Since we are without any tour dates (sad) or new albums (even sadder) we have been doing what we always do in a Drought…cling to any tweets/FB posts/Instagram pics from the guys and chat about them like we know them. Duh. But now…now we have mutual Fan Sites to aid us in these lean times. People who actually tweet news and vids and pics and all kinds of stuff for us to mainline while we wait for the Drought to end.

In the past couple of months we’ve gotten to know a few of these people behind these sites a bit better and we’ve decided that we no longer think they are amazing…we know they are Ah-MAZE-ING. I mean, they are ON IT. Always there with news and pics and vids and contests and basically being awesome.

Why not give THEM some love too? We thought it was time to profile them and show you all a glimpse of the peeps behind some of your favorite sites and maybe introduce you to some you might not be aware of. And there is no better place to start than with the Sam Bradley Street Team. Not only do we heart the girls behind this site like crazy, they are celebrating their One Year Anniversary…you guessed it…TODAY!!

After pretty much wearing them down with a barrage of DMs one late night, The Street Team was nice enough to answer our silly little questionnaire and send us some pics. (Hello Sam-In-A-Suit Pic.) We picked NinjaPanda2011, Anelame, Rachel and PurpleBrina17′s brain and asked them the Hard Hitting Questions.

So, without further ado, we give you the One Year Old (WHOO HOO):

Sam Bradley Street Team

@anelame, sam, and @ninjapanda2011
is it weird that i want to photoshop myself in there? i didn’t think so either.

The Basics

Date Blog Started: June 1, 2011

Reason for starting the blog/site?
Sam Made Us……hes a slave driver. But on a serious note, it started out of a conversation between friends and we asked the question….. “why not?”  Also because Sam has done so much for us so we wanted to do something, even something so small, to try to give back to him.

Describe the blog in 3 words.
Serious, Boring, Unimportant *shifty eyes*, aka fan freaking tastic!

Now for the Serious Sam Questions

How do you share Sam’s music with “virgins”? 

I usually stand outside their house with a boombox above my head blasting SoHo Whores.  ~NinjaPanda

Sit them down on a chair, duct tape and fear of god put into them. Isnt that the way? ~Anelame

What’s the first song that you recommend to someone who’s never heard his music before? 

Lights ~NinjaPanda

Lights  ~Anelame

Fave sam outfit?

Ummm…… blue plaid.  Noooooo suit and tie Sam. Yah.  ~NinjaPanda

The snazzy suit and tie. Very classy. ~Anelame

hold on…sorry…i blacked out for a minute…what were we talking about?

Sam’s hair: long or short?

Longish….not long as a girl long, just long enough for the curls to be crazy. Curls. Shit I am showing my fangirl side. (LiLi edit: *fistbump*)  ~NinjaPanda

Hippie long or just the usual mop of curls? Gah, must get him a wig to test hairstyles  ~Anelame

Fave song?

Recorded…”No One and Me”.  Unrecorded…”She Moves Me”.  ~NinjaPanda

“Lights”  ~Anelame

Favorite song by Sam was always “Scared” but “Not Your Kind” is creeping on its turf. “Too Far Gone” has been resonating within me lately, especially when I drink and think about stupid exes. Thanks, Sam.  ~Rachel W.

“Passport”  ~PurpleBrina17

Fave song live?

He plays live??  ;)  Lights. It’s the intense stare I tell you.  (LiLi edit: duh.)  ~NinjaPanda

“Lights” (super loud with the band) ~Anelame

“Woman You Crazy.”  ~Rachel W.

Its tie between “Scared” & “The Difference Between Whiskey & You”  ~PurpleBrina17

Fave memory from a show?

When he played the song I asked him to play….and fucked it up…..twice.  ~NinjaPanda

They are all special, in their own way. (How Kumbayah of me!) ~Anelame

Dedicating “Woman You Crazy” to me after calling me out on my sassiness and embarrassing the snot out of me.  ~Rachel W.

