I remember it very well. It was December 31, 2011. I was lost in thoughts pondering whether I lived 2011 right. On the background were the noise of the new year as well as cable tv. Then, it came up..the ad for the simple plan get your heart on tour. And that's when I decided…I will make my 2012 awesome… And to start, I will watch simple plan live :3
At first I thought this is just one of those things that I set out to do but will not really follow through because of laziness and the baka hindi sulit mentality . See, before this concert thing, I'm not really a fan. I did like some of their earlier works (e.g. I'd do anything, I'm just a kid and Shut Up) and Jet Lag really did a number on me, I remembered playing it nonstop for a week. But I don't know any of their songs that are not on the airwaves. I do not follow them on twitter or facebook. I don't even know the names of the members, or how they look like (other than the vocalist).
But all that changed when I somehow convinced a friend to watch with me. At this point, there was really nothing to stop me from going. I had someone to go with me, the credit card company to pay for the tickets(at the moment) and my schedule is very open to accommodate a night with simple plan. So now, it was really time for me to get my heart on this concert.
My plan was simple :to know the songs they might play so that I might at least hum along. But what happened was way more transformative than I imagined. I fell in love with their songs immediately. My personal favorites were you suck at love,can't get my hands off you and summer paradise. I followed them on twitter, I followed them on facebook and I watched a hell lot of them in youtube. I can't seem to stop talking about them as well. I was so addicted it feels like I've loved them since time immemorial.
So the fateful night came… and my suspicions were confirmed. I am definitely a simple plan fan. I screamed my heart (and lungs) out. I jumped almost nonstop (I only stopped when I was close to blacking out). At some point I was actually thinking of throwing my bra at them, but decided against it since I don't think I could throw that far(I'm in the lower box area) hehe . . All in all , They played 17 songs (I'm not really sure, I might've forgotten some): can't get my hands off you, jetlag, loser of the year, astronaut, you suck at love, summer paradise, this song saved my life, shut up, I'd do anything, perfect, welcome to my life, I'm just a kid, thank you, jump, dynamite/fuck you/raise your hands cover, my alien, your love is a lie. To summarize, that was 1 and a half hour of pure punk rock awesomeness that led me to experience a broad spectrum of good feelings, and also a very strong urge to throw eggs at the people in the vip area out of sheer jealousy hihihi :3
So what did I learn from all this. First, just have fun, stop over thinking and just enjoy life. You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough (nax) . Second, don't be quick to judge. Common misconception is that they're an emo band , the kind that just leaves us feeling sad and gloomy. Turns out we're all wrong. They're actually really fun, and If you'd give them a chance, you'll realize they make some really neat feel good music. And last, just get the VIP tickets next time , there's no such thing as overdoing fun :3
