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!

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But no worries if you are still trying to remember everything that happened in the world of Marcus. I have decided to dedicate this week’s fangirl report to all of goings on of Marcus cause the boy was on FIRE this week!

Enjoy!

get yo tickets!:

Live at Leeds 2011 —  April 29- May 1 — Marcus Foster

NME Shockwave Music Awards w. Mumford & Sons and Marcus Foster — SOLD OUT

from the blogs:

Timber and Steel – Spotlight On: Marcus Foster

Stay Loose Digital Group - Marcus Foster // Exclusive free download and in-the-studio teaser documentary

from the wide world of Twitter:

TONS of new videos (including the teaser doc):

Same song… different angle.

Vids courtesy of CommunionRecords, kyndldestroyer and katieh101 aka MadAboutVampires.

great pics to frame and love forever:

Screencaps from doc vid courtesy of @BobbyMarcus_ita

Pic courtesy of @joelfarland

free tunes to download:

I Don’t Mind – Marcus Foster

Tumble Down – Marcus Foster

I think I got it all… Did we miss anything? Tweet us and let us know! Or better yet, shoot us an email. And remember, if you are at ANY of these shows and caught some amazing pics, great video or just have a really good story to tell, please let us know! We love to share!

So after much researching through our old blog posts and the forum (duh, join it. now.), I present you with…hold on to your short pants and ball cap… our top 5 awesomely awesome moments from the past year.

1. Stalking Seeing Sam. Twice. In One Year.

For us, it’s really a rarity that we get to see concerts in general. And to see Sam, well that can be even more difficult. But through major luck and amazingly generous people, we got to see Sam in concert TWICE this year!

LiLi and I just so happened to be going to L.A. already for our Esplice Accountability Group our book club meeting, so when we heard Sam would be there as well, it was like fate. And srsly, Sam should thank us cause we brought ourselves and 30 of our closest friends to revel in the eye-effing. Add in my pre-gaming with Jason Segal, drunken shenanigans and the fact that I thought Two Shoes and John Notto were the same person, and you have one epicly amazing time!

Then disaster struck. Sam was coming to Dallas. LiLi and I waited just a little too long to buy tickets and then BAM! We got sold out. The gchat after that was probs the saddest one on record. But we didn’t give up. We thought that if we wanted it bad enough, we could make it happen. And it did, thanks to Mary at Sideways Media! But it was still hell. LiLi missed the entire show, I drunk tweeted cause she wasn’t there to save me, went through the meet and greet line too many times and then found out Sam listens to our audio boos (we need to do another one and SOON!). But still, it was a good night!

2. Camp Foster Tweet Fest!

We love Marcus. I mean bunches. I can’t even explain the love. But when Jack Standen started tweeting these pictures and vids and such where we got to see Marcus while recording and all the crazy shenanigans, well, we about blew up. How can our love increase anymore then it already has? Well, it did. And Camp Foster was born…

I mean, how can you not fall in love with a boy spooning with a dog?

Or when Marcus takes the stairs?

Clicky to view the awesomeness!

It’s a banjo people! And is it weird I knew this was Marcus immediately by the way he is sitting? Or does that sound slightly stalkerish?

And some guitar playing! Or guitarisation as Jack put it…

Srsly, how cool is all this?

I mean, LiLi and I literally felt like we were in the studio. So we made a creepy manip to memoralize the feeling, cause that’s what we do.

3. Birth of the SoS Forum

I say birth because I think putting this thing together was pretty freakin’ close to the same amount of sweat and tears that birthing a child is. Minus the drugs, of course.

See, we’ve had this on our list of “to dos” for awhile. But we couldn’t seem to make it work cause either 1) it wasn’t what we wanted, or 2) it cost money, and we are both broke as a joke.

But then, with a little bit of luck and some Marcus magic, LiLi found a site that gave us all the capabilities we wanted and was…. FREE!! And now, we have this…

Click on it to GO!!

I think we both cried with joy, then we forgot for like a week that we had it, remembered, then cried again! See, LiLi and I do most of our fangirling in gchats, but we wanted to share some of that with you all without having to always write big ol’ blog posts (what do ya think we are? bloggers? HA!). And now we can, in the forum. And if you haven’t joined yet, well, you need to. And we can tell if you don’t so DO IT! NOW! GO!

