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On October 20, 2012 I met Justin Bieber for the second time. My…

On October 20, 2012 I met Justin Bieber for the second time. My mom and I were driving 10 hours from Michigan to Minnesota for the concert. On our way there, we had to stop because it was late and we were tired. When we got to the hotel my mom got an email “Congratulations Melissa! You’re officially invited to attend the photo meet and greet TOMORROW NIGHT, October 20th in Minneapolis, Minnesota!” My mom and I both started to jump up and down in excitement. The first time I met Justin, I didn’t get a hug because he was sick. I had made it my goal to get my hug the Believe tour. We were both way too excited to sleep now but we went to our room and got everything ready for the next day. When we got to the venue, we waited outside and after a while we saw some dancers, his bass player, and the photographer. We gave them all bracelets that say ‘BELIEVE’ on them. (We gave those to everyone on the crew we met) We also showed them the necklace that my mom made for Justin. They all said he would love it. It was finally time to go pick up the meet and greet passes and go wait in line. While waiting, I saw Dan Kanter so I went over and gave him the necklace my mom made for him and a bracelet. He thanked me and said he remembered me from the last tour because of the picture book we gave him. I almost died when he said that! We took a picture with him wearing the necklace then he said he had to go check on his friends that were going to meet Justin. In line, we met two girls who had never met him before and we told them that if us four got to go together, we would let them stand next to Justin in the picture since I already have. When we got near the front of the line, we called Kenny over and gave him a bracelet. He thanked us and told us to have fun! Now we were at the front. Just about 30 seconds away from meeting the most amazing guy EVER. When we walked through the curtain, his grandma, grandpa, and Ryan Butler were all lined up against the wall just watching everyone’s reactions to seeing Justin. They all had the biggest smiles. We walked over to Justin and he went to put an arm around my mom and said “Hi mom!!” My mom said “Hi honey! I’ve already met you, let her stand next to you,” and put the other girl in her place. We took the picture and as we were about to get rushed out. I turned to Justin and said “Can I please have a hug?” He smiled and said, “Of course! Come here!” And I got my hug. After 2 years of waiting, it finally happened. Then again, as we were being rushed out, I told Justin I had gifts for him. You aren’t supposed to be able to give him the gifts personally, but as they tried taking it from me, someone stepped in and said “No. SHE has to give that to him personally! Let her give that to him!” I gave him the necklace and the BELIEVE bracelet and he told me “Thank you.” I said “You’re welcome. My mom actually made the necklace for you.” He looked down at the necklace, then up to my mom, then back into my eyes and said “Thank you so much. This is so cool!” I told him you’re welcome and said goodbye. I walked out and completely lost it. I had just stared into Justin Bieber’s eyes. He held eye contact that whole time! And we were practically holding hands as I gave him the gift! We found out on Monday (on our way home from the concert the next day), that he put the necklace on right after we left. Scrappy also posted a picture on Sunday of him and Justin, and Justin had the necklace on again! I couldn’t believe he actually wore it. We were in shock. I also saw him on October 21, October 23, and October 24. On October 23, I actually helped 2 girls get tickets from Scooter, telling him how much they deserved to get in. It was a great feeling and I’ll never forget it. Thank you Justin, Scooter, Kenny, Dan, and everyone else I met that past weekend. I love you all and I’ll see you guys in November with your blankets! -JoHanna (@JoHannaBeliebes) Link: On October 20, 2012 I met Justin Bieber for the second time. My…

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The Civil Wars Cancel Tour, Hint at Split

Is there civil unrest amidst The Civil Wars? The popular folk duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White shocked fans last night, releasing a statement announcing that due to “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition” they were unable to “continue as a touring entity at this time. The Civil Wars in Concert So, is this it for the two-person group, which rose to fame in 2011 with the album “Barton Hollow?” “Our sincere hope is to have new music for you in 2013,” they added in the statement, providing followers with a ray of hope.

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The Civil Wars Cancel Tour, Hint at Split

The Civil Wars Cancel Tour, Hint at Split

Is there civil unrest amidst The Civil Wars? The popular folk duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White shocked fans last night, releasing a statement announcing that due to “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition” they were unable to “continue as a touring entity at this time. The Civil Wars in Concert So, is this it for the two-person group, which rose to fame in 2011 with the album “Barton Hollow?” “Our sincere hope is to have new music for you in 2013,” they added in the statement, providing followers with a ray of hope.

