Did I hook up with that tall bartender? (Sadly, no.)

Did we go through the meet and greet line. (Duh.)

Did we end up regretting anything about that night? (Um…YES.)

Want to know about our regrets? And possibly what could be Amber’s most creepy revelation yet?? READ ON.

We left off last time discussing Marcus and his playing the shit out of his set…

Finally a Drunk LiLi, Regretting the Dancing and General Merch Table Shenanigans with Marcus

Amber: even at the merch table, i mean, he was on fire moving stuff

i was like, no way, not the same guy

it actually made me a little nervous

i was like, i have no idea how to handle this

LiLi: lol

the eight beers helped

at least for me

at that moment

everything was beautiful

and nothing hurt

Amber: hahahahahahahaha

LiLi: sorry

sometimes i like to quote pretentious authors

Amber: thank goodness all the cakeballs were gone at that point

LiLi: lol

Retro-Lee

came up to me at one point

to ascertain my drunk-ness

and i guess she didn’t like what she saw

because she told me to stay away from the cake balls

LMFAO

Amber: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!

that.is.awesome.

alright, since we are talking about the meet & greet line

i think i need to bring up the dancing

LiLi: the dancing

yeah

i will go ahead and say

i regret the dancing

i always do

Amber: okay

i regret the dancing too

LiLi: i don’t know what the fuck my body was doing

i know it *thinks* it was dancing

but in reality?

i’m sure people where like

uh

should we call 911

that girl might be having a seizure

Amber: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

um, my dancing

not much better

i def think i look amazing in my head

in reality

that is doubtful

LiLi:http://gf4hm.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/party-hard-pic.jpg

Amber: EXACTLY!!!

a picture has never represented me so well as that one

thank goodness none of the guys saw us

or did they

i’m gonna pretend they didn’t

it’ll make me feel much better about that night

LiLi: lol

i’m going to pretend that i never did that part

screw anyone seeing me

i just didn’t do it

deny, deny, deny

now

can i talk about the meet and greet?

cause this time

we had chatty marcus

and i have to say

I APPROVE OF THIS

Amber: YES

LiLi: he bumped us up in line

he was all, NO

just come up here

DON’T WAIT

with his outside voice

it was kinda awesome

and then you bought him out of merch

and we all had to go home empty handed

Amber: he did not complain

at all

he was like really

one of everything

i was like, duh YES

LiLi: well, well, well money bags

actually

i spent mine at the bar

whoopsie

i kept trying to talk to that tall bartender

and he kept bringing me beers

so i paid for them

Amber: i just remember i had a bunch of ones

and some how i brought up that it looked like i was going to a strip club

LiLi: OH YES

LOL

you did

or that you were about to do laundry

maybe both

Amber: and he seemed very excited about the strip club

he was like where?

are we going now?

LiLi: BWAHAHAHAHAHA

DAMMIT

i missed that part

Amber: do they have strip clubs on yelp?

LiLi: my dumbass asked about his shoes

Amber: i missed that opportunity

LiLi: HIS SHOES

why do i say stupid shit to strangers?

Amber: LMAO

those $300 shoes looked like they had already been through hell and back

LiLi: i mean

i had him right there

willing to discuss strip clubs

and i failed

i failed to ask him the most important question

“would he do a live reading of some marcus fan fiction”

i shall never forgive myself

Amber: DAMMIT LILI

 LiLi: so maybe this ISN’T a night of no regrets

Amber: i have the best (only) Marcus ff ready to go

on pdf

on my phone

FAIL

LiLi: whoa there creeper

let’s not advertise that

hey marcus

i keep a pdf of a story where you bang a chick

LMFAO

oh

i’m sorry

make love to her

Amber: no

the damn author pulled it before they got there

it was a lot of talking and possibly some 2nd base action

LiLi: i LOVE that you know that

Amber: i was sad

LiLi: pfft

on top of the clothes stuff can be hot

Amber: hells yes

LiLi: lol

hi

i’m in eighth grade

Amber: what kind of girls does marcus think we are?

first

the porn site

then

i suggest a strip club

now we are talking about fanfic and over the clothes action

LiLi: uh

what kind of girls does he think we are?

