In 2011, I was 11 years old and probably the 'weirdest' person in my whole town. Little tiny me, super super Goth kid, all black, whips and chains, black lip stick, spiky hair and corsets and fishnets definitely not what my small extremely Christian farming town wanting hanging around. However, my mom was( and still is) the coolest cat in the world, loved me and supported my crazy 'fad'. She dyed my hair and bought me funky clothes and jewelry, pierced my belly button( she'd a doctor so its okay guys calm down!) and giggled when i wore black lip stick.
She loved me so much that the very first time I heard Amy Lee's wonderful voice on the radio she swore she would take me to see Evanescence. And she did, not just this time but 6 more times! I remember it like it was yesterday, I had hair so long that I could sit on it and the day before the concert she asks me if I want to dye it all black and put braids in it so I could look just like Amy Lee, it was the coolest fucking thing ever at 11! And we did just that.
I went with her and my older cousin and her mom. It was in Kansas City with lots and lots of people, the moms just hung out but my cousin and I went far into the crowd. It was so much fun. We saw 4 bands total, however I can only remember 3, Cauterize, Cold, and Evanescence. It was amazing and I can see the night in my mind like it just happened.