A Lifting Compliment

A friend called last week and said that I am one of the positive relationships in her life.

This compliment has lifted me for over a week now.

Great Big Sea in Anaheim

Great Big Sea started their 20 year anniversary tour at The Grove in Anaheim.  I snagged a ticket in the pre-sale 10 minutes after going on sale.  My chosen-for-me seat seems disappointing, as their seating chart had me on the very in of the 5th row.  Oh well.  I have been to this venue before and remember good seats everywhere.  But the end of the aisle – for pre-sale?

Traveling from Solana Beach to Anaheim was painless and fast.  Seems most LA concert travels choke after Anaheim.  I got to the venue about 7:35 for a scheduled 8pm start.  Time to find my seat, walk the venue, buy an overpriced drink, and check out the merchandise.  Bonus:  the seat was 5th row and 2/3 to the end of the row – not the end.

The lights dimmed, I found my seat and spoke to the person sitting next to me.  Mark had never seen GBS but enjoyed hearing them on Pandora.  Score another one for internet radio – that’s how I heard of GBS.

GBS took the stage and delivered.  After about 3 songs in, Alan said GBS would be playing 2 sets w/ an intermission.  This was due to all the old songs and hits they wanted to play.  This could have been one of the best of the 11 (and counting) GBS concerts I have been to.  They sounded great and as always seen to really enjoy playing on stage.

At intermission, I got in line for a beer behind Scott Grimes.  He acted like he didn’t know me.  Scott, we were at the Alan Doyle show together just last month!

GBS began on time at 8pm and finished the encore at 10:35.  Subtract out the 30-minute intermission and the $40 got 2 hours of great entertainment.

GBS was loudly played on the iPod for the travel back home.