Post by lauralimonada on Feb 8, 2009 18:11:23 GMT
ok friends. i'm awake after the crazy adventure my boyfriend and i had last night.
i'm sorry, first of all, i did NOT get into the party. security was intensely secure. and i tried, friends. trust me, i tried my balls off!
but i did see the boys. lemme start at the beginning.
so when nicole called the hotel and verified the party details, i convinced my boyfriend to make the 2 hour drive with me. he wasn't having it, even my best friend told me i was crazy and shouldn't go. so we flipped a coin. tails, i won! then we get in the car to start our drive and "sex on fire" is playing. when it ends, i change the station and "use somebody" is playing. we took that as a sign and made the drive!!!
so we park a couple blocks from the hotel, and walk right up to the lobby. it's red-carpet pandemonium up in there. but from the looks of it, regular people are allowed to hang out in the lobby and try to spot celebrities. but i didn't wanna spot the jonas bros or katy perry, i wanted the Kings! so adam and i ride up the elevator to where the guest rooms are. we scope around and see nothing of interest so we get ready to ride the elevator and who we see Jennifer Hudson in it! She's soooo tall!
We wait for the next elevator and actually ride in the next one. Guess who was in that one? Leona Lewis! I'm not a huge fan but it was still exciting...
I got glimpses of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift but no Kings yet.
So Adam and I roam around the side of the hotel, on the street side. We sneak into this door that looks to be employees-only. We go up this stair case and through a door, I hear a crowd. I thought, "THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE DOOR TO THE PARTY!" We peak it open and it's a party, alright. So I walk right in there and ask a waiter, "IS THIS THE PRE-GRAMMY PARTY" (in spanish, of course)
He said no this was some medical convention GRRRRRRRR!! but he can take me to the other ballroom. This guy's name was Miguel Angel and I told him, "YOU ARE ANGEL!" He took me behind the scenes through the kitchen to the door that leads to the ballroom where THE party was being held.
Full of security. They would let Miguel Angel in but not me and Adam, they asked for passes. Damn things hanging from people's necks! I needed one sooo bad!
Miguel Angel tried to give us some tips but...we were pretty demoralized and about to give up and go home.
We're walking by the entrance to the hotel pool/ close to the entrance of the party. I see some guests and ask them to get us into the pool area and they did! So we go sit by the bar, order to beers and just take it all in. We're talking about which strategy to try next when Adam looks behind me and says, "WHAT THE FUCK!"
He says, "There they are, Laura!"
Sure enough Four Handsome Followills are walking down the stairs, headed towards us. It all happened so fast, I just grabbed my beer and walked towards them. I was so nervous!
So I just tapped Matt on his right arm as he walked by and said, "Hi Matt." Grinning like an idiot!
He looked sorta confused and said "Oohh...Hi" What the hell, did I think he would know my name and give me a hug??! I'm such an asshole!
They were walking fast past me, I'm sure they were about to perform so all I said is, "CONGRATULATIONS!"
He smiled oh so sweetly and said, "Thanks."
AHHHH....
so I just went back to the bar. It was too fast for pictures, it wasn't the right time. Now that I think about it, I could've followed them to where they were going because later I realized they were just headed to the elevator and I could've ridden with them, but that would've been sooo awkward and I could've scared them with my over enthusiastic fanaticism! I'd rather have a brief but pleasant encounter than risk having them telling me that I'm a freak or something. That would break my heart into a million pieces!
Adam and I sat by the bar for an hour or so longer trying to come up with more strategies. We look over and see Arnold The Govenator sitting over at another table. We see Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman with friends at another. We were rubbing elbows with celebrities but all I wanted was KOL!
Friends, I tried! I talked to a security guy who was all by himself guarding a staircase leading to the party. He was very nice and said he couldn't risk losing his job. I even ran into Miguel Angel again but there was nothing to be done. The only way he could've helped me is if I had dressed down a bit and looked like a waitress. But no, like an idiot, I wore a cute top, jeans and boots. If I had been wearing tennis shoes, I might've been able to borrow the waitress uniform and gone in with Miguel Angel holding some napkins or champagne glasses or something...
Anyways, it was getting late and Adam had a 2-hour drive ahead. My loving boyfriend had no idea my KOL craziness would go this far. He's such a sweetie though cause he was very happy that we spotted them...WE SAW THEM! I was able to say a personal congratulations...from all of us!
Honestly, the whole time I was trying to crash this ultra-exclusive party I was thinking, "I deserve to be there, I'm an actual fan of this band! Not some some snobby jerk"
Anyways, that is the whole story...I'm sorry I didn't get any pictures. It really happened so fast.......
