a few weeks ago, we found out that counting crows were playing a benefit concert in kansas city. i knew that we couldn't afford the tickets, so i emailed my cousin to see if he could hook us up. sure enough, he could.

we arrived at the venue (a new shopping complex by the kansas speedway) and immediately started looking for dave and busters, where we were to pick up our tickets. i give the lady my name...she doesn't have it on her list. she tells me to proceed to the red carpet area where the bands tickets are being held. elise and i head down to the "red carpet" and give the walkie talkie dude there my name. not on the list. ok. by now, i am super pissed off. i've driven a significant amount to see this show and didn't want to have to leave!!! i hear the walkie talkie dude say "she's cousins with adam.". yeah, so not what i said. anyway, long story short, i am asked to go to the fence and talk to the bands security. hehe. tom. tom rules. he also loves my cousin. he hands both elise and myself an "all access" pass and tells us to enjoy ourselves.

did you hear that? all. access. pass.

yeah. so first we call everyone we know. ok, not everyone but like 3 people each. unfortunately no one answered their phones. then we go into the outback steakhouse (makeshift backstage area) and right in front of us...adam. yup. i thought elise was going to pass out. but she didn't, she's a trooper!

we casually sit down at a table and order a drink. i tell elise to stop staring, as we don't want to draw attention to ourselves. more staring. more staring. radio station contest winners come in for meet and greet. they leave. more staring. then the band leaves to get ready. tom comes to check on us to make sure we had a chance to chat with adam. yeah, we didn't. i wasn't ready yet. but still. we saw him and tom cares. tom also probably thinks that my cousin and i are super close, so we'll just let him continue thinking that.

five minutes before the show starts, golf carts swarm up to the stage and there they are. standing 3 feet from us. getting ready to go on stage. adam with his kendall jackson chardonay. i vowed to steal the bottle but alas, he took it on stage with him. tom escorts us to the VIP section, the first 100 feet from the stage and the show begins.

about halfway through the show, we decide to head backstage again to watch from there. it was SO weird. like you weren't even there. they close the set and come backstage to await the encore. literally 4 feet from us this time. they're just chillin. hanging out, laughing, etc. and there's shayna and elise. trying not to freak out. trying to act calm. trying not to embarass my cousin. and we remained calm. when the show ended, the band came backstage and watched the fireworks. i finally get the nerve to go up to adam, thank him for the tickets and introduce elise. all while remaining calm.

so, there you have it. adam part deux.