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Uhhh, remember when I posted that whiny entry about being super hot at Red, Hot & Boom? Perhaps you would like to see my pictures of that day?
The truly ironic thing is that shortly after that post, some nice dark clouds rolled in. They covered up the sun and dropped the temperature and it was all well and good until the sky was suddenly BLACK. View of the stage:
Last glimpse of the sun...
The first act was a singer named Evan Taubenfield (or something) who was billed in the program as the former "Lead guitarist for Avril Lavigne!!!" and uh, that pretty much summed him up. He was annoying.
But he only made it through a song & a half before they called off the show because of the rain!
He gave a couple of high-fives as he left. (I was kind of hoping he'd fall in the water...)
So I waited. It rained a little. Whatever. It rained a little more. Okay. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR OF DOOM IMMINENT ...Fine, time to take cover. Welcome to Florida in July, people. I was pretty sure this meant that The Cab (who were next) were going to get cheated out of their set, but they weren't! Eventually the rain stopped (and it got hot again almost immediately, lol) and it was Cab time.
I did the best I could with pictures, but damn if that stage isn't far away--and I was on the "barricade." But three out of five boys were shirtless (hey, it was hot)...
Including Bryan, the new kid. I think he'll fit in just fine.
Full band shot:
They played "I'll Run," "Disturbia," "Bounce," and "Risky Business," and even then, the fourth song was a last-minute addition. I'm just glad they got to play at all. Because the stage at Crane's Roost is out on the water, the bands get there by boat, something that the boys were quite amused by (according to Twitter, anyway.) So here is The Cab on a boat, lol.
The next act was a singer named Jessie James and OH MY GOD SHE WAS AWFUL HERE HAVE A PICTURE AND LET'S MOVE ON
I stuck around for Hey Monday, who are still adorable and catchy, but they only got to play three songs: "Obvious," "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now." I'm kinda bummed I missed their headliner in Tampa.
I love her little outfit.
I left after that because it was hot (duh) and crowded and I didn't feel like sitting through more horrible bands (even if they did only get 3 song sets) to see Kevin Rudolf. Next time, dude.
Then last week I went out to Tampa to see Smash Mouth play after a baseball game!
The game was at Tropicana Field in St. Pete, the place that kind of looks like a lopsided spaceship. It's cool. It kind of detracted from my image of a baseball game--outside under the stars and with real grass, etc.--but you know what, air conditioning is nice too.
Spaceship!
The Tampa Bay Rays were a pretty big deal last year. I don't know anything at all about baseball so I can't offer too much insightful commentary on the game. It was interesting? We had pretty good seats; my dad won them from a radio station.
Lori was not really amused.
Because the field doesn't have a lot of extra space, the players did their warm-up throws right in front of us.
One of the cool things about the stadium is that they had a tank full of ACTUAL stingrays that you could pet and/or feed $4 fish to. Lori and I just chose to observe from a distance.
Of course, since we were there, the team ended up losing the game (sigh), but then it was time for Smash Mouth! They set up the stage right on the field.
I ended up watching the set from the back of the crowd (no one I was with wanted to get closer!) so I couldn't get any good pictures. Gotta say though, the sound was not good at ALL. Way too much bass! You could hardly hear the guitar at all. I guess that's what you get when you set up a stage on an indoor baseball field. WHEN WILL THEY LEARN. The set included a lot of Van Halen covers and more new songs than I would have liked, but eh, I'm oldschool. Smash Mouth was pretty important to me back in the day. They were the first real concert I went to--at Mardi Gras at Universal in 1990-whatever. Good times. :3
Finally, have some cute animals. I know that's what you came here for.
Orange kitty is my favorite. I have entirely too many pictures of him. Here he is using my new IKEA pillow as a hat.
He was most displeased when I moved the pillow for a better picture.
And I saved the best for last! This tiny, tiny turtle magically appeared in my backyard the other day--and I saw him again today! He could easily fit in your hand. SO CUTE
Wow, I feel all accomplished now.
