sure (and bringing a few buds who have never seen J live) :p

[Kelly]

I feel your pain Amanda! Granted, it IS coming to Tx, but this is a BIG state and that's just a little too far. Especially since it's during the week! If it was the weekend, I'd have no problem getting there.

*sigh*

[Kelly]

That'd be cool! :)

[CamperGirl]

Just totally noticed Addsion Road is gonna be on this tour...sweet! They are another of of my favorites. But I do know that Jenny is pregnant (about 5 months along I believe). Hope that wont' effect the tour too much :)

[giveyouglory]

Yes!!! Coming to Boise! I will not miss this one!
$10?! That's insane! (insanely good:p)

[drake71449]

wow $10 tix...that rocks...i wanna do the bossier and dallas thing but i might have to decide between the two since....1 bossier is closer and 2. they are like a day apart ...so i might not have the gas money.......so i have to check the days and all

:P

[LauraA]

April 16th for me!!! Only 2 hours away. Yeeeehaawwwww!!!

[cori]

mar 26 for me...3 hrs. i'm SOOOO going! lol and, at $10 a ticket.....i won't get any grief about it! we'll spend more in gas getting there than we will on tickets for all 4 of us! :O

now i just need to figure out how to actually BUY the tickets! :S (sheer computer genius, i am! lol)

[Kelly]

Tickets aren't on sale yet. MercyMe said they'd have more info in January. So don't worry, you're not missing out on tickets :)

[Kelly]

Or you could choose Dallas, cause then you could take MEEEEEEE! :D :p

wow $10 tix...that rocks...i wanna do the bossier and dallas thing but i might have to decide between the two since....1 bossier is closer and 2. they are like a day apart ...so i might not have the gas money.......so i have to check the days and all

:P

[Wheels4Jesus]

Laura,

Where do you see that J will be 2 hours away on that date? I only see one date on his tour page and its not that close or that day.

[Wheels4Jesus]

Nevermind, I did a search for this tour and see it now. But I think you or someone said it wasn't too wheelchair friendly, right?

[drake71449]

kells i'm trying to see....its kinda hard since its in the middle of the week...plus shelly works too so...fridays my best look right now...but i'm praying about it


:p

[CamperGirl]

mar 26 for me...3 hrs. i'm SOOOO going! lol and, at $10 a ticket.....i won't get any grief about it!
That's the show I am going to! :p

[drake71449]

i am ready for tix to be on sale already!!!!


:p

[cori]

i am ready for tix to be on sale already!!!!


:p

i KNOW, right!!! lol

[LauraA]

Nevermind, I did a search for this tour and see it now. But I think you or someone said it wasn't too wheelchair friendly, right?

I know we checked on a few last year for you. I don't remember what I heard about this venue. I didn't go to ATF which was in Hoffman Estates last time he was down there. I think it was at a church, but this one appears to be at the Sears Centre (as far as I can tell.)

He'll also be in Moline and Springfield. A friend and I are considering getting a hotel, taking a couple vacation days and going to the 4/17 concert, too, which is another 2 hours south. Wonder what that venue is like. We'll know more soon, I'm sure.

[Heidiej]

That would be awesome if you could make it to the 4/17 show in Moline, Laura!!
My hubby and I just had a discussion about our vacation plans for next year. We were planning on going to Disneyland with the couple that we homeschool with in April -- but our finances are just TOO tight for that trip, so after a lot of number crunching and prayer, we decided that we would do a road trip and go see the Road Show and head to the Creation Museum after that.. I"M SO EXCITED!!!!! :p;):D:)
And being the social-phobe that I am, it would be awesome to go to the meet & greet with someone i "know" and meet a fellow boardie!!!!!

[drake71449]

i'm doing the meet and greet...but who will go with me????


:p

[LauraA]

That would be awesome if you could make it to the 4/17 show in Moline, Laura!!
My hubby and I just had a discussion about our vacation plans for next year. We were planning on going to Disneyland with the couple that we homeschool with in April -- but our finances are just TOO tight for that trip, so after a lot of number crunching and prayer, we decided that we would do a road trip and go see the Road Show and head to the Creation Museum after that.. I"M SO EXCITED!!!!! :p;):D:)
And being the social-phobe that I am, it would be awesome to go to the meet & greet with someone i "know" and meet a fellow boardie!!!!!


Really?! That is so cool. And you know what? Dan and I just talked about taking Ben to the Creation Museum. Now this really gives me food for thought.....! Hmmmm...

I'm thinkin' Dan wouldn't be up for two shows. He really likes Jeremy, but isn't into concerts much. (Although he LOVED Unplugged and Boomin')

This could be exciting!!! I'm going to go sign up for Moline...just in case this works out. Yahoooo

[LauraA]

Hey Heidi, I couldn't find a meet and greet scheduled for the Moline date. I did sign up for the Springfield, just in case we're on our way back from the Creation Museum, if we go. Dan's going to faint. All of a sudden we/I have plans for concerts on the 16th, and 17th, then the museum, then another concert on the 19th concert. LOL. Um. Not sure if this will all happen or not. The 16th is a plan. The rest is pending. But I'm praying. :D

[cori]

i'm doing the meet and greet...but who will go with me????


:p

lol i'm still trying to figure that out for myself....i know i'll be able to see campergirl (sarah?) there, but....not sure if we'll be meeting up before going in for the big meet...hehe

[Heidiej]

Hey Heidi, I couldn't find a meet and greet scheduled for the Moline date. I did sign up for the Springfield, just in case we're on our way back from the Creation Museum, if we go. Dan's going to faint. All of a sudden we/I have plans for concerts on the 16th, and 17th, then the museum, then another concert on the 19th concert. LOL. Um. Not sure if this will all happen or not. The 16th is a plan. The rest is pending. But I'm praying. :D

It's listed under Quad Cities, Iowa .. It baffled me at first too when one tour list showed moline, il and the same date had the quad cities. So i just googled the iwireless center and bingo, there it was! :)

Now i'm not sure if we're going to go to the museum or not.. Hubby is thinking about going to visit his dad up in Mt. Hope, WI for a few days since we haven't been there in awhile.

[LauraA]

I mentioned it to Dan and he said the Creation Museum sounded good, but not surrounded by all the concerts. (He was teasing me.) So we'll see. But I'll go sign up for the IA concert because I'm going...by faith.

I wonder how far Mount Hope is from us. (Madison area)

[Wheels4Jesus]

I mentioned it to Dan and he said the Creation Museum sounded good, but not surrounded by all the concerts. (He was teasing me.) So we'll see. But I'll go sign up for the IA concert because I'm going...by faith.

I wonder how far Mount Hope is from us. (Madison area)

Mount Hope, WI? If so, I put it through Google maps, and it looks like it would be 2 hours for you. And you go through my town. (hint, hint lol) j/k But it is about 45 minutes from me. Is J going to be there sometime? Ifso, I would so go! :p

[CamperGirl]

lol i'm still trying to figure that out for myself....i know i'll be able to see campergirl (sarah?) there, but....not sure if we'll be meeting up before going in for the big meet...hehe
Hey Cori, was the show you signed up for the 'LA Citizens Bank' one? Because I just became a member and i'm having the hardest time figuring this whole thing out! :confused:

[CamperGirl]

Okay! Nevermind...He-he! Figured it out!

I'm so looking forward to the show! I'm taking my mom with me...we'd love to meet up before the show :)

[Heidiej]

Mount Hope, WI? If so, I put it through Google maps, and it looks like it would be 2 hours for you. And you go through my town. (hint, hint lol) j/k But it is about 45 minutes from me. Is J going to be there sometime? Ifso, I would so go! :p

It's more like Mt. Nowhere!! It's an itty bitty town about 20ish minutes outside Prairie DuChien. Being a city girl, that lives about 2 miles from an airport, it's waaaaaaaaaaay too quiet for me lol!

[Heidiej]

I mentioned it to Dan and he said the Creation Museum sounded good, but not surrounded by all the concerts. (He was teasing me.) So we'll see. But I'll go sign up for the IA concert because I'm going...by faith.

I wonder how far Mount Hope is from us. (Madison area)

My ideal road trip would be this:
Jeremy Concert 4/17, drive to Indianapolis to spend a day there and go to the zoo (they have dolphins!!!! I love ocean life, and i'd love to see them.. and since Sea World is so far, this would be the next closest thing!), then hit the creation museum for a couple days, find something to do in cincinnati &/or columbus and go to the Jeremy show 4/25. But my Hubby laughed at me! Do you believe that? :p

[cori]

Hey Cori, was the show you signed up for the 'LA Citizens Bank' one? Because I just became a member and i'm having the hardest time figuring this whole thing out! :confused:

yes, la citizen's bank. :D

do you want to meet up BEFORE the meet & greet? (or even maybe before the concert?) that would be GOOD fun!!!!! :D

ok, and for those of you who have been to [many!] concerts....is there a way to ensure up front seats? besides getting there the night before, i mean! lol (although i WOULD...hehehe....)

[cori]

Okay! Nevermind...He-he! Figured it out!

I'm so looking forward to the show! I'm taking my mom with me...we'd love to meet up before the show :)

oh, look at me respond before reading ALL of the posts! lol whoops!

i can't wait to meet you - we'll have our very own m&g before the BIG m&g! lol

[Wheels4Jesus]

It's more like Mt. Nowhere!! It's an itty bitty town about 20ish minutes outside Prairie DuChien. Being a city girl, that lives about 2 miles from an airport, it's waaaaaaaaaaay too quiet for me lol!