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I have always been known by others for how much I love Justin…

I have always been known by others for how much I love Justin Bieber. I had been to his show in 2010, and it was the best concert I had ever been to. When I found out he was coming back, I knew I had to get tickets. They were selling tickets for the pre-sale, so I joined his fan club so I could buy tickets early. I told myself I would pay whatever it cost to meet Justin Bieber, until I saw that it was $450 for ONE VIP ticket. My heart was broken. After my dad saw how heartbroken I was, he said to me, “Alicia, what would you think about me buying you two VIP tickets as your college graduation present?” I was in such shock that he would do that for me and pay that much to make my dream come true. After going through the process of signing up for the fan club, I went to buy my VIP tickets. My heart dropped. SOLD OUT. I couldn’t believe I had come so close to meeting him and it was all snatched away. I called Ticketmaster to see if there would be more meet and greets available when tickets when on sale to the general public, and they said yes. I went ahead and bought my tickets for the pre-sale and decided I was going to still try to get VIP when they went on sale to the general public. I had to wait a whole week. When that time came, I got up early to buy them, only to find out that they weren’t even available to the general public. Once again, I was heartbroken. I tried to be more grateful that I had at least gotten tickets, considering there were a lot of people who didn’t. Leading up to the concert, I remembered what Justin had said: Never Say Never. I tried everything. I literally tried every contest available. About a month beforehand, I had seen a contest on the fan club website where you sent in a picture of all of your Justin Bieber merchandise. I didn’t have much, but I decided it was worth a try. After months of failing to meet him, I finally gave up. He was in Memphis on Halloween and had been spotted at the mall, so I decided to drive up there to see if he was still there. He had JUST left when I got there. It was worth a shot, I told myself. When I got home, I decided to do some homework. I checked my email, and there it was. An email from the fan club. I HAD WON THE CONTEST! I jumped around and cried and screamed. My dad thought it was a scam. I told him I would show him that it wasn’t. Boy, did I. I went to the arena’s box office at 4:00 to pick up my wristbands. They let the people in who had purchased VIP meet-and-greet go in first. It felt like I was waiting for hours. Finally, they let us in. We waited in line as they told us the rules. No autographs, no personal photos, and we would go in in groups of 6. I decided to go in with two little girls and their mothers. He was behind a black curtain. We were next. What do I say to him?, I wondered. Finally, back the curtain went. There he was. Beautiful and perfect. I was intimidated to make eye contact but when I looked up, we locked eyes. He moved the little girl from his side to the other side so I could stand next to him. HE WANTED ME NEXT TO HIM. I couldn’t believe it. We took the picture, and they started to move us along. I couldn’t leave without saying something to him. I had my arm around his waist in the picture, and he had his arm around mine. I kept it like that for a while, looked at him to my left, and we locked eyes for about 5 seconds. He is beautiful. “I love you,” I told him. “Aww, I love you too,” he replied. We hugged and then I left. It all happened too fast. Was that real or was it a dream? I had met my idol. FINALLY. What Justin says is true. NEVER give up on your dreams. They do come true. Believe. NEVER SAY NEVER.  Read the original: I have always been known by others for how much I love Justin…

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On October 21st 2012 I was fortunate enough to meet my very own…