uh

awesome ones

duh

Amber: of course

what am i thinking??

lol

LiLi: well

i would like it noted

on record

that i could have made not one but TWO dreams happen last thursday (LiLi edit: yeah…TWO Thursdays ago)

and i failed at both

1) have marcus read marcus ff

and 2) finally touch the holy grail

aka sam’s hair

i FAIL AT LIFE

Amber: gah

LiLi

i am crying all the tears for you right now

LiLi: me too amber

me too

The Great Poster Debate Continues and Our Hopes for How this Chat is Read in the Van

Amber: i need to ask you this

LiLi: uh oh

Amber: what did he write on your poster

LiLi: BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

which time?

he tried 3 different times

Amber: lmao

LiLi: and kept throwing the drafts on the floor

Amber: oh yeah

LiLi: the final one i got said

Amber: BWAHAHAHAHA!

LiLi: ”lili, youre screwed dude”

exhibit A

Amber: OMG

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

i was looking at mine

LiLi: and there were ink blobs ALL OVER

so now

the poster is one giant ink blob

yeah

Amber: i had that ink all over my arms the next morning

LiLi: it was the best.poster.ever

what did yours say?

let me guess

Amber: well, after i had sam translate

LiLi: ”love, sam”

Amber: cause i am pretty sure a 5 year old could have written it better

it said

dear amber, i love you, sam, xx

fuck

asshole

exhibit B

LiLi: see

Amber: then also tons of ink blobs

LiLi: you always get the love

i get “see ya”

or “youre screwed”

Amber: but then he called me an asshole

so i don’t know…

LiLi: meh

i love a lot of assholes

like you

for getting love on your poster

hahahaha

i’m kidding

kinda

Amber: well, the asshole thing was my fault

cause i was giving him shit for his crappy handwriting

and asking why he wrote fuck on it

i shouldn’t question sam

lesson learned

LiLi: hahahaha

see

so he didn’t call you an asshole

::sigh::

one day

one day i will get “hi lili. here’s my signature. now STFU”

Amber: i love how the posters are like our thing now

we can’t go without our little message from sam

LiLi: i can’t NOT get one

Amber: via poster

me neither!!

LiLi: i have them all hung up

and it’s funny to see the messages progress

Amber: YES

it’s like really, what is coming on the poster next?!

message is coming

LiLi: whoa

EWWWWWW

Amber: that sentence read all kinds of dirty

LiLi: i know

again

we are 12

ok

i have to go soon

BOOOO

Amber: i think we have enoough

LiLi: LOL

MORE than enough

Amber: lol

whatevs

i will post it all

LiLi: YES

Amber: so sam and marcus can take turns reading it out loud in our voices while riding in the van

like a script

LiLi: LMFAO

please put that in there somewhere

Amber: duh

LiLi: since marcus doesn’t drive

Amber: which is HILARIOUS

LiLi: he can read aloud

it will give him practice

for fanfic reading

Amber: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!

LiLi: i should write a fake paragraph

of a fic

and we can attach it at the bottom

for practice purposes

Amber: LMAO

omg

please do

LiLi: hahahahaha

Amber: but really just send it to me

And that’s it folks, it’s over. No more chats to share. Sad, no? Thank you for reading our nonsense over these last few days. Anyone who has been to a Sam or Marcus show knows that you go through major show withdrawls after. These blog posts have helped to lessen our woes. Well, that and the livestream from PJs, which despite Amber’s tweets I did watch…some.

i give you exhibit C- dueling laptops.

After the Blackhawks lost my poor little heart couldn’t take it. I had to go to bed and cry myself to sleep. But from reading Amber’s tweets the next morning I missed a hell of a show. And by that I mean  a Drunk Marcus. DAMMIT. I blame Raffi Torres. And Jason Segal.

I know what you are thinking. Will these girls EVER talk about the show?? We finally got there. And we get serious. Well, as serious as we can get which is really not all that serious. We talk our favorite songs, our favorite moments (which just so happens to include our good friend Kristy busting down the backstage door to get to Marcus like the police), and much we missed Marcus over the past two and a half years.