Is J going to be there though? If so, when?

[drake71449]

in reply to the seating...i usually paid for the best possible seats...unless it had like...uhmmm on floor access then its the fastest gets the best position

:p

[CamperGirl]

yes, la citizen's bank. :D

do you want to meet up BEFORE the meet & greet? (or even maybe before the concert?) that would be GOOD fun!!!!! :D

ok, and for those of you who have been to [many!] concerts....is there a way to ensure up front seats? besides getting there the night before, i mean! lol (although i WOULD...hehehe....)
We'll have to set up the details as the date gets closer for a meet-up...but it's going to be awesome! :)

As far as good seats, i've seen Jeremy three times already. The first time my parents paid for a 6th row seat because it was a Christmas gift, so spending the extra money was a given...but the last two shows have been 'first come, first serve'. So time-wise, we waited to get in all day and got front seats.

But with the R&WTS Tour, since each ticket is $10, I have a feeling that it's going to run a lot like the Winter Jam tour (pay $10 for each ticket and then RUN for good seats...lol!) :p

[LauraA]

Amy, no J in Mt Hope. Heidi's husband has family there.

Heidi, that sounds like an awesome vacation. Dan gives me "the look" :rolleyes: when I start trying to plan vacations around Jeremy's concerts. It's so funny. But he's an awesome sport and will do it if I really ask him to. (and I will. :))

This tour is going to be a blessing, I can really feel it. It's like the passion for Jesus has been turned up a notch and the Spirit is moving on a whole new level. Feelin' the happy dance urge!

[LauraA]

I am reading the beginnings of some CAMPouts here! (When Campers meet each other in person for a concert. Often involves going out to eat, which is always fun.)

[drake71449]

i'm way far south for CAMPout but would love to have one...maybe if God allows it i can meet some ppl

:p

[Wheels4Jesus]

Amy, no J in Mt Hope. Heidi's husband has family there.

Heidi, that sounds like an awesome vacation. Dan gives me "the look" :rolleyes: when I start trying to plan vacations around Jeremy's concerts. It's so funny. But he's an awesome sport and will do it if I really ask him to. (and I will. :))

This tour is going to be a blessing, I can really feel it. It's like the passion for Jesus has been turned up a notch and the Spirit is moving on a whole new level. Feelin' the happy dance urge!

Thanks for telling me, Laura. The way it was talked about it sounded like he was. :(

[LauraA]

That would of been great, hey Amy!

Josh, a CAMPout can be anywhere CAMPers want to meet up. If there are a few of you who want to meet up for one of J's concerts in LA, go for it. CAMPout!

[drake71449]

i'm afraid of flying ...have travel anxiety but will be praying about it...and will see what God will enable me to do

:p

[CamperGirl]

a CAMPout can be anywhere CAMPers want to meet up. If there are a few of you who want to meet up for one of J's concerts in LA, go for it. CAMPout!
What's better than a group of people hanging out and fellowshipping at a McDonalds simultaneously singing ‘Walk By Faith’? He-he! CAMPout's rock! :p

I'm convincing my mom to take a few other friends with us...unfortunatly they can't go into the M&G with me and Cori , but they are huge fans of J and would love to see him live (and who can beat tickets for $10?) :D

[cori]

lol, ok.....maybe i'll camp (ha! ok, i'm a dork....pardon me! hehehe) out on the sidewalk then! lol i WANT that front row, man! that would ROCK!!! front row seats at my first concert ever, and having that concert be a jc concert? dude, it doesn't get much better than that! (although, truth be told, i'd take nosebleeds if i had to! lol)

[cori]

I am reading the beginnings of some CAMPouts here! (When Campers meet each other in person for a concert. Often involves going out to eat, which is always fun.)

food AND fellowship with another camper? count me IN!!! lol ;)

[Wheels4Jesus]

That would of been great, hey Amy!

Josh, a CAMPout can be anywhere CAMPers want to meet up. If there are a few of you who want to meet up for one of J's concerts in LA, go for it. CAMPout!



You bet it would have been! That town is only about 45 minutes to an hour away from me. :p Its just past Fennimore.

[LauraA]

Let's do it. Sign up for the meet and greets in IL if you really think you could make it. April 16 and/or 17th. I'm really going to try to be at both, and possibly the 19th. (I think that's the date).

Josh, I'm not real fond of flying either, but maybe you could close your eyes tight, pray hard, and go for it!

Last night Jeremy twittered that they were heading out to FL but were stuck on the runway due to snow. He asked for prayer. Since I'm not much of a flier, I REALLY PRAYED HARD for them. And I know they made it safely because he just twittered that he's having lunch at Big Louis' Italian. LOL. Thank you, Jesus.

Cori, it would be so cool if you could make it!

[drake71449]

cool....i'm glad he had a safe flight!!!

[CamperGirl]

I found the niffty tour poster on iTickets... :p

http://www.itickets.com/parts/timages/730.jpg

[drake71449]

awesomeness....yeah baby yeah....lol

:p

[LauraA]

Tenth Avenue North, too?! AWESOME! Wow, this is going to be one huge blessing, that's for sure!

[Kelly]

*gasp!* With Bart Millard SPEAKING too????? WOW!!! I SOOOOOO have to go to that!!!!! He's an AWESOME speaker! If he ever quit singing to become a pastor, I'd so move to wherever he is!

[drake71449]

*gasp!* With Bart Millard SPEAKING too????? WOW!!! I SOOOOOO have to go to that!!!!! He's an AWESOME speaker! If he ever quit singing to become a pastor, I'd so move to wherever he is!

same thing for me with J

:p

[LauraA]

I talked to Dan tonight about going to all three shows down in IL, and staying in a hotel for 3 nights. I think he's totally fine with it. (Of course, it helped that I gently mentioned to him that he goes deer hunting for 4 days every fall. :)) Actually, we are rarely ever apart, and I don't like being away from him or Ben for very long. Therefore, maybe we can still do the Creation Museum and we can all go. Anyway, it's lookin' good! Praise God!

[Give_me_Jesus]

Hey, Josh, flying is scary at first...but once you've done it two or three times, you'll love it!! I was terrified the first time I flew..the first fifteen minutes of the flight I had my jacket over my head..but after that, I was okay!! Praying for you!

[LauraA]

Awww, Miranda...that's so sad to think of you with your jacket over your head! But I'm glad you are an overcomer! You are awesome!

[Heidiej]

I talked to Dan tonight about going to all three shows down in IL, and staying in a hotel for 3 nights. I think he's totally fine with it. (Of course, it helped that I gently mentioned to him that he goes deer hunting for 4 days every fall. :)) Actually, we are rarely ever apart, and I don't like being away from him or Ben for very long. Therefore, maybe we can still do the Creation Museum and we can all go. Anyway, it's lookin' good! Praise God!

lol the power of gentle persuasion! :) After heeing and hawing this whole road trip thing over the past few days, it looks like the creation museum is on! I'm so excited already and it's 4 months away!! I wonder if I could talk Shane into going to the one in springfield also?? Is that around Chicago? What is there to do around the area since it's a day and a half after the Moline show?? It would be nice if we could get tickets by each other! :cool:

[LauraA]

I'm not a big fan of big cities, but I know there are a lot of things to do in Chicago. The Aquarium, Museums, stuff like that.

I'm thinking that my friend and I will go to the concerts, and that Dan and Ben will stay home.

The concerts:
April 16 Hoffman Estates which is by Chicago
April 17 Moline, which is 2 hours south of Hoffman Estates
April 19 Springfield, which is another 2 hours south. We'll end up 6 hours away from home for the concert on the 19th, which means we'd have to drive home 6hours after the concert. Ouch. But I've done that before and will do it again.

I'd like to go to the Creation Museum in-between Moline and Springfield, but it's 6 hours from Moline, and half the day would be over by the time we got there. It would be too much for Dan and Ben to really enjoy. I think if we go, we'll have to just head down there right from WI and make it a trip in itself, another time. But like I said, the concerts are looking like it will be a "go"! YES!

It would be so cool if we could sit together. I wonder if these will be assigned seating or not. A thought just came to me...since there are so many artists, will it be a full session for each one? It would be kind of disappointing to put all this into it if Jeremy only played for 30 minutes.... Hmmm. We'll have to see what the others report once they start happening. If the concerts are the short versions, we'll probably just go to Hoffman Estates.

So much up in the air! Oh well, it is 4 months away. LOL.

[cori]

soooooo....are the tickets available for purchase yet??? (i keep checking itickets, but i'm not sure if i have to make a profile/account ON itickets before i can buy my tickets???)

also...i'm pretty sure that this was on a different thread, but....i checked amazon & can't find holiday trio to save my life. am i searching for the wrong listing?? :S (i'm sorry to be such a pain...i've searched jeremy camp, holiday trio, jeremy camp holiday trio....getting all kinds of great looking stuff, but....not what i'm looking for....)

