Oh my gosh, I'm freaking out!

Ok...so as some of you may know, my favorite band in the world, Coldplay (these guys so handsomely clad above me) are coming to town THIS saturday. So, I was on my way home from work and I was listening to 101.9 the end and low and behold they were holding an auction for a private piano lesson with Chris Martin himself! So I'm sitting in my car and I hear them say there's only 20 min. left in the auction and it was at $2,000.

So, I start thinking...who in their right mind would pay $2,000 for a piano lesson with Coldplay, right?....wait a sec...I would pay $2,000 to play with Coldplay! Time keeps ticking away and I'm really contemplating "should I do this?" I keep listening to the radio....no one is calling in! I pull over to a gas station and start filling my car up with gas. Five min. left in the auction, i'm still thinking. What have I got to lose, right? It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Finally, one minute to go I work up the nerve to call.

So they answer and i'm like "So what's the bid at?" They're like "$2,000". So I say "Ok, I will bid $2,002." Immediately, he's like "whoa, stay on the line." I'm literally freaking out at this point. Suddenly, I hear the radio guys pick up and start talking and they're like "So we've got something interesting going on. I've got Kristen and Lisa on the line and I was in the process of calling Kristen up to congratulate her on winning the Coldplay auction, but with literally 30 seconds left Lisa calls up with a bid at $2,002." At this point I'm like "Oh my gosh I'm on the radio..." He continues, "So I am going to ask you Kristen, are you willing to go higher?" Immediately she's like "I will bid $3,000!" I'm like "DOH!" So he asks me "Ok, it's at $3,000. Lisa are you willing to go higher?" At this point I am so disappointed. Who does this? I was expecting maybe $200 more, but another $1,000?? I hesitate for a while and finally say, "you know, I am such a huge Coldplay fan, but I'm not going to be able to pay $3,000." So here I am, disappointed, listening to Kristen steal away my dream. But then, Parker (the radio guy) comes on the line and is like, "i think I can still get you in to meet Coldplay just because of your effort." I'm like OH MY GOSH! (say it like Sue from SNL)

So end of a long story....Parker took down my number and it seems like my chances of meeting Coldplay are actually pretty good. I don't necessarily get to play with them, but it would still be sooo awesome just to meet them. So now I am constantly sitting by my phone waiting for a call. So, cross your fingers for me and I will definitely keep you posted if I actually will get to meet them!