Burning Fight Chicago Show Weekend

Wow!

This weekend, the shows, the bands, the faces, energy, smiles, thoughts and words… I’m still taking it all in… 

I had a smile stretched ear to ear this weekend and my lips would quiver at times because my face muscles aren’t accustomed to smiling that much for that long. Tears of joy and pride came during Jim’s speech before Unbroken. The intensity that followed with stage dives and the look on peoples’ faces, fulfilled me in a way that’s been missing for a very long time. 

Jim and I put in over ten months of extremely hard work into organizing twenty-two bands, securing the Metro, insurance, tickets, flights, hotels, transportation, photographers, food, special requests, answering a million ridiculous questions, yet all the while knowing that all of our headaches and irritations would pay off in the end. 

It absolutely did. Though I wasn’t expecting it to pay off as grandly as it did. It exceeded all of my hopes for a fun and smooth weekend. I’m so proud to be a part of such a passionate, compassionate, and heartfelt hardcore community. 

Thanks to everyone who came out and truly enjoyed themselves without looking for things to be negative and complain about, like so many of us often do. 

Congratulations to Brian for selling out of all 700 copies of his book that were available at the show!

MAJOR SUCCESS!
Sincerely, 
Thank you, thank you, thank you, 
Caitlin/Burning Fight Team