Before this video begins, I'd just like to
say that I will not be talking about any of
the content during the actual production.
However, I will be talking about events that
happened before the show commenced and after
it ended.
So there won't be any spoilers of the actual
production, but if you don't want to know
anything about VIP or the songs played before
the show, you might want to wait and watch
this when you're ready.
Hello youtube!
I recently got to experience "The Amazing
Tour is Not on Fire" created by youtubers,
danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil.
I feel really honored to be able to have a
chance to go to the show and to be able to
meet these people that inspired me to start
my youtube channel in the first place and
I wanted to create this video as kind of like
a remembrance for me and also to share my
experiences with you.
So let's get started.
So I went to the tour in Des Moines, Iowa,
which is approximately a 2 hour and 30 minute
drive away from where I live.
The trip itself wasn't too eventful, pretty
average road-trip.
We went a long ways without stopping and when
we did stop it was just to get some lunch
and use the bathroom.
We started our trip really early because we
wanted to get there extra early because we
didn't really know the area of Des Moines
at all.
Once we got there, we went up on top of our
parking garage and kind of looked around up
there, to see what the city looked like, but
we didn't stay up there too long.
For some reason my mom just really wanted
to keep moving so we went off and started
walking around.
It's a good thing she wanted to keep moving
because soon enough we'd accidentally stumbled
upon the Civic Center, it's not too far away
from the parking garage apparently.
Soon enough through the trees I saw a giant,
"The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire" sign and
we skedaddled the heck over there.
While I was admiring the sign, I noticed Dan
and Phil's body guard get off the bus, honestly
I just assumed Dan and Phil were already inside,
rehearsing or something, but as I'm taking
pictures of the sign.
My mom screams out "Oh my gosh!
Is that them!"
So I looked over and sure enough that's Dan
and Phil.
Both me and my brother, went over there to
get selfies with them, because we figured
we couldn't really pass up the opportunity
to randomly run into them, there were only
3ish other fans over there so we didn't really
feel like we would be bothering them too much.
*windy video clip plays* Dan: *laughs at something*
Phil to my brother: "Hi!
Do you want to get a picture with us?"
Dan: "Sorry, Sorry" Phil: "Do you want to get a picture"
Phil:"And then them as well"
Dan: *something about taking the picture with his obnoxiously long arms*
Dan: "Do you
want us to do one as well?"
Phil: "Ok"
and of course this is way before
the actual show started.
So me and my mom and my brother continued
to walk around Des Moines, and saw some cool
stuff.
I don't really know what everything was, but
here's some videos I took and it was cool.
So I'm about to cross the street to get to
the Civic Center and I hear approximately
4 girls scream out their car window, "Don't
Cry, Craft" and I knew that yes, these were
my youtube people and then later on it was
time for the VIP.
I was lucky enough to be able to grab a VIP
ticket.
So I waited outside the Civic Center for awhile,
just watching fans walk past, it was really
cool and kind of surreal to see everyone carrying
around the same book and to be wearing the
same shirts for the most part.
Eventually I went inside, where they were
getting our wristbands for VIP and I met some
really cool people and we talked for awhile.
It was really funny because nobody could guess
anybodies ages because a lot of us kind of
look around the same age range and apparently
I look like I'm twelve most of the time, so
that's cool.
And it was cool that you could say something
internet related, or meme related and everyone
else around you would be like, "haha yeah
that video, I love it."
Anyways we got in the VIP room, there weren't
that many VIPs I mean it was still a good
crowd of people, but it wasn't too many so
it was kind of nice very small.
To start the meet and greet, with no warning
at all, Dan jumps out from behind the curtain
and said "Hi everybody!" and the entire room
screamed, but it wasn't because it was Dan,
it was literally because he scared us all.
It was not like, "Oh my god, it's Dan Howell"
no it was like "Oh my gosh what's happening?"
*shocked screaming* Dan: *something like*"How
are you guys doing?"
Random Person: "Give a Warning!" (same person,
same) Dan: "I'm getting a selfie"
Dan: "You look great!"
So I walked in and said hi. Phil told me that it was
nice to see me again, So I don't know if he
remembered me from earlier, or he heard me
mention to Dan that I had accidentally ran
into them earlier, but it was really nice
of him to say that regardless.
I gave them a Starbucks gift card because
we're not really supposed to give them gifts
because, you know, suitcases and airplanes.
But this way they can throw it out when they're
done and they don't have to feel bad about
it or whatever.
And I told them, I figured you guys probably
need coffee like all the time, because they're
crazy busy.
And Dan was like, "You have no idea," then
the both signed my book, they signed it like
across from each other, so that was kind of
funny.
Then Dan asked if I wanted a picture and I
said yes obviously, he took a burst of four
photos of the ceiling on my phone so thanks
for that Dan.
That's all I've ever wanted honestly, is just
the ceiling, pictures, beautiful.
He took one, like, cute photo and then he
did, derpy face Dan photo, and then he did
derpy face Dan, but I'm kind of trying not
to laugh photo.
Then I hugged them again, but honestly I didn't
want to take a lot of their time, cause I
know a lot of fans really want to talk to
them, so I told them to break a leg in the
show, but then I was like, but not really.
And Dan was like, "Well knowing Phil," and
I'm like, exactly.
And then I thanked them and said good bye
and they said good bye and they moved on to
the next person.
And the VIP people cut my wristband off and
gave me the free VIP merch bag, kit, thing,
which had a whole bunch of stuff in it.
And that was really my VIP experience.
Dan and Phil: "Thanks Guys" Dan: "You're all
so lovely, I hope you enjoy the show, Thanks!"
Phil: "Bye" Me: "Thank you, break a leg, but
not really!" (yes I told them twice don't judge me lol)
And then we were allowed to
leave the VIP room and they allowed us to
get in the line for merch first which I didn't
know about, but that was really useful, because
I had my list I was ready to go.
I bought my stuff.
After that I ended up, you know, hanging out
with these other fans that I met, they were
all really cool.
Like everyone I talked to even if it was talking
to them for a couple seconds was just really
cool.
We went inside and they had the playlist going
and everyone was singing.
*Black Parade by MCR*
*More Black Parade*
*Breaking Free from HSM*
*Toxic by Britney Spears* (Yes I couldn't remember the lyrics and sung loudly anyways)
I feel like I learned
a lot about youtube and youtube fans in this
whole production.
I haven't quite placed a finger on what exactly
I learned, but I just have this new understanding
for youtube culture on a fan level, which
I'd never really tried that hard to understand
and I just think it was a really good experience
all around, it was great.
Anyways the show happened, it was amazing,
it was magnificent.
That's all I'm going to say about it because
spoilers.
There wasn't much going on after the show,
I said good bye to the people that I met that
were still around and I met back up with my
family and we went back to the hotel room,
I ate some frozen pizza from the gift shop
and went to sleep.
But yeah, so I'm going to leave it there.
Thank you so much for watching!
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Feel free to comment below whatever you want,
if you've been to the show, if you can't go
to the show, if you're going to the show,
whatever let's just have a fun time in the
comments section.
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media below, but yeah, until next time, bye!
*Fans scream as one of the friends I met screams out "Damn Daniel!" to the retreating backs of Dan and Phil*