LiLi: serious question time

Amber: uh oh

phew

okay

bring it

LiLi: other than woman you crazy, what was your fave song?

Sam. Sigh.

Amber: i really, really like the new song (amber edit: Not Your Kind, obvs)

i know it’s not quite so upbeat

LiLi: oh yeah?

Amber: but i like it bunches

LiLi: well, i really, really, REALLY like the new song

so there

i’m kidding

i like it

but i have to say

that my fave was an oldie

yeah

i will be that person

but soho whores (amber edit: sorry for the wooing. yes. some of those woos are mine) was the first song of sam’s that i heard

and i remember tweeting who sang it

and you and jbell virtually rolled your eyes at me

hahahaha

Amber: LMAO

we were like, duh, sam bradley

DUH

LiLi: and then when we were in LA someone had that song on before the show at the hotel cafe

and i was like awww..memories

so to hear it once more

was like AWWWWW

MEMORIES

Amber: that was such a better answer then the new song because i like it that i gave

i guess i have just really been digging everything new sam has done

not to sound all cheesy

LiLi: too late

Amber: but it’s just getting better

LOL

gah

i know

LiLi: please

like i didn’t get all feely yesterday

ugh

let’s not talk about that

Amber: oh no

moving on….

LiLi: so

the part where Kristy

busted in on Marcus backstage

Amber: oh my gah

she banged on his door like the police

LiLi: um…what do you think sam was trying to prove to marcus?

he was all “go get marcus. MARCUS!!”

i was teetering the sobriety ledge about then

Amber: that was an odd moment

LiLi: none of it really made sense in my fuzzy brain

do you think it was a bet?

Amber: to see if someone would bust down the door?

LiLi: like marcus said, there’s no way people will rememeber that song

much less sing to it

lol

yes!

Amber: cause if so, i should’ve put my money on kristy

LiLi: uh

NEVER bet against kristy

she makes shit happen

Amber: hahahahahahaha

LiLi: she’s kinda like a mob boss

what do you need?

done

i’ll take care of it

Amber: oh she did take care of it

thank goodness marcus wasn’t changing or anything

can we talk about one of my fave moments of the show?

LiLi: hahahahaha

no

lol

Amber: damn

LiLi: duh

of course

Amber: kiss is a knife

that was LEGIT probably the best part of the show

LiLi: YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Amber: for me

LiLi: and for anyone that likes sunshine

and puppies

and awesome things

Amber: i don’t think everyone gets how that went down

Jack and Marcus. Double sigh.

i don’t think it was planned

LiLi: i don’t think so either

Amber: sam was just bobbing his head and singing along near us and then

BAM

he jumps on the stage

LiLi: and we all died

Amber: and steals the mic from jack

(which i will forgive him for, but only this once)

kiss is a knife is one of those songs that translates so much better live then recorded

and the 2 of them were so

IN TO IT

i was a puddle my friend

a puddle

LiLi: SERIOUSLY

i can’t handle that song live normally

but with sam

AND JACK

jeebus crisp

Amber: GAH!!!!!!

LiLi: i had a moment

Amber: i’m glad we were able to hold each other

LiLi: fo reals

Amber: i may not have made it otherwise

LiLi: lol

Amber: on marcus’ performance in general

can i just say

that i forgot how amazing he was live

i thought i remembered

but i didn’t

LiLi: ditto

it was like i thought i was prepared

since we’ve seen him what?

twice before?

but nope

i was blown away

Amber: 2 and a half years between shows though

LiLi: it’s like it was him

only fresher, more fine tuned

Amber: YES

LiLi: like i was rememebering AM

and we heard him in digital

Amber: that is the best comparison ever

LiLi: oh

Amber: he was so shy on stage before

and now

LiLi: well

thank you

Amber: he owns it

our wee little marcus has grown up

LiLi: gah!

Amber: with his $300 shoes

and all

marcus being all growed up

LiLi: seriously

i remember his very first show here

he kept saying how nervous he was

which i thought, dood, you don’t have to tell us

we can see

but last week?

yeah

Amber: no nervousness

none

LiLi: completely different

he’s still charming and kinda awk

but he’s not without confidence

Gah. This whole four part thing is kinda fun. I’m going through major withdrawals and this is helping so much. Now, tomorrow is the last one and you gotta read how it all ends (which is actually with a couple of regrets, regardless of the title of this post.).

