THE LEGEND OF MATTY NAY LIVES!!

I know this isn't from my show, but it's the only picture that I have of MattyNay on my computer.






I am re-in love with one Matt Nathanson. He is without a doubt one of the kindest, most sincere, sweetest people I have EVER met in my life. I know some pretty fantastic people and even though I “technically” don’t “know” MattyNay, I love him like I love anyone of my real friends. The most amazing thing was last night I was able to tell him that and I know he knows that I totally love him.

But lets start at the beginning.

So, I was totally being lazy yesterday afternoon and was procrastinating the whole day. Then Honey calls and is telling me that she is IMing with someone who has an extra ticket to the second show for the MattyNay. I only had tickets to the first show and I really wanted, scratch that, I NEEDED to go to that second show. So Honey was the broker in the ticket transaction. So, I jaunted off to the city around 5:30ish and found parking almost right away on W4th, which was pretty close and very free (always exciting). It was really early and there was plenty of time, being that the doors opened at 9pm for the first show. I walked around for a while. I hit the Tower Records, just to browse. There wasn’t really anything there of interest. I looked at the “Q Magazine” and they made me laugh. I walked past the venue and there were already 5 people waiting. It was only a bit past six. I recognized one girl on line from other Matt shows but I have never talked to her. It was still really early, so I went to get some pizza and a refreshing Snapple. It was actually really good pizza. After that I chatted with Honey then went to wait on line for the MattyShnay!!!

It was all the same people that were when I had passed the first time. So I started chatting with them. The girl that is (I think) at every east coast show of Matt, who I have recognized from other shows was there and we started to talk with her friend Alla, who was very nice, she was into punk bands and had just gotten a chin piercing earlier in the day. She let me look at the inside of her mouth to see what it looks like. It was all very cool and they were both really nice. We talked about other bands and music boards and things like that. I didn’t really feel like telling them any of my stories about anything, but they were really nice. I also talked to this brother and sister and they were cute, young and funny. They love Matt, even the guy. I mostly talked to Alla. It was about 8:15ish and Chris came, he was the guy with my extra ticket, there were a lot of people on line at this point and I asked the two girls behind me if they didn’t mind letting Chris skootch in, and they were cool about it. Also, Chris was recording both shows, so I totally cannot wait until they are posted.

We were all standing in line, underneath the Joe’s Pub awning and MattyNay totally walked by and said hi to some people. He saw the brother and sister and he was like, hey I feel like I always see you guys. The sister was so happy and the brother was totally in love. We waited a bit more and then we were let in. I didn’t have a reservation so I was told to go sit on couches. They were these huge big cushy couches and I sat right in front of where Matt would be and it was cool. I ended up sitting next to the girls that were behind me on line and they were cool. So the waitress comes over to us and lets us know that there is a $12 min. per person. And I was like what? What? What? The girl next to me told me that there was nothing on the website about it. So I called Honey and asked her to go to the website and look that up for me. She read straight from the website and it said only people who are sitting at the tables with reservations have the minimum. That’s it, no one else. So, I called the waitress over and told her that and she was pissed and Tori (the girl next to me) added on that it should be changed to the correct rule. She was like “Fine, whatever” and walked away. Looked like we won that war.

Then the show started and out came MattyNay. He started with one of my favorites, “Church Clothes.” He was amazing! With every song he just became more unbelievably amazing. All his new songs were incredible. He played “car crash” which was a phenomenal song. I even think he got a bit choked up at one point in the song. It was all kinds of Hot!! The new songs had so much aggression in them it was so great. He really got into the songs and he was sweating so much. He also was so funny. He said he was sweating like he was a crack whore going through detox, and if he starts scratching himself all over to just ignore him. He was just amazing. The audience was also really great; quiet when they should be and laughed when they should; screamed when it was called for. I really felt that Matt was really so vulnerable and felt EVERYTHING that was happening, like he was really, really in the moment. He was so appreciative of everything, of all of us there, all of us knowing the words. It was a really great show. The last song he played was “little victories” with an outro to “America.” He came to the front of the stage and left his microphone and unplugged the guitar and everyone was singing, it almost brought me to tears.

For the second show, we were told that we could stay where we were and they would come around and tear our tickets. When they did that I went to the bathroom, so I could have totally stayed without paying. Eh, what are you gonna do? The waitress saw that we were staying again and we saw her go over to the hostess and she came over and talked to us. We explained to her the whole thing, and told her that we don’t mind getting something, we just didn’t think that it was fair bc nothing was posted on the website, the confirmation for the tickets or on the tickets. And she said that should would talk to the manager to have it changed, I also said that it’s ridiculous to spend more then $30 on food and drinks if you are staying for both shows, plus the money for the tickets. And she was like your right, but made us get soft drinks anyway. Which is fine bc I was really thirsty, in all I spent $5 and a $2 tip. Then I also bought Matt’s new cd and since there was no change I bought 5 stickers, I kept 2 and gave the other three to the girls I was sitting with.

