Chris and the gang,
We loved your act. You guys sounded great! Loved every moment of it. I did not like BonJovi - the music was so loud, my ears were ringing the next morning! It was a bit too adult for my 12 year old. I hated it!! We left about half way through his show. I hope you guys will get to go solo soon - please don't sell out!!!

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Debi

I was at your show in OKC on April 15th. I had an absolute rockin out time!! I was there JUST to see you. I had already seen Bon Jovi a coulple of years ago. You absolutely owned that stage and I am PUMPED that I will see you in Tulsa monday the 21st!!
~peace out Daughtry~
love from the sooner state
~Stacie~

WOW! What a review. I feel as though I was with you the whole day. Glad you had a great time!

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*God Bless and Love*
Krista Lee

So glad you had a great time. LOL to the marriage thing. Guys seem to stick together when it comes to that.

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Krista Lee

Anybody want to hear about my trip?? Well if you do, read on

Tuesday April 15, 2008....TAX DAY!!! Did you all get them done in time? LOL Well the last thing I was thinking about was our taxes!

I was up at 3:30AM, yes you read that right, to get ready for the day. I got myself ready and then woke Ash up. We were out the door at 4:00 and headed to the Philly airport. The roads were desolate, the sky was unbelievably clear...beautiful.

We breezed thru security.... only to find we went to the wrong terminal! LOL So back out we went. UGH We passed thru security again and headed to our terminal to wait for the flight. We took off around 6:45. I really thought Ash would have freaked out and wanted to back down, but she did awesome! This flight made a stop in Colombus Oh before heading onto St. Louis, Mo where we were scheduled to change planes. As we flew into the airport in St. Louis we got a beautiful view of the Mississippi River and the famed Arch. Very cool!!! We had a 2 hr layover there so we walked around a bit and grabbed something to eat. Before we knew it, it was time to leave for OKC!

The midwest was very windy, so the landing was a bit turbulent. But it was not terrible. We arrived in OKC around 12:30pm. We summoned a shuttle van and headed to the hotel. The van driver gave us a nice little tour of the area while we drove. We saw the headquarters for Sonic! mmmmmmmmm, lol. We got to the hotel around 1pm. They let us check in early, thank goodness cause we were pretty tired. I decided to try to get a nap in, but I was too excited to sleep! lol Ash took a little nap though. After a little rest (just chilling, no sleep) I decided to get ready for the evening. I let Ash sleep until around 3 or so and made her get up to get ready too. "Mom, I don't care about my hair!" OMG! This is so not my child! LMAO Around 4pm we had the front desk call a taxi for us to go in town to the Ford Center. Once there we checked for our tickets and of course they were not there yet. She said they would probably be there around 6ish. We chatted a bit with guy from across the pond (England) who was following Bon Jovi around the wrold! How cool!! But, I can't help to wonder how people can afford to do that! lol We decided to walk around a bit and grabbed some food at an Italian place. Around 5:00 or so we headed back to the Ford Center where we met up with Brandy and Amanda (Fellow VIPers.) They were awesome! We hung out with them while waiting for our tickets. As we continued to wait we met up with Nicole and Tye (the other set of VIPers) as well. We finally got our tix around 6:20! OMG! This is sooooooooo real now!!! All 6 of us were seated together in section 106 row D. The seats were great! (much better than my Philly seats! lol) We were told to be in our seats by 7pm...and we were. We sat there waiting for something to happen (I know some other VIP winners got to watch the show from the platform by the stage.) But, we were not so lucky Oh well, we were there and Daughtry was about to hit the stage!!! WOOHOO!!

