Our first concert of the season was Nickelback. (A little cheesy but they put on a good show!) We got a little flak for going to this concert, but it was super fun...there was a crazy lady dancing like a total nutjob in front of us and every guy in the crowd thought he was Chad Kroeger...for those of you who aren't Nickelback-ites...he's the lead singer. Don't worry, I didn't know either.
But there was more fist pumping than a Journey concert and lots of lace corsets on girls who maybe should have chosen another way to go in the clothing department. This made for interesting people watching to say the least. I chose to wear a sweet pink dress and white semi-gladiator sandals. When I walked in, the lady who was checking purses said, "Be careful in there." Needless to say, no one was harmed in the making of this picture....
This is the only one I have from the concert because I left my computer at home while I'm working today. Mister P is actually quite sober and I am very much less so (he drove, bless his heart), but you'd never know it from this picture.
Next up in the Team Us Concert Series was Kings of Leon. We arrived about an hour late to this concert and missed the whole opening show. It was The Walkmen, who I know nothing about so I wasn't too terribly upset. Mister P bought these tickets the day after KOL won best song of the year and we hadn't heard any of the other music on the whole album. I went in knowing the two songs they play on the radio and that's about it.
The crowd was really awesome at this show, mostly young and cool. The show was good, but they kept shining the lights on the crowd instead of the band which was weird. There were two guys in front of us who smoked three joints during the concert and absolutely loved eachother. They were definitely having a bromance, and also having more fun than anyone else at the concert. It was touching.
This is a very professional looking photo taken by Mister P during the show. He's a crazy photo-taker when we go to events like this. A regular paparazzo. The crowd went crazy when they played "Sex on Fire." Fun times.
Ok, now for round three of the amazing concert extravaganza....The Ancient City Crawfish Boil in St. Augustine. This was a two day event with about 15 bands playing throughout the weekend. We took Friday off from work to drive down there and we got to see Corey Smith (who was awesome, as always), Flyleaf..ehh, G Love and the Special Sauce who totally jammed, and then one of the crowning acheivements of my life, SNOOP D-O-DOUBLE-JIZZLE. Yessir, the real deal. Snoop-a-loop. Don't worry, I brought my green hat. Friday was awesome, Mister P works for the Miller/Coors distributer in JacksonVegas and Miller Lite was sponsoring the event so we got to hang out on the awesome Miller bus and drink for free. That was fun. He has a cool job.
Saturday we saw Presidents of the USA, which was definitely my second favorite concert of the weekend, they definitely seem like they enjoy their job and sang a song called, "We're never gonna make it." Which was pretty funny since they've been around so long and they're still kinda underground. Then it was Saving Abel...I was eating crawfish during this show and couldn't be bothered to go around to look at the stage to see them. I only knew one song. Then, Candlebox, Hinder, and 3 Doors Down.
All in all, it was a FUN weekend. I have a really random sunburn where I didn't manage to get sunscreen spread on my shoulder, but it was definitely worth it. Here are the fun pics from the weekend.
Here are me and Mister P chilling listening to my fave Corey Smith. I love this guy, if you haven't heard his music, check him out. It's Georgia country music. Very awesome with great lyrics. My favorite songs are, Next Year and Skin of My Teeth. P.S. That dress I'm wearing looked a lot cuter in the mirror than it does in this picture.
Here's me looking totally awkward and frump-tastic while taking a picture with Hinder. This is one of the cool things we got to do as Miller Lite VIP's. We ended up forgetting our posters that got signed by these guys, but they also signed our tickets so it's all good!
Here's Pres. of the USA. Definitely super nice and kind of weird, but fun. We actually got to talk to these guys which was cool. This is my fave moment from the weekend.
Here's the stage and the crowd from Saturday's shows. It was HOT. Like, whoa my face is going to melt off, hot. Thankfully we had MGD 64 to cool us down. :)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand here he is, Mister Snoop Dogg! We were really far away because I don't like crowds and Mister P has a habit of swinging his elbows around when he dances. I think it's super cute, but normally people standing in close proximity to us don't enjoy it. Snoop played mostly old-school stuff and some of the stuff from the last couple of years. It was very cool.And my super long blog comes to an end, but the concert season isn't over, we still have Brett Dennen and O.A.R. in August which will be our one year anniversary! And yes, we already have tickets for that show.
Rock On!