On October 21 st 2012 I was fortunate enough to meet my very own idol, Justin Bieber . To start, I want to explain that I did not buy meet and greets passes, and I only had lower level seats (which were very good!) It all started this summer when my dad met Dan Kanter, and sure enough they are now friends. They were at a concert for a Phish show, and my dad saw Dan . He immediately ran over to him and began chatting him up and telling him how much I loved Justin, and how I have been a fan since before he was very mainstream. After talking for a while about this and that, Dan asked if we had tickets to any of the shows on the Believe Tour and in fact we did and then things happened and here we are now. Now fast forward to the day of the concert, we had been roaming around Milwaukee the whole day and having fun talking to fans. I even saw Kenny on a Segway! I was also interviewed for a Milwaukee website/newspaper and I am at 0:15 in the video, note it was very windy outside.  He asked me what Justin meant to me and how long I had been there, and I had been there since around noon. After getting merchandise and talking to more fans, the meet and greet line was forming, and I decided to walk around some more and then get in line because I didn’t want to be first at all. We got in line and then my dad called Dan and he said he would come and meet us inside the building. We jumped the line and got inside and finally, I saw Dan. I immediately ran up to him and gave him a hug and told him how happy and blessed I was to be having this opportunity. Dan was honestly one of the nicest and coolest guys I have ever me t. We small talked about things and he told me that when I’m meeting Justin to try to engage him in to the conversation. After many more thank you’s and talking with Dan, we all got our wristbands and walked to the line. After an hour wait, I was next in line and to say I was excited would be an understatement. I was shaking already and about to break down crying. I had planned out what I was going to say to Justin. I saw Kenny who was standing about a foot away from me and I smiled at him and said, “Hi Kenny!” He looked at me and smiled, and then went back to talking to whoever he was speaking to before. A minute or so passed and then they announced “NEXT GROUP” and I went in with my group, which was my mom, dad, and I. They pulled back the black surrounded curtain area and I saw him standing there, looking perfect as always. Justin was standing there fixing his hair and he looked amazing; he was wearing black skinnies, a black long sleeved shirt, black jacket, and some very nice jewelry . I walked in and I just stopped in my tracks, my legs wouldn’t move, at all. I just looked at him, and then he looked up and gave me the most amazing smile that I had ever seen in my whole life. I blanked and  forget everything that I was going to say to him. I finally got my legs to move themselves and I walked over to him and stood right next to him. I was standing next to my idol that I have been waiting four long years to meet. “Hi hun, how are you?” Justin said very calmly to me, and I replied with a “Hi” because that is all that would come out. Then Justin started coughing, so I backed away so he would have his privacy. Then when he was done, he looked down at me and then took my waist and pulled me in to him very swiftly. They took a picture and I honestly don’t even remember taking a picture at all, let alone looking at a camera. I was about to walk out and he pulled me in to a hug, and when I was hugging him all I could think was that he smelt so freaking amazing and that he gave the best hugs in the world. I finally got a few more words out, but only in a whisper. I said “I love you Justin” and then I started crying with what he said next. He looked at me, his eyes were so gorgeous and he whispered back to me “I love you too” and with that I had to leave and when I was walking out I said “Thank you so much” To no one in particular and Justin himself replied to me and said “Thank you sweetheart.” That was hands down the best moment of my life, and after walking out I started balling my eyes out and it was uncontrollable. The thing about Bieber fans is that they are truly happy for you when you meet Justin, unlike other fan bases that would be jealous. I walked outside by myself so I could get some air and try to stop hyperventilating I was greeted with man girls asking “How was it, how was it” and “I am so happy for you” and many hugs. It was the greatest feeling to know that they were truly happy for you and that you could share your now, priceless story with them. The concert was utterly flawless and amazing in all ways, Justin preformed with grace and beauty like he always did. My favorite was when he sang Believe it was so emotional for all of the fans, and there was not many dry eyes in the whole arena. To say the least October 21, 2012 was the best day of my life and I could have never asked for anymore. Special thanks to Dan Kanter, because I would have never been in his position or had this opportunity if it hadn’t been for you, and I am so thankful for it. – Shae (@BiebsGotSwagg96) The rest is here: On October 21st 2012 I was fortunate enough to meet my very own…

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On October 23rd, 2012 here in Chicago, my Bieber Experience all…

On October 23rd, 2012 here in Chicago , my Bieber Experience all started with me waking up in the morning to wait for the FedEx guy to come deliver a package for us . I went outside to get the package and I came back inside the house and was like “My name is on this envelope, I wonder what’s inside?” Then my older sister came home from work for lunch and looked at the envelope. She took it upstairs with her, opened it and saw that I won 2 tickets from the Just Dance 4 contest that I entered (all thanks to Justin for tweeting the link and telling us about it). I asked my sister what was inside and she didn’t say anything. Instead she told me to go take a shower and I did. While I was showering my sister was like “Hurry up, we have 10 minutes to be out the door cause were going to go see Justin Bieber in concert.” I was like SO EXCITED when she told me that. Lucky for me, I had a Justin Bieber shirt to wear. On the way there, my older sister was so nice to me and let me play my Believe CD in her truck. We went to the box office to get our wristbands for the meet & greet. After that I got so excited and was like, ”I’m gonna meet Justin Bieber AHHHH” As the line kept moving, I kept getting more and more excited. I got closer to Justin and said to my older sister, “OMB, THERE HE IS.” Once I got there I said hi to Kenny, Justin’s mom, and I got to give Alfredo a high-five. When I got to Justin I shouted “Hi Justin!” He asked me how I was and then I got to hug him. After we got our picture taken with Justin, we had to leave. I couldn’t talk to him for a while cause he had other beliebers waiting to take a picture with him. Once we went back inside the venue before the concert, me and my sister made our way to buy some JB merch. We went to go take our seats for the concert. First we saw Cody Simpson perform and he did an amazing job. After him was Carly Rae Jepsen and she did an amazing job also. After Carly performed, there was a Justin countdown for when it was his turn to perform. After it hit the zero mark, everybody in the arena was screaming SO LOUD. When Justin was performing I was screaming, dancing and singing so much that I lost my voice after the concert was over. I had the best day of my life and it will be a day that I will never forget. This is my Bieber Experience. -Sarah (@Maslowluver4evr) Read this article: On October 23rd, 2012 here in Chicago, my Bieber Experience all…