The truly ironic thing is that shortly after that post, some nice dark clouds rolled in. They covered up the sun and dropped the temperature and it was all well and good until the sky was suddenly BLACK. View of the stage:
Last glimpse of the sun...
The first act was a singer named Evan Taubenfield (or something) who was billed in the program as the former "Lead guitarist for Avril Lavigne!!!" and uh, that pretty much summed him up. He was annoying.
But he only made it through a song & a half before they called off the show because of the rain!
He gave a couple of high-fives as he left. (I was kind of hoping he'd fall in the water...)
So I waited. It rained a little. Whatever. It rained a little more. Okay. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR OF DOOM IMMINENT ...Fine, time to take cover. Welcome to Florida in July, people. I was pretty sure this meant that The Cab (who were next) were going to get cheated out of their set, but they weren't! Eventually the rain stopped (and it got hot again almost immediately, lol) and it was Cab time.
I did the best I could with pictures, but damn if that stage isn't far away--and I was on the "barricade." But three out of five boys were shirtless (hey, it was hot)...
Including Bryan, the new kid. I think he'll fit in just fine.
Full band shot:
They played "I'll Run," "Disturbia," "Bounce," and "Risky Business," and even then, the fourth song was a last-minute addition. I'm just glad they got to play at all. Because the stage at Crane's Roost is out on the water, the bands get there by boat, something that the boys were quite amused by (according to Twitter, anyway.) So here is The Cab on a boat, lol.
The next act was a singer named Jessie James and OH MY GOD SHE WAS AWFUL HERE HAVE A PICTURE AND LET'S MOVE ON
I stuck around for Hey Monday, who are still adorable and catchy, but they only got to play three songs: "Obvious," "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now." I'm kinda bummed I missed their headliner in Tampa.
I love her little outfit.
I left after that because it was hot (duh) and crowded and I didn't feel like sitting through more horrible bands (even if they did only get 3 song sets) to see Kevin Rudolf. Next time, dude.
Then last week I went out to Tampa to see Smash Mouth play after a baseball game!
The game was at Tropicana Field in St. Pete, the place that kind of looks like a lopsided spaceship. It's cool. It kind of detracted from my image of a baseball game--outside under the stars and with real grass, etc.--but you know what, air conditioning is nice too.
Spaceship!
The Tampa Bay Rays were a pretty big deal last year. I don't know anything at all about baseball so I can't offer too much insightful commentary on the game. It was interesting? We had pretty good seats; my dad won them from a radio station.
Lori was not really amused.
Because the field doesn't have a lot of extra space, the players did their warm-up throws right in front of us.
One of the cool things about the stadium is that they had a tank full of ACTUAL stingrays that you could pet and/or feed $4 fish to. Lori and I just chose to observe from a distance.
Of course, since we were there, the team ended up losing the game (sigh), but then it was time for Smash Mouth! They set up the stage right on the field.
I ended up watching the set from the back of the crowd (no one I was with wanted to get closer!) so I couldn't get any good pictures. Gotta say though, the sound was not good at ALL. Way too much bass! You could hardly hear the guitar at all. I guess that's what you get when you set up a stage on an indoor baseball field. WHEN WILL THEY LEARN. The set included a lot of Van Halen covers and more new songs than I would have liked, but eh, I'm oldschool. Smash Mouth was pretty important to me back in the day. They were the first real concert I went to--at Mardi Gras at Universal in 1990-whatever. Good times. :3
Finally, have some cute animals. I know that's what you came here for.
Orange kitty is my favorite. I have entirely too many pictures of him. Here he is using my new IKEA pillow as a hat.
He was most displeased when I moved the pillow for a better picture.
And I saved the best for last! This tiny, tiny turtle magically appeared in my backyard the other day--and I saw him again today! He could easily fit in your hand. SO CUTE
Wow, I feel all accomplished now.