Here’s what you need to know…

HUGS FROM JACK. The end.

But seriously– other stuff DID happen after that. And that stuff would be a rando local guy played some music, we got Sam hugs, Amber got the bitchbrow by some tweens and became a “Whoo-Girl”.

Please join us in reliving the fun:

When We Declare Sam the BEST Hugger, Amber Becomes a WOO Girl, and the Night of No Regrets

Amber: should we talk about sam and marcus

LiLi: confession

this was the first show where i didn’t listen to the opening act

at all

Amber: omg

me too

LiLi: gah

here's the moment when we started paying attention to the stage. clearly.

Amber: i felt kind of bad

LiLi: i feel guilty

but not that guilty

cause our neglect led to jack hugs

Amber: i mean, i wasn’t back there being obnoxiously loud

at least i don’t think i was

EXACTLY

we were scouting out that merch table, just waiting to jump in

LiLi: but i like that sam popped up right before he was to go on stage

at the merch table

i was like, oh

hey

i know you

i was so disoriented

Amber: enter first sam hugs of the evening

LiLi: yes!

Amber: that boy, he is a good hugger

LiLi: he really is

which is unfair to others

Amber: it really is

LiLi: i’m like hey all other people, please

please don’t hug me

Amber: i just never want the hugs to end

LiLi: lol

uh, that’s not a hug after a few minutes

ewwwwww

Amber: it’s out there

i can’t take it back

LiLi: lol

so

the actual sam set

do you remember YEAH-ing??

a lot?

Amber: YES

LiLi: and whoo-ing?

Amber: omg

what the hell is wrong with me

LiLi: you became a whoo-girl

Amber: i did

i can’t help it

the music

the alcohol

the hugs

bad combo

LiLi: srsly

and i kept yeah-ing after you

Amber: my whooing led to that entire verse of woman you crazy being sang to me though

and for that

i have no regrets

(please love my running theme during our chat of no regrets)

LiLi: this shall be henceforth known as

The Night of No Regrets

Amber: exactly

LiLi: cause i know you don’t regret those daggers being thrown your way

during that song

Amber: that.was.amazing.

this one girl

we locked eyes

and then i waved at her

and she smiled that smile that says

come at me bitch

seriously

LiLi: YES

Amber: amazing

LiLi: you totally regina georged her

Amber: hahahahahahha

#PLASTICSFTW

LiLi: awwww

the DallasPlastics

HOLLA

::tipping one out::

Want more?? Duh. I’m kidding. But if you want to read about where we actually discuss the show itself, please tune in tomorrow for Part 3. It may or may not include a moment where someone from our group banged on the greenroom door Police Style and scared Marcus.

Spoiler alert…it does.

Well, you know us. We are far from it (except when we get all Serious Sam on y’all. but we give you fair warning of that.). LiLi and I decided rather then writing a concert review of the Sam/Marcus/Jack show we  went to last week, that we’d go up in the trust tree and chat it out. And chat it out we did. So much so, that when it was all said and done, I had 13 pages of dialogue. All of it… GOLD! I couldn’t cut anything if I wanted to.

So, after some discussion, we decided to divide it all up. A four part series…. like a miniseries or  Lifetime movie. But with less of Jennifer Love-Hewitt’s boobs and more of LiLi’s (i hear there is a pic floating around).

And now introducing part one….

Our First Time with Jack

we could be sister wives, no?? #normal

I think that title is appropriate. It says it all. Although you really want to read on for not only our first meeting, but also where we discuss naked LiLi, full frontal hugs and my affinity for white v-neck tees. Now, up in the trust tree we all go…

LiLi: where should we start??