[drake71449]

the holiday trio only featured on new song... come all ye faithful...so go to amazon.com and type in "jeremy camp come all ye faithful" under mp3 downloads and its like 99 cents..and you should find it if not message me and i will search it for ya and get you the link

:P

[CamperGirl]

soooooo....are the tickets available for purchase yet??? (i keep checking itickets, but i'm not sure if i have to make a profile/account ON itickets before i can buy my tickets???)
The tickets arn't on sale yet, hopefully soon :)

And yes, you do need to make an account with iTickets before buying them. Trust me, they are very carfeful with your info and the sign-up prosses is free and easy (can it get much better than free and easy? Ha-ha!) :p

[drake71449]

where to buy tix also depends on the venue...cuz this past july 4th concert in bossier...it wasnt on Itix...but it was on ticketmaster...so check all the major tix outlets!!! :0

:p

[cori]

thanks drake, i'll try that one & let you know what i find! (feeling very incompetent here! :P lol)

[cori]

lol, ok, i'll keep checking itickets AND ticketmaster - i do NOT want to miss these!!! (you know, since i signed up for the m&g and all! lol)

no problem creating an account for itickets - i'm just not very creative in the password dept & i already have a hard time remembering the passwords i DO have! :S lol i'll figure something out, though! :D hehe

[CamperGirl]

Another outlet that might be selling tix is TicketForce. :)

I'll let ya'll know if I run accross anything (I do some voulenteer work for Transparent Productions so I'm always looking up new shows and tickets) :p

[Toddrick33]

I'm not sure yet, but if tix are only $10, I'm sure it's going to be general admission. Which means arrive early! :D

(And why aren't you coming to Columbus, Laura? hehe)

[drake71449]

i havent found any yet but i'm gonna call my local center in bossier and see what they say

:p

[LauraA]

I'm not sure yet, but if tix are only $10, I'm sure it's going to be general admission. Which means arrive early! :D

(And why aren't you coming to Columbus, Laura? hehe)

Hahaha. Don't you be tempting me, now! ;)

Actually, I would love to. Maybe when Ben is older and we're retired, Dan and I will jump in the truck and pull our camper around to follow a tour. Wouldn't that be fun?! If there is a fishing hole anywhere along the way, it could just happen! :p

[drake71449]

retire from being a camper, Laura???

:P

[LauraA]

retire from being a camper, Laura???

:P

I don't think so! lol

[LauraA]

There are conflicts between the itickets dates and the Camp Crew dates. Like 4/16 is in IL according to CC, but not on itickets. I think it said OH for that date. Confusing.

Wonder how long before we can purchase tix (early) through CC.

[drake71449]

i'm wondering that too!!! well just have to wait

:p

[CamperGirl]

http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com/

The web-site is up with dates and info. Tickets are general admission ($10 at the door).

I wonder if Camp Crew folk still get early bird tickets though...time will tell :)

[Toddrick33]

I wonder if Camp Crew folk still get early bird tickets though...time will tell :)

I hope so! Then I don't have to worry!

[Kelly]

I don't know that you will. I think that's only offered for shows that J is headlining. Don't quote me on that...just remember reading something to that effect somewhere but I could very well be wrong. And there aren't even tickets for this tour to begin with...just a pay-at-the-door special thing that MercyMe is doing...very cool!

[LauraA]

Miranda, are you goiing to post about last night? Can't wait to hear the rest of it and see the pics. You can start a new thread for it. I'm looking forward to it!

[Kelly]

Just found out my sis-in-law can't go to the show, so doesn't look like I will be either :( She's gonna try and work something out, but it's not looking promising :*(

[drake71449]

well looks like i will have to get up to the bossier show super super early to get tix!!!

:p

[drake71449]

but is there gonna be the meet and greet still???

:p

[CamperGirl]

I made a simple click-able MySpace/Facebook banner to promote the show:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7518/193802994229765732pg0.jpg (http://www.rockandworshiproadshow.com/)

It’s basically the tour banner…in a smaller size, ha-ha! :p

Here is the HTML code to post it: <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnRoZXJvY2thbmR3b3JzaGlwcm9hZHNob3 cuY29tLw==" target="_blank"><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7518/193802994229765732pg0.jpg" /></a>

[drake71449]

nice work....i'm gonna email it to ppl!!!

:p

[CamperGirl]

Thanks! When I have some more free time, I'll makea nicer one with pictures n' stuff :)

[drake71449]

cant hardly wait for it!!!

:p

[LauraA]

Good job with the banner! :)

[cori]

just got my fanpack today (camp crew) - woohoo!!!! ok, so the 8x10 & letter from jeremy will probably spend most of their photo paper lives in the manilla envelope they came in, but i SUUUUUUURE am excited about that there laminate! :D hehehe

[CamperGirl]

Ohh! That means mine should be coming sometime today! *Victory Holla* :p

[Restored]

WHAT!!!

:eek:

NO EAST COAST DATES???

:confused:

I'm Crushed...This is the tour of 2009!

:)

[LauraA]

But he will be out that way for festivals and other events, I'm sure. (R&W won't be in WI, either. The closest so far is 6 hours away.:() I know how disappointed you must be. Hugs!

[Kelly]

Nope it's a west coast tour :( Sorry!

I'm sure J's SLTB tour will go coast to coast though :)

[jllm04]

Hey Kells,
We're thinking about the Dallas show, think we could get you?
I know it's crazy outta the way, wish you get there!
Lana

[Kelly]

Seriously??? Yall would do that???

[cori]

any idea when the sltb tour starts? also...kelly.....would you be willing to do a little espionage for me??? :D

[Kelly]

Hehe uh oh! What for?

As far as I know, the SLTB tour is a summer tour (early summer I believe) so maybe June/July or possibly even May/June

[LauraA]

No dates released yet for SLTB tour, but they'll be coming soon, I'm sure.

[cori]

ok kelly...remember the "cheesy" thing i asked you about? if there's a way to incorporate it into the conversation at your m&g, can you see if you can find out what the girls like? favorite animal, character, color....something? :) don't tell him what it's for, but...i'll be sure to let him know that you did my legwork for me at MY m&g. :)

[Kelly]

Gotcha! I'll see what I can do :)

[cori]

thanks, kell! you're amazing! :D i can whip them up in a couple of hours, but....wanna have time to get the right stuff to work with....

[CamperGirl]

I have a feeling that the R&WRS Tour is the West Coat alternative to Winter Jam (which happens to not have any West Coast dates planned) :)

[drake71449]

i hope the sltb tour isnt too late in the summer me and the wifey are expecting late july

:p

[LauraA]

Maybe they'll keep that in mind when scheduling. ;) And while they are granting requests... WISCONSIN!

[indygirl47905]

the closest cities to me for the concert is columbus ohio* or springfield illinois both about 3 hours(not miles!!!) away maybe i will go to both :D i have not seen Mercyme yet but if they sing homesick or i can only imagine i will start crying i played both of those songs at my* mom's funeral:(

[LauraA]

You might be able to tell MM guys about your mom's funeral (if they do a m&g or a signing line), and how you were able to honor her memory with those two songs of theirs. I'm sure that would mean a lot to them.

I hope you go to the IL concert, Rhonda. If you do, I'll see you there!

It's because of Mercy Me's song, "I Can Only Imagine" that I became a Jeremy Camp fan. LOL. Doesn't make sense, does it?!

I went to see MM because I LOVED (and still do) the song "I Can Only Imagine." (March '05 Undone Tour) I'd heard Jeremy's songs on the radio, and liked them, too, so I thought it would be "nice" seeing him, as well. So...Jeremy came out and after a few songs he gave his testimony concerning Melissa, and then told us about being blessed with his Adie and Bella (Ari hadn't come along yet).... and as they say, the rest is history! I was blown away by everything he said and sang.

This will be the first time I've seen MM since that night.

[CamperGirl]

That is the coolest story, Laura! :p

I'm looking forward to seeing Addison Road as well. I've been in love with thier music ever since I heard 'All That Matters'. I know Jenny (the band leader) is pregnant and due anytime now...so hopefuly this tour will be an easy one for the band! :)

[sv3]

You might be able to tell MM guys about your mom's funeral (if they do a m&g or a signing line), and how you were able to honor her memory with those two songs of theirs. I'm sure that would mean a lot to them.

I hope you go to the IL concert, Rhonda. If you do, I'll see you there!

It's because of Mercy Me's song, "I Can Only Imagine" that I became a Jeremy Camp fan. LOL. Doesn't make sense, does it?!

I went to see MM because I LOVED (and still do) the song "I Can Only Imagine." (March '05 Undone Tour) I'd heard Jeremy's songs on the radio, and liked them, too, so I thought it would be "nice" seeing him, as well. So...Jeremy came out and after a few songs he gave his testimony concerning Melissa, and then told us about being blessed with his Adie and Bella (Ari hadn't come along yet).... and as they say, the rest is history! I was blown away by everything he said and sang.

This will be the first time I've seen MM since that night.


Wow Laura, that's exactly how I became a fan of Jeremy's. It was at the Undone tour in San Antonio, TX. I went because of MM, but was blown away by Jeremy's testimony. The next day, I went and bought all 3 of his cd's and the "In 24 DVD." Since then, I've shared his music and testimony with just about everyone and anyone who would listen. They have all been touched and are now fans!

