It's like I wrote every note with my own fingers...
I don't really have that much to write about besides another amazing concert. On Wednesday night I went to go see Jack's Mannequin for the second time this year. The last time I saw them was at Summerfest and it was when it stormed and hailed. It didn't matter to us though, we stood out in the rain and hail to meet the man that is one of my heros.
All of my friends hold a special place for Andrew McMahon in our hearts...not only because he was/is the lead singer of one of our favorite bands (Something Corporate) but he was also diagnosed with Acute Lymphatic Leaukemia back in the end of June. I suppose all fans are the same way about it, we were all saddened and were praying that he fought it and survived. All fans were hit with the same sadness but for anyone who had a friend or relative be diagnosed with cancer, it hit a little closer to home. For me and my friends it hit even harder because after hearing that news, 2 weeks later I got the call that my friend Mike had been diagnosed with Angeosarcoma on his heart. Andrew and Mike were fighting a battle that was beyond something that I could ever imagine. There was one difference, Andrew survived, Mike didn't. I suppose it may sound corney and overly emotional...but whenever I look at Andrew, I always know Mike is closeby. Maybe because he was a fan also; who knows.
On July 9th Andrew took his last pill and was cured of cancer. He survived partially because his sister Katie gave him a stem cell transplant...he wrote a song for her that has only been played live in concert about 5 times. On Wednesday night, he played it for the Milwaukee crowd. My friend Katie and I just looked at each other and had tears in our eyes (okay okay...we cried, Katie moreso bawled). It was one of those moments in a concert that you will never forget, and always remember.
So enough about that...the concert was amazing and I will surely go back if Jack's ever comes back again (but I'm kind of hoping the next time I see Andrew McMahon, it is with Something Corporate...I'm just bias, ha). If I see Andrew one more time it will put him up with Hanson to the amount of times I've seen them live.
As far as life is concerned, it's going! I finally got to meet all 22 of my mentees 2 weeks ago. They are AWESOME! Their energy just makes me smile even more so than I already do, and I feel so lucky to have gotten a group that flows well together. I'm ecstatic for this upcoming semester because of them. (I'm sure some of them may end up reading this, so I won't name favorites! :P)
And now I am off to go do some homework or something to that extent.
"There's gonna be some things in life that are going to make it hard for you to smile, but through all you see, all the rain and all the pain, you have to keep your sense of humor and keep on smiling."