Amber: we will start from the beginning

where i waved at sam like some sort of maniac when we got to the venue

LiLi: uh yeah

start there

with your creepy ability to sense when english people are around

Amber: it’s a gift

LiLi: which is better than where i would start

with that kick ass bean burger i ate

anyhoo

yes

we waved

and i saw my first glimpse of jack

Amber: gah

LiLi: i was like OMG

THERE HE IS

HE IS REAL

Amber: we won’t say that after we got in the venue and went and creepily peered out the window

nope

no

it all happened at once

LiLi: lol

Amber: we saw sam, and then hair, and then jack attached to the hair

LiLi: uh, you all did

i went to the bar

and eyed up that tall bartendar

he was nice

Amber: i kept trying to get tall bartender, and then creepy bearded bartender kept coming over

i wanted to tell him no

you cannot help me

LiLi: oooo

Amber: but that guy can

LiLi: i liked the bearded guy

cause he had sleeves

Amber: you and your tats

which had a massive unveiling that night

LiLi: ugh

i know

i felt naked

NO ONE sees those

Amber: it was awesome

your first meeting with jack and you felt naked

amazing

i love how nervous we were in approaching him

will he think we are crazy twitter stalkers?

i mean, we are, but we don’t want anyone to THINK that

LiLi: i know

i was like DON’T TELL HIM WHO WE ARE

and then i told him

Amber: i was like TELL HIM

TELL HIM

and then we got hugs

LiLi: i saw a quick flash of fear

like he didn’t know which way this meeting could go

Amber: so i regret nothing

LiLi: yes

i regret NOTHING

we got hugs amber

HUGS

from JACK

Amber: any meeting that ends in hugs is a good meeting

LiLi: full frontal hugs

Amber: GAH

we didn’t even have to creepily ask for them

LiLi: i know!

Amber: not that i was above doing that

LiLi: WIN

Amber: this is soooooo going on our facebook timeline

the first time we full frontal hugged jack

i like saying first, cause it puts it out there that we expect more

LiLi: YES

that’s not creepy at all

That's right Jack. Tune that guitar. Tune it like there is no tomorrow!

we expect MORE body contact with you jack

in the future

so prepare yourself

Amber: duh

also, i don’t know if you noticed this

but after the show, he had on a white vneck

LiLi: are you serious?

Amber: YES

LiLi: i mean

that i didn’t notice?

it was hard NOT to with you hot whispering into my ear

WHITE V NECK LILI

WHITE V NECK

Amber: well, you know what those shirts do for me

LiLi: yes

i do

and now so do my ears

Amber: lol

Now, for those of you who are all “what is with all the Jack love?” (Sam), I want to say first of all, we can’t know you if you if you don’t love Jack. There. We said it. We love him like whoa and you should too. Secondly, the other 3 parts of this series are pretty much all Sam and Marcus shenanigans. So there. We just couldn’t NOT have a Jack post. Not after all of our love was pretty much confirmed through full frontal hugs.

source

In case you didn’t know, and judging by the bajillion hits we got yesterday from the search terms “marcus foster and jimmy fallon”, you didn’t, a new Marcus interview posted on the ol’ interwebs. The interview is from SXSW and pretty much covers the basics that we’ve all heard before– musical influences, sculpting, Twilight– with a couple of SouthBy related questions like “What bands are you wanting to check out?” All in all, Amber and I were all fangirly to see Marcus but were like, meh, nothing new to learn. Which led me to think, what questions would I ask if I ever had the chance? After every interview, I always joke to Amber that I want someone to ask the “hard hitting” questions but it’s easier said than done, no? So what “hard hitting” questions would I throw at Marcus given the chance??

The order of these questions are listed from MOST important to LEAST:

1. How did you meet Jack?
2. Can I meet him too?
3. Be honest, does Jack think we are stalkers? Do you?
4. What side of the bed to you sleep on? (so I can sleep on the other side and put my Marcus Foster pillow I bought off etsy on “your” side and make it more realistic.)
5. Have you ever watched IT Crowd? Are you more a Moss or a Roy?
6. Do you like bacon buttys? If so, can we share one sometime? Maybe while watching The IT Crowd?
7. Have you read any Marcus Foster FanFiction? Can I recommend some to you?
8. Have you heard of that crazy subgroup of people who believe in Marsten? Actually, have you heard the term Marsten?
9. How do you feel your music has changed since incorporating a full band? Do you write for a band now? Or just yourself and worry about the rest later?
10. What is your songwriting method? Notebook? Laptop? Bits of napkins? Do you start from a phrase or a melody?
11. Have you ever written something and thought that it sounded really familiar and then you hear Stairway to Heaven on the radio and you are like, D’OH!?
12. What do you do when you are on the road and you just can’t.take.being.on.the.road.anymore?
13. What keeps you grounded?
14. Since you always look like you leave it ALL on the stage, what do you do to unwind after each performance?

