Random at the Rock Concert

Last night Will and I went to a Grace Potter concert.  If you like rock music, I highly recommend you look her up.  She is not a christian artist so if you are a person that only listens to christian music, I would recommend that you skip it.  There is the occasional curse word and sexual reference.  You have been warned.

This is not in the "summer blogging" order that I had intended, but wanted to write it while it is fresh in my mind.  First, I want to tell you about an arrangement that we have with some friends of ours.  Once a month their kids spend the night with us.  Once a month our kids spend the night with them.  Its a beautiful thing.  We started this when they were very young.  This means that sometimes they've been up all night with our kids and there have been times we've been up all night with their kids.  It doesn't matter - that one night a month is totally worth it.  We are aloud to stay out as late as we want.  Sometimes we go out and sometimes we stay in.  Sometimes we hang out just the two of us, sometimes we invite friends to hang out - kid free, of course.

Next, I know some of my thrifty readers may say, "concerts are too expensive, why do you go?"  My answer is this.  We love music.  We love supporting the artists that we love.  We love that our area is trying to support live music and we want that to continue.  It really does help our local economy.  I, also, am really thrifty.  I'd say even at times just plain cheap.  I think though, that  if you spend your money wisely, you should be able to do some fun things that are expensive.  We just cut back in other areas.  We go to probably two concerts a year.  I think that if I don't do some things I love, I would start to get sad that all I do is save money.  That being said, if we don't have the money, we don't go.

Okay, now on to the concert itself.  This is going to be an example of how my brain works.  It will be random.  It may seem unrelated, but I promise, all thoughts are strung together by a thread of commonality.
That thread being the concert.

And we begin.

I'd love to be a rock star.
Why did I wear these shoes?  I knew I would be standing a lot.
I don't mind standing near the stage, but I'm positioned inside the speakers.  Everything has a muffled sound.
Wow, her dress is short.  Is it even a dress?  It might just be a shirt.  At least she's wearing some short shorts under there.  Man, I wish my legs looked like hers.  I guess I should work out more.
Is she getting another beer?  I'm pretty sure by her boisterous attitude that she's already had too many.
Can't these people tell this is a quiet, sensitive part of the song?  That doesn't mean its their turn to yell things!  Its also not the time to show us your new, improved, alcohol induced harmonies!
Nope, alcohol does not make you a good dancer.  Your friend told you it did?  They have had too much, too.
Obviously I was much younger the last time I stood near the stage at a concert.
Man, this band is awesome.
Let's move to the back.
Much better.  I get a more complete version of the sound back here.
There's enough room for me to dance.
Oh, people might see my dancing and think that I've been drinking, too.
I love to dance.  Its been too long.  The last time I danced was Zach's wedding.
I wonder how Zach is doing.  I enjoyed seeing Hilary at that wedding.
Oh!  I love this song!
Emma and Taylor would like her dancing.  I hope they went to bed okay.
Maybe I don't want to be a rock star.  I wouldn't be able to put up with the audience.  I need to sing something more mellow.  If you stay calm, the crowd stays calm.
My feet are actually okay, but my right knee hurts.
Wow!  What a concert!  They were incredible!