Your Weekly Townsend Fix Column 45

Hey Everyone! WOW! Ok so Tracy was AWESOME! I think Holly and I are on the same page! I'm just going to skip all the small talk and get right to the day...it was pretty long. Well, the day started off great. I looked out the window and the weather in San Francisco...FOGGY SAN FRANCISCO was clear and warm and perfect! If it was nice out here by the coast it was going to be beautiful in Tracy. The ride over was pretty smooth once we hit the freeway. There was a lot of traffic through Chinatown. I left the city with Bob & Wendy at 1:30ish and got to Tracy around 2:50. As soon as we stepped outta the car it was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo warm. Ok me, I'm not used to that weather. I'm from San Francisco where the highest temp is in the mid 70s. After about 20 minutes of time inside we went to go drop some stuff in the car and as we were finishing that some guys pulled up to park...I looked and I saw Todd and then realized "Oh it's them." All the guys looked kinda tired but still very very hott. I leaned over to Amber maybe twice in the 5 to 10 minutes to say "Oh God Rye's hott" or something like that. Hey man he was hott. As all the guys got out it was like I hadn't seen them in a year or something, it was really only like a couple of weeks but hey it's all the same. I got questions about the "got ryan?" shirt for Matt that I had in my clutches...Nick ruined it by the way by saying "HEY IS THAT GOT RYAN?" I almost slapped the guy on the arm but Rye had to find out eventually didn't he? Soon enough they went inside and Amber and I dropped off something in her car. I was dying out there I was baking too. I told Amber, Joy, Megan and Courtney that if I complained about the heat again to slap me on the arm. Megan came back from Tennessee!!! It was so great seeing her again! Joy looked like she was dying, she was wearing a black shirt, I was getting dehydrated just looking at her. I also got to meet some of you guys! I'm forewarning you right now that I'm REALLY bad with names. I get that from my dad, I will never forget a face but can forget a name just as fast as Ryan's car. (Self admitted lead foot driver.) I was able to see a lot of familiar and fun faces. Just to name a few, Joy, Megan, Crazy Meg, Amber, Courtney, Jen, Andrea, Katie, and of course my partner in crime, Holly. I was talking with Wendy and Bob in the car about how incredible these fans are. In fact I can't even use the word "fan" only because it doesn't describe you guys, it doesn't do any justice, it's so past it, we're all friends and that alone makes me happy. I mean the guys are great but sometimes I find myself going to select functions to enjoy the company of everyone. I met the infamous "Billy Castro" yesterday while waiting in line to reach the table with the guys (actually I don't know why I was in line since they didn't sign anything) and I could've stood at the table all day with Courtney and Amber talking to this guy letting everyone bypass us. Well luckily as the afternoon calmed down the cool breeze came. I met the girls of "KnockOut" Tawny, Clarissa, and Crystal. Clarissa was such a sweetheart! She introduced herself and everything. Both her and Crystal seemed to love the "got ryan?" shirts. Crystal mentioned something about Ryan and how he's probably my favorite but I was temporarily distracted by the rip in Todd's jeans. I smiled and nodded, I'm not sure what I nodded to but it seemed to satisfy them. As I came up to the table Todd was up first "Little Sis" was the first thing he said to me at the table. Hearing that made me want to just squeeze his cheeks, I don't know why, it was an impulsive thing. In the meantime Tamara was having fun with a bottle of water behind Todd. I didn't take a lot of pictures with the guys, I don't know why, I took one with Todd and that was it. I took a shot of Ryan at the table and a solo one of Matt in the "got ryan" shirt after the show. I took PLENTY of performance shots...but thats later. I had fun though just hanging outside, there was a band playing and that got me in the mood for music, Joy bought the CD...remind me to ask her to borrow it. After the guys had their time at the table, they went in for the press confrence. From what I gather...a couple good questions were asked...I wonder if they'll pop up somewhere. While the press confrence went on Andrea, Katie, Amber, Courtney, and I and a couple others hung out with Bob outside with Wendy. We all had a good time enjoying the warm breeze until we had to move outside so they could lock up the area. I went back to the car with them to put some more stuff in there. We went to go stand in line and I got meet Todd's mom, she's a sweet lady. Steve came by and swooped us up to go inside by the back door. When Todd posted on the board that the sound system would make you deaf...he wasn't lying. Just from outside the door I thought that I would need ear protection. As we walked in I saw the gym was decked out with chairs and bleachers. The stage, for those of you who didn't go was split level. There was an elevated back that was narrow for the guys' limber dancers, the main stage was wide with a small catwalk. I was impressed by the sound system they had, it was loud but hey, we've all been to a concert, adapt and enjoy. All the guys were practicing hard, they did it without the mics but Todd had a handheld for the rap. They seemed rather relaxed, they made every movement look natural. From just watching them you would know that they belong up there on stage. Mr. & Mrs. Yoakum and Matt's two younger siblings walked in. Matt ran off stage and