For making The Walk Tour so incredible.
I went to five shows in the last week (Northampton, Sayreville, Falls Church, Allentown, and Lancaster). My Hanson concert count is now up to twenty-seven. Hanson is my favorite band in the world and I've seen them on every tour since 1998... But, as I told Kit last night, I've never had more fun on a Hanson tour than I've had on this one. Having The Sixers along made the whole experience 110% worthwhile.
They're so great to their fans and made time for us every single night. I told Kit my name in Northampton, and he remembered it the whole week and called me by it every time I saw him. Stephen recognized me at every show, too. It's just great to know that they remember everyone and truly appreciate their fans, despite the fact that they meet hundreds of new people every day.
In Allentown, I was having a horrible time... Long story short: I was exhausted from following the tour, I got dizzy every time I stood up, I was sick, my friend was sick, and we ended up having to leave the show a few songs into Hanson's set. I was actually supposed to interview Hanson after the show, and I wasn't even willing to stick around for it.
Before we left, I talked to Stephen and Kit for a minute and briefly told them what was going on. But I had to leave quickly because my friend was outside and we needed to get home. When I saw them again yesterday in Lancaster, they both asked how I was feeling. During Hanson's encore, Stephen came over and said, "I heard you needed a hug yesterday", and he gave me a big hug. I appreciated it so much.
I was so upset to leave last night... after five shows with your two favorite bands, that's hard. In fact, I stayed in the venue until security said that everyone had to leave. I just did not want to go home. But I'm grateful that I have hundreds of memories to look back on and I'm exciting for The Sixers to start headlining again. I'll get to see them in the summer and I can't wait.
So, thank you so much, Stephen, Kit, and Boots. This truly has been the best week of my life.
Northampton:
Sayreville:
Falls Church:
I was going to request some sort of silly picture with The Sixers before the tour was over... turns out, I didn't even have to ask. Haha. Thanks, SK.
Allentown:
This, and passing The Sixers van on the highway on the way to the venue, were the only two good things that happened that day.
Lancaster:
Kudos to Goose for wearing the Hanson shirt.