Blu Sanders came out and he was pretty good. Sort of cute, he reminded me of my friend Ben. He tried to make some jokes, but it didn’t really work, bc he’s no MattyNay.

It was hard to believe but the second show was better then the first. He came out around 11:45ish and played until 1:30am!!! That’s a really long show for being completely by yourself. He was so good. I think he only really played 2 or 3 of the same songs from the first show. When he said that he was going to do one more song, everyone was like, “NO, OH COME ON!!” so he was like, “oh my G-D” and he played 3 more songs and it was completely amazing. He was so tired and he said he was but we totally lifted him up so he could play that last song and it was beautiful. I overheard some guy next to me, lean in and tell his sister and brother -n-law that he totally has a huge Man crush on Matt. EVEN MEN LOVE HIM!!

After the show, I went over with EVERYONE bc he said that he would be signing cd’s and things. And I was with Cherylann (not sure how to spell that) and Alla again and asking Alla if she could take a pic of me and Matt and she said she would. I think I was making her really nervous, then one of Matt’s dude’s came and told Matt that we only had like 5 min. and there were still like 20 or more ppl waiting. I felt like I was under a lot of pressure. I had a whole list of things that I wanted to tell him and thank goodness I really got through all the important points. I was talking so fast, but he was really listening to me. We had such good eye contact and everything. He kept hugging me and squeezing my arms and it was AMAZING!!! He was sopping wet, but it totally didn’t matter. I love being in his arms and he was so completely adorable. My heart was full and I wanted to make sure he understood that.

First – I gave him honey’s letter that she had written to him on his myspace page. I told him that it was from Honey, the girl that always gives you dvd’s and shows and stuff. And he was like, ya, Honey’s awesome. So I told him that she wrote this letter for you and e-mailed it to you but wasn’t really sure if you read that, so I told her to print it out and I would give it to you. I said, Please MattyNay read it. When I read it I almost cried, bc it says all things that we feel for you and hope for you and I would read it. He was like sweet, I will and he put it in his front pocket.

Second – I gave him my small black sharpie bc he liked it.

Third – The rest of this was a blur bc it was sooooo quick. I was talking so fast, it was like I had a shot of espresso right to my heart. I showed him the list of things that I wanted to tell him, but I didn’t think that there would be enough time bc there was a short time limit. He was like, don’t worry it’s not going to be the last we see each other. Somewhere along there we took a picture, then there was more hugging. I asked him for 2 picks (one for me and one for Honey), but he gave me his last one (it’s no guitar, but it’ll do). Then I told him that I got into the ellipse with Honey at a U2 show and I was 2 feet away from the Edge and I said, I know that your wife loves the edge too. And he was so excited listening to me and I said there are so many U2 things that I wanted to talk to him about and he was like, I could talk about u2 all night. I wish that I could do that with him. I told him that we always wish that we could go to a U2 show with him bc it would be so much fun. And he was like, aw and i got another hug. I kept telling him that I just completely love him, and that we talk about him all the time, like he’s one of us, like he’s our friend. I said we know you really aren’t but we love you and we think your amazing. He just kept hugging me over and over. It was so hot of him. He kept rubbing my arms and shoulders and it was too cute. Then I added that I think all his new songs are completely amazing and I love them and I am so looking forward to his next album. As he was walking over to this other pack of people to talk he reached out his arm and it landed right on my arm and he was squeezing, squeezing, squeezing and making cutie noises.

My heart is full and it’s bc of this amazing man.

Thank you to Honey for staying up with me as I drove home. I felt like a yippie dog when I was on the phone with honey, bc I was walking and it was cold. Mostly, bc I was so happy.

Thank you so much Matt…. I love you and think that you and your music are incredible. I was really moved last night, watching you. Thank you!!!

Last but not least – SECTION 100 ROW H BABY!!! For DMB!!!! Thank you again for Honey’s fast computer and Honey please kiss it for me. Let’s see what the WH gives me, I try to promise that I won’t get mad.

Next up Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab. That should really be a great show since the tickets were for free and since I love Franz!!! Then I believe Snow Patrol after that for my “birthday show”. It won’t be directly on my birthday, but close enough.

Passover is two days away and I feel the stress is much less, bc I know I am prepared. On mom news, a doctor looked at her finger today and they want to have a surgical consult. I think they are going to have to take the tip off that one finger. It’s gangrenous and it doesn’t look very good. But I’m glad they want to do something about it, and I’m glad that I made the doctor look at it.

Thank you again to Matt. You are so amazing!!! I hope that my pics come out and when and if they do I will put them up.

ps – I still love edge!!! And FINALLY have had 2 dreams about him… at long last. I am going to add 4 hot pics of him, as good measure.




This is from the Sundance Film Festival. Look at this man!! He is all kinds of Hotness. Man Alive!! I don't think he's ever beem hotter.




















This is from the free concert in the city, pre-obsession. Look at him in that jacket!! Look at that smile!!

























I think he looks really hot in this pic. Even though it looks like he's standing in the bathroom. I have NO idea what this pic is from... but he looks really hot.





Just look how cute and hot this man is!!