shows twenty one through thirty

TWENTY ONE - june 27th at chain - takota was AMAZING. we took pictures with andy and brett. :] steel train was really good too. grinning guitarists are neat. haha they were awesome though. great show.

TWENTY TWO - [june 28th at hogue's] - cory benjamin played first. he was all acoustic and cute. then uhh.. some crappy weird band. haha then last place trophy. they were quite nice. and then we left. ha.

TWENTY THREE - [july 7] cory benjamin at it's a grind coffee shop. he played very well, and did a few covers also. coffee shops make good venues. i love acoustic anything.

TWENTY FOUR - july 21st at a church in orange - american dramatica was real good. olivia was tight too. NARWHAL was pretty fucking tight. they're great performers. very active on stage. :] and then TAKOTA<333>

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TWENTY FIVE - july 26th at the alley - bristol to memory.. they were alright. brighten was goooood. goodbye tomorrow was also good, but not very show-music. i dunno. i'd listen to them like at home if i wanted to chill. haha. i dunno. lpt was great too! alex and ken are funny. and poor rocket. aha his friends were spitting water at him. sad stuff, good show. blah blah blah.
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TWENTY SIX - august 5th at hogue's. there was some really annoying like.. freshmen band that thought they were "the last punk rock band in orange county." ahahahahaha. woo. but cory benjamin and friend's were lovely. great energy, great music. :] nice show.

TWENTY SEVEN - august 15th at chain. i forget what the first band was called but they kinda reminded me of october vacancy, so it was neat. :] haha. and thenn.. missing since yesterday played. they were short. i think they were at the first show i ever went to. yeah.. then hope republic. they were real good. and then no one goes home<3>
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TWENTY EIGHT - august 18th - cory benjamin at diedrich's - very nice show. cory played three sets filled with a bunch of his own songs and a few great covers as well. he's so talented and i really love his music so seeing him any time is great. you should check him out.

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TWENTY NINE - august 20th at dipiazza's - red hot radio from.. reno? i forget, but they were pretty gooood. and uhh.. the screamy band.. sort of blood brothers-esque. i still don't know what they were called but they were actually really good too. haha. down for the count was great. i really liked their music. no one goes home<3>

THIRTY - august 22 at ivc - takota played five songs. we took buses to get there and we were the only two people anywhere near our age who weren't students. :] i was proud. i also got waves, hugs, and a picture. so i'm happy. :D haha takota is amazing. i've seen them live nine times now. i rule.