At this point I'm no holds bar, balls tot he wall, excited! We make the concert equivalent of strapping a camera around your neck in Paris and make a B-line to the T-shirt stand purchasing a Tee and two key chains. I was so blinded by my excitement I didn't even realize Pete, Bjorn, and John were opening for them. An unexpected treat since I just bought their latest album and had been enjoying it. We sit back and whistle along while enjoying a glass of wine and hot dogs, yes we are classy people!
After PB&J are done with their set we take a drink stop and pee stop where I captured the picture below.
I'm a little excited, can you tell? Side note I think I should see a therapist about my obsession with bathroom pictures, or if nothing else start a whole new adults only blog if ya know what I mean!So, back to the show! Depeche Mode! DM! Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andrew Fletcher! Wait! Back story! I've been listening to DM since I was 10! TEN! I'm twenty eight! That's more of my life listening to them than not! And I have Johnathan Brandis, God rest his soul, to thank! My Sister and I were die hard JB "fans" (more like horny admireres) in the early 90's and like any self respecting girls of the time my sis and I devored any and all JB info. He was interviwed in BOB (don't judge!) and listed his favorite bands, DM being one. And being the ever willing to please girl that I was I just had to hear them for myself, I mean can you imagine if I were to meet JB and NOT know what his favorite band sounded like! Yeah, exactly, so reguardless of the insanely embarassing reason how I came to find out about DM the point is I adopted them as my own and eightteen years later I'm still in love!
So, now, back to the show! The lights dim, the fog machines hum, and freakin DM step out on stage. I can't jump up and down fast enough or scream hard enough to express how much I love them and how freakin fantasic they are, but that doesn't mean I didn't try. My outter thys are still sore!
Dave Gahan dances across the stage in black lather pants and vest exuding so much sex appeal even Jesse has to comment on what a sexy mofo he is!
Martin Gore doesn't dissapoint with a flashy silver squin suit fit for the mega rock star that he is!
And luckily for us in the nose bleed seats they implement the rock concert staple of the giant screen. which is the only place I can see Andrew Fletcher.
All I need is two notes into the song and I turn to Jesse and proclaim what song they're starting (only after jumpping up and down and screaming till I run out of breath of course!): "WRONG!", "Personal Jesus!", "Enjoy the Silence!". And it's at the formentioned song that Jesse turns to me and asks "Will you marry me?". We've been together on and off for 9 years so I can't say I wasn't expecting this to happen sometime soon, just not this night. After screaming "Of Course!" it took me a moment to think was he really asking or just testing the water, more of a survey as to how I would react if he were to actully ask. So, I ask "did you really just propose?" to which he responds that yes he did, no ring or date yet but the more important intention to make it happen!
All the while the ever amazing Dave Gahan croons "All I've ever wanted, all I've ever needed is here in my arms!". Oh Dave, you don't know how right you are! Jesse, wine, hot dogs, and DM, all I've ever wanted and all I've ever needed is here in this night!
