One Week
A few weeks back, Jen was complaining that she’s been here over a month and hadn’t seen any live music. We don’t do live music much. Mostly because Brian is a hermit and I’m in bed by 9:00. We’ve tried a few times only to be reminded how late the main act actually goes on. Ohh yes, that ticket for Bob Schneider might say 7:30 but rest assured that we won’t even be awake until after 10:00. So while we’ve purchased bob tickets before, we’ve never actually seen him.
Anyway, shortly after this conversation, I was offered free tickets to my pick of shows at the Moody Theater. There were a number of acts to choose from but the only one that I was interested in was Barenaked Ladies. Even if you don’t like their music, the shows are always entertaining. I figured it would be a good place to take Jen too.
The seats ended up being pretty fantastic. We were in the mezzanine 1 section just off to the size of the stage. The sound is amazing no matter where you sit but you could actually see from these seats! Now, I go between being a seats lady and a GM lady. I love to dance and there’s something restrictive about being in seats. I’m usually the one shoving my way up front on the floor. However, it was nice to actually see a show. If you don’t know what I mean, check out the title of this blog again.
I also didn’t realize the show was actually four bands; Cracker, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Blues Traveler, and BNL. So, as always, the main act didn’t actually play until 10:00!!! Of course, Jen and I got there totally on time when the venue was only a quarter full. For the first two acts we barely even cheered. There was just no energy. Normally, I’ll feed off my friends and I don’t care what others think but it was pretty obvious Jen did care and I didn’t want to embarrass her. At one point, she noted how the crowed was full of people dressed in aqua and pink. Well, much of the pink was actually faded burnt orange, but still. Apparently she’s used to crowds of black. Sometimes I have a hard time telling if she’s happy to be here or not. I’m wondering how long she’s going to wait around for people to judge her. We’re all too busy having fun to worry about that shit.
Big Head Todd was really good and I would totally see them again. I wish that I had gotten into their show a little more. I didn’t know any of their songs which made it difficult. They were awesome for having such a short set. The highlight was when they busted out a blues version of LMAFO’s Sexy and I Know It.
Blues Traveler was really good too even though I’m not a huge fan of their music. It’s totally Austin style and I wanted to dance. I don’t know why, but I let the fact that Jen didn’t like them affect how much I got into the show. That and dancing was just difficult from our seats. I think if we’d been on the floor I would have danced anyway.
Finally the Barenaked ladies were awesome as usual. For them I didn’t sit, I stood behind my chair and danced the whole set. I wish I had moved up to the front of the balcony because those seats remained empty the whole show. They stared out with a rap about a meat coma from Lambert’s and ended with a montage of current hits; including Pit Bull, Rhianna, LMAFO, and Katie Parry. It was a really good time. The videos below are not mine but are better quality than the ones I got. So thanks Ktflisa!
At the end of the show, this completely drunk girl offered me an autographed photo she’s gotten earlier in the day at a meet-and-great. She said her boyfriend took her but she didn’t care for BNL so she thought a true fan should have it. Score!