Around 7:30, Daughtry rocked the house! We were out of our seats screaming, dancing, singing, just having an amazing time for his entire set! It was hot!!! The crowd showed them all kinds of love and respect God, everytime I hear these guys play, I become more addicted to them! lol

OK, so the good stuff After his set was over, the 6 of us filed out of our seas and headed back the tunnel to meet and greet the boys. There was a lot of people back there, but we were placed at the back of the line given we were Daughtry Official winners. Everyone else was given strict instructions to put cameras and cell phones away. We were the only ones allowed to get a picture with the band

Ash and I were the first of the group to meet the boys OMG,OMG,OMG! I'm pretty sure I made an ass of myself, lmao. But they each signed a band pic we were given and Chris signed a pic I had brought along for Sammy. I gave him a copy of the pic to keep (It's a pic of her that says :I love you, Chris Daughtry!") He is awesome! They are all so awesome!! After they were done signing, they came from behind the table and gathered with us for a picture. I called Chris and Steely! LMAO Touching them and wrapping my arms around them made them soooooooooooooo real!!! It was freaking awesome! Then our turn was done. It was not a lengthy encounter, but it was amazing none the less. I feel blessed to have been given this opportunity

By the time we were done, Bon Jovi had hit the stage and the place was alive again! We quick grabbed our Daugthry t-shirts from the merchandise stand and headed back to our seats. They (Bon Jovi) were on fire! We were out of our seats for most of this show too! lol Around 10pm, the exhaustion finally set in and we both sat in our seats.

We stayed till their last song of the set and then headed out. We did not stay for the encore. I was in the back of my mind worried about finding a taxi back to the hotel if we exited with the other 10,000 people there. BUt once outside I hailed down a cab and we were on our way.... an amazing night, an even more amazing memory.

We pretty much went straight to bed when we got back to the hotel. We were both so exhausted. And we knew we would have a long day ahead of us on Wednesday.

Wednesday morning we were up and dressed and waiting a shuttle van by 7am. We arrived at the airport in OKC around 7:40 and sailed thru security again. Our flight took off around 9:30am. We made a stop in Kansas City, Mo and another in Chicago, Il. Again it was pretty windy so it was not a smooth flight, but it was tolerable. On the flight from Chicago to Philly we flew over Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. That was really cool!

We arrived back in Philly around 4pm and then made the drive home.

So that's our trip in a nutshell. I am so glad we went We saw parts of the US we have never seen before (and may never see again), we attended a rockin concert, met some new friends, and met my favorite band... Daughtry

As Bon Jovi sings : "You wanna make a memory, You wanna steal a piece of time" And that's just what we did... we stole a piece of time and made a memory

if you wanna check out the pics, they are on MySpace. I will try to upload some here when I get a chance

http://www.myspace.com/brinarn

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Well, let's just say that it is going to be very hard topping VIP with Daughtry! The show was awesome (as always!), but getting to actually be that close to Chris(and the band) and touch him......whew! He is just as down to earth and friendly in person as he appears to be on T.V. or on stage. Even though he wouldn't help me out with getting my fiancee to actually go through with the whole marriage thing (going on five years now!)......I guess I can forgive him! ((Smile)) I think my fiancee has put him on an even higher pedestal now! Anyways, I wanted to thank RCA and Daughtry for this opportunity and hope that I can get to meet Daughtry again. A big ((HUG)) going out to Jonescrew and Mommybrinna for the awesome time...it was great hanging out with you all...had a blast! Let me know the next one you go to and maybe we can hook up again! Nicole

Looking forward to hearing how the show went!

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*God Bless and Love*
Krista Lee

the blog was just updated and i'm no longer a winner i'm sooooo sad. i waited too long. this sucks. i was so happy for a couple of hours. now, back to being, whatever.

I got a message that I won VIP tickets to the show! But I just checked it TODAY! I hope it's not too late. I'm DYING in anxiety. I don't know what to do! I'll be CRUSHED if I waited too long. I already messaged them back but I have to sit here and WAIT for them to call me and tell me either great news or really bad news.... ahhhhh! And I have to drive 2 hours to get there so they need to call SOON!

I doubt I will sleep tonight! Pass me that wine Brandy! LOL And to top it off, we have to be at the airport around 5am for our flight.

I don't even remember being this excited for my wedding! (Shhhhhhhh... don't tell hubby I said that, lol.) This is all still so surreal!

