Gavin Degraw Concert

So on Saturday Oct 4th we went to the Gavin Degraw concert and Listener's louge. Doug won tickets by texting Gavin to Mix 106. They happened to choose Doug's text and yahoo we got a free date night. It is great doing different things other than the normal dinner and a movie thing. This was my first time going to a concert like that to. 

The Listener's lounge was great. It was in this small room with a bar in the side of the knitting factory( formally known as the Big Easy). They had a buffet for us which consisted of cheese and crackers, veggie platter, baby shrimp cocktail, meatballs, taquitos, and nachos. All items to make up the most least expensive buffet ever. I'm not complaining though, at least it was free. They came around to each table and took our picture and gave us a signed picture of the lady from Charlotte Sometimes. She started the night off for us. She came in and sang three of her songs which I did like. Her music was a little different but interesting. 

This is Charlotte Sometimes. They played three of their songs right before Gavin came out. They were great and I like the way that she trys to interact with the crowd and and talks to everyone. She seems like a fun lady.  

This is when they went around and took pictures of everyone. It was just so exciting, I was so happy to be there.

This is Gavin Degraw. He came out and and told everyone a story of how three people in his entrage were fellons and they were not allowed to pass into Canada unless they paid a $200 fee. Two of them paid it and the other refused and had to stay in the motel 8 until the concert was over.  Then he played and sang his Chariott song which I really enjoyed. It was so much better with out all the background music and instruments. He did a great job. 

Then we got to meet Gavin and take a picture with him. Doug thought that his was a real genuine guy. I thought he seemed like any other guy with a life like that. He seemed like he had a life of only thinking of himself and a lot of free time hanging around with his groupies. He was very laid back but everyone was also particular in trying to do every thing and anything to please him and make him happy. 

I guess that is how life is when you are famous. Everyone is very careful to take care of your needs and make you happy. Everything is pretty much done for you and you just get to lay back, do your thing and get out of there. So great for him.

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I actually got to meet a famous person, Wow. Fun. 

So the concert didn't start until 8:30 and by the time that we got there, there were no seats left to sit on. So we had to stand in the mosh pit area. It was definitely crowd by thime it all got started but exciting nonetheless. Doug's brother Jeff also won tickets to the concert and we got to hang out with him and his sister Sarah for the whole thing. 

I thought it was funny that when both Charlotte Sometimes and Gavin would talk to the crowd about things I mostly could not relate. I didn't have the same experiences as he did. My life was so different than theirs. 

I really enjoyed the music. Not dirty and up beat so that you really would want to dance to it. It took me back to the time that Katie used to take me dancing with her. I loved to go dancing. It was fun and I got to interact with people and guys that were older than me. I also really enjoyed going out and hanging around Katie because she was such an out going person who I wanted to be like.

As the music got loud it would make your whole body vibrate to and your ears shake until they would start to tickle. I would stand there and close my eyes and some times I could not even take in a deep breath because the music was making my lungs struggle to take in air. I had a space around me that I was very happy for where I did not have to bump up against or be pushed by others. It was just enough room to be comfortable and dance a bit to the music. 

Gavin played several songs that I recognized from off the radio and several I've never heard. I really don't listen to the radio all that much when where ever I go the kids are usually with me. I don't like leaving the radio on for the kids to listen to. 

At the end of the concert Gavin and his band left the room real fast and a constant roar of screaming voices sounded until Gavin came out a did an oncore. I thought my ears would never recover. The ringing in my ears did not go away until we were out of the building. 

Before leaving I saw a lady that I used to work with  and I went up to her to talk. I asked her how things were going and how it was at the office. I had seen her husband when I did the camelsback Duathalon and I stupidly asked about him. She reluctantly explained that she was no longer with him and that he cheated on her and had an affair. Now these people are LDS and I was a bit surprised and now I feel even worse that I brought that up and made her feel uncomfortable. It is really sad, I have heard of a lot of people getting divorsed lately because of infadelity and most of these people are LDS. What the heck is up with that. Why can't people just stay with the person they've got and married to. Why do they have to do such awful things as that and many of them do it for a long time before it is actually found out. Like I mean not just a one time mistake but having actual girlfriends while having a separate family and children. Crazy buisness I tell you, Crazy buisness. 

Other than embarrassing myself in front of my former coworker I had a great night. It took away from my own reality and day to day life. I got have a good time with my husband and it was all free. Can't get much better than that.