Have I mentioned how much I enjoy live music? Seriously, there's nothing better in the world.
Last night we saw Barenaked Ladies at Gibson Amphitheater. Shelby and her boyfriend Rob came down to enjoy the show with us. We stopped by the candy store at Universal Citywalk before heading to the show. As security eyed the candy in my purse, she asked, "What are those?" I told her, "Raisinettes." "You better not throw those!" "Ooooh, no! I'm a very good concert-goer, I promise!" Apparently she hasn't seen my blog posts where I complain about poor concert etiquette. She had good reason to ask, as I learned today that BNL fans have been known to throw macaroni at the stage during the "Kraft Dinner" lyrics of "If I had a $1,000,000."
The show's opener was Mike Doughty, whom I was very excited to see but ended up not impressing me as much as I'd hoped. My co-worker said he's probably one of those acts who's better in a smaller venue. I think she's right.
As for BNL, they were amazingly entertaining as always. This was my third time seeing them. In addition to being extremely talented musicians (Steven Page's voice floors me every time), they're obviously intelligent (referencing obscure Russian leaders) and can come up with such entertaining improv songs on the fly. I can't think of a more hilarious band/musician that I've ever seen. And don't get me started on their occasional choreography.
I also had the pleasure of meeting Jodi and her husband. She's the biggest BNL fan I know, so it was the perfect place to finally put a live face to a blogger name. She was just as sweet in person as she is online!
And I'm happy to report that this post ends my contribution to the NaBloPoMo challenge. Hard to believe that I was able to blog EVERY DAY in November, even over the Thanksgiving break where the blogosphere seemed to grind to a halt. And my everyday-blogging may even land me a fun little prize, so send me some winning vibes!
"It's the perfect time of day to throw all your cares away. Put the sprinkler on the lawn and run through with my gym shorts on." - Pinch Me, BNL
Thursday, November 30, 2006
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9 comments:
I agree 100%! I was at that show too! BNL rocked. They never disappoint. Except I loved Mike Doughty's set too (but not as much as BNL's). I've been a fan of Doughty since his Soul Coughing days though. Still, yeah, he seems more of a smaller venue act.
Aw...you are sweet too! I hope you are not referring to my size when you say "biggest BNL fan"...lol! I showed you how short I really am! It was a great show! I'd rank it in the top 2 of the "bigger venue" shows I've seen them play. I sort of miss the Kraft Dinner thing, but am at least glad I got to do it a couple of times.
Good luck with the NaBloPoMo prize thing. I hope you win something!
i know that jodi girl...she's ok.
i saw mike doughty several times as a part of soul coughing and i can say that he is amazing in a small venue (once i saw him with about 20 other people in a recording studio. it was awesome). sorry i missed him this time. but glad you had a good time. even if you did meet jodi. (i'm kidding! i swear!)
I am so jealous. I didn't buy tickets because I was supposed to be recovering from my surgery. I saw BNL last year though, and they rocked.
Did they do their holiday songs? I love Steven Page so much.
Congrats on Finishing NaBloPoMo, Nanette! I enjoyed reading your More Frequent Posts!
I totally thought about you and your post last night during the show I saw at the Roxy. David Ryan Harris and Dave Barnes attract kind of a younger crowd and to say that I had the worst people around me is an understatement. All I kept thinking was, "Nanette would totally feel my pain right now"!
BNL are so fun in concert! Glad you had a good time. Oh and PS? I'm seeing Wicked the day before you. How random.
If you threw those raisinettes they'd probably think it was rabbit poo. I would.
so jealous! I love BNL but have yet to actually see them in concert.
congrats on your goal of blogging every day!!
I would love to see BNL in concert - sounds like you had a great time.
And congrats on completeing NaBloPoMo! It's been fun reading your blog.
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