All my BSB buddies nowadays started as online friends. I've met quite a few online friends in real life, mostly on the cruises or because they only live a couple hours away from me. It's never been a bad experience, and it's always better going to shows and stuff with real fans. If you ever want to do something like Vegas or the cruise and have no one to go with, just say the word - you'd always be welcome to join us! One of my two main concert buddies started as an online acquaintance who I only knew a little because she'd left me feedback on my stories. I found out she was going on the 2011 cruise by herself, so I invited her along to a pre-cruise group dinner that some of us from AC had set up. We clicked and ended up hanging out together the whole cruise. She lives in the same state as me, so now we go to shows together every tour. She's one of the girls I'm doing Vegas with.
And Mare, I know you don't really live close to Philadelphia, but that is on my list of places I'd love to visit, so if it ever works out that they tour there in the summer when I actually have vacation time, I would absolutely come to PA and meet up for a show if you wanted to!
I would love to go to Canada sometime too; I've never been!
Woah! That girl is totally brave for opting to do a cruise by herself! I have trouble eating lunch alone at like a fast-food restaurant if I'm on a course for work or something. I always feel like people are staring at me and wondering why I have no friends. LOL Of course, I know that nobody actually cares what I'm doing. I consider myself to be fairly social, but I don't think I could ever go to something that big alone.
Seriously, I would like to meet up with some "hardcore BSB fans" and go to an event as a bigger group. I think that would be amazing! Like I said before, my friend and I always go as a duo. Don't get me wrong, we always have an amazing time, but it would be nice to have some more ladies to fan-girl with. If the exchange rate wasn't so awful at the moment, Vegas with some of you ladies would be a bigger possibility. I appreciate you extending the invite!!
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PA is not THAT far from where I am. (Re: It's a drive-able distance, so I could not have to fly and save money.) If the boys actually do a tour outside of Vegas, I would consider it ...