Narrative Essay: A Monumental Event

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Tiffany Paul
Dr. Susan Carlton
GSW 1100 110L
8 September 2015
A Monumental Event
It was the first weekend of our senior year. The sun was blazing and we were pumped. It was the thirtieth of August, which was a Saturday. It was slightly breezy, but not enough. We were dripping with sweat waiting in the never ending line of people that wrapped its way around the Huntington Center. It was just me and my friend, Mairin. I had my purple flannel on with a Fall Out Boy t-shirt on, along with black leggings and my navy blue converse. My friend was wearing he ouija board tank top with blue jean shorts and floral vans.
Before we waiting in the lengthy line of human beings, we had to find a place to park. We got lost. "Hey, at least we left a few hours early," I stated.
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Wearing a Fall Out Boy snapback, he is jumping around screaming, "So are you here to see the opening act!? Yeah that one, New Politics? That's who I'm here for, as you can see," proceeding to attach a sticky note to his hat saying "New Politics." His girlfriend was very hippie/Greek. She had so many sarcastic and witty comment, including "Do you know what my favorite is? When you shut the heck up and stop harassing people." Many more, this is just the first that came to mind, also the most appropriate.
So after all of those fun events that took place, it was time for the actual event to start.
Starting with New Politics, it just kept getting better. I wasn't a big fan of them, but they were
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alright. They did so many random flips, I'm not sure how they didn’t fall off the stage or something. Paramore was up next. Hayley Williams is always vibrant and colorful. Ranging from her hair to her clothing. Her voice is incredible. Giant balloons with the Paramore logo were present, along with confetti. They shot confetti everywhere, small pieces and the long streamer ones, it was majestically beautiful. Intense strobe lights were traveling across the

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