And I’m spent. I can think of no others so my subconscious must only want to know these things and these things ONLY. Especially the parts about Jack. Which is why they are first– cause I have a feeling that if I ever actually got a chance to sit down with Marcus the interview would be shut down immediately after asking question #4. And at least I will have gotten the most pressing and important questions out first, duh.

So what about you? If given the chance, what “hard hitting” questions would you ask Mr. Foster?? Let me know in the comments and I will print these out and take them to the show on April 5th.

MARCUS FOSTER ON JIMMY FALLON WAS AMAZING!!!

Did you miss it?? I feel sad for you. Jimmy’s people posted the full epi, just for you. (Marcus starts at 36 minutes and there are a ton of ads, but well worth the wait. And watch through the end. Marcus is in the background behind Jimmy when he closes the show.)

(If the above vid gives you trouble, there is version on Youtube as well via A Soulful Sound)

The performance started and I legit teared up and got goosebumps. He totally shocked me with his song choice (Shadows of the City). But in reality, it was perfect. He was performing with The Roots for crying out loud. He needed to go big and be daring. And he did it. Oh boy did he do it!!

My second thought was… who is this guy? I’ve been thinking all day about that VERY FIRST show. The one were he came on the stage, admitting his nervousness at his very first US show and just at times seeming so unsure of himself (although he killed those shows and solidified my love for him over that weekend). Not tonight. Oh no. He was ON POINT! Nervousness… gone (or very well hidden). It was a balls to the wall performance. In fact, let me put that in all caps…. BALLS TO THE WALL!! And it worked. Perfectly.

So, now I am sitting here wondering if I can build a time machine to make the Dallas show be tomorrow instead of in 2 weeks. Cause I need some more LIVE Marcus RIGHT NOW!!!

Okay guys and gals, what I really need right now is to hear all of your fangirly thoughts. So go on down to the comments their and give me your first reactions and exactly what you are feeling. Then we can virtually hold hands and jump up and down screaming together.

So, with the Marcus/Sam tour on the horizon, this led me to think of some very important questions for both Sam AND Marcus (and Jack) that I need to have answered before we all see each other again.

1. What are the travel arrangements? Will Marcus and Sam cuddle in the back of a Toyota Prius, or can we expect the return of the RV? Or maybe a sweet van with a tv and video games like Marcus had in his tour video? Which leads to question 2…

2. Will there be a tour video? Because let’s be honest, this is too epic of a time not to capture it on film. I mean, I can only imagine all the man hugs that will take place that I just do not want to miss. Also, please give all of us fair warning while sober that such a video is being made. That’s all I need is to show up drunk on video. Again.

3. What will Sam wear? At one time, we expressed our not so fondness for the blazer, and the next tour it went away. (Coinciendce? We don’t think so.) Then for the London shows, the blazer was reborn, and it was a beautiful moment. I really can’t decide what I’d like at all now. All I know is I will be there with my Project Runway hat on.

4. Is it possible to get a sandwich hug? What I mean is it is mine and LiLi’s dream this tour to be the meat between two slices of Marcus and Sam bread in the sandwich hug of a lifetime. Or just make it one big group hug, with me us in the middle? Will those be an option during the meet and greet? Do I need to buy 2 posters to make it happen?? Will 3 posters guarantee hip to hip hugs?

5. Will Jack be available for a meet and greet? You know how we have professed our love for him over and over, so we need to know… will he join in the big group hug?? Perhaps behind us, homecoming style? Or will he run away when he realizes that we are the overtweeters behind SoS? I mean, we’d be lying if we didn’t say that we are INSANELY excited to meet Jack. I mean, Sam and Marcus are old news now (pfft… as if). Bring on Jack!!