[indygirl47905]

Wow Laura, that's exactly how I became a fan of Jeremy's. It was at the Undone tour in San Antonio, TX. I went because of MM, but was blown away by Jeremy's testimony. The next day, I went and bought all 3 of his cd's and the "In 24 DVD." Since then, I've shared his music and testimony with just about everyone and anyone who would listen. They have all been touched and are now fans!

the first time i heard Jeremyi went to a ATF event with our youth group i never heard of him only through our pastors wife telling me of his loss of melissa and i started bawling then i am cryer way too sensitive we got front row seats at the RCA dome in indy Jeremy was awesome i wasnt into christian music back then like i am now but i bought his worship cd (is it carry me?) i took it home and i listened to it a couple of years went by and by this time i really like Jeremy and his music another Atf event he was there i was really excited i got to hear him when was doing his song where he tells you to jump well i didnt jump because we were close to the balcony i was afraid i would fall off...lol so at the M&G my daughter was in a wheelchair and the people let her in front of the line to get his picture and i asked if could also i told him i go to his families coffee shop all the time and thats when i first met jeremy ,i also tell everyone i talk to about Jeremy's testimony i got one of the staff at my work to listen to him he went out and bought beyond measure cd and he told me later that is all he listens to he said his songs are pure and addicting...i said ..i know!! j has trully impacted my life with his songs.( sorry so long i like to talk alot too)
:p

[LauraA]

Wow Laura, that's exactly how I became a fan of Jeremy's. It was at the Undone tour in San Antonio, TX. I went because of MM, but was blown away by Jeremy's testimony. The next day, I went and bought all 3 of his cd's and the "In 24 DVD." Since then, I've shared his music and testimony with just about everyone and anyone who would listen. They have all been touched and are now fans!

Wow, same tour and everything! How funny is that?! I went and bought Jeremy's music, too, right away. I also "lurked" on the boards (old ones) for a long time before signing up.

Campergirl, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Addison Road is great. I also love Tenth Avenue North! This tour is going to be magnificent!

Rhonda, that's cool. It's fun to remember our history as Campers. I still giggle every time I think of the first time I met Jeremy! :D

[Psalms23]

Here are the dates for the Rock & Worship Road Show! In case you haven't heard of that tour, its headlined by MercyMe, with Jeremy Camp, Hawk Nelson, Addison Road, and Tenth Avenue North. Tickets for each show are $10!!! The dates haven't officially been released, but thanks to Sarah (CamperGirl) who found them on iTickets.com

03/17/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Billings, MT

03/19/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Seattle, WA

03/20/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Boise , ID

03/21/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Pullman, WA

03/22/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Portland, OR

03/26/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Ontario, CA

03/27/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Phoenix, AZ

03/28/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Las Vegas, NV

03/29/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Fresno , CA

04/02/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Little Rock, AR

04/03/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Bossier City, LA

04/04/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Biloxi, MS

04/05/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Baton Rouge, LA

04/07/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Dallas, TX

04/09/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Denver, CO

04/10/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Valley Center, KS

04/11/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Springfield, MO

04/16/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Hoffman Estates, IL

04/17/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Moline, IL

04/18/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
E. Lansing, MI

04/19/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Springfield, IL

04/24/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Cleveland, OH

04/25/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
Columbus, OH

04/26/09 Rock and Worship Road Show Tour
State College, PA

Umm some dates and places have changed.... The Rock and Worship Roadshow has different listing then this one..
Yesterday when I was on the website....they had a longer listing then today's listing.....

TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS

3.17.09 - Billings, MT - Metrapark Arena
3.19.09 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
3.20.09 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center
3.21.08 - Pullman, WA - Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum
3.22.09 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
3.26.09 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Bank Arena
3.27.09 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
3.28.09 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
3.29.09 - Fresno, CA - Savemart Center
4.2.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Center
4.3.09 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena
4.4.09 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
4.5.09 - Bossier City, LA - Century Tel Center
4.9.09 - Denver, CO - Denver Coliseum
4.10.09 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
4.11.09 - Springfield, MO - JQH Arena
4.16.09 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
4.17.09 - East Lansing, MI - Breslin Center
4.18.09 - Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center
4.19.09 - Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center
**ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

[Kelly]

Thanks for the heads up. I changed the list on the original post.

[jllm04]

Kells,
I totally wish we could!!!!
How much furthur would it be? You are in NB, right?
We'll do what we can! :)

Lana

[Kelly]

Yeah it'd be crazy for sure! I'm about 5 hrs southeast of Midland & Dallas is about 5 hours north of me! If yall are crazy enough to do it, I'm game :D but if you can't I TOTALLY understand! :)

[LauraA]

Yeah, the Hoffman Estates listing has been gone for about a week or more now. :( WAH! But I'm still planning on Springfield and Cedar Rapids.

Anyone else? I know a few of you were thinking about it. Let's get a CAMPout going! Can anyone get to Springfield? It's a Sunday night.

[Labby]

Oh, man; someone does NOT know how to schedule dates in the Northwest...

From Montana to Seattle (a few hundred miles), backtrack to Boise (a few hundred miles), backtrack to Pullman (another few hours), and then down to Portland (a few hundred more miles).

The guys deserve the four-day break after.

[drake71449]

i know you would think they would get bossier then nawlins then head to dallas but they go bossier and miss then nawlins then dallas or something like that!!

:p

[LauraA]

Oh, man; someone does NOT know how to schedule dates in the Northwest...

From Montana to Seattle (a few hundred miles), backtrack to Boise (a few hundred miles), backtrack to Pullman (another few hours), and then down to Portland (a few hundred more miles).

The guys deserve the four-day break after.

There is some criss crossing going on in the midwest area, too.
My guess is that the venues may not of been available along the easiest routes on the specific dates they could of been there. Something like that. Maybe Paul loves driving. :cool:;)

[Heidiej]

I'll either be at the cedar rapids show or the springfield one. Not sure which one yet. If it were just me and Shane going, i would definately do both of them, but with the kids going along, one i think is all i'm going to get to see :)
I signed up for the M&G's for both (altho the IA one is still listed on the CampCrew site as the quad cities and still for the 17th and not the 18th..? I'm not to impressed with all the discrepency of the dates..) Just in case the fam decides they want to go to both.

[Toddrick33]

Oh, man; someone does NOT know how to schedule dates in the Northwest...

From Montana to Seattle (a few hundred miles), backtrack to Boise (a few hundred miles), backtrack to Pullman (another few hours), and then down to Portland (a few hundred more miles).

The guys deserve the four-day break after.

LOL I've always thought the same thing. I'm so Type A, that I'd plan it so that I could just drive around the U.S. :P Save gas and time!

[LauraA]

To all who have asked by pm or emailing me, I'm trying to find out which listings are current, updated and correct. I'll get back to you as soon as I hear.

[drake71449]

awesome so far nothing has changed for bossier...but they have two different places for april the 4th

:p

[LauraA]

The official word on the tour date discrepancies is to trust Jeremy's Sites (http://www.jeremycamp.com/touring.htm), and specific tour site, depending on which tour. For the SLTB Tour Site(http://www.speakinglouderthanbefore.com/interface.html).

Please do not go by what is posted on itickets.

Laura

[cori]

*clicks the link to one of jeremy's sites with fear & trembling about ontario....* :P

.....and then....

*tries to NOT panic because ontario isn't listed on EITHER ONE* :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Kelly]

Yeah iTickets is GREAT for posting dates early and they have cheaper tickets 99% of the time, BUT since they post most dates before they're even confirmed, there's a good chance things can change, so you should definitely use Jeremy's official tour page as the official dates. If you do see a date on iTickets that isn't on J's site, you can always call the venue to confirm. That's what happened with me on this San Antonio date coming up. It's STILL not listed on his tour page!

[cori]

i'll have to call the venue

[CamperGirl]

You can also always check http://www.rockandworshiproadshow.com/

But I agree, J's site still is the best place for info.

[CamperGirl]

*clicks the link to one of jeremy's sites with fear & trembling about ontario....*

.....and then....

*tries to NOT panic because ontario isn't listed on EITHER ONE* :eek: :eek:
Got in touch with the venue…the tour is defiantly still planning on being in Ontario March 26th :)

*Breathes A Sigh Of Relief For Both Of Us* :p

[cori]

*phew!* (and we can say THAT again, a jillion times, huh??)

thank you for calling - i still haven't had a chance to - had to get noah from school, homework, etc...JUST finished all of that.

yay for ontario! :D

[CamperGirl]

He-he! No problem! You wern't the only one trippin' out when she saw that the date was missing... :p

Ontario or bust! :p

[cori]

WORD!!!! :P lol (i have to tell you, i crack up EVERY time i see that! lol)

[LauraA]

Jeremy's Touring (on site here) was updated:http://www.jeremycamp.com/touring.htm

[Kelly]

You guys I am SUCH a dork! All this time I've thought that the show in Dallas was on a Tuesday! It's on FRIDAY!!!! Trying to get a group together for a weekend in Dallas! :) Where there's a will, there's a way! And I'm already signed up for the M&G so that should bring me a bit of luck right? :p

[LauraA]

Praying it will work out for you, Kelly!!!! Yes!:)

[drake71449]

i would love dallas just not enough cash!!

:p

[Kelly]

Well my sis-in-law is a no-go :( But I still got lots of options :) Just twittering about it, I convinced three people to go :p Sad thing is they all live in north TX and can't come get me & take me to the show. Bummer! But I'll get there! I just gotta!

[drake71449]

i hope ya do ...i'm still waiting on a W2 so i can pay off some small debts...and put back cash for the show and for the concert in a few weeks.....pizza hut takes forever...last year shelly had to wait til feb 5 to get hers...and i bet it will be the same...

:P

[Kelly]

Oh my goodness....I think I just got me a ride!!!!! :eek: I was talking to my friend Ben (the same one who went with me to the concert this past weekend). He's more of a hard rock guy so I didn't think he'd be interested but I listed the bands and he was like "Oh I love all those!" AHHHHHH!!!!! :) He said he has to see where his finances are closer to the date, but I told him it was on me (the LEAST I can do after this past weekend! Plus I never paid my part for the hotel for Creation Tour! Oops!) Trying not to get too excited yet cause a lot can happen in 2 months, but if you ask me, we're as good as there! YAY!!!! :D

[sv3]

So, happy for you Kelly. I'll pray that everything works out!

