Now this story starts a few days before with an email I received from the school saying that they would be giving away OAR tickets and to look out on their Facebook page for a clue on where you could find them.
The next morning I checked on my phone (thank God for smart phones and mobile internet :)) and they said that they would be announcing the hint in the next 15 minutes. I continued to check and right when they posted to clue, I threw my backpack into my next class and ran down.
Now I think I had an advantage because the clue was "Find us for free tickets...students use to hang out here with fried cheese and fries. Now you visit for a quick proofread and help with your math. Find us! First person wins tickets". The only people who would know where this is is people who have already graduated or MAYBE the seniors because Molly's Place was an old snack area underneath the breezeway that moved to the Student Center after it was built a few years ago. They then turned the old Molly's space into a tutor center. None of the under classmen would've known about it previously being Molly's.
So I ran down and as I am walking up a girl asked me if I was looking for someone and the girl walking behind me and I both responded, "OAR!". Now I happened to be a few steps in front of the other girl so I was proclaimed the winner of two OAR pit tickets for Saturday's show!
Here is a picture they took right after I won the tickets:
I was so excited to win the tickets because now I had the two extra to get Holly and Martha in (I already had purchased a ticket for myself with my two other friends, Julie and Mairs).
So then we get to the day of the show. Holly, Martha and I went to a cute little bar just over the Bridge of Lions called Ring of Fire. It's a small bikerish bar decorated with cowboyish garb, cornhole and peanuts on the floor... a self-proclaimed Honky Tonk. We had a few drinks, played a little corn hole (and Photo Hunt! We have the new high score there if anyone stops by) and then headed off to the concert.
We ended up trading my two friends the pit tickets for their seat tickets so Martha, Holly and I could sit together, so we went in and found out seats that were pretty far up. We continued to walk past our seats to try and find some closer. We did and started to sing along and dance to the wonderful OAR!
I turned to both of the girls and asked them if they wanted to try and sneak into the pit... being my best friends and always up for an adventure, they agreed and we walked down to the edge of the pit. To get into the pit you need a bracelet, so I contacted my girlfriend that I had given the pit tickets to and she came to the edge and slipped off her bracelet and passed it off to me. I went in, after showing the bracelet, and then slipped it off and handed it to Martha. Martha repeated the process and passed it off to Holly, who got in, but not before the lady could tell us they knew what we were doing and we were going to get kicked out if they found us.
We knew we had to get lost in the crowd so we pushed our way up... to the front row! We had an amazing view AND it was an awesome concert. OAR is amazing live and I highly suggest going to their concert, even if you aren't a fan, it's a great atmosphere! Overall, awesome night :)
Here are some pictures from the night:
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