As you can tell, we are pretty damn excited about the new tour. What are the things you are pondering as we get closer to kicking off this thang?? Also, which shows are you going to? Who is joining us in Dallas??

What do you mean you don’t know when the shows are?? You better check Marcus’ Tour and Sam’s Tour Pages pronto and get them tickets!

When you post photos like this, I fall in love with you and Marcus even more.

From the amazing Jack Standen!

I’ve decided that I want to live my life big love style with you, Marcus and LiLi. But only if Marcus promises to wear that big foam thumb all the time. It’s a deal breaker for me.

Love,
Amber

P.S. Dood. Look at me. Blogging and such. The tour is good inspiration. Hopefully we will be doing more!

Amber’s Resolutions

1. Do NOT Word Vom on Marcus

Marcus is coming to the US this year. It’s fact. We know that a list of more tour dates is on the way and I WILL be going and seeing Marcus live. No matter what it takes. Last time (and the time before), I pretty much threw up all kinds of words on him (like Love Shack). I really want to act semi normal this time. I say semi cause I am realistic. The short pants make my head go crazy.

2. See Sam in Concert without Drinking.

This may have been my resolution last year as well. I majorly failed. Of course, I did think I’d have two shots to make it happen since I’ve seen Sam twice a year since 2009. But nope. I had one shot… and I screwed it up. I blame Sam a little. I mean, he did use his drink coupon buy me one of those beers. Then again, when I got the amazing birthday call this year, I realized I am completely unable to form words when I am stone cold sober. Somewhere, I gotta find a happy medium. I’ll just have to practice in advance.

3. Tweet more inappropriate things to Sam.

Clearly this is what is expected of us, per this conversation:

But LiLi is always the super clever one. I need to be more clever and ballsy and dirty. I mean, I need to just come out and say what we are all thinking. It will make for many more fun tweets.

4. Be less shy about my love of Sam and Marcus’ music with people who don’t know.

This one I am actually very serious about. Yes, I blog and tweet about these two guys so one would think I am very open about my love for their music. And I am… online. I’ve always had the interwebs to hide behind. This year I resolve to be more open about it all to people. Real life people, that is. I just get so weird about rejection when it’s something I love. This year… no more.

5. Get an interview with Marcus…. and of course, another one with Sam.

This is the one ground we have not conquered yet. An interview with Marcus. We have been talking about it since 2009. What we would do. What we would ask. What we would wear. And I am not gonna lie… it makes us crazy nervous. The first interview with Sam almost killed us with nerves. Now we are totally professional (ha!) about it and know what to go in expecting. So we’ll go for another one with Sam this year, no problem. But Marcus, we’re gonna get all those first time jitters again, and it is scary and awesome to think about all at the same time. But we WILL do it. Or at least ask his people if we can do it. They may decide we are crazy. Which is understandable.

LiLi’s Resolutions

1. Two Words: ROAD TRIP

Not that Dallas isn’t AWESOME…hello…but the last time that Amber and I took the ol’ Shack on the road we.had.a.blast. Plus it’s fun to meet and interact with other fans from around the country. That being said, in 2012, it’s my goal to pick an out of town show for, you know, whoever might be touring this year and make a weekend out of it.

2. Blog More

This is a huge problem of mine. I usually see a ton of things that I could blog about but then real life swoops in and then  1) I forget what it was I wanted to blog about, 2) remember, then start writing and hate everything I write so I delete it and then 3) forget what it was I wanted to blog about.  Well, no more my friends. My goal is to blog over here at least once a week. Even if it is just a picture of Sam wearing the shit out of a suit, with the caption, “here’s a pic of Sam wearing the shit out of a suit.”

