As I type this little year-round conclusion, I am listening to Air Hostess by Busted, drinking some corona, and looking at Ryan wearing my shirt better than what I usually wear my shirt. Never mind, I'm wearing denim & I look damn fine - Jamie's words, not mine!
2011 has been the most amazing year so far in JUiCE - Challenged only by our 1click2fame shenanigans.
We've recorded some kick ass songs, written with some of the coolest people ever & met too many talented people to even start trying to list them. Amidst all of that, we managed to squeeze in just enough time to do a few shows, and by a few, I mean an absolutely mammoth amount of shows! However differing in prestige the shows were, each and every one was an experience I'd never change..
We've been up & down the country, admittedly probably more northern than southern, having the time of our lives! We were a part of Children in Need for a second year running, which is something I absolutely love - we all do! Amazing cause & we feel so thankful to have been given the opportunity to be involved. With Children in Need, comes The Schools Tour - and with The Schools Tour, comes YOU!
We've met SO many of you this year, and we're so lucky to have such a supportive fanbase - we love you to pieces, we really do!
Whether we're meeting you after shows when you've only just found out about us, or meeting you for the 10th time because you're dedicated to the same dream as we are - it's all such a baffling experience!
JUiCE: The Concert - 09.07.11//26.11.11
Now you might be asking yourself, 'two dates? one concert? what ARE you talking about, you big haired fairy!' - allow me to explain!
09.07.11 - Basically, the venue we were due to perform at.. ran out of electricity (in lemans terms) & so we couldn't make our electric things work! Like our electric guitars, electric hair straighteners, electric hair dryers, electric fridges to keep things cool, electric..you get the idea!
Now when JUiCE are in trouble - we 'find a way', and by god did we!
Along side the ARMY of VIPs, we took over the North Pier in Blackpool, and spent over 8 hours meeting, singing to & just getting to know our fans. And we've all agree'd that it was a blessing in disguise. If that show had gone forward, of course we'd have loved it & it'd have been amazing! But we're glad it didn't - because there's nothing we love more than getting to see you guys!
So to everyone that helped us take over Blackpool - Thank you, I love you!
26.07.11 - Same Venue. Different date. Mammoth amount of electricity.
We strolled into Blackpool, full of anxiety for the days upcoming events, and got greeted by some of our lovely fans almost straight away! Anyone would think you guys liked us or something!
Soundcheck didn't go as well as we'd liked, which caused some unwanted 'touching cloth' nerves (which Jamie soon removed..I'm sure you can imagine how) - but these nerves were short lived as we had a hot date with about 100 VIPs!
We met you, had pictures, signed lots of things, told you some jokes & I taught a few of you about the MySpace pose!
You were all an absolute pleasure to meet, & if I could repeat that day over & over, through & through, I would - in a heart beat!
I also saw the most amazing thing I've ever seen during the Meet & Greets. A song I wrote back in 2010 called 'Hope For The Best, Prepare For The Worst' has, during 2011, taken quite a special place in some of your hearts. None more prominent than a certain young lady from Scotland who has had the lyrics tattoo'd onto her, in my hand writing!
I really was speechless when I saw it - it's beautiful! So thank you for that - you know who you are!
OKAY
I have a million more things I wanna say, but I'm getting evils from Jamie & Ryan - they want to take advantage of me & get me drunk..no wait, get me drunk THEN take advantage of me..
Either way - I have to wrap this up!
So thank you for reading! As ever, if you've made it to the end of the blog without falling into a comatose state, you're magical.
2011: Ryan joined, we played with McFly, The Saturdays, N-Dubz & many, many more - we did loads! But my genuine favourite part of it all, was & always will be meeting you guys. Your support is outstanding, your dedication is ridiculous & your belief in us is just overwhelming. From the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of the lads, I love each and every one of you.
Thank you for everything. Keep Bouncing & we'll see you in 2012!
JUiCE Army - Lets take over the world!
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