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On October 23rd, 2012 here in Chicago, my Bieber Experience all…

On October 23rd, 2012 here in Chicago , my Bieber Experience all started with me waking up in the morning to wait for the FedEx guy to come deliver a package for us . I went outside to get the package and I came back inside the house and was like “My name is on this envelope, I wonder what’s inside?” Then my older sister came home from work for lunch and looked at the envelope. She took it upstairs with her, opened it and saw that I won 2 tickets from the Just Dance 4 contest that I entered (all thanks to Justin for tweeting the link and telling us about it). I asked my sister what was inside and she didn’t say anything. Instead she told me to go take a shower and I did. While I was showering my sister was like “Hurry up, we have 10 minutes to be out the door cause were going to go see Justin Bieber in concert.” I was like SO EXCITED when she told me that. Lucky for me, I had a Justin Bieber shirt to wear. On the way there, my older sister was so nice to me and let me play my Believe CD in her truck. We went to the box office to get our wristbands for the meet & greet. After that I got so excited and was like, ”I’m gonna meet Justin Bieber AHHHH” As the line kept moving, I kept getting more and more excited. I got closer to Justin and said to my older sister, “OMB, THERE HE IS.” Once I got there I said hi to Kenny, Justin’s mom, and I got to give Alfredo a high-five. When I got to Justin I shouted “Hi Justin!” He asked me how I was and then I got to hug him. After we got our picture taken with Justin, we had to leave. I couldn’t talk to him for a while cause he had other beliebers waiting to take a picture with him. Once we went back inside the venue before the concert, me and my sister made our way to buy some JB merch. We went to go take our seats for the concert. First we saw Cody Simpson perform and he did an amazing job. After him was Carly Rae Jepsen and she did an amazing job also. After Carly performed, there was a Justin countdown for when it was his turn to perform. After it hit the zero mark, everybody in the arena was screaming SO LOUD. When Justin was performing I was screaming, dancing and singing so much that I lost my voice after the concert was over. I had the best day of my life and it will be a day that I will never forget. This is my Bieber Experience. -Sarah (@Maslowluver4evr) Read this article: On October 23rd, 2012 here in Chicago, my Bieber Experience all…

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I bought tickets for the 2nd Chicago show (October 24th) in June…

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I bought tickets for the 2nd Chicago show (October 24th) in June and it felt so far away. My parents told me we were going to Vegas on September 29th so they said I could buy tickets for his concert in Vegas on the 30th and I was extremely excited. We bought the tickets a week or so in advance. We were staying at the hotel where the concert was so I was pretty confident on meeting him, but there was like 300 other girls staying there too so my chances decreased a lot. But that didn’t stop me so my friends that I met, my sister, and I waited a really long time for him all over the hotel the night he was going to arrive, but we never saw him. The day of the concert we met Cody Simpson by the elevators and that was really cool, especially since he remembered me from before. The concert was AMAZING and just so awesome, like best show ever. After the concert we waited outside for him, but still nothing. We met Alfredo by the elevators at like midnight and that was seriously so cool. He is the nicest person ever. He stayed and talked to us for a little bit. That made me really happy that we met him, but still no Justin. Justin left the hotel the next morning so I was bummed out. Still the whole trip was amazing. I still had the Chicago show to look forward to and a possible chance to meet him. I entered the BieberFever contest for Vegas and Chicago, with low hopes of winning since everyone kept telling me that I wasn’t going to win. I didn’t win for the Vegas show so I was kinda bummed out, but I knew I still had a chance in Chicago. I also made my collection bigger and better than before. A week before the Chicago show, I was talking with a lot of Chi-town beliebers and my friends about going to try and find Justin in Chicago. Then the night before the concert, I got an e-mail telling me I won the BieberFever contest. I was crying and shocked. I couldn’t grasp that I was meeting Justin the next day. I kept saying “I’M MEETING JUSTIN BIEBER TOMORROW!!” I brought my sister with me. I decided that I didn’t need to stalk Justin anymore since I was going to meet him. I got my wristbands and then they told us we needed to form groups of six to meet him. While we were waiting in line, Dan Kanter came outside and I said “Hi Dan!” and he said “Hey!”. My group was the 2nd group to go in for the people who won them. Kenny was standing in front of the M&G so I talked to him then I asked him for a hug! Kenny is so cute and nice. He was giving me breathing lessons before we went in. Someone was holding Justin’s hamster, Pac, so we got to see him in his little hamster ball.  Then it was time to go in. I got right next to Justin, said a few things to him, and gave him like four hugs! His face is perfect. I kept saying “He is so pretty and flawless.” He is truly a great person. Justin made sure everyone got a hug and talked to him. Even though it was extremely rushed it was still amazing and it was a moment I would never get back or forget. The concert was amazing and even better the second time! I was crying during the concert knowing I had just met him. I never thought I would meet my idol, but it happened and I am so extremely blessed. Don’t ever give up because it will happen someday! -@anniebrennan21 Link: I bought tickets for the 2nd Chicago show (October 24th) in June…

