Bare Naked Ladies

No, we didn't go see actual naked ladies. We went to see the band  The Bare Naked Ladies in concert at the USANA  Amphitheater. (My mom was SHOCKED when I told her we were going to see Bare Naked Ladies. She didn't know what to think about it. I had to explain it was the name of a band.)

R and me before the concert

 

BNL on stage with the moon in the sky behind the stage.

 

It was a fun concert. BNL is quite funny. They told jokes, goofed around, and changed up lyrics of songs to be silly and to fit the location.  Ben Folds Five and Guster opened the show and put on good concerts as well. Between sets, Guster was out in the open eatery area putting on an acoustic show with people gathering around as close as 5 feet away. 

We had a great time. The Amphitheater was a pretty awesome venue, too. Would definitely see a show there again.

David Lanz Concert

Last night R and I went to see David Lanz at a local Performing Arts Center. R bought tickets back in August as a birthday present for me. It was an amazing concert! It was held at a pretty small venue, so there wasn't a bad seat in the house. It was such a contrast between your typical rock-n-roll concert and this concert. His music is so mellow and relaxing....so there wasn't any dancing in the aisles. He played some of my favorite pieces of his, several Christmas pieces, and a medley of several songs. He told a few stories about how his favorites came to be.

The crazy thing was before the performance, the General Manager of the Center came out on stage to say they had some "important announcements." He proceeded a small bit thanking all those who donated. He announced that they were celebrating because the center is finally all paid for....then they threw confetti from the rafters and lit fireworks on stage.....of a small auditorium. It was so smokey! Just about everyone in the audience was coughing. They had to take a small break before David Lanz came on stage for people to leave the auditorium and get fresh air and for the HVAC to clear out the smoke, which it didn't really do but blow it all over the place. Poor R is getting over a cold and this wasn't the best thing for his lungs. Poor planning on the managements part--several people complaining during the intermission.

Besides the poor air conditions, we really enjoyed the concert. The kids got to spend the evening with one of their favorite babysitters, and we got to go out on a date.