[Kelly]

Thanks! I hope you get to come too! But my niece would totally win over the concert so I understand if you can't.

[cori]

that's awesome kelly!!! :D i'll be praying it all works out for you. :)

[Kelly]

Sadly it's looking like this one might be a no-go. My parents just informed me that we're celebrating my grandma's birthday on a Saturday in a couple weeks, so I'd have to ask off work. Then the Third Day concert is a month after that and the next week is the R&WRS so that would be 3 days off in just over a month and considering that I only work 4 days a month, it doesn't look so good. And since it's between a local show and an out of town show, I'm thinking my friend will go for the local show because of his car situation. But I did talk to another friend of mine who said she may be up for it, depending on her schoolwork. So there's still a chance that I could just do this show instead of the Third Day show. In fact, I may look into just booking the hotel in case, then we can always cancel the week of the show :)

And there's always summer festivals!!! We're hoping to get out to Rock the Desert so I hope he's there this year! Hasn't been since 2005! I think it's time we have him back! :p

[Labby]

A tip from someone who works in the Hospitality industry:

Call the motel direct. You can compare what they tell you with what you see through the official website, but still call directly.

Avoid Travelocity/Expedia etc. like the plague. We (in the industry) hate them with a passion. I've seen many a photoshopped image of the Gnome dying a gruesome death.

[Kelly]

Oh believe me, I learned that lesson on our Creation Tour trip! There were going to be 5 of us going so we booked the wheelchair accessible SUITE. According to the website it was an ocean view room with separate living room area & private balcony. Complete with 2 HUGE flat screen tvs and roll-in shower.

In the end, it was just 2 of us who went. We got there and the two of us could barely get in the room. If the other 3 had come they'd have been sleeping in the bathroom! There was no separate living area, no balcony, no huge flatscreen tvs, no roll-in shower, and our view definitely left something to be desired! We went to the front desk thinking we'd simply been given the wrong room, but they said they have no rooms like what we described. We showed them pics and printouts from the hotel website and they were shocked! They immediately got on the phone with their supervisor and told them that needed to be changed. Unfortunately, but I suppose understandably, they weren't willing to offer a reduced price, so we ended up going to a different hotel. But I will never again trust websites fully for information!

[Toddrick33]

A tip from someone who works in the Hospitality industry:

Call the motel direct. You can compare what they tell you with what you see through the official website, but still call directly.

Avoid Travelocity/Expedia etc. like the plague. We (in the industry) hate them with a passion. I've seen many a photoshopped image of the Gnome dying a gruesome death.

I always call hotels direct, because with AAA discount, it's usually cheaper than the advertised prices (even on the travel websites). Plus, I like the assurances of knowing that I'm actually reserving a room, not waiting for the travel sites to fax the info to the hotel.

I confess I use the travel sites for reviews. They're usually spot on.

Just out of curiosity, why do you hotellers hate travelosity?

[Labby]

Read Kelly's story for one example. You have no idea how many times that's happened: the website promises something we don't have/can't deliver. In addition to that, you have no idea how many times a third-party site has overbooked my property, causing me lots of headaches as I try to explain to people that we haven't had rooms for three days, even though they booked one through the Gnome this morning.

Then there's the fact that they're a major rip off -- what you pay them and what they pay us are NOT the same amounts. You often pay more than going straight thru us, and we get paid less (they take comission, ya know).

I'll admit to having used Expedia once, when getting plane tickets and dealing with three different airlines. But for motels, I'll ALWAYS call direct.

[Kelly]

What KILLED me is that they had a complete photo gallery and NONE of the room pics were from that hotel!

[Toddrick33]

In addition to that, you have no idea how many times a third-party site has overbooked my property, causing me lots of headaches as I try to explain to people that we haven't had rooms for three days, even though they booked one through the Gnome this morning.


Ah yes, I believe that for sure.

And I've paid less calling direct. I wonder why hotels put up with that!? I guess it's like the airlines -- overbooked flights are better than underbooked, purely financially speaking!

In all honesty, even the main hotel websites have deceiving pictures!

[CaraBear]

Hey Heidi, I couldn't find a meet and greet scheduled for the Moline date. I did sign up for the Springfield, just in case we're on our way back from the Creation Museum, if we go. Dan's going to faint. All of a sudden we/I have plans for concerts on the 16th, and 17th, then the museum, then another concert on the 19th concert. LOL. Um. Not sure if this will all happen or not. The 16th is a plan. The rest is pending. But I'm praying. :D

I just bought tix for the spring feild OH gig!

[drake71449]

i checked the bossier date and its april the 5th so...i'm taking off the 5th (sunday) and 6th and the girls are missing school for J

:p

[LauraA]

The concert that was posted closest to us...which was 3 hours away, isn't happening now as far as I can tell. So I'm not sure what that does to the rest of the plans. Might have to wait until Jeremy can crew find themselves closer to WI.... :(

Cara, that will be awesome. And Josh, your family will have a marvelous time!!!

[Heidiej]

Trying to plan a vacation around dates that keep changing is nearly impossible, so we made an executive decision to nix the Road Show concert altogether :o So instead we're flying to orlando, going to sea world and kennedy space center and then driving home via Kentucky & the creation museum. We've dubbed it God's Creation Vacation :) I'm thinking about adopting Kelly's idea about leaving a Speaking Louder Than Before CD in the hotel rooms with a note & bible verses. :)

[cori]

that's an awesome idea, heidie! i'm trying to think of somewhere creative that i can leave a cd.....brain's kinda fried right now, though. must recover, resettle, and THEN i'll be able to think! :)

i'm sorry it was such an ordeal about the rwrst shows not lining up with vacation plans - i'm sure the dates for the sltb concert (whenever that one starts!) will be a little more....stable, for lack of a better word! (for what it's worth, though, your vacation sounds like GOOD FUN!!! .....can i come?? lol)

[Labby]

I'm trying to decide if I want to get a motel room after the concert or drive the two hours home. Hmm....

[Kelly]

Two hours is doable. But this is coming from someone who drove 7hrs straight home after a 14hr festival :p

[Labby]

Oh, I'm no stranger to travelling for concerts. I just don't know what time I'll be getting up that Sunday morning (or maybe even Saturday night). That's the fun of being the night auditor.

I'll probably drive home, as I really don't want to spend money on a motel room.

[drake71449]

listen to this labby ..i'm gonna be an hour and 30 min away and too lazy to drive home so i'm spending the night in shreveport...i know....shame on me...!!!

:(

[Labby]

listen to this labby ..i'm gonna be an hour and 30 min away and too lazy to drive home so i'm spending the night in shreveport...i know....shame on me...!!!

:(

I've flown half-way across the country for a gig before. Twice, actually. J in the House of Blues-Chicago, and the Unplugged tour in Normal, IL. Great concerts.

[LauraA]

^^^Good memories! Hope we can all do that again. :)

I'm pretty sure we have to cancel our plans for the April 16, 18 and 19th IL shows. The 16th isn't even in IL anymore (moved to OH), the 18th has conflicting info and it's not worth going 7 hours for just one concert when we'd get home Monday morning just in time to start work for the 19th gig. Sadness. :( If we knew what was up for sure with the 18th, there would be a possibility, but just can't seem to find out what's up. Pout.

Oh a happier note, I'll be at Lifest in July.

[Kelly]

So sorry Laura! I know how much you were looking forward to it! Hopefully they've picked up on our "subtle" hints about getting a show in WI for you! :) Keeping my fingers crossed for you for the SLTB tour! Glad you get to see him this summer though! I can't wait! I know it's gonna be a short gig cause there are 40 bands over only 2 days, but it's still gonna rock! :)

[DreamofSunsets]

I've flown half-way across the country for a gig before. Twice, actually. J in the House of Blues-Chicago, and the Unplugged tour in Normal, IL. Great concerts.

Ive flown to one show for J before.. and it was at the Ryman.. great show..

Labby, you planning on being at the Portland show? I am.. I am getting a group of people to come with.. I think right now its at like 10.. not sure how many are commited to going though..

What time are you going to get there? since tickets are at the door Id say pretty early..

[Labby]

I'm at the Portland gig (signed up for a M&G). I may be taking one student along -- a birthday gift; his choice of whether he wants it or not.

And yeah, I'll be getting there pretty early -- probably by 4:30.

[DreamofSunsets]

I kinda want to have that M&G time.. but Im not signed up even though I would love to be. Can we find each other before? Im going to be giving them special treats.. Red Vines for Leif.. etc..

[Labby]

Shouldn't be a problem -- either before or during (intermission). We can coordinate closer to the gig.

[DreamofSunsets]

sounds good... I am so excited to see J live again its been since November 2 years ago.. when he played with Hawk Nelson, and Adie.. so long time..

[Labby]

I remember that gig -- I was one of the people handing out stuff/asking people to sign up for stuff. I was the guy who had the copy of Burden Me that J showed the crowd.

[CamperGirl]

This is fun...

I was browsing the website for Spirit West Coast this year when I found out that they are auctioning off VIP Meet n' Greet's with artists at West Coast Concerts throught the summer...And I found this page:

http://www.spiritwestcoast.org/auction/QAViewAuctions.asp?catID=12

The starting bids are $350.00...do we have any hardcore takers? :p

[cori]

lol, at $350, i can't say i'm all that hard core! (i had a hard time getting hubby to ok the $35 m&g!!! :eek: if only he knew!!! lol)

and...speaking of m&g....

