Disappointing Day

It's been a disappointing day in the Daughtryverse for me. The tour schedule came out and once again, they are not coming to my city. I don't live in some hick town; the metro area is 100,000+. The closest stop for me is 3.5 hours away which means travel costs and I can barely afford a ticket. Forget VIP. It's a bit disappointing the cost of those went up also.

I'm also disappointed that it's a co-headlining tour. I think that's such a disservice to Chris and the guys. It's like the record company doesn't believe Daughtry can sell enough tickets so let's send them out with another band. I've never heard of this other band and I don't want my money spent on a band I don't care for. But, since they're not coming near me, I guess that it doesn't really matter.

It's nice to see that many fans have multiple dates but to me, that just makes me feel like I'm a bad fan because I can't afford to go to multiple shows nor do I bend over backwards to make to as many shows as possible. I guess sometimes I'm too realistic but then some fans don't see me as a true fan or a huge fan and this makes me sad. It also makes me sad because I sometimes wonder if the band members sometimes think that because they remember faces. I've only been to three shows, who would remember me?

I think number of shows should have no bearing on how big of a fan someone is. I think that lies within the heart and for those of us whose fandom grew out of a more personal place (like a song touching us or how Chris and the band keeps us going in our gray days), it's not the show count that matters. But as much as it's said it doesn't matter, it sadly does seem to matter.

I'm a huge Daughtry fan and I owe Chris and Deanna and the music my life. They keep me going and it bothers me that I can't go to multiple shows. I just don't have the financial means to do that nor do I think my nerves could handle show after show. But I do what I can. I legally download all their music; it's the only music I listen to. I stick up for them if anyone tries to put them down. Because the music and Chris and Deanna's presence has allowed me to live to see my dream of becoming an author come true, I will forever thank them in the acknowledgements even though I have no idea if that's even appreciated. Maybe that's seen as too weird and now I'm on some sort of list. "Ignore the crazy writer, she's at it again."

I do what I can but it pales in comparison to the multiple show attendees. They are seen; I'm just a goofy Twitter handle who thinks she's on an ignore list. I always try to tell Chris to have a good show because it seems like the proper etiquette but compared to hitting a dozen shows, it doesn't even register. I sometimes just want to scream out on Twitter "I'M A BIG FAN TOO" but I don't think that would help my case. Pretty sure I'd end up on some other list.

Dana, a big Daughtry fan. Honest, I really am even with a little show count at just 3.

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