Well this week I've had major troubles sleeping, so I've been too tired to even blog about anything. Our really only interesting adventure this week was the Aerosmith concert at verizon amphitheater. So the forecast for that evening was thunderstorms, large hail, dangerous lightning, and I think tornado conditions...not ideal for an outdoor show. So I call that afternoon to ask if there is severe weather if the show will be rescheduled or anything-- they say, No it is rain or shine. Ok, so we grab a large umbrella and put in the car and head out there after work. We eat at Dave and Busters for dinner since it is right next door and we have HORRIBLE service, so we don't get to the concert until at least 30 minutes after it started. But that's okay- i wasn't gung-ho to see the opening band anyways. We have to park in the very last row...and let me tell you the parking lot is HUGE-- I bet it is .75-1 mile walk from this spot to our seats. We decide not to bring the umbrella cause the weather looked okay and they are so picky about what you can bring inside that we weren't sure they'd allow it. So just as we get inside to our seats, we see the last song of the opener. We now have an hour break until aerosmith comes on and the lightning starts up real bad. We can't get internet or phone service because I was trying to call my sister to get a radar report. And the policy at the concert is no re-entry...so basically I'm feeling stuck here...but am wondering if hail starts where all these thousands of people are going to go cause there is limited sheltered areas and it was going to be a panic scene! I can't imagine if hail can dent my car how bad it is going to hurt on my skin! And as luck would have it, we have seats but are like 10 rows short of being under the covered seats. So we talk to our usher-girl and she says that supposedly there were 5 news stations outside because there was such severe weather headed our way and all these people are at the concert...ya, so we're some of the idiots standing outside here! So we are debating what to do and finally they make an announcement that they will let you leave and re-enter after the weather has passed. They are going to postpone the show and want everyone to go to their cars and they'll announce on the radio when to come back in. So now we have like a mile hike back to the car and are almost running because we are afraid a downpour is going to suddenly start. We get back to the car and both have to go to the bathroom REAL badly. So we drive back to D&B to use the bathroom there and just hang out in there for a while. Finally at 10pm, we go out to the car and decide they have to be making a decision soon to either go on or just cancel it. Right then they announce they'll start it back up in 15 minutes. So now we park again and this time in like the 3rd to last row, so save ourselves about 10 steps and haul back in there sharing our 1 umbrella and the rain is coming down pretty good. I have flipflops on and since they are wet, they are real slippery and i'm sliding all over the place and have my jeans rolled up. So we stand through the whole concert under the umbrella and finally during the very last song...guess what...the rain stops! Now we hike back our car through the most uneven parking lot ever-- walkthing through huge puddles like 4 inches deep of water the whole way. It was a good show, but don't know it was worth all the effort! They did play some good stuff, but then also had a good number of songs that either one of us had never even heard before. At least it was a memorable experience though and did make it a little more exciting!
6.12.2009
Aerosmith adventure
Well this week I've had major troubles sleeping, so I've been too tired to even blog about anything. Our really only interesting adventure this week was the Aerosmith concert at verizon amphitheater. So the forecast for that evening was thunderstorms, large hail, dangerous lightning, and I think tornado conditions...not ideal for an outdoor show. So I call that afternoon to ask if there is severe weather if the show will be rescheduled or anything-- they say, No it is rain or shine. Ok, so we grab a large umbrella and put in the car and head out there after work. We eat at Dave and Busters for dinner since it is right next door and we have HORRIBLE service, so we don't get to the concert until at least 30 minutes after it started. But that's okay- i wasn't gung-ho to see the opening band anyways. We have to park in the very last row...and let me tell you the parking lot is HUGE-- I bet it is .75-1 mile walk from this spot to our seats. We decide not to bring the umbrella cause the weather looked okay and they are so picky about what you can bring inside that we weren't sure they'd allow it. So just as we get inside to our seats, we see the last song of the opener. We now have an hour break until aerosmith comes on and the lightning starts up real bad. We can't get internet or phone service because I was trying to call my sister to get a radar report. And the policy at the concert is no re-entry...so basically I'm feeling stuck here...but am wondering if hail starts where all these thousands of people are going to go cause there is limited sheltered areas and it was going to be a panic scene! I can't imagine if hail can dent my car how bad it is going to hurt on my skin! And as luck would have it, we have seats but are like 10 rows short of being under the covered seats. So we talk to our usher-girl and she says that supposedly there were 5 news stations outside because there was such severe weather headed our way and all these people are at the concert...ya, so we're some of the idiots standing outside here! So we are debating what to do and finally they make an announcement that they will let you leave and re-enter after the weather has passed. They are going to postpone the show and want everyone to go to their cars and they'll announce on the radio when to come back in. So now we have like a mile hike back to the car and are almost running because we are afraid a downpour is going to suddenly start. We get back to the car and both have to go to the bathroom REAL badly. So we drive back to D&B to use the bathroom there and just hang out in there for a while. Finally at 10pm, we go out to the car and decide they have to be making a decision soon to either go on or just cancel it. Right then they announce they'll start it back up in 15 minutes. So now we park again and this time in like the 3rd to last row, so save ourselves about 10 steps and haul back in there sharing our 1 umbrella and the rain is coming down pretty good. I have flipflops on and since they are wet, they are real slippery and i'm sliding all over the place and have my jeans rolled up. So we stand through the whole concert under the umbrella and finally during the very last song...guess what...the rain stops! Now we hike back our car through the most uneven parking lot ever-- walkthing through huge puddles like 4 inches deep of water the whole way. It was a good show, but don't know it was worth all the effort! They did play some good stuff, but then also had a good number of songs that either one of us had never even heard before. At least it was a memorable experience though and did make it a little more exciting!