Sunday, June 24, 2007

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY BLESSING

YAY YOU GUYS :D

I HAD THE MOST AWESOME TIME TODAY.
I WOKE UP SHOWERED WITH CALLS AND TEXTS FROM MY BUDDZ AND FAMILY WISHING ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. BY THE WAY, THANK YOU TO ALL THE FANS THAT WISHED ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY- UR Da BEST ;D
I TURNED ON SOME NO DOUBT "TRAGIC KINGDOM" AND HOPPED IN THE SHOWER. FROM THEN ON MY DAY COULDN'T GO WRONG. ITS THE LAST SHOW FOR AKON AND BRICK AND LACE ON GWEN'S TOUR SO WE HAD A LITTLE FAREWELL PARTY. I WAS MOSTLY SKATEBOARDING UP AND DOWN THE HILLS. WE WERE AT THE VERIZON AMPHITHEATER IN IRVINE. I LOVE SKATIN' BEFORE THE SHOW, BUT AKON'S CREW HATES IT CUZ THEY GET SCARED THAT I MIGHT INJURE MYSELF BEFORE THE SHOW. NOT TO WORRY FELLAS, IM A "G". I LOVE IT THOUGH, IT GETS MY ADRENALINE GOING.
ALL DAY PEOPLE WERE WISHING ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

-THE FIRST BEST PART OF THE DAY-
THE SHOW WITH AKON AND BRICK AND LACE WAS INCREDIBLE. THE THEATER WAS CRAZY PACKED AND THE FANS WERE LOVN' IT! LET ME TELL YOU, THERE'S NOTHING BETTER TO ME THAN BEING ABLE TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE DAY OF YOUR BIRTH. IT'S LIKE THIS IS THE DAY I WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DO WHAT I DO BEST; PERFORM, GIVE, AND, TRANSCEND.
WHEN ME AND JAE PERFORM "SMACK THAT" WITH AKON, WE START A RIOT. THE CROWD LOVES IT SO MUCH. HOPEFULLY MORE FOR OUR DANCING THEN OUR TINY LITTLE SHORTS UNDER OUR CHEERLEADER UNIFORMS ;) ON AKON'S LAST SONG, "NOBODY WANNA SEE US TOGETHER", ME, JAE, MAYA, AND BRICK AND LACE CAME OUT ON STAGE TO JOIN HIM. IT WAS A GLORIOUS MOMENT BEING UP THERE WATCHING THE CROWD ENGULF AKON AND AT THE SAME TIME KNOWING THAT THE TOUR WITH GWEN WAS OVER, BUT YET IT WAS SUCH A MAGNIFICENTLY FUN RUN. WE SANG WITH THE CROWD AND WAVED HANDS, ETC. AND ACTED STUPID ON STAGE- I LOVE DOIN' THAT.

-THEN THE SECOND BEST PART OF THE DAY-
NO DOUBT COMES ON STAGE AND PERFORMS "IM JUST A GIRL", "HELLA GOOD", "SUNDAY MORNING" (ONE OF MY FAVORITES), AND MY ALL TIME FAVORITE "SPIDER WEB". ME AND BRICK AND LACE AND DJ BENNY D, AND LADY SOV'S DRUMMER RYAN WERE JAMMIN' ON THE SIDE OF THE STAGE WATCHING THE SHOW. I WAS GOING CRAZY JUMPING AND PARTYING AND MOSHING AND CRYING AND WAVING THE WHOLE TIME. ADRIEN WAS KILLING THE DRUMS ON "SUNDAY MORNING". DAMN THE RUSH WAS SO INTENSE I ALMOST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS HAPPENING. I DON'T THINK A LOT OF THE AUDIENCE COULD BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING.
WE ALL WITNESSED THE REUNION OF NO DOUBT. THAT IS DEFINATELY A MOMENT IN TIME. BY THE FIRST MOMENT THEY STEPPED ON THE STAGE THE REACTION FROM THE CROWD INSTANTLY MADE THEM LEGENDS.

NO DOUBT, THE BAND I USED TO BLAST IN MY PARENTS STEREO AFTER SCHOOL, RUNNING AROUND THE LIVING ROOM DANCING AND JUMOING OFF OF FURNITURE SCREAMING LIKE GWEN AND BEING A TOMBOY AND DOING PUSH UPS LIKE GWEN FROM THE "I'M JUST A GIRL" VIDEO. I REMEMBER WANTING TO ASK MY PARENTS IF I COULD GO TO LOLLA PALOOZA TO SEE THEM PLAY., BUT I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE. I WAS JUST ABOUT 12 OR 13, BUT TODAY AND YESTURDAY I WAS BLESSED TO SEE THEM PERFORM LIVE... AND FROM BACKSTAGE-WWHHHHAAAAATTTTT :D
THAT WAS MY BAND AT THE TIME. OH, AND GREEN DAY.

BUT YEAH, AFTER THE SHOW THERE WAS AN AFTER PARTY... AS USUAL, WAMP WAMP :( BUT THIS ONE WAS GOOD. WE ALL DRANK AND ATE GOOD FOOD AND PARTIED WITH GWEN AND HER CURRENT BAND AND NO DOUBT. WE HAD A MERRY OLE TIME, HAHA. OH, HOW COULD I FORGET. TONY, (NO DOUBT BASS PLAYER), WISHED ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GAVE ME A HUG, WWOOOOO HOOOOO ;D

HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN??!! ;>

THIS GIFT IS BETTER THAN THE FEELING ANY PHYSICAL GIFT COULD EVER GIVE ME.
THANK YOU LORD :>

R.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rais.....Keep it up lil mama. I remember you from the Madonna tour. Congrats on your solo thang. Ima have to come check ya out.

Raven

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday!!!

Raistalla, your video is WONDERFUL!!

Can't wait for the next one!