4. The Discovery of Otto Bauer aka Sam’s Doppelganger

Does life get anymore amazing once you discover your doppelganger? Yes, it does. When you discover someone else’s doppleganger and realize said doppelganger is a porn star. And this happened when we discovered Sam’s doppelganger. It. Was. Amazing!

So, we can’t take too much cred. It was SassySmart that found this awesomeness. (We won’t ask how.) BUT, we were the only ones first to report it, so we win! And, you remember that time we went to LA and saw Sam at the meet & greet in the alley behind a dumpster… yeah, one of the lovely ladies in our group showed him. And one of our other very smart and beautiful ladies was in her right mind to film it. What happened next? You’ll see…

Oh, in case you don’t believe us, here is a link to see Otto! Um, this is def NSFW, so click at your own risk.

5. Everything from Songs from a Room Cause it Got Us Through

Who knew that musicians playing music in people’s living rooms would be the source of so much happiness for me? Well, when Marcus became one of the main entertainers for this, I was sold. Seriously, I want to run away to London, buy a house with a big ass living room and spend the rest of my days hosting these. These videos from Songs from a Room literally got me through a year that had no Marcus in the US, which was a tough year considering we both got to see him perform 3 different times in 2009.

If you all aren’t following these guys on Twitter, you could be missing out. They just randomly post Marcus stuff, so get on it! But srsly, they have made my year so much better!

Honorable Mention: The Hangover Picture Heard Round the World

TECHNICALLY this didn’t “happen” to us, but it is still awesome and needed to be included somehow, some way in our wrap up for the year. It’s like Sam was taking this picture just for us…

It was my understanding that Marcus was the hungover one, but I kind of disagreed completely with that statement. You can’t fool me Sam! Shenanigans I say!

Plus this picture has officially become our template for all creepy manips, so how could we NOT include it.

Wow. It’s been one hell of a ride this year! I’m hoping for a year of more epicness and perfection next year.

LiLi here– just had to add a couple of things so bear with me, yeah? Another year has gone by and while I am sad to see 2010 end, I am way excited for all that 2011 will be bringing to us. A new Marcus album (and hopefully a US tour ::fingers crossed::), new features for this here blog, and mostly getting to know you all more. That is probs the best part of having this here little slice of the interwebs world– when we go out and get to meet you all and fangirl together in real life. So thanks to you all. And to my internet luvah wife, Amber. I heart you like WHOA. Oh, and my personal fave moment was….seeing Sam in a hat. DUH.

This letter has been a long time coming. I just had to finally go on and say it.

I love you.

I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical of you at first. Cause let’s get real. Your Twitter avi kinda freaked me out. I don’t care that LiLi said she loved it more then socially acceptable. I see crazy eyes, I think crazy guy.

But I put that all aside, cause you are in Camp Foster for the new album and were tweeting tons of deets on what you, XMAAS and Marcus were doing all the time.

And how much do I LOVE you guys for calling it Camp Foster! I never got to go to a summer camp, so I kinda think LiLi and I should come and be counselors so we can relive this part of our childhood. We”ll bring t-shirts!

How do I get to be counselor of THIS camp?!

And since I can’t depend on Marcus to tweet all the goodies from recording (srsly, teach that boy how to use Twitter), I started falling in like with you. We hadn’t hit the love part… yet.

But last week, when you started dropping the Marcus Foster pics on me, well, I knew your were the real deal. And I fell in love. How could I not? You tweeted a picture of Marcus and a freakin’ puppy!!

Does it GET any cuter then this?!

And then, yesterday, you did it again.

A banjo people. A FREAKIN' BANJO!

Can my heart take anymore? I think you should keep testing it with your tweets and amazeballs pictures that you clearly take with Hipstamatic, making my fake hipster heart super happy!

In fact, could you do me a favor? You know, since we are in love and all. I’m gonna need you to take all these bad ass pics and tweets you’ve been posting from Camp Foster and make a photo book, bring them on the tour and sell them to fangirls like me who want to see funny pics of Marcus the recording process in addition to buying the new album. I promise, these things would sell like hotcakes. And I mean hotcakes with blueberrys and hot maple syrup. Yum!

So, Jack, all I gotta say is… keep up the good work. We are depending on you over here!

