My First Experience as a Security Guard
...ht away. I walked in with my friends making my way to the front row when a gray-haired man approached me and said,“I understand its your birthday, as a present from your friends and I, we would like you to be a Security Guard with full access to backstage.” I stood there with my eyes bugged out and my mouth hanging wide open in total shock. I could not believe that my friends had planned something so spectacular for my Sixteenth Birthday. The opening band, Henry Lee Summers, had already assembled on stage and began to perform. The crowd went crazy, yelling and clapping their hands. The band was absolutely awesome. Some of the band members wore funky street clothes, ripped up jeans and t-shirts with different sayings on them, while others were dressed completely in black, black leather pants and black t-shirts with the sleeves rolled up. Henry Lee Summers wore black leather pants that had zippers running up the outside of his pant legs. They all had long wavy hair. Some had blonde hair and others had brown hair. As they were getting into their music, they started to move their heads forwards and backwards in a thrusting motion. It looked as if they were having epileptic fits. The band had performed for about ten minutes when suddenly the whole place went pitch black and a creepy silence filled the place. Since this was my first concert, I didn’t know what was going on or what to expect. Then without warning, bright flickering bursts of light combined with enormously loud bangs of fireworks and large puffs of gray smoke had engulfed the stage. I turned my head and saw Richard Marx standing there with his guitar in hand, looking so fine in his black leather pants. Childishly, I stood there with my eyes anchored to his every movement. In the background I could hear the crowd screaming his name and clapping their hands. Still I stood there with my eyes locked on him. Richard began to perform on stage; as I listened to the song, I became totally mesmerized watching the words flow from his mouth with ease, still amazed that I was actually there. Halfway through the song, I saw Richard signal to the band to stop playing. He walked to the edge of the stage and said, “ Ladies and Gentlemen, I have a birthday girl in the house tonight and I would like to wish her a Happy Birthday my way.” I started to freak out when I heard him call my name, Lorie Burchett. I could feel my heart beat faster and faster. Richard took my hand and pulled me on stage. I could not believe this was really happening to me. I was extre...