A WEEK FROM THURSDAY!!!!!!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! :) any takers for one of THE most bizarre random questions EVER regarding an upcoming show??? lol

[Kelly]

ME ME ME!!! I'm ALL about bizarre, random questions! :) Ask away!

[cori]

lol kelly....alrighty then! here it is...

for EXTREEEEEEMELY personal reasons, i tend to wear dresses or skirts when i will be traveling (ie - sitting for a long period of time), so...next thursday would be no exception. except..would that be TOTALLY lame?? i mean.....i realize this isn't a dressy occasion, so it would just be a comfy summer dress type thing, but....am i gonna be the ONLY one dressed that way (in which case, it WOULD look ridiculous! and i would try to suck it up & wear jeans....:eek:)?

(and....after i read your answer about your m&g, i remembered that i had asked you about that a gazillion times already - and you patiently ANSWERED it a gazillion times, too! lol duhhhh.....can i blame it on the trying few weeks i've just had??? lol)

[Kelly]

Hehe no worries girl! I forget who I ask what questions all the time! I either ask someone the same question 5 times, or I don't ask someone a question I needed to ask them cause I thought I already had :p

And to answer you, I don't think that's crazy at all! :) Now if you went in a prom or wedding dress, THAT might be a little extreme hehe :p

[cori]

hahahahahahahahahahaah, could you just imagine the look i'd get at the m&g if i DID show up like that?!?!?!?!? i think that one might actually top the pink t-shirt! (ok, i am soooo NOT doing it! i'm all for trying to get a good laugh, but....that one's borderline CREEPY, i think! lol)

oh man, that WOULD be funny!!! still...not doing it! i've never been to a CONCERT concert (hahaha, reminds me of a comedian my husband was watching the other day - talking about how women say a word once & it means one thing, but then they say the same word TWICE & it means something ENTIRELY different! "i like him, but i don't LIKE him like him" - "yeah, we're going shopping..don't worry, not SHOPPING shopping..." HAHAHA we SOOO do! anyway.... that was WAAAAAY off topic!). now WHAT was i saying??? (give ya 3 guesses as to who's finally crawled out of the dung heap this week! lol) oh yeah - i've never been to a CONCERT concert :P, so....i have NO idea what the dress code is, but...i'm wagering that there won't be too many skirts/dresses, so...i'll already feel totally out of place. i don't need to go as prom (*cough*DRAMA) queen or anything to add to it! lol

thanks kell! :)

[CamperGirl]

Ha-ha! I'm sure anything you wear will be fine...aside from a wedding dress, although i'm sure people have worn stranger things to concerts, lol! :p Your going to have such a BLAST, Cori! The first concert is always the most special...but especially when it's an artists you like so much :)

BTW- Here is another pretty cool meet n' greet oportunity, this time the 'Rock and Worship Roadshow' is sposoring it and it's available at every show for an AWESOME cause :)

Donor Pass Special (http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com/donor/index.php)

Mom said we would have done it if the $150 would have allowed in 2 people instead of one...

[cori]

lol campergirl, we could bring each other corsages & really play up the prom thing! HA!!! (fear not - i won't make you embarassed to be seen with me! lol)

[LauraA]

You would be totally fine wearing a skirt to the concert. I see it all the time. I always wear a blue jean skirt or a khaki.

[cori]

lol, such a relief! i don't wanna be the ONLY skirt, for sure, but....i just don't think i could manage a pair of jeans for that long. i made myself endure for The Call in San Diego (nov), and boy did i regret it for quite some time afterwards, so....viva la skirt! (haha, can you tell i never took....whatever language that is?? :eek: lol)

[Toddrick33]

hahahahahahahahahahaah, could you just imagine the look i'd get at the m&g if i DID show up like that?!?!?!?!? i think that one might actually top the pink t-shirt! (ok, i am soooo NOT doing it! i'm all for trying to get a good laugh, but....that one's borderline CREEPY, i think! lol)

oh man, that WOULD be funny!!! still...not doing it! i've never been to a CONCERT concert (hahaha, reminds me of a comedian my husband was watching the other day - talking about how women say a word once & it means one thing, but then they say the same word TWICE & it means something ENTIRELY different! "i like him, but i don't LIKE him like him" - "yeah, we're going shopping..don't worry, not SHOPPING shopping..." HAHAHA we SOOO do! anyway.... that was WAAAAAY off topic!). now WHAT was i saying??? (give ya 3 guesses as to who's finally crawled out of the dung heap this week! lol) oh yeah - i've never been to a CONCERT concert :P, so....i have NO idea what the dress code is, but...i'm wagering that there won't be too many skirts/dresses, so...i'll already feel totally out of place. i don't need to go as prom (*cough*DRAMA) queen or anything to add to it! lol

thanks kell! :)

Jeans and a hoodie work! :)
"More advanced" fans wear business casual.
I've seen ties and dresses.

There's no dress code to WORSHIP!

If Darren and myself ever make it to a show, we want to wear tuxes with tails and black bow ties just for fun! ;)

[CamperGirl]

Jeans and a hoodie work! :)
"More advanced" fans wear business casual.
I've seen ties and dresses.

There's no dress code to WORSHIP!

If Darren and myself ever make it to a show, we want to wear tuxes with tails and black bow ties just for fun! ;)
You can't forget the snazzy black top hats! :p

[drake71449]

gear to wear...probably a jeremy camp tee and jeremy camp hat and jeremy camp arm bands and jeremy camp rings...jeremy camp shoes...oh yeah and some blue jeans !!!

:p

[Kelly]

Hey guys, I have a bit of news.....now, I'm still not 100% on this, so please, oh please, do not quote me on this, or hunt me down if I'm wrong hehe...but....

Brody Harper (MercyMe's web guy) has been dropping major hints leading us all to believe that the entire tour (or at least as many shows as possible) will be streamed live on the internet!!!! :D

As I said, I don't have confirmation, and for all I know, he could just be talking about MercyMe's part of the show, but a LOT of what he's said the past few days has alluded to us believing that!

He did it for MercyMe's last tour and it was AWESOME! I got to watch 11 shows online, all from the comfort of my bedroom in my PJs and without paying a dime! :)

So if I do get confirmation, I will certainly let you know, but for now, I'm 95% sure that's the plan :)

[LauraA]

Wow! Let's pray that this is the case. We could even "attend" the shows we thought we were going to have to miss because of rides, schedule conflicts and everything else. YaY!

[Kelly]

I know! :) Well....actually, I can't "attend" the TX show either way now because I agreed to help a friend with a conference she's putting on that night. Oh well....I'd be sure to find a way to "attend" all other 19 shows :p

[cori]

that would be AWESOME, kelly!! please do let us know when you find something out! :D

all the jeremy gear sounds awesome, but jeans = OWWWWWW!!!!! no jeans...maybe denim skirt, though (although i have to buy a jeremy camp tee/hoodie to go all out.....)...

[CamperGirl]

That sounds awesome! Keep us posted :)

(although i have to buy a jeremy camp tee/hoodie to go all out.....)...
http://www.jeremycamp.com/boards/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Labby]

Jeans and a hoodie work! :)
"More advanced" fans wear business casual.
I've seen ties and dresses.


Ah, yes. I remember how J commented on my tie...

Picture, if you will, an individual in black slacks, black oxford shirt, black Stafford trench coat, fedora, and a white necktie.

Oh, and really long hair.

I miss Chicago...

[LauraA]

I've seen the pictures.:cool: Are you going to do it again for your next concert?

[Kelly]

I can picture it perfectly....


....because I've seen the pictures :p Wish I'd been there with you guys!

Ah, yes. I remember how J commented on my tie...

Picture, if you will, an individual in black slacks, black oxford shirt, black Stafford trench coat, fedora, and a white necktie.

Oh, and really long hair.

I miss Chicago...

[LauraA]

RAWRS Energy Drink. Get some today. hehehehe
http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com/blog/2009/03/12/the-roadshow-energy-drink/

[Labby]

I've seen the pictures.:cool: Are you going to do it again for your next concert?

I don't think so. I think I'll just be going with my newer look: blue jeans, t-shirt, maybe a button-up on top.

You know, the typical "youth pastor" look.

[drake71449]

i'm going goth................................

:eek:

j/k

[Toddrick33]

Ah, yes. I remember how J commented on my tie...

Picture, if you will, an individual in black slacks, black oxford shirt, black Stafford trench coat, fedora, and a white necktie.

Oh, and really long hair.

I miss Chicago...

Haha, I can, because I was there! ;)

[CamperGirl]

Mike from Tenth Avenue North has thrown down the gauntlet and has declared a contest…

http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com/blog/

:)

[JC#1Nashvillefan]

I would love to see this show but it's not coming anywhere near Nashville, TN which I hate

[LauraA]

Mike from Tenth Avenue North has thrown down the gauntlet and has declared a contest…

http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com/blog/

:)

I would so do that contest if it were coming to our area! Oh yeah. That would be a fun one!

[drake71449]

me and shelly and joshlyn are going to answer the call of the challenger!!! i hope we are the only ones !! j/k to the best the victory!!

:p

[CamperGirl]

Mike has chosen his first winner...here is the vid if you want some red shirt ideas :p

http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com/blog/2009/03/20/we-mean-business/#comments

3 shows into it...and this tour is already too much fun. Us 'rawrs' know how to have a good time :D

[LauraA]

That's really cool! I would love to make a t-shirt!

[drake71449]

i hope they get me too!!!

:p

[Labby]

I'll be flying solo, so I may bring my guitar as something to do while waiting in line. Maybe I'll practice "In Your Presence" or "Cover Me".