Much Love,

Amber

P.S. Um, why aren’t all of YOU following Jack yet? Get on it!

Actually, I did remember pretty much everything from the Dallas show. I kind of had an amazing time. And the night pretty much ended up being epic, as always.

Let us start from the beginning…

ohaithere Mr. Bradley!

I arrive, and some how I am at the front of the line to get into the show. I don’t know how this happened. In case you all don’t realize, I’m normally not there till the doors open cause seats by the bar are normally easy to find for some reason. Thank goodness our ticket winner Shannon came early and managed to mosey her way to the front of the line. I was lonely. And the girls behind me kept talking about how awesome their recent trip to church camp was, which was making me feel awkward since my boobs were hanging out. No really. They were. We’ll talk more about my cleavage later… I promise!

We got inside, got my $9 beer and I was starting to feel a little bit better. I was right in line of where I knew the eff me eyes would be and was explaining the awesomeness that is a Sam Bradley concert to Shannon, who was a Sam virgin before that night. Woo hoo! Always happy to assist someone with popping their cherry!

Poor LiLi did not make the Sam performance at the show. I was so sad for her. I even saved her an amazing spot (in line with the eff me eyes. duh.), but it was not meant to be. And, while I was hoping Sam might start a little late, he started 10 minutes early. LiLi didn’t stand a chance. Which is why you are getting the “Amber only” side of things right now.

The show starts and I tell you what, the boy can perform! This is why I’ve fallen in love with Sam. I was just in like with him until the first live performance. And now, even at concert number 4 for me, the boy still has it! In fact, dare I say he has gotten better since the first time I saw him? Yes, I dare say it!

Man. I love this picture. :sigh:

My fave songs from Friday? Duh. Lights. Mainly cause I love the f-bomb a lot, especially with church camp girls standing next to me. That was win. Scared was equally amazing. And he busted out this song called Sugar Mama, which just made me giggle thinking about this post I wrote about Sam’s quest for a sugar mama. I’m guessing he’s still looking ladies! I’d volunteer, but I’m pretty sure you have to be rich to be a sugar mama, right? Damn it. He also sung a song written by his mom during the show. During an awkward silence before he started, I yelled out “moms rock!” Yes. That was me. Love me through it.

Overall, the show was major win, with the biggest flaw always being that it is too short. But I guess that is a sacrifice you have to make when opening for other musicians, which I will say, is a smart marketing move on Sam’s part. I’ve seen lots of positive tweets from Brooke Fraser fans on Sam over the past few days, and it’s all about growing the fan base, right?

Do I dare talk to you all about the “meet & greet”? Of course I will. Duh. That was the best part of the show.

So I only went through the line twice. Let’s all be amazed by this, cause you know how I am when I have a couple of beers in me. And apparently Sam does too, cause whilst talking to Two Shoes, Sam waved at me, then asked me if I was drunk. I shook my head no, and then he gave me “the look”, then I shook my head yes. Color me embarrassed.

I talked to Two Shoes for a bit while we waited, and while I apparently thought it was the first time we really met, he informed me otherwise. Via Twitter. Awesome. :facepalm:

@ShackofSoul we defs met in LA.. One can't forget you—
two.shoes (@twoshoesx) November 13, 2010

Alright, enter Sam. First things first, I had him sign the bazjillion things I bought at the merch stand, got my hug, and then took my picture. Which I love, thanks to Picnik’s 1960′s effect!

Love me and my hipster plaid!

Then whilst trying to turn off my camera, I managed to snap a shot of my chest. Sam leaned over and whispered, “I think you just took a picture of your cleavage.” And I pretty much died right there. Cause I did, well sort of. This was what happened…

My failed cleavage attempt. No worries. I got a better one later.

Gah. Embarrassing.

I walked away at that point and proceeded to wait on LiLi, who finally got there and then we got to the end of the line again (which luckily was the end, cause we needed some extra Sam time).

And then…. To be continued!

Hahahaha! LiLi is gonna spill the rest of what happened that night tomorrow.

What will you do till then?!? Duh. Enter to win your own autographed copy of Zuni! Read the instructions in yesterday’s blog and srsly, get entered.