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I met Justin Bieber on October 27, 2012 in St Louis, MO. I was…

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I met Justin Bieber on October 27, 2012 in St Louis, MO . I was standing outside the arena for about an hour with about 150+ other beliebers. I decided to take a walk around the arena to see if there was any activity. We stopped in the back by more tour buses where no fans were and just talked to everyone that had a Bieber crew badge on. I told them the same story about how my best friend died in a car accident and we were going to go to the concert together. All of them showed sympathy but none of them had the power to do anything about it. Finally DJ Tay James comes out and I flip out of course. He followed us on Twitter and said he would try to work something out when he saw Fredo or Kenny. He never ended up being able to do anything so we went inside and stood by all the people lined up for the M&Gs. I saw a lady that was in charge of the whole thing and stood by her and watched her the whole time. I talked to her telling her my story. She said she might be able to get me in . She then came back and said she couldn’t get it done. I just kept saying “Is there any way at all?” She whispered in my ear “Come around here (the gates).” Of course I followed her and she said “Don’t tell anyone I’m doing this,” slapped a wristband on me and secretly scooted me in line. I didn’t know anyone in my picture with Justin and didn’t get to stand next to him, but I didn’t care. I got to give him a hug and tell him I love him. PAC wasn’t there though but Fredo was just was joking around the whole time. Typical. After that I left and the tears just came streaming out. My dream had come true all in the blink of an eye. Justin’s crew really do have the best jobs in the whole world! -@Brooke_Gloreyy Read the original here: I met Justin Bieber on October 27, 2012 in St Louis, MO. I was…

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On October 27, 2012 my dreams came true. I met my idol. I’m the…

On October 27, 2012 my dreams came true. I met my idol. I’m the one on the right (Justin’s left). I bought my front row/meet and greet tickets in May and I sobbed and just paced my room. But anyways, the moment I woke up on October 27, I started crying. I cried all day. I got inline for the meet and greet and it didn’t hit me that I was meeting him until I got to the front of the line. They pulled the curtain back and there he was. I started to cry and he goes, “Aw don’t cry.” I hugged him and said, “I love you,” while he hugged me back , with his hands on my lower back. He told me he loved me too and pulled me into the picture by my waist. We took the picture and I noticed Alfredo was taking our picture so I said, “You follow me on tumblr.” He looked at me and said, “Awwww.” I’m not sure if he knew what I said though. As I was leaving Justin said, “Don’t cry,” again and looked at my mom and said, “Thank you.” I got back to the hotel and sobbed like this for an hour straight. I only stopped because I was about to throw up. I then went back to the arena for the concert. I got to my seat. I was in the corner in the front row. If Justin was looking out at the crowd, I would be to his right. Cody and Carly were amazing. Cody leaned down and sang to me for a couple of seconds! I was the first person Carly held hands with in the crowd! Justin came out and I was in so much shock. His performance was flawless. I was also the first person he held hands with in the crowd. Not only did he hold my hand that one time, but again during She Don’t Like the Lights! The concert was amazing and I do not regret anything. There’s so much more to that day, but it’s all a blur. If you happen to read this Justin, thank you for believing in me. I’ll always be here to support you. Thank you for making my dream come true. See the original post: On October 27, 2012 my dreams came true. I met my idol. I’m the…

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