What an ambition.

My life's most impossible dream:
Work with a touring crew; preferably the Riot Squad.

I know! I know! To an extent it sounded ridiculous. But I really wish I can do it. For a year or half is enough!

"How do I get an internship at riot squad?"

"E-mail us at internships@riotsquad.com telling us a little about yourself, what you'd like to do, and when you are available to work. You must be in college and be eligible to receive credit for your internship. The internship is unpaid and is located in Los Angeles, California. We are looking for motivated, hard working people who are passionate about music and want to work in the music industry."

- Copied & pasted from Riot Squad's Official Website

Unpaid, but still, it's a money-can't-buy life experience you won't get everyday.

In the wisdom words of Alicia Simmons (guitar tech for World's Most Hated Crew);

"It's probably the hardest thing any human can go through. It's the most grueling thing ever. Everyday seems like the worst one yet. I don't really recommend it to many people. Sure it's all fine and dandy you get to hang out with so many bands in the parking lot at the end of the night, and some of those people will be people you REALLY look up to and can't even believe you have the opportunity to MEET them, but honestly, you are more concerned about being in your bus in the air conditioning or taking a shower than giving two shits about who's hanging out where and on what bus. Trust me, it's not all fun and games at all. Being a girl out there is even much harder. You gotta be tough, a lot of dudes and chicks are lonely on that tour, and are all about summer lovin' and 90% of girls on the tour end up seeing someone by the end. It's a LONG 3 months to spend alone. But I'll tell you straight up; if you stay to yourself the whole tour and just befriend everyone and not hook up with anyone, at the end of the tour everyone and their moms want to be your best friend and you'll get 385734085 job offers. Think of it as the ultimate test. It's tough, and a lot of days you need a shoulder to cry on. Yes, CRY. But if you ever end up on tour, stay strong and it pays off. It pays off to stay tough, learn how to move on and put things behind you, how to prepare for worst case scenarios, how to be one of the guys, how to respect peoples space and belongings, how to pack a suitcase better than anyone else in the entire world, and how to handle a lot of real life situations outside of touring and amazing people's skills in general. It's kinda like survival skills 101, but all bunched into a VERY small chunk of time. You learn fast; you have to. It's not all as glamorous as it all may look. It's still a REAL JOB and it's hard, especially when it feels like everything is going the right direction, something can happen to knock you back down to square one. Stick to it, BE STUBBORN, it pays off. Trust me."

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Far-fetched much? Haha. It is an aspiration yet to be conquered ;) Wish me luck, or at least wish that I'll get enough money to support me through out the entire journey :P