Seeing A Show For The First Time
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008I