April 25, 2009

  • So Meg & Dia is having a small "Hot Topic" acoustic tour and autograph signing plus meet & greet thing happening in May. This ofcourse is part of the promotional machine to boost sales on their newest album "here, here and here." Now, the meet and greet autograph signing portion of this tour isn't that big of an issue for me, since for the most part I've meet-ed and greet-ed with them tons of times in the past already. It's the acoustic performance that I want to see, but because it's an "in-store" concert, space is going to be very limited. It's so limited that they are currently only allowing 30 people to see each show. Those guaranteed thirty people who get to see the show, are the first 30 who bought their newest CD or t-shirt from a particular Hot Topic store that they'll be performing at. There will be 170 additional passes that they'll be handing out as well, which will act as a "stand by ticket," but will primarily be what is needed for the meet & greet.

    This past Friday morning, I went to bed at 5AM after coming home from work, and I was woken up by my friend at 10AM to remind me that I was going to the Hot Topic in Arcadia, CA to pick up the pass. From the time I was ready to leave, driving about 20 miles West to get there (not to mention getting lost as well), we unfortunately ended up being number 42 and 43 on the list. So we're guaranteed a meet & greet, but will only be on the stand by list for the show. Tough break, but I have another stop to make.

    Next Hot Topic I was going to try my luck was in Irvine, CA, and it's about a 50 miles South drive from where I was just at. A little traffic held me back a little, but I eventually made it there a little over an hour later. Luckily, I was able to get the much sought after "golden wristband" that guarantees a spot for the acoustic show. Yes! One out of Two isn't bad at all.

    So that was about 3-4 hours of my time, and over 100 miles of driving, just so I can see Meg & Dia once again. I now also have three copies of the new album (pre-ordered CD/DVD, release date CD, and Hot Topic CD), plus a Meg & Dia t-shirt that I will give to my wife (they only had girl's shirts). Oh wait, I did give one of my copies to my cousin, so I only have one extra CD of the album.

    I really am a fanboy I suppose, because that's pure dedication right? I swear, the lengths that I would go to for one of my all time favorite bands...