people are dropping like flies

date 04.10.02

last night danny said we had to leave at 5:00 for a christian concert. when he woke me up at 3:15 i thought he was crazy but when 5 people have to shower and eat you have to get up early. everyone sits around and takes their time. having lived on my own for the last 13 years i can wake up 1/2 hour before i have to go and rush around and go. not here. no rush. ever.

standing in line with 19k other people at 07:30 it must've been 30 - 35 degrees. inside the stadium there were 4 first aid stations and every one of them were in constant use. i was surprised that so many people were being taken out. they were dropping like flies. i would have thought they would be used to the heat. i have never prayed for clouds but i did that day. the concert started at 10:00 and went til 4. but by 4 the weather had changed. from sweltering heat to torrential rain, thunder and lightning, right over our heads. no one moved. everyone yelled for more (vico c) and when he came out he must have felt sorry for us cuz he sang another 7 songs as we stood there soaking wet, freezing cold. it was awesome, even if i don't understand the language.

we went from SLAP (sweating like a pig) to FOBO (freezing our buns off) in a few hours.