[CamperGirl]

That sounds like fun :o

Wish I could play guitar...first time I saw J a whole group of Campers had gutiars and started a huge worship jam session outside the ampatheater. One of the reasons I was so amazed by this ministry. Everyone in one voice in one accord praising God, and they didn't even know one another! :)

[Kelly]

That's always fun! We did that at a Rascal Flatts meet & greet years ago! These two girls in line started singing & everyone joined in. The guys were clapping along with us & dancing...it was awesome! :)

[cori]

i can't play either, campergirl, but...in FIIIIIIVE DAYYYYSS!!!!!! :D :D we can start one of our own! voices count as instruments, right??? :) (hmmm, hubby plays drums, but....that might be kinda confusing with NO guitar!! hahaha)

anyway...

FIVE DAYS til i get to meet an AWESOME camper AND jeremy!! WAHOOOOOO!!!! :D

[drake71449]

i am gonna bring my psp and my jeremy camp instrumentals to sing too!!!! gonna bring some small speakers to hook up to it!!! YAY some J karaoke!!

:p

[CamperGirl]

*Does The 5 Days Dance* (Very simaler to the hokey-pokey) :p

I might have to look into cheep iPod speakers or something to bring...if not, then i'll just have to learn the guitar in 5 days :| lol!

[giveyouglory]

WOW! Jeremy was amazing last night in Boise!!!!
Now I'm not just saying this because he's my favorite artist, but I really truly think his performance was the best out of all 5! It seemed liked he put a lot of work into it, with the big posters and props on the stage saying things like: Love, Truth, Speak Up, Speak Loud, and there was a big background poster of "The SLTB Wall," you know, the one in his music video. I loved how he sang a bunch of older songs as well, such as Lay Down My Pride and Give You Glory! But I was disappointed when he wasn't doing the signing line after the concert!:(:( I wanted him to sign my 3 foot tall poster!:D:D But I really wanted to meet him......

Still, it was amazing!!!!!!!

[CamperGirl]

That's awesome! Too bad about the signing line...but at least you got to see the show! And 'Lay Down My Pride' is in the set? Sweet! :D

[cori]

*sings* four days, four days, down to only fourrrr dayyyys :D

laura, campergirl, & kelly (if you read this before i see you again! :eek:) - my facebook profile pic is numero uno....one more to go (which will be almost identical...)

[Labby]

I had the Portland gig last night. My advice:

GET THERE EARLY!

If you're thinking about getting there two hours before the concert, think again. Try three or four at the LATEST. When I got there last night (4:00), there were already a few thousand people standing in line. They even sold out, and a lot of people were turned away (Memorial Coliseum holds 11,000). Actually, everyone I know in town who planned on going left for the concert at 4:00. It's a two-hour drive; they all got turned away.

For those of you with a M&G: Get there early. If you haven't gotten an e-mail about what to do, head directly for the merch table. Make sure you have your lanyard, and ask if the merch guy/a runner will be around shortly. The runners have radios, and can find out what you need to do/where you need to go.

I ended up having my M&G before the concert. I talked to people at the merch table; while they didn't know what was up, they DID know that J's guy was on his way for merch-related stuff. When he got there, he told me to head to the secondary table. When I got THERE, they told me that Walt was on his way; he was eating when they called.

It was a good gig, and J signed my guitar (long story). And Matt took a pic:

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x145/mod-labby/me/photo.jpg

[cori]

thanks labby!!! :D

[drake71449]

awesome pic!!!

i'm getting to bossier at 8am

[CamperGirl]

Awesome! Thanks for the info Labby :o

I'm gonna be there at the crack of dawn...no joke. If I could sleep outside I would. I'm one of those people. lol! :p

[cori]

lol campergirl, me too!!! do you know what time you'll be there? i'm aiming to be there at the same time you are so we don't run into the whole "you cut" ... "uh..no...she saved our spots!" thing... :eek: i totally wanna sit with you guys, but, being so cheap & tickets at the door, i wanna honor the first come first serve thing, so....yeah....i guess we better get our rears in gear about planning out the meet-up, eh? :) YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Toddrick33]

I had the Portland gig last night. My advice:

GET THERE EARLY!

If you're thinking about getting there two hours before the concert, think again. Try three or four at the LATEST. When I got there last night (4:00), there were already a few thousand people standing in line. They even sold out, and a lot of people were turned away (Memorial Coliseum holds 11,000). Actually, everyone I know in town who planned on going left for the concert at 4:00. It's a two-hour drive; they all got turned away.


I saw J's tweet! But I new you'd be smart! ;)

I get out of class at 2:20, so I'll be at the venue pretty quickly for my show! :)

[Labby]

I saw J's tweet! But I new you'd be smart! ;)

I get out of class at 2:20, so I'll be at the venue pretty quickly for my show! :)

Good. We actually talked about you: I pulled out my iPod and showed J the Foostool album. He asked if you'd be at the Michigan gig. I told him the truth -- I didn't know if you were still in Michigan due to law school. He asked how that was going. Again, I don't know, and told him so.

You should ask if he played Cover Me for Matt or not. Even better, bring a copy so that the band can hear it. lol

[DreamofSunsets]

I was able to go to the portland show after all and was glad I got there when I did. The event staff were handing out orange bracelets that allowed for floor seating.. my friends and I got the last ones.. Im not sure if they are doing that at all the shows.. but def. get there early..

Labby it is probably a good thing I didnt meet up with you before the show because they wouldve taken the food anyway..haha..

[LauraA]

Great picture, Steve! Glad you made it there and had some time with Jeremy. DreamofSunset and giveyouglory, awesome that you were at the concert! It sounds like it was a total blessing to everyone.

Goodness...can I somehow make it to one of these...?! :confused:

[Toddrick33]

Good. We actually talked about you: I pulled out my iPod and showed J the Foostool album. He asked if you'd be at the Michigan gig. I told him the truth -- I didn't know if you were still in Michigan due to law school. He asked how that was going. Again, I don't know, and told him so.

You should ask if he played Cover Me for Matt or not. Even better, bring a copy so that the band can hear it. lol

Nice, LOL. That turkey should know I'm in Columbus, OH now. ;)
Not that seeing me at an OH show would be a surprise, but good thing I didn't move to AZ or something.

This is the first time J is going to be 15 minutes from my home, so I'm pretty excited!

I will try to remember to harass him about Cover Me. Great song!

I feel kind of bad now that you guys wasted your time talking about me. And I feel even worse that I haven't kept contact as well as I'd have liked! :P

[CamperGirl]

Goodness...can I somehow make it to one of these...?! :confused:
It's times like these that I wish I knew how to make a teleport for ya :p

Praying that you

[Labby]

I feel kind of bad now that you guys wasted your time talking about me. And I feel even worse that I haven't kept contact as well as I'd have liked! :P

Don't worry about it. It was a natural trail -- I wanted to tell him how I'm going to be playing Cover Me next Sunday, but needed to explain how I got the album.

I'm kinda sorry I forgot to ask how long they were staying in town -- I was going to tell him about Apple Music Row.

Next time, I guess.

[Toddrick33]

but needed to explain how I got the album.


Uh oh. That's why he wanted to know if I'm at the Michigan show... to beat me up!

[cori]

you can take him, todd. :)

[Toddrick33]

you can take him, todd. :)

Let's see.... headlock for the pink shirt... punch in the arm for making fun of his hair... being pushed to the wall for teasing him about burning a CD.

I believe the score is J 3, Todd Zip. I'm too much of a pacifist! ;)

[cori]

lol.....if it wouldn't cause such a panic for my husband, i'd almost give ANYTHING to have that pink shirt to wear on thursday!!!! i think THAT would be HILARIOUS!!

[LauraA]

It's times like these that I wish I knew how to make a teleport for ya :p

Praying that you


That's sweet. And what else is sweet....I AM GOING to a RAWRS!!! Just figured it all out today. I'm going to April 19, Springfield, IL. YaY!!!! I can't tell you how excited I am. Now I need to look through the posts and see who else might of said they were going. Justin? Heidi?

[cori]

awww, laura, that's AWESOME!!!!! :D SOOOOO happy for you!!!

and...i'm sooo sorry i had to end our conversation soooo abruptly this afternoon! i was so enjoying it, i completely lost track of time - we were 10 minutes late to the ortho. appt! :eek: thankfully it was just a retainer adjustment & nothing major, so they didn't seem to mind, but...i still feel bad for being so "GOTTA GO!!" - especially since i DO believe you were actually mid-sentence.... *blush*

DAY AFTER TOMORROWWWWWWW!!!!! :D

[CamperGirl]

Yay Laura! So happy to hear it! :)

[LauraA]

Tomorrow is the day for you Cali people! Well, at least the Ontario, Calies. :)

It will be interesting...here is what will take place for us to get to the concert:

I have a stamping day at a friends all day Saturday 8a.m to 5p.m.
Home to get Ben bathed for Sunday church
Iron clothes for Sunday for Ben and Dan, and also for our trip
Naptime
Leave WI at 1:30a.m. Saturday
Arrive in Springfield 6 a.m.
Sit at front doors for 11 hours lol (2 grandmas sitting at the doors! Funny.)
Attend Meet and Greet and concert
Signing line?
Leave IL around 11:30 or midnight
Arrive home around 4:30 a.m.
Dan leaves for work at 6 a.m.
Dentist appointment at 9:30 a.m.
Daycare arrives at 12:45 and I work until 4p.m.

