16th
OMGOMGOMGOMG
Wow, I can honestly say this is the coolest thing to ever happen to me. I’m pacing back and forth right now, and my heart is about to explode out of my chest.
Now for the explanation as to why I sounded like a complete idiot on the phone. I had been staying at a friends house the night before and slept approximately thirty minutes. I came home at about 8:00 AM and passed out right away. Now I guess sometime between then and 10:30, Kristin had called our house and my Mom picked up. She informed her that I had won, but the plan was for my Mom to keep it a secret, so that they could call back a little while later to get my surprised reaction to me actually being informed by Davey that I was a winner. My Mom pounds on my door, looking strangely excited, telling me that I missed a phone call from my Grandpa and that he would be calling back in a few to ask for my e-mail address so he could “send me something” (hahaha, great cover-up Mom). So I spend about half an hour crashed on the couch, as we both wait for “Grandpa” to call. In a normal state of mind I would have started to realize that something really weird was going on, but I was tired beyond all reasoning. Finally, the phone rings and my Mom springs up and grabs it, handing it to me immediately. I answer it and the voice that greets me sounds nothing like my Grandpa. I, assuming it’s one of my cousins or something, just go along with the conversation, making small talk, waiting for him to give the phone to “Grandpa.” The voice DOES sound vaguely familiar, but I simply want to get this over with so that I can return to slumber. I guess he had said his name was Davey at one point, but it totally flew over my head. Then suddenly, he starts talking about my AFI video. I, still thinking it was my “cousin” say some idiotic thing like “You saw that? How did you find that?” I forget exactly what he said that finally made me realize he was Davey Havok (the recording’s up so I guess you can find out). At that exact moment, my heart rate had seemingly quintupled and all I could think was “HOLY. SHIT.” I guess what came out of my mouth was “Ohhhhhh! This is Davey!” He laughed. It was then that I was informed that I HAD WON!!!
The fact that I was on the phone with Davey Havok is mindblowing in itself. But the fact that I’m actually going to California to meet them all, hang out with them, and that I’m actually going to be a part of an AFI full-length? I swear this must be a dream.
Thanks a ton to the guys for setting up this contest and giving us all the chance to be a part of the new album.
Wow. These next few weeks are going to be an absolute dream come true.