gave them the biggest hugs. It was so sweet to see, I almost cried just watching them. Matt's little brother...he's a mini Matt, actually he's not mini he's tall but looks like Matt but younger. His sister is taller than I am. She's younger than me and I actually looked up at her. Wendy introduced me to Peter & Trina, they are some of the sweetest people I have ever met. It's obvious that Matt has learned a lot from them. Sound check ended and the guys were trying to teach Colin (Julie's son) some dance moves...I think that he had them down though. Soon enough they started letting people in and Amy took stage (it was her 19th Bday by the way) and introduced KnockOut. They performed a couple of songs 2 or 3 fast ones to start them out and then 2 ballads. After they sped things up some more Tawny mentioned something about a surprise. They sang the "scooter" song and soon enough the guys came out on scooters. Joy and I were sitting there laughing, it's weird, all of us knew they had scooters but actually seeing them on scooters was pretty awesome. Matt zipped right in front of Joy and I wearing the "got ryan?" shirt...it looked good on him...I nearly choked on my gum. Rye sported the cool Diesel beanie she got for Rye in NYC. And in case any of you go to a Diesel store and wonder that one size really does fit all...it does. After KnockOut completed their set everyone was ready for Townsend. A group of girls even started a Townsend chant. Amy came out and handed out 10 drawings that Bob did of the guys. After that was the Townsend CD with a boombox. After the drawing, everyone was ready. I was ready, everyone behind and next to me was ready. Who wasn't?! Plus 5 came out and did their thing. I think I can name them all....Tiffany, Katelyn, Andrea, Penni,....wait dont' tell me....ohhhh the illlusive one...darn...next time I'll get them all. I'm sure I know it and when someone sends me the name I'll be like "Oh damn." Out came the guys and they did their thing. Of course Understand This, Tonight is for you, and Just Say Goodbye was great. When they did their "Close your Eyes" I called up my place. I was hoping that no one was home and that the machine was pick up but my mom did. She said she listened to it and cried in the kitchen. The last song was "Pour Some Sugar On Me" that has got to be one of the world's hottest songs and they totally nailed it!!! In between their sets Plus 5 did a dance segment to "Bootylicious" those girls are so limber...I can't even touch my toes. Also Peaches n Cream played on the system...I wanted to stand up and dance but there was a section of the crowd already taking care of that. Joy, Megan and I swayed back and forth and when the song ended Missy Elliot's "Get Yo Freak On" played and just as you thought we'd get the whole song...out came the guys again. It was a good show. I was in awe of their dancing still. Part of me wants to go "Oh wow look at that" and the other aprt of me sits there in disbelief that I could know 5 guys with so much talent. I was so proud of them you could tell that they practiced their craft and indeed accomplished in a short time what it can take to do in a lifetime. Not so say that their job is over...there's till much more ground for them to cover. After the show I said goodbye to some people and tried to figure out how long the slight ringing in my ear would last. Like I expected...no permanent effects. Wendy and I lost Bob...we thought he went back where the guys were and we didn't want to lose eachother so we went back to look for him. We walked into a room with Kelby and Colin and a large table of food and figured that guys weren't there. We asked where everyone was and they didn't know so we walked out and saw Ryan's parents. (Nice nice people.) Two seconds later we saw the guys in the room with Julie, Plus 5 and some other people. Bob...still not found. We went over and I met Tiffany and Todd came over to give Wendy and me a hug. (He was sweaty.) We told them that the show went great and everything. Just then Bob walked in...good we didn't lose him...I think he found the room easier than we did. In the mean time everyone was doing their own thing. I saw this guy with a cap ride past me on a razor...I figured it was probably Todd since he seemed to be enjoying it most and when I looked closer it was Matt's dad! All the Townsend families seem to be really cool and a lot of fun. Slowly but surely we made our way out again to head to the car. As we were all saying goodbyes I went and talked to Amber whose voice was either going or gone most of the day. She pursaded me actually got me to take a picture with Myles of Knyption (yummm). Tony was there too he was a super sweety. After that we made our way outside and talked some more. I was watching Colin do the dance moves to "Tonight Is For You." I talked to Kaitlyn and Kris of the Dream Team for a bit and said goodbye to them and said goodbye to Peter and Trina. On the way to the car I gave a goodbye hug to Amber, Meg, Court, Drea and Katie. It was a long night and I had built up energy all the way through dinner but once I got home I colapsed! It was a long day. I hope a lot of you were able to go, it was for a great party and a lot of fun! My pictures are in and I should get them back within the week, I'll scan them in right away...I hope they came out! Remember that the Townsendboys.com site WILL BE COMING DOWN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. Go post your message to Mr. & Mrs. Trex on the board and save whatever you can from the site!!! Stay Safe & Stay You Love Always, Kristen xoxoxo

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