The concert took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino pool side. Because of my age I remember going to concerts in stadiums, not poolside in a hotel. REO Speedwagon, Kansas City, in case you were wondering.
As I looked around and saw the diverse group of people it struck me that here we were in a large group just one day after the horrific shooting in Colorado. I turned to Cynthia and said we need to talk about what to do if there is a shooting. Not a pleasant thought but one that we did need to discuss. It was a very open area with not many places to hide. We decided that we would play dead. I decided that I would cover her with my body. Then we decided to enjoy the concert.
The first band was LOUD! and that is an understatement. They were so very LOUD that even Cynthia said, "If I go deaf because of this shit, I am going to have the ass." I had to agree. It wasn't just that they were LOUD. You couldn't understand the singer and he was so angry. Anyway they were the warm up band.
The main event was AMAZING! It was everything that I had hoped her first concert would be. She was caught up in the music, the dancing, the crowd. It was great for her and it was great for me. I must admit that next time I won't be so close to the stage. (We were 2 of first 15 people in and it was SRO so there we were in front of the stage next to the SOUND!)
I did realize that I could not stand for the whole thing and found a small table that I could sit on next to a palm tree that gave us a great view and we were at least 15 feet from the SOUND! Small comfort to our ears, but my feet did thank me. Cynthia, she stood the whole time!
On the way home she asked me if I was surprised when the lead singer jumped into the pool. I said not so much I had seen crazier stuff in the 70's and 80's. Lead singer jumping into the pool...pretty tame.
What did surprise me? That this Alternative Rock Band was working with Wounded Warriors. That was AWESOME.
Next concert...earplugs.
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