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I know i will be tossing & turning the next 2 days. I might have to break out the wine just so i will get some sleep Can't wait for this VIP experience.
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eeek! I can hardly stand it!!!

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Just scored 3 tickets! I am stoked! To see Daughtry AND Bon Jovi again in the same night... it's gonna kick butt!!! =)

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Each Day is worth LIVING

I cannot believe i won!! Makes me nervous, but i shall represent well. Hope i can get some NICE pics

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Hope ya have a great time!!!

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I can't freakin wait!!!
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Can't wait to hear ALL about it. I will be there, but not as VIP = (

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I'll be looking to see some familiar faces there I never in my life even thought about going to Oklahoma! LOL Now, this!!! lol

I'll be there with my oldest daughter Ashley who is 11. She is very blonde and looks a lot like her mama If you see us, give us a yell!!!

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~~~Sabrina~~~

you can't say that anymore!!
You are 1 of the very few LUCKY ones on here!! Have a great time! I might see you there.

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This is gonna be a blast!! My daughter is really excited too! It feels so weird being on the winning side of the fence for a change. I've been a firm believer that the only luck I had was bad luck! LOL Guess I was wrong

Hope you get your chance soon!!

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2 miles is a bit more than I want to walk before and after a concert, lol. I figured it was pretty flat around there, but you never know! ;P We'll grab a taxi (gosh I've never been in a taxi either, lol.) This is gonna be an amazing experience!!!

Thanks so much for your help

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It is 2 miles from the ford center and no we are not Hilly!!! LOL. So your best bet is to get a taxi from your hotel. THat is what i would do. We are staying about 25 steps from the Ford Center at the marriott. There are tons of restaurants to eat in bricktown. I recommend Abuelos if you like Mexican!! Don't know if you want mexican before your going to meet Big Sexy though.. LMAO Everyone usuallys pays to park somewhere then walks around.

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We're staying at the *******. Is that in walking distance? Is it flat or hilly? You will probably laugh at that question, but it's all hills around here, lol.

Thanks for your help btw!

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if the hotel is downtown in bricktown then all hotels are in walking distance. If your staying on meridian/reno (close to airport) then i would just take a taxi to the venue. Or better yet, take a Limo!!!!!

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What's my best bet for transportion to the concert? My daughter and I are flying in that afternoon and checking into a hotel on Reno. I think we can manage to grab a shuttle to the hotel. I'm not one to travel so this is all new to me, lol. Any insight would be appreciated

Thanks bunches!!!

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VIP Winner to OKC 4/15/08!!!!

I won the meet and greet VIP!!! I am beside myself right now!!! And the funny thing is I totally forgot that I entered! LOL OMG! Now to get everything lined up to get there (since I am from Pennsylvania! LOL)

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I just got the message from RCAed. Waiting back for the details. Omg, im so excited.

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and it will be our time to Rock out w/ the Boys. Can't wait to hear who wins VIP. Let us know if your the lucky one. Good Luck Everyone!!

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I can't wait!!!

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I purchased extra tickets for family members who can't attend now. I will sell them for what I paid if anyone is interested please email me at Debi1961@gmail.com.

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Debi

Can't wait! Plus they just added Tulsa on April 21st! WOW!

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Waiting for Daughtry to ROCK St Louis, MO!!

SHOW ME THE LOVE _________________

Already purchased tickets ....can't wait!!

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Lisa

I think this concert is going to be the best concert ever. I have always wanted to see Daughtry in concert. I am unable to attend unless I win tickets. All of our money went to doctor's bills for our baby who was really sick. I hope that all of you enjoy it. Daughtry and Bon Jovi together! What more could you ask for.

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Devery Pope Cypert

It's been a long time to find a reason to take a road trip.....but Daughtry is worth it. (any luck of gas prices declining then!) haha...See ya soon.

This is going to be an amazing night! Two amazing bands together! I love it!

I can't wait for April 15th!!! I'm flying from New Orleans to see you guys. Daughtry and Bon Jovi...what a dream concert!!