So we went to Miami!
The day started at 2:55am, wherein I got up, got me some coffee, smoked a few cigs,umm, did that morning thing that no one wants to pull over at some grimy gas station and do, packed the car...you know, stuff.
Christine got to the house around 4:00am and we headed out for our early morning rendezvous (as Michelle called it) at the McDonald's by the ol I-95 where Whitney and Michelle were waiting for us.
We took off, at lightning speed might I add, Whitney is apparently a member of the Andretti family and wanted to see if we could make it to Miami in 4 hours instead of the designated 7.5.
After establishing that 80mph was an appropriate speed for all, we arrived in Miami around 11:30am and piled into Whitney's parents house. Whitney's parents are the SHIT. I mean the SHITTIEST! AWESOME! Can't say enough good things about them! Fed us like royalty...made sure we got drunk...at which time Whitney went "shopping" in her parents garage and came out dressed as a cow.
And that was just day one.
Anyway, we head on out to the concert around 4:00pm and get our tailgate on. U2 fans do not PLAY when it comes to tailgating. We weren't in the most lively of areas, but we DID walk by where the RV's park. What do these people do for a living?!?!? How do I get a job that lets me travel around following bands?!? How can they afford gas for those things? Anyway, they were serious.
So we get into the concert venue and it looks like this:
Christine and U2 Stage
They were playing at The Sun Life Stadium where the Dolphins play. I think the stadium itself holds around 70,000 people, and in addition to that, the "field" was completely PACKED with people. My best guess is that there were about 110,000 people there.
Florence and the Machine opened up for U2. I had no idea who they were until someone told me that it was that dog days song. I wasn't really paying too much attention to them until I heard miss lead singer lady belt out a note that was so freakin awesome it made my head snap! I was like, WHOA! Did you guys hear that?! As if you can get away from the sound in a stadium, but holy hell, she has got some pipes! I have to say I am now a fan of the Florence and the Machine. I also thought the harp player was pretty bad ass.
U2 was OF COURSE amazing. I don't know what I can say about them that hasn't already been said. MILLIONS of dollars went into that stage of theirs. The lights...WOW. The video...even MORE wow. If you get a chance to see them...DO IT.
The next day we woke up and met up with Michelle's sister in southern Miami. She works for a radio station there...like the one that radios all of Miami. Guess who was on the radio?!? Us bitches were! We were on 97.3 The Coast in particular with Kimba who was kind enough to let us do a little spot about the 80's Cruise giveaway they are having. It was tons of fun and a great experience!!!
More to come tomorrow...(with more pictures hopefully! MICHELLLLLLLEEEE!! Can I use some of your pictures?!?!? Kthxbie.)
