Letter #9

Dear @TheFray,

It's been a while. You guys are obviously doing really well, making your Heartbeat music video and finishing your newest album, Scars and Stories. I need to buy a vinyl so if/when I meet y'all, I can get you guys to sign it. That's been a big dream of mine, too meet the four of you.

I always hear stories about how my best friends get to meet their band heroes. My friend Jen got to meet a bunch of bands--She & Him, JimmyEatWorld, Bright Eyes, etc. My friends Brittany and Kelsey met Neon Trees, and I think they both met some other bands too, I forget the names…one of my friends got to meet Quietdrive on her birthday--that was pretty amazing.

I got to meet Matt Hires, who is a pretty amazing artist; my cousins were the band Victim Effect (a local UT band); and I met Seve vs. Evan a couple of times because my co-worker in high school was his sister, and I almost met We Shot the Moon but when they got near to where I was, they got bombarded, so I decided to not bug them any more.

I like meeting new people, but I especially like meeting bands/singers because they get to travel and write music and inspire fans all over the place; but I've always wanted to meet the four of you because of the influence you've had on me and my life. I want to meet you so I can hug each one of you and thank you for what you've done for me, for every word and note that inspired me and comforted me in times of need. I want to meet you so I can say to myself, "I met some of my heroes," and that would just be alright if it was like 5 minutes…because just 5 minutes wouldn't get me all the time in the world, but maybe 5 minutes would allow me to show you my gratitude for what total and complete strangers can do for one another.

What can I do for you? To return the favors and kindnesses? I want to know.

xoxo,
Erin