I am going on tour. I am a professional photographer. I will be on stage every night for two months capturing images of these incredible people I am lucky enough to call my friends. It wasn't silly or parasocial to be drawn to those types as a kid, what I was sensing was that those were my people. I don't want to say the name of the band for my own privacy, but they're pretty big. And they're my friends, rockstars are my friends. You can do anything if you want it bad enough, that culture you love? You can be a part of it, you can be more than a fan. You have to work your ass off, but you can be a part of it all. You don't have to look in from the outside. Anything is possible. I don't want to diminish fan culture though at all, all those years of being a full time fan have paid off. It showed me a world that became my passion. I went to concerts and I fell in love with the scene. It started with alternative and emo music, and it's led me down the rabbit hole to finding home in the soul rock/psychedelic rock world. The first time I did photography for the band I'm going on tour with was the happiest moment of my life. I felt like I finally belong, like I'm exactly where I'm meant to be. I'm so excited to begin this chapter of my life, and it began 10 years ago right here on tumblr dot com.