Do you think it's worth it? I won't get to bed until 6p.m. Monday night which means more than 2 full days and nights without sleep except for an hour or two to nap Saturday night before we leave. Kind of nervous about it, but it's the only way I can go. Dan's worried. His comment was, "You are older than you used to be, you know." LOL. Yikes.

Edited to tell you that it's a 4 1/2 hour drive, not 6. YaY!!!

[cori]

you can do it laura!!! i have faith in you!!!! :D

you can always load up on caffeine...coffee, sodas...those wretched energy drinks that kinda suck your face in when you take a sip...lol....TOTALLY worth it!

and...i'm pretty sure that after TOMORROW!!!!!! (not excited at ALL...nuh uh..not me! :P lol) i'll still be saying it's worth it. :D

[DAROBERTS0524]

VERY VERY VERY worth it!!!!!

[jedge_46]

Tomorrow is the day for you Cali people! Well, at least the Ontario, Calies. :)

It will be interesting...here is what will take place for us to get to the concert:

I have a stamping day at a friends all day Saturday 8a.m to 5p.m.
Home to get Ben bathed for Sunday church
Iron clothes for Sunday for Ben and Dan, and also for our trip
Naptime
Leave WI at 1:30a.m. Saturday
Arrive in Springfield 6 a.m.
Sit at front doors for 11 hours lol (2 grandmas sitting at the doors! Funny.)
Attend Meet and Greet and concert
Signing line?
Leave IL around 11:30 or midnight
Arrive home around 4:30 a.m.
Dan leaves for work at 6 a.m.
Dentist appointment at 9:30 a.m.
Daycare arrives at 12:45 and I work until 4p.m.

Do you think it's worth it? I won't get to bed until 6p.m. Monday night which means more than 2 full days and nights without sleep except for an hour or two to nap Saturday night before we leave. Kind of nervous about it, but it's the only way I can go. Dan's worried. His comment was, "You are older than you used to be, you know." LOL. Yikes.

Edited to tell you that it's a 4 1/2 hour drive, not 6. YaY!!!

Go for it Laura!!! It would be great to see you guys down here and I plan on sitting in line by at least 7:00 am no later, so we will all be in good company.:)

[Heidiej]

Unfortunately, i'll only be able to do all the live webcasts. No live shows/M&G's for me this time around. :(
We fly out monday the 20th for Florida. (going to sea world, kennedy space center, and then DRIVING home, via Ohio/Kentucky to go to the Creation Museum).
But it's all good, getting to see the looks on my kids' faces as they see dolphins and whales up close, and experience the awesomeness of the ocean (that they'll remember! they've both seen the pacific, but Kaylie was 5 months old and Zack was 3 so technically, it doesn't count lol). I'm really looking forward to our Creation Vacation, as it has been dubbed by Kaylie :)

[CamperGirl]

Do it Laura! Prove to Dan that you've still got in in ya'! :p

[LauraA]

Hahaha! I'll have to tell Dan about all this encouragement. ;) But really, he knows I can do it if I set my mind to it. LOL. Oh yeah. HE KNOWS! lol

Justin, we might all end up together in line if there aren't too many others with the same idea we have. (shhhh) ;) We'll have to bring snacks and something to do without loading ourselves down with 20 pounds of additional stuff to haul around all night. Oh, and Dan isn't coming with. :( this time, but my friend Connie will be there. :)

I took Monday off work, so it will be a little easier. I'm also changing my dentist appointment. This is looking better every minute! YaY!

[jedge_46]

Aww... no Dan:(

I'm hoping I don't have any projects for school to do that weekend... because Sunday is going to be a very long, but well worth it day. I'm hoping the convention center is located close to some food...I agree we can't really weigh ourselves down with snacks and such.

I still have to talk to Erin about joining the CampCrew... I'm not sure she even knows about it... but I would feel bad seeing Jeremy and having her just hang around.

[LauraA]

I know what you mean. Connie isn't able to join right now either, and she will be waiting. But she will be able to save our seats, since after we make our "mad granny dash" to the front (picture that!), I'll be throwing my stuff down and running back to the meet and greet. Won't that be a purty sight!? hahaha. ;)

But yeah. No Dan. He'll be staying back with Ben and plus he has to take care of the Coffee Cabin at church. But he'll see J at Lifest in July. I'm hoping you and Erin can come up. It's going to be great, especially with Jeremy leading worship in the morning service!

Heidi, "Creation Vacation" sounds like a wonderful time! I think I mentioned to you before that we want to go there, too. I've heard that it's a really, really great place. You aren't that far away and I'm confident that we'll meet another time for a concert. :)

[VegasBaby33]

Does anyone know if the M&G's are usually before or after the show? I'm going to Ontario tomorrow night (Thurs) but I have no idea what to do. I didn't want to bug Dan with an email again because I already did that once per the Camp Crew instructions and I know LA area shows are super busy... Does anyone have any idea how the CC M&G's are working?
Thanks in advance for any info!!!
Saundra :-)

[LauraA]

If you don't hear before you leave, Saundra, find the merch table and ask Adam what to do. You can also go to John. He's Jeremy's sound guy and tour manager, (last I knew).

I have had to ask security on occasion where to find one of them, and they are usually really helpful as well.

Have a GREAT time. Let us know how it goes, k? Are you taking pictures?

[LauraA]

Also, from everything I've gathered so far, the M&Gs have been before the concert.

[cori]

saundra, we'll have to find you! campergirl & i are going today, too!!! :D :D :D

aaaand.....we're OFF!!!! :) in a mere 3 hrs, i'll be meeting campergirl, and in a mere (!!) 13 hrs, we'll be rocking our socks off!

[LauraA]

SQUEAL!!! I feel like I'm going with you gals. It's going to be awesomeness multiplied by millions. Ok, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but this is the only time I feel like a :eek:teenager again. :cool:;)

Can't wait to hear all about it, ladies!

[LauraA]

Amy, that show was cancelled. It was north of Chicago...I forgot the name of the town. Either Hoffman Estates or something that started with an S. Now we're going further south to Springfield on the 19th. It's going to be a long trip and no sleep for over 48 hours, but you know what crazy CAMPers will do to get to a concert! lol

[Kelly]

I smell a YMBATCI Laura ;)

[VegasBaby33]

Thanks soooo much for the info!!! Yaaaay, I'm so excited, first time hearing all the new songs live!!! I don't normally take photos, but I usually do video or just record the audio... (must remember to get black electrical tape to put over the "red light" on my camera, that's what usually gets me in trouble, lol) With all this GA craziness though, I hope I get a close enough spot, I haven't done a GA concert since I was in my 20's, and that was aaages ago :D

[LauraA]

Good prompt, Kelly! LOL!!! Love it. :)

Saundra, have you heard from Dan with the instructions yet?

[VegasBaby33]

I never heard from Dan about the instructions but it took me 4 hours to get from Malibu to Ontario (uugghhh, shoulda been able to do it in 1.5 at the most) and it was 7pm by the time I arrived so I missed the m&g. A nice lady at the merch table arranged for me to do it after with one other girl after MM, but I was soooo tired & sweaty from the drive (tmi, sorry), I just decided to leave right after J played to hit the road for Vegas.... where I just got home, (sigh) but the show was amazing and as always I'll post my 1002 cents once I recover. Reeaallly wish I coulda met up with you other Campers.... Anyone coming to Vegas on Saturday???

[CamperGirl]

One word to describe last nights show? FAVOR! :D

Cori and I had favor ALL day! When we said we were gonna stick it it out for 10 hours, we wern't kidding! :p

We ended up getting 6th row seats (whoo-hoo!) The M&G was AMAZING! (I'll let Cori give you all the details...her story is awesome!) ;)

I guess the arena sold out, yay! I took a ton of pictures, I'm putting them on a photobucket for you all to see. Cori and her husband got some great pics too! I could go on for hours and hours gushing about how blessed last night was... but i'm still working on 6 hours sleep. More details to come... :p

Pics coming soon!

[LauraA]

Saundra, I'm so sorry....I'm sure you must be disappointed. (((HUGS))) I think we need to give some feedback concerning lack of communication. We paid for the Camp Crew and we should be given the info we need to get what we paid for...

Campergirl, I'm looking forward to hearing about your night. 6th row is awesome and CAN'T WAIT to see the pictures and hear the stories. YaY!

[drake71449]

camper girl ....what time did yall get to the venue??? i need to know so i can get to mine early!

:p

[CamperGirl]

Mom and I got there at 7:30 in the morning and we were third in line...there was actually a youth group that camped out in a gas station parking lot to be first in line. Crazy!

I agree with you Laura, while a few of us that night figured out what to do, I too am really bothed by the fact that no e-mail was sent out. I'm sorry Saundra :(

[Kelly]

Cori better hurry up and get on here! I'm dying to hear all about it...especially now since you say her story is awesome! The suspense is killing me!

Saundra I'm so sorry it didn't work out for you! But glad you had a great time at the show.

[CamperGirl]

Here are some pics! (I'm still adding them, so forgive me if there are only a few!) :p

Here is the link to my photobucket: http://photobucket.com/sarah_rawrspics

And my guest password (you’ll need this to see them): roadshow

[Kelly]

Oh no way Sarah! How cool that you got to meet the girls!!!! And I bet I know where they got those blankets ;) Cori, they're precious!!!

[cori]

Here are some pics! (I'm still adding them, so forgive me if there are only a few!)

Here is the link to my photobucket: http://photobucket.com/sarah_rawrspics

And my guest password (you’ll need this to see them): roadshow

THAT'S BELLA WITH HER BLANKET!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D