I have so many! But top two are one, seeing Sam do the “Hyper Dog” Dance. (LiLi Edit– the Hyper Dog dance?? Um…I need more info on this like YESTERDAY.) And two, would be last month in San Barbara when I saw Sam for the 1st time since having won my battle cancer. He hugged me & told me I looked beautiful. Since my hair is just growing back. It meant a lot to me.  ~PurpleBrina17

@PurpleBrina17 and Sam
(shutup, i ADORE this pic!)

Most embarrassing moment at a show?

not gonna lie…i want shadow sam on a shirt. #normal

I am an absolute angel at shows so I don’t embarrass myself…*shifty eyes*  ~NinjaPanda

Well there is always the next show. I am a very well behaved individual. I’ve never once spent the show eating French fries while doing 80′s dance moves. Never happened.  ~Anelame

See Fave Memory. ~Rachel W.

At my first Sam show, I was really drunk & I asked Sam to sign my boobs…..soooo embarrassing for us both!  ~PurpleBrina17

How do you get by between shows? or How do you get over the post show depression?

I don’t.  I usually am curled up in a ball sobbing until the next one.  ~NinjaPanda

I drink (a lot) and gorge on chocolate. I have Sam to thank for the many extra pounds. ~Anelame

Overload on music, whiskey, and YouTube videos. ~Rachel W.

I have Sam Bradley days, where I will only listen to Sam! As far as post show depression, I look at pics & check out blogs and other fan pages to see & read about other shows and now I wear my Sam Bradley hoodie!!  ~PurpleBrina17

Furthest you’ve traveled for a show?

It’s a toss up between Pittsburgh, PA and Vancover, BC.  I live in the middle of the country and I don’t know which one is further from me.  Though I think getting off a plane after 3.5 hours and directly into a car to drive 5.5 hours seems like the furthest. *nods*  The things I do for him….jeez.  ~NinjaPanda

Across the bloody continent– so 2361 miles. Been on 8 plane rides so far. I’m ruining the planet because of him. ~Anelame

San Francisco ~PurpleBrina17

Beer or whiskey? 

Whiskey.  ~NinjaPanda

Dude CIDER.  ~Anelame

WHISKEY!!!! I’m a Tennessee girl. No further explanation needed. But I am a beer snob if any boys want to buy me a beer. Just saying!  ~Rachel W.

Whiskey, had my 1st shot with Sam in San Francisco!  ~PurpleBrina17

Um…hello…are these ladies OUR PEOPLE or what?! If for some odd reason you aren’t cyberstalking, aka following their twitter/FB posts, etc….YEAH, GET ON THAT. I will even make it all kinds of easy on you by linking you to it all. Right here. Below. So easy. I mean, it’s RIGHT THERE. CLICK ON THE SHIZZ, YO!

Main site: http://www.sambradleystreetteam.com/

Twitter: @TeamSamBradley

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/teamsambradley

Forum: http://sambradleystreetteam.proboards.com/

 Also….HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!

Your Sam Panties are in the mail. 

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.

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!

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.

Today was different though. I woke up and was like, okay. Enough sadpanda. Let’s see what I missed. So instead of working, I watched all of the vids that were posted from the show. Completely normal. And basically I fangirled and then joined Amber in her jealousy.

So what’s two jealous Sam bloggers to do when they miss an epic show??

Watch the vids while gchatting. Duh.

Now, I know you would all just love to read our inane witty banter over ALL the videos but let’s be real here– there’s only so much we can get away with at work. So we had to pick only one video to watch and chat. And, how could we NOT go with the Sam/Marcus song?? Yeah, we know. No brainer.

In case you were like me and not watching out of protest because you couldn’t be there or you just want to watch it again, here’s the vid:

source

And now, buckle up, and see if you can follow our crazy:

Where we don’t get far. At. All.

LiLi: ok…let me get the vid ready

alright

i’m ready

Amber: me too!

LiLi: k

GO

wait. pause

already

can i just say

the blazer

with the plaid

and the vee?

srsly…it WORKS

it’s like combining worlds

Amber: I KNOW!

exactly

it was probably a hot mofo with all those layers

but

worth.it.

at least for us

LiLi: and the lights

uh

yeah

totally

way to take one for the team sam

alright

sorry

had to get that out there

Amber: this blazer has our seal of approval

LiLi: LOL

Amber: SoS Approved!

