365 + 1: Return

SO YESTERDAY WAS A BIG DAY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE FANDOM, AND I GOT TO SOMEWHAT EXPERIENCE IT FIRST HAND.

YESTERDAY WAS THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN OF MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. THEY HAVE BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE SINCE 2004 SO I KNEW I HAD TO BE AT THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM BY ANY MEANS.

I HAD BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS DAY FOR A WHILE NOW, PUTTING A FEW DOLLARS FROM EACH PAYCHECK INTO A SEPARATE FUND JUST IN THE CASE THEY WOULD REUNITE. THE DAY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I WOKE UP TO TEXTS AND MISSED CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T EVEN FANS OF THE BAND TO TELL ME BECAUSE THEY KNEW HOW EXCITED I WOULD BE TO THE NEWS.

I SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY MAKING A BATTLE PLAN WITH FRIENDS ABOUT HOW WE WERE GOING TO TACKLE THE AXS SITE AND GET TICKETS. THAT DAY CAME AND WENT AND WE WERE SHIT OUT OF LUCK. MOST OF YOU KNOW THE CHAOS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT DAY AND THE FRUSTRATION THAT EVERYONE WAS FEELING. DETERMINED TO GO TO THIS SHOW I CHECKED BACK ON THE WEBSITE MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY TO SEE IF MORE TICKETS WOULD BE RELEASED OR IF PREMIER “SEATS” WOULD DROP DOWN BELOW $2,000. THAT NEVER HAPPENED.

SOMETIME AROUND MID NOVEMBER WE HAD BEEN HEARING RUMORS ABOUT A SECRET SHOW AT THE ROXY THAT THURSDAY WAS GOING TO HAVE WITH “SPECIAL GUESTS” THE NIGHT BEFORE THE MCR SHOW, SO WITH A LEAP OF FAITH I SNAGGED TICKETS TO THAT SHOW IN HOPES THAT THEIR SPECIAL GUEST WOULD BE THAT ONE SPECIAL BAND ON EVERYONE’S MIND.

THE NIGHT OF THE THURSDAY SHOW CAME QUICKLY AND WE WERE READY TO PARTY. THE SHOW WAS SO MUCH FUN, I GOT TO SEE SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS, A LOT OF WHO I ONLY EVER SEE OUT AT CONCERTS, AND SOME MORE SPECIFICALLY ONLY AT MCR SHOWS. THAT SHOW CAME AND WENT AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE NOT THERE, THO EXPRESSED BY THURSDAY DURING THE SHOW, THEY ORIGINALLY HAD PLANNED TO BE THERE BUT WERE HAVING SOUND CHECK PROBLEMS AT THE SHRINE SO COULDN’T MAKE IT.

THE BIG DAY IS FINALLY HERE, ME AND MY BEST FRIEND SAY FUCK IT AND DECIDE TO GO TO THE SHRINE THE MORNING OF THE CONCERT TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE IN LINE AND TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERT FROM THE STREET, AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT WAS THE BEST CHOICE WE EVER MADE. WE GOT TO MEET SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT DAY, ALONG WITH SEEING THE MCRMY THAT I HADN’T SEEN SINCE 2011, IT WAS A HUGE FAMILY REUNION.

SHOW TIME, WE TURN UP OUT FRONT OF THE VENUE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW TO FIND 40 MORE PEOPLE DOING THE SAME AS US, SO WE FORMED A MINI FAMILY OUTSIDE WHICH WAS SO RAD! WE ALL SINGED, SCREAMED AND CRIED TOGETHER. OVERALL THERE WAS SO MUCH LOVE IN THE AIR THAT DAY AND I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.

I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE WORLD ISN’T BROKEN ANYMORE SO WE CAN HAVE CONCERTS AGAIN.

I WILL BE SEEING THEM AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES, IF ANYONE ELSE IS GOING?

IF ANYONE HAS ANY MCR STORIES PLEASE SHARE THEM IN THE COMMENTS! 🖤