Today I'm gonna sulk on the couch and just watch them win!
i'm sorry, first of all, i did NOT get into the party. security was intensely secure. and i tried, friends. trust me, i tried my balls off!
but i did see the boys. lemme start at the beginning.
so when nicole called the hotel and verified the party details, i convinced my boyfriend to make the 2 hour drive with me. he wasn't having it, even my best friend told me i was crazy and shouldn't go. so we flipped a coin. tails, i won! then we get in the car to start our drive and "sex on fire" is playing. when it ends, i change the station and "use somebody" is playing. we took that as a sign and made the drive!!!
so we park a couple blocks from the hotel, and walk right up to the lobby. it's red-carpet pandemonium up in there. but from the looks of it, regular people are allowed to hang out in the lobby and try to spot celebrities. but i didn't wanna spot the jonas bros or katy perry, i wanted the Kings! so adam and i ride up the elevator to where the guest rooms are. we scope around and see nothing of interest so we get ready to ride the elevator and who we see Jennifer Hudson in it! She's soooo tall!
We wait for the next elevator and actually ride in the next one. Guess who was in that one? Leona Lewis! I'm not a huge fan but it was still exciting...
I got glimpses of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift but no Kings yet.
So Adam and I roam around the side of the hotel, on the street side. We sneak into this door that looks to be employees-only. We go up this stair case and through a door, I hear a crowd. I thought, "THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE DOOR TO THE PARTY!" We peak it open and it's a party, alright. So I walk right in there and ask a waiter, "IS THIS THE PRE-GRAMMY PARTY" (in spanish, of course)
He said no this was some medical convention GRRRRRRRR!! but he can take me to the other ballroom. This guy's name was Miguel Angel and I told him, "YOU ARE ANGEL!" He took me behind the scenes through the kitchen to the door that leads to the ballroom where THE party was being held.
Full of security. They would let Miguel Angel in but not me and Adam, they asked for passes. Damn things hanging from people's necks! I needed one sooo bad!
Miguel Angel tried to give us some tips but...we were pretty demoralized and about to give up and go home.
We're walking by the entrance to the hotel pool/ close to the entrance of the party. I see some guests and ask them to get us into the pool area and they did! So we go sit by the bar, order to beers and just take it all in. We're talking about which strategy to try next when Adam looks behind me and says, "WHAT THE FUCK!"
He says, "There they are, Laura!"
Sure enough Four Handsome Followills are walking down the stairs, headed towards us. It all happened so fast, I just grabbed my beer and walked towards them. I was so nervous!
So I just tapped Matt on his right arm as he walked by and said, "Hi Matt." Grinning like an idiot!
He looked sorta confused and said "Oohh...Hi" What the hell, did I think he would know my name and give me a hug??! I'm such an asshole!
They were walking fast past me, I'm sure they were about to perform so all I said is, "CONGRATULATIONS!"
He smiled oh so sweetly and said, "Thanks."
AHHHH....
so I just went back to the bar. It was too fast for pictures, it wasn't the right time. Now that I think about it, I could've followed them to where they were going because later I realized they were just headed to the elevator and I could've ridden with them, but that would've been sooo awkward and I could've scared them with my over enthusiastic fanaticism! I'd rather have a brief but pleasant encounter than risk having them telling me that I'm a freak or something. That would break my heart into a million pieces!
Adam and I sat by the bar for an hour or so longer trying to come up with more strategies. We look over and see Arnold The Govenator sitting over at another table. We see Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman with friends at another. We were rubbing elbows with celebrities but all I wanted was KOL!
Friends, I tried! I talked to a security guy who was all by himself guarding a staircase leading to the party. He was very nice and said he couldn't risk losing his job. I even ran into Miguel Angel again but there was nothing to be done. The only way he could've helped me is if I had dressed down a bit and looked like a waitress. But no, like an idiot, I wore a cute top, jeans and boots. If I had been wearing tennis shoes, I might've been able to borrow the waitress uniform and gone in with Miguel Angel holding some napkins or champagne glasses or something...
Anyways, it was getting late and Adam had a 2-hour drive ahead. My loving boyfriend had no idea my KOL craziness would go this far. He's such a sweetie though cause he was very happy that we spotted them...WE SAW THEM! I was able to say a personal congratulations...from all of us!
Honestly, the whole time I was trying to crash this ultra-exclusive party I was thinking, "I deserve to be there, I'm an actual fan of this band! Not some some snobby jerk"
Anyways, that is the whole story...I'm sorry I didn't get any pictures. It really happened so fast.......
Today I'm gonna sulk on the couch and just watch them win!
