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It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
Jun. 11th, 2006 08:47 amThat was Ariel's second live Rock concert. When she was 8 we took her to see "Cherry Popping Daddies" which is more big band swing than hard rock. She enjoyed Blondie but didn't think much of the New Cars so I promised to play her some old Cars so she could compare the two.
The seats we had were wonderful corporate seating that came with a VIP pass to a lounge with a restroom with a much shorter line than the rest of the venue. The seats had a wait staff to get you what you wanted during the concert. Nice posh seats too with nice thick cushions to sit on. A big THANK YOU to Jo Duffy who thought of us for the tickers.
I had seen both Blondie and the Cars in the 80s. Debra Harry has not lost anything off her fastball as they say. It was entertaining and she was wonderful. Same punk attitude that I remember from oh so long ago. They saved "Heart of Glass" for last and the crowd roared their approval. She did get the crowd going and kept them in the palm of her hand for her part of the concert.
After a short intermission the new Cars performed. Todd Rundgren did a fine job but he was no Ric Ocasek. I think his voice was really bothering him to because he more spoke sung than sung the songs. I was so glad that the keyboardist Greg Hawkes was there because that made it the Cars for me at points and Elliot Easton still plays a mean guitar. They did some old stuff, some new stuff, and some of Todd's stuff too. The crowd was dancing up a storm and singing along with them more so than with Blondie. I took Ariel home a little early since she was falling asleep so I didn't hear what they did for an encore. I am glad I did since we missed some major road construction by about half an hour.
All during the concert I was have a trip down memory lane to other concerts I attended and worked over the years. I watched the crew switch over from one group to the next and appreciated the precision that they did it. There were the usual couple of sound problems to be dealt with but it was done quickly and the operator had my sympathies. I did put in my ear plugs so my hearing is just fine this morning. Only bad thing was some bad fruit that I ate which I regurgitated after we got home.
I am grateful that Ariel had fun at the concert.
The seats we had were wonderful corporate seating that came with a VIP pass to a lounge with a restroom with a much shorter line than the rest of the venue. The seats had a wait staff to get you what you wanted during the concert. Nice posh seats too with nice thick cushions to sit on. A big THANK YOU to Jo Duffy who thought of us for the tickers.
I had seen both Blondie and the Cars in the 80s. Debra Harry has not lost anything off her fastball as they say. It was entertaining and she was wonderful. Same punk attitude that I remember from oh so long ago. They saved "Heart of Glass" for last and the crowd roared their approval. She did get the crowd going and kept them in the palm of her hand for her part of the concert.
After a short intermission the new Cars performed. Todd Rundgren did a fine job but he was no Ric Ocasek. I think his voice was really bothering him to because he more spoke sung than sung the songs. I was so glad that the keyboardist Greg Hawkes was there because that made it the Cars for me at points and Elliot Easton still plays a mean guitar. They did some old stuff, some new stuff, and some of Todd's stuff too. The crowd was dancing up a storm and singing along with them more so than with Blondie. I took Ariel home a little early since she was falling asleep so I didn't hear what they did for an encore. I am glad I did since we missed some major road construction by about half an hour.
All during the concert I was have a trip down memory lane to other concerts I attended and worked over the years. I watched the crew switch over from one group to the next and appreciated the precision that they did it. There were the usual couple of sound problems to be dealt with but it was done quickly and the operator had my sympathies. I did put in my ear plugs so my hearing is just fine this morning. Only bad thing was some bad fruit that I ate which I regurgitated after we got home.
I am grateful that Ariel had fun at the concert.
