For those of you who haven't heard, I got engaged at the show in Columbia, MO on 7/22. What makes this even better is that the Pups helped me out. I had sent a message to Susanna about a month before the show, and she told me that I needed to talk to Paul (their band manager) at the show. When I got to the show, everyone was understandably busy, so I didn't get a chance to see Paul until right before the Sick Puppies set. Next thing I know, I'm being taken to the Sick Puppies tour bus to talk to the band about what I wanted to do. Needless to say I was in shock at getting to go on their tour bus, but I was even more shocked when, after talking to the band on the bus, they said yes. During the show, near the end of the song Riptide, one of their crew comes and gets me to take me backstage. Up to this point, my girlfriend/soon to be fiancee thinks I've just been pestering the people at the merch booth and going to the bathroom a lot. At this point though, she is understandably confused about where I am going. The only thing I could think of to say was "Wait here I'll be right back." Looking confused, she just stared at me as I walked back stage. I get back stage, and Shim finishes up Riptide and realizes that he forgot my name (understandable given the fact that he is in the middle of a set), so he runs back and asks me my name. At this point I realize that I had yet to actually think about what I was going to say once I got on stage
. Shim has them bring up the house lights, announces that it was a historic moment for the band, and the rest of me making a fool of myself can be seen below. (Sorry for posting this video again, but it seemed better than trying to redirect everyone)
