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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 6:12:03 GMT -5
Josh talked to some people. Those people then set up their drums, piano, and bass guitar. Josh smiled and handed them his sheet music so that they could play backup for him. He then started setting up the speakers, amplifiers, and microphones with the help of the other guys. A man checked to make sure that the mic was working. Josh then strummed each chord on his guitar to make sure that it was tuned properly and that it could be heard properly. The other musicians did that also with their instruments. Somebody made sure that the spotlight was working. Josh then picked up his guitar and sat down next to Shannon. "Everything's good. We're all set up but I'm not going yet. Somebody's doing a poem and then someone's singing before me." he said.
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 16:46:20 GMT -5
Shannon smiled. That's cool. She said. I can't wait to hear you, it's really neat that you can play the guitar and sing. She said. She could do like nothing.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 17:12:17 GMT -5
Josh laughed. "I'm not the best but I have fun doing it so ya." he said with a grin. He ran his fingers through his hair and watched as a girl walked up on the stage to read her poem.
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 17:22:54 GMT -5
Shannon smiled. You must be sorta good for them to let you keep performing though. She said.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 17:25:56 GMT -5
Joshua laughed. "Yeah. I guess. Maybe..." he said with a slight blush. He clapped as the girl finished and then another girl went up on stage. The music started to play and the girl began to sing. She was really good. She was singing a song that she wrote. It was pretty good.
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 18:06:43 GMT -5
Shannon smiled. She clapped when the girl finished. She listened as the next girl sang, she was really good. It was cool that she could write such a good song, it must be hard to write a good one, and not just some crap.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 18:13:40 GMT -5
When the girl finished singing, Josh took a deep breath. He stood up and grabbed his guitar. He smiled at Shannon and walked up on stage. He plugged the guitar into the amplifier so that it could be heard. "Hi. I'm Josh Graves. I'll be playing two new songs for you tonight. This one is called Chasing Cars. I hope you guys like it. Thanks." he told the crowd. There was a full house tonight. There were a lot of people there that Josh knew from previous nights of performing. He took a deep breath and he began to play his guitar while the band played.
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 18:18:58 GMT -5
Good luck. Shannon said. She listened as he played. He was really good, or atleast to her who knew nothing about guitars she sounded great.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 18:25:46 GMT -5
Josh took a deep breath and began to sing the song he had written. The song was about Shannon but he couldn't obviously tell her. He kept glancing over at her as he sung.
We'll do it all Everything On our own
We don't need Anything Or anyone
If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I don't quite know How to say How I feel
Those three words Are said too much They're not enough
If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time Chasing cars Around our heads
I need your grace To remind me To find my own
If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life
All that I am All that I ever was Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where Confused about how as well Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 18:34:04 GMT -5
Shannon listened to the song. It was really good. She noticed that he kept glancing over at her as he sang, but she figured that it was just because he wanted to see a familiar face in the audience or something like that. She clapped when the song ended, she wondered who it was about if anyone at all.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 18:38:27 GMT -5
Josh smiled as everyone clapped. "Thank you. This next song is called Run." he said. Josh began to play again. This time he stared directly at Shannon as he sang.
I'll sing it one last time for you Then we really have to go You've been the only thing that's right In all I've done
And I can barely look at you But every single time I do I know we'll make it anywhere Away from here
Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder And we'll run for our lives I can hardly speak I understand Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes Makes it so hard not to cry And as we say our long goodbye I nearly do
Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder And we'll run for our lives I can hardly speak I understand Why you can't raise your voice to say
Slower slower We don't have time for that All I want is to find an easier way To get out of our little heads
Have heart my dear We're bound to be afraid Even if it's just for a few days Making up for all this mess
Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 18:44:15 GMT -5
Shannon saw that Josh was looking right at her as he sung that song. She blushed. It was kinda obvious that he was singing about her, and she liked it but didn't like it at the same time. It confused her. If only her dad was totally out of her life, then she would totally like it. Right now though, she knew that if he did like her that it would never work out because of her dad.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 18:51:17 GMT -5
((wow. kinda scary how much Run relates to shannon and josh. i just kinda picked it cuz i like that song. Snow Patrol sings both of the songs)) When Josh finished the songs, people began clapping and cheering. Josh blushed slightly. He was really modest. "Thanks everyone. Thank you." he told the crowd. He then unplugged his guitar and walked off the stage. Some people surrounded him and congratulated him. He smiled and talked to them for a little while. Then he walked back over to Shannon. "What'd you think?" he asked softly. He was blushing slightly.
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Post by Jacqueline on Sept 15, 2006 18:54:33 GMT -5
((I know. It is. lol))
Shannon watched as Josh came over to her, after talking to people and stuff. You were really good. She said with a smile.
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Post by Chelsea on Sept 15, 2006 19:03:26 GMT -5
((lol))
"Thanks." Josh said with a smile. "I'm glad you liked it. Your opinion is the only one that really matters to me." he said softly. He really liked Shannon.
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