Poor Marcus came in last. I really thought it was a shame. Surely Marcus could hold his liquor better then that, right? I even asked Sam, who said “I know, I know I’d definitely beat Marcus.” WHAT?!? Say it ain’t so Marcus!!

Well, after this picture Sam posted, I’m gonna have to go on and say it. I’m removing the crown from Sam and giving it to Marcus. Cause Sam, you are looking WAY more hungover then Marcus. There. I said it.

ohaithere hungover boys!

And the accompanying tweet…

I call liar, liar, pants on fire!!

Maybe Sam was referring to himself as the hungover one. I call shenanigans on you Sam!! Marcus can handle his own, I can tell. As an experienced drunk, I know what hungover looks like. And if Marcus is hungover, he is handling it well. Much better then me, that’s for sure.

No worries Sam AKA Mr. Drunky McDrunkerton, I get it. But just own up. Marcus wins, doesn’t he?

Yep. That’s what I thought.

Thanks to our very good friend PangeforPrez and the awesomeness of our stalker-esque Google Alerts on Marcus Foster, we saw that you recently joined the club. You know? The Marcus Foster Fan Club! Welcome. You’re very own laminated card and t-shirt are in the mail! (Don’t ask how we have your address. We have our ways. Mwahahahaha!)

So now that you are a fan of Marcus Foster, we feel like we have to give you fair warning. It starts off really simple, at a show (which is also how LiLi and I fell in love with Marcus) and you write things like this, “…Marcus Foster, who has a fantastic, haunting voice and writes some excellent stuff.” You get home and Google search (which I see you’ve already done) and find Marcus’ album, a little teaser of an EP.

You listen. You love. It’s not enough.

Forget Google. Now you are on YouTube and searching out every video featuring Marcus, even the one where he talks about ghosts (scroll down and WATCH IT if you haven’t seen it). And you can’t get enough Gary. No worries. We know. We totally get it.

Next thing you know, you are starting a blog just about Marcus, and maybe his friend… no. Wait. That’s us.

Can  I be honest Gary? We really just wanted to post these amazeballs pictures of Marcus cause 1) They are amazeballs; and 2) We don’t get much new Marcus stuff and we LOVE you for this!

Source: GB Multimedia

Source: GB Multimedia

Thank you Gary! Now get out there and take some more for us! Our want for Marcus is never ending.

<3,

Amber

PS– LiLi here and I just have to make note of two things:

1) Gary there also has some rad pics of Willy Mason, who Marcus has been opening for.

2) Um. Willy’s voice is like velvet. Please to be checking him out and swooning with me.

That is all.

Um. Yeah. Imma need someone to get me one of these. For serious.

Welcome back, all you crazy kids. For today’s stalk Bobby post show, we bring you German Bobby! As you may or may not know, Bobby is currently on his European tour, aka the Left to Lie tour, and Amber and I have taken a solemn vow to bring that tour to you!

Now you don’t have to search the couch cushions for change or “borrow” money from your kids college tuition fund to fly to Europe to see Mr. Long. Alls you gotta do is pull up a chair, fire up the ol’ interwebs and join us here at SoS. You can even wear your jammies. We won’t tell. Cause I might be in mine right now as I write this. But that is neither here nor there.

Today’s goodies were sent to us by the lovely Tanja, aka @_German_Girl_.  She was so kind as to share with us not only her awesome pics from the show but also her videos!

Tanja has 14 vids in total from his show, so be sure to check them all out on her YouTube page!

And because we likes to looky at pics too….here’s a sample of Tanja’s photobucket album.  There are over 100 pics so make sure you visit her album too!

A big ol’ hearty Vielen Dank to Tanja for sharing all of her pics and videos with us!

If you could be at any of Bobby’s European shows, which would you pick?? I would have given anything to be at the Paris shows!

Bobby + Paris = le swoon! Srsly.

Didn’t we promise to try and bring you as much European Bobby as we could?? Well, here ya go…Bobby in France! The lovely Megane, aka @Esmeliko, was so kind as to link us to her Picasa album full of Bobby pics from his show in Paris. We’ve included some of our faves here but be sure to check out her entire album as they are all gorgeous!!

What do you think? Which was your favorite?? Check back again as Megane says she plans to take more pics and maybe even some vids at Bobby’s next show– WORD!

Thanks again to Megane for the use of her pics! <3!!