Unusual Motivations: Meet & Greets

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am an avid fan of music. From old time country to 80s gothic rock to pop punk to grunge to indie rock to basically anything you can think of, I love a little bit of everything. In fact, my friends often joke that I am a walking jukebox seeing as I can pretty much catch even the most obscure song references and burst out into song. But I digress...

Coming to love some of my favorite bands, which happen to be smaller name bands, I've had the pleasure of winning meet & greets with the whole band or sometimes even getting pictures with one of the band members or two. Some wonderful memories have been created in these meet & greets but out of all the ones I've been a part of, I can't help but look back on the pictures and wish that I looked better.

Let me elaborate for those who may get confused; this is NOT me saying that I want to get thinner to impress these band members in hopes of them falling madly in love with me so they can whisk me away and we can live out a tumultuous rock and roll love affair. No no, my dear friends, that is NOT the case. In fact, I've come to be friends with some of these select band members due to some extremely fortunate events that have taken place in my life, like becoming part of the family of performers who play at Spencer Bell Legacy Shows, (to read more about the wonderful musician Spencer Bell and his legacy, click here) No, this is me wanting to get thinner so I can look back on any future memories and not only remember the good times but also, not be ashamed or embarrassed of the way I look in photos. I want to be able to look at a photo of me and one of these people I've come to respect and some that I've come to know on a more personal level and not criticize how I looked.

And that is why Meet & Greets are one of my unusual motivations.

And now for fun, some past meet & greet photos for you to enjoy!

With Tin Tin Can & Jake Miller of The Kissing Club

Chicago, IL, 8/30/10

With 100 Monkeys & my soul sister Kylee

Austin, TX 12/31/10

Re-enacting the Last Supper. EPIC!

With 100 Monkeys and my soul sisters, Kaylee & Melissa

Houston, TX 8/5/11

My Soul Siblings & I like to dress in themes for fun

This was Rockstar Night

With 100 Monkeys and soul sister, Melissa

This was taken about 20 minutes after the last one.

With 100 Monkeys and most of my soul siblings

Dallas, TX 8/6/11

This was Tropical night

With Jake Miller and a Photobombing Anna Morsett of The Kissing Club

and Kaylee & Melissa

Dallas, TX 8/6/11

I wouldn't change any of these memories or pictures for the world. If I could wish for just one thing, it would be to look better in all of these photos and now be ashamed of how I look. Rest assured, things are gonna change in that department soon!