It's a month of concerts. It was that way on purpose and by happy luck.
We'll start with Hellyeah. Yes, I went to a band called Hellyeah. Hubs won tickets from the local music shop he goes to. He got 4 tickets, so we took my brother Dumpy and my friend Toni.
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| This photo from Hellyeah's Facebook page. |
The concert was at the House of Blues in Cleveland. Such a wonderful venue! Hubs went to a different concert there in January. He went to that one on his own. He has another at the end of the month to go to on his own. Sometimes I decline going not because I'm a poop about Hubs' music, but because he gets so concerned about me that he doesn't get to see the concert. I'm pretty short, he knows I can't see. He watches the crowd to make sure that I'm safe. (I always am, by the way. I stand directly in front of him. He can easily see over my head.)
Rob Prior was an artist painting while the band did their gig. The gig was being taped by Yahoo, so we went upstairs to the balcony to watch. M wasn't really thrilled about being in a pit of people being taped. (I don't see that it is up yet.) He also swore that I'd be squashed like a bug.
The concert was great. Truly. While it isn't music that I'd be apt to plunk into my CD player in the car, the sound was great and the guys were really into it. All of us had a wonderful time!
On Sunday night, I went to see the Pixies with my friends, Toni and Dave. (Toni is becoming a regular ticket buddy since she went to Hellyeah, too!) Hubs isn't so much a Pixies fan, so he had me attend this one with friends.
Worth every cent. My gosh. They truly had a fantastic performance. 30 songs. 2 hours. No gaps. No talking.
This one had the most unusual audience I've ever encountered. Almost everyone sat there. Almost everyone looked as if they were watching a movie. In fact, when the concert started, Dave and I stood up. (That's what you typically do at a rock concert. You stand, show your support for the band, dance, sway and enjoy yourself.) We were asked to sit down. :( We did and that was fine. We did stand for the encore. Even Toni stood with us. The encore was 2 songs long. More people were standing there. But still. Even the pit was just standing there. I was stunned at the lethargy the audience displayed.
So, Hubs has a concert coming up next week. He'll see Sepultura. We'll be seeing J Roddy Walston and the Business in June. (It's a concert that I chose and it is at a small venue.)
It's a time for concerts. Not one we planned. We haven't attended concerts for a long time, but we were busy being all parental. Now that K is older, we can now go have some fun together or with friends. That's not a bad thing at all.
