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For the past five years I have been going to concerts. Time and time again I have seen my favorite band Less Than Jake. Four days after my 16 birthday, my view of them changed forever. That was the day I went from fan to friend of today's most popular punk/ska ....

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.... back and says "Happy Birthday" as she hands me a backstage pass. The first band just started to play and she kept talking but I couldn't hear her. If it was because of the music or just how shocked I was. Anyway she started to walk away and she motioned for me to follow her. In my state of shock I followed her through the crowd to their dressing room backstage. Being backstage was the experience of my life; I never wanted to leave. Everything was free and to me at the time the two best things were I was underage and drinking and I was hanging out with my favorite band. When I finally sat down and talked to them I could not believe how lai ....