As you can tell I didn’t really get a chance to write here over the weekend, because well we drank a bunch and partied pretty hard. Friday, I left work around 4, and got down to Liam and Cally’s place shortly after 5. They had bought 3 kegs for the weekend, so I walked in the door and was pretty much handed a huge 23 oz or so cup. We drank and drank, until about 7:15 (I think) and at that point we started the walk over to Bogart’s. We get in and immediately reserve some tables up on the balcony, but we leave them to go say hi to all the people down front, and when we get back, they are all taken. So we just kind of moved down to just in front of the soundboard, where we like to stand for non-OAR shows anyways. Oh yeah, I also went up to the bar right away, and got me one of the famous Old Styles. This night was really shaping up, and more and more board people were coming around. I can remember CallyCal, Liam, Fighty, Jaret, Vedder, Peccer, Wacko, Kraut, Hazard, Carrie, Mike, Gwyn, Pitcock, Weeba, b man, JessicaOSU, Tangus, Jason Leon, Rick (working the merch), Mysterious Daze (Nick), and probably some more I am forgetting. I met up with this girl Jessica, and gave her the CD’s I promised to bring her. This was much later into the night though, cause I was feeling the grove and dancing and forgot to talk to her for a bit, which I really wanted to do. This night was going well, until Nick asked me to get him a couple drinks. I agreed, and went up to the bar, where the guy behind there told me I was cutoff (maybe it was the fact that I already had some Old Styles with me). So I gave him shit for a little while, but soon realized he wasn’t giving in, so I turn to walk back to everyone. Well this girl comes running out of nowhere and takes the money right out of my hands. So I guess I called her a few names, and these guys she was with came up. Well security saw this, and threw me out along with CallyCal and my friend Mack from class. I was pissed, and I began yelling at the Bogart’s staff, but Nick came up with the idea to go around back. So we did, and I used my pass to get back into the show, and it was going well again. Until the guy who kicked me the first time saw me again, and told me I was committing criminal trespassing and threw me out again. I think I got thrown out again, at least that is what everyone tells me. So after that, CallyCal, Jessica and I just sat by the back door taunting the staff when they would peak their heads out. I think I vandalized a little bit as well, but this place deserves it cause I really did nothing. Anyways after the show we all meet up out back, talk to the band for a little bit, and then head back to the party. Along the way, I think I grabbed a traffic cone from somewhere and put it on my head for the walk back. Good fun! The rest of the night was pretty drunk, and we tried to play the guitars some more but it wasn’t working well. Eventually we all fell asleep, some much earlier than others. The next morning we woke up, and decided it was time to start thinking about Columbus. So, all the Columbus crew heads out from the party house, and we decide to get some Skyline and then make a few stops and head up to Vedder’s. Once we get up there, we are greeted with even more Natty Light and even some Beast. We start drinking as soon as we can, and soon after that begins the “Oakland Sessions.” This was the little jam session we had at Vedder’s, and Tangus actually recorded it. One hell of a pre-show party. The show at the Newport started with a huge line out front, which we totally skipped over and went up front, but there weren’t that many of us. We get in, and head to the balcony, where some other board folk are already. Some of us (the 21+ crowd) find the 32 oz draft beers and start on those. The opener, Howie Day, put on a very entertaining show, as did OAR. I would rate this one of the best, if not the best, OAR show of all time. OLD MAN TIME! I of course was shoeless in the balcony, dancing the night away. Cally got kicked out again and he doesn’t even know why, but we were all really banged up. After the show we hit up Ari’s place for a bit, where I talk to Howie about Lobsters and other misc. shit. On the walk away from there, through this ally, we start the freestyle walking. I think I ended up in a dumpster one time, and I also cut up my elbow. Ouch! Me and Weeba, hit up the Northberg Tavern with some guy who ends up buying us each a shot and a beer. Pretty cool shit. We didn’t stay there long, but we end up talking to this guy (Cecil) and these two hotties for quite some time. I have no clue what was even said. I guess it was getting late, cause later on we heard that all the other guys wanted to send out a search party for us. We end up stealing a parking sign, and eventually making it back to Vedder’s. The rest of the night was full of beer and sleep. And then on the next morning, we wake up and once again realize we have to make another drive. So we get on that as soon as possible after a stop at the Wendy’s up on High (one of them, it’s Bama’s favorite one). We get back into Cincy, and realize there is still beer in the kegs. So after I got a quick shower (my feet were filthy) we start drinking once again. Banged up night number 3, and it’s a Sunday. We make it to the show and pick the same spot we had on Friday. The board was represented very very well once again. This time we added Matt (mfl….) into the mix and possibly some others I can’t remember. Kelly also came to this show, and enjoyed herself talking to guys the whole night. :) This show was the 2nd best of the weekend for me, and we got to hear Ladanday one more time. That’s always a treat. No one got kicked out of the show, which was the first time in the weekend. We walk back, stealing some congressional signs or something and drink more and more. At last count, it was 4 am, and we all had class the next day. Nick was still with us, and was supposed to get on a bus at 5 am to get back to Dayton, but he missed his cab. The next morning we all woke up fairly on time, and tried to go to as many classes as possible. I hit up 75% which isn’t bad at all. I didn’t do much of anything last night, except look at pictures and talk to everyone over IM. What a great weekend and the stories just keep coming and coming…