3. To not say creepy things to Marcus

::sigh::

You guys. I STILL think about that moment that I leaned over and whispered in Marcus’ ear, “I blogged about you today.” And I STILL cringe. EVERY.TIME. I mean, why didn’t I just say “I collect all my fingernail clippings in a jar?” That would have been LESS creepy. I mean, no wonder he hasn’t come back to America. We ARE creepy and too in your face. This spring When he finally DOES come back, I resolve…no I VOW to just smile and nod and let Amber do all the talking. Wait…on second thought…

4. To interact more

I won’t lie. I am pretty shy in real life– when you first meet me. It mainly has to do with the fact that I am really self-conscious about the things I say (like “I blogged about you today”). I tend to be really awkward and sarcastic and I have a problem with trailing off the ends of my sentences when I am uncomfortable. Usually I just keep my mouth shut and not say too much. But, unfortunately, it makes me come off as cold and like a snob, so I haven’t made the best impression with meeting readers in real life. So this year, I am taking a different tack…I am going to try and talk to people. Be myself and I dunno, maybe smile some?? Whoa, whoa…tap the breaks, I know. But part of the reason I love Sam and Marcus, and by default this blog so much, is the people they have brought into my life, so I should start showing it, yeah?

Man. That was awfully Serious Sam there, no?? Geesh.

5. There isn’t a five

I just wanted to have five because Amber has five. And we are competitive chicks by nature. Although, when it comes to drinking she wins. When it comes to photoshopping embarrassing manip pics of us…I WIN. OOOO….wait….there IS a 5!! MORE MANIPS IN 2012! It shall be done!

Alright, now here is everyone else’s goal. When you see us at a show and LiLi is whispering in Marcus’ ear or I am drinking a beer the size of my head, you come over and remind us of these. Nicely, of course. We will reward you with hugs.

So, any new year’s resolutions for you gals (and guys?) this year? Let us know in the comments. We LOVE hearing from you!

But, of course, we can’t be that serious bidness about it all. We also like to use the “tags” to make each other laugh and see if the other notices a joke or a jab. And that is when magic happens. Our random tags bring us the most random internet searches, which is cool, because it’s new people hopefully finding new music…but sometimes…yeah, sometimes it’s just ODD to see what people search. And then I have to gchat Amber with a “SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR, go look at our search page!”.

So, today I give you some of the best we’ve seen the past month. Yes, this is only from the last 30 days. One of these days, I will sit down and make an All-Time search list because man, there are some doozies, but for now, here’s a short sample. Italics are my thoughts while reading them. Enjoy!

want to make shirts with our faces on elf bodies- uh…who doesn’t?

shack my soul- is that a euphemism?

bobby home sex videos- it’s call incognito browsing. learn it. use it. you’re welcome.

animaniacs hello nurse holly conlan- yesss…let’s be friends!!!

jib jab sam bradley christmas- hahahahahahhaaha

ingrid michaelson hot- duh.

happy birthday porn- the gift that keeps on giving.

who is bobby long’s girlfriend- not you.

that awkward moment in hawaii- when you dive in the water and come up and realize your bathing suit top is missing a few seconds too late? oh. that didn’t happen to you? yeah. me either.

has marcus foster toured the us- GAH. it’s been so long, people are forgetting whether it was real or not.

boy bobby long- um..as opposed to girl bobby long?

wife points- easy. buy her sam and marcus cds. duh.

sam conlan- wait. did we miss something?

bobby long fanfiction- yeah. not going there again. ever. 

drunk jason segel- is there any other kind?

marcus foster there- nope. he’s here. next to me.

marcus foster drunken fun- ::sigh:: i wish.

tracyvanhorne boob- james, is that you??

“bobby long” stripper- i…uh…what??

www mexican butt shack show .com- lili’s got bills to pay. don’t judge.

bobby long girlfriend fan fic- now you’re just being weird.

marcusclub- this is it! join us! we have shirts!

who makes marcus sport coat- hopefully not the peeps who make his pants. no? anyone?

creepy gifts for women- unless she’s your wife, anything that requires batteries is creepy.

greg holden nice hair- you spelled sam bradley wrong.

funny waffle quotes- wait, what?

canadian bands with xylophones- send me what you find. no really. 

bacon butty- mmmmmmmmmmmmm

when is marcus fosters bday- oh wait. that was us. cause we forgot. again. but no worries. we made him a card:

So there you have it. Just a small peek into the goodness that we see on our stats page everyday. It’s pretty much the only reason we keep this blog going. Well, I mean, other than the fact that we love Sam and Marcus. Obviously.