LiLi: bwahahahaha

i was JUST typing that

#soulmates

Amber: of course!

LiLi: we should put it on a sticker and mail it to him

DM him for his address

Amber: on it….

or

can we just make a graphic

LiLi: BOO

lame

i need his address

Amber: then go through all concert photos and “stamp” them

LiLi: LMFAO

dood

that is birll

Amber: if there is no stamp

LiLi: or brill

maybe a bit of both

Amber: that means we do not approve

LiLi: LOL

Amber: and you should not wear it

ever

or at least in Dallas

LiLi: and we won’t have to have that awkward, uh, yeah, we don’t like this talk

or OKC

should he ever play there

Amber: YES!

still waiting on my date…

LiLi: ::fingers crossed::

Amber: as promised

Where we discuss Sam being adorb. And Fat. And some Marcus guy?

LiLi: ok

ready?

Amber: yes!

LiLi: k

i’m playing it

Amber: me too

LiLi: he’s just intro’d a guy named Marcus?

Amber: who?

LiLi: omg

sam is getting all serious

he’s being adorb

stop

but don’t

Amber: i know right

LiLi: OH

THAT marcus foster

Amber: even when he called himself fat

LiLi: LOL

please

Amber: that guy does looks familiar

LiLi: he’s filling out

Amber: i like when he is filled out

LiLi: as all old people do

fo sho

and ewwww

that was a bit creepy sounding

Amber: that’s why i love it

LiLi: LOL

Amber: oh marcus

drunk marcus

how i love thee

LiLi: did he just ask him if he was drunk?

Amber: yes!!

he did that half head shake that doesn’t really confirm

nor deny

LiLi: well played sir

Amber: which really just confirmed

LiLi: yeah yeah

y’all are all in london

keep whooping

whatevs

Amber: bitches

LiLi: not that i am bitter

at.all

Amber: i like how into it marcus is

he’s just always “feeling” the music

Where we prove, yet again, we are #1 fangirls.

LiLi: yep

this is a slower version, no?

Amber: it does seem slower

maybe without the full band it comes off that way

LiLi: or was it that way originally and then he sped it up for the album?

Amber: or maybe it’s for drunk marcus’ sake

LiLi: LOL

Amber: i can’t remember

LiLi: he’s like, no worries man…i’ll play really slow

Amber: there is a lot of foot kicking by sam

like he’s a ninja

LiLi: and a lot of bobbing and weaving from marcus

i wonder if that’s the music? or the alcohol?

ooooo

GET IT

Amber: get it marcus!

omg!!

LiLi: GET IT SAM

SHUT UP

Amber: BWAHAHAHAHA!!

man

LiLi: i’m glad my office doors are shut and the blinds are closed

Amber: they are IN TO IT!!

me too

LiLi: i am srsly fangirling in here

Amber: this would be awkward

LiLi: uh

Amber: whoa

WHOA!

LiLi: yeah

Amber: you guys

LiLi: srsly

Amber: stop

my heart

LiLi: my mouth just went dry

Amber: it can take no more

LiLi: OMG

that does it

Amber: scream it out!

LiLi: i’ve been killed

this shall be my last post

Where we cross a line. Big time.

Amber: please man hug

PLEASE

LiLi: DAMMIT.

Amber: NOOOOOOO!

LiLi: i needed a man hug

Amber: that would have made it perfect

LiLi: a hip to hip hug

Amber: sigh

yes

with the whispering

i love the whispering

LiLi: oooo

and maybe a head on the back of one’s head

wait…i need to stop

Amber: we may have crossed a line

LiLi: srsly

this is why no one is usually invited to our chats

slash

it’s inevitable that i am going to talk about it

Amber: lmao

LiLi: um

can we watch it again?

Amber: damn

i closed it

LiLi: i feel like i missed so much

BOOO

cause i blacked out there for a minute

Amber: hahahahahaha!

it was amazing

AMAZING

LiLi: srsly

Where we decide to plan Sam’s next tour. Including outfits.

LiLi: i need him to 1) come to dallas again

2) wear that outfit

and 3) sing Lights this EXACT way

and maybe…

Amber: with marcus?

LiLi: letmetouchhishair

uh

Amber: YES!

LiLi: duh

Amber: gah

the perfection of all of that

LiLi: he keeps messing with it

Amber: right?

LiLi: and it’s like a giant tease

Amber: tease

LiLi: like look

i can touch it all the time

and you can’t

whatevs

i’m over it

Amber: maybe he should wear the beanie then next dallas show

help you stay focused on the music

LiLi: come on now

please

that’s just as bad

i mean…

that’s like him coming out in only a white v-neck

Amber: the white v-neck

my kryptonite

i would die

DIE

LiLi: could you concentrate with him only wearing that?

EXACTLY

so

Amber: you would need to carry me out

LiLi: let’s revise

1) come to OKC

2) wear a beanie and white v-neck (and i guess pants)

3) sing Lights JUST LIKE THAT

Amber: pants optional

YES!

LiLi: aren’t they always?

Amber: I support both of those

mainly cause i would be there for both

of course

always optional

LiLi: alright

Dallas– blazer and hair touching

OKC– beanie and white v-neck

shall we write this down?

and maybe get it notarized?

Amber: yes

and yes

and then we’ll send it to sam

i’m sure he’ll dm me back any moment now with his addy

LiLi: cause that won’t be creepy

at.all.

LOL

Where we discuss bacon.

LiLi: OMG

watching again

and he’s there

there

at that moment

all INTENSE

Amber: the faces

omg

LiLi: GAH

Amber: i don’t think i can handle those faces WITH the eff me eyes

LiLi: water. i need water.

oh

that little voice quiver thingy at the end?

um

YES

Y

E

S

YES

Amber: bwahahahahahaha

i honestly am even MORE jealous of those in london

they get EVERYTHING

LiLi: fo REALS

sam. marcus. bacon butties

it’s not fair

Amber: BWAHAHAHA!

LiLi: i mean, i would die to watch them play while actually eating a bacon butty

but that’s neither here nor there

Amber: hahahahaahah

i don’t even know what that is

but you said bacon

so i am down

LiLi: LOL

And there you have it. Another installation of the Amber and LiLi in the Trust Tree.

Did you watch? What did you think? Did you blackout like I did? And what do you think of bacon sandwiches? Delish, no?

Why am I jealous, you may be asking? Obviously it is because of Sam. And partly Marcus. But mainly Sam.

You see, Sam finally performed in London last night. (We made a deal with the London girls a long time ago that we would send Sam if they would send Marcus. We did our part. Still waiting on them to fulfill theirs. Greedy girls.)

And let me go ahead and state the obvious for you all… Sam killed it. I know, you already knew that.

One of our fave people ever, katieh101, was at the show and in true Katie fashion, she videoed the entire show, making it easy for all of us poor saps here in the states to enjoy Sam from far away. All of the vids are here, but I’ve gotta share with you my faves! (UPDATE! We had 4 more videos sent to us from Lynnee08! You can watch them here.)

I don’t know what I love more, the song or the AMAZING word vom (Or perhaps Sam’s Spew? Heh, see what I did there?), before the song. Really people. This is gold. GOLD.

I like Sam’s originals. But he can roll out a few good covers as well. This one here, yep, it’s one of my faves. You know how I love me a good, sappy love song.

OF COURSE, this happened and it was amazing. All it did was make me realize how I didn’t truly appreciate the one time I saw these two on stage before. I didn’t realize what I had then. Treasure this moment those of you who were there, cause these 2 on stage together is such a super rare, super awesome experience!

AND, I need to make a comment on something else. I can’t let this opportunity pass me by.

You may remember LiLi and I not giving the blazer the true appreciation it deserves. We are casual girls. T-shirts, jeans and hats (especially hats) are all we need to make us happy. Yesterday, as promised by Sam via Twitter, he rolled out the blazer again.

And I have to say… Sam, you are doing it right. You made this t-shirt and jeans girl love the blazer again. Maybe it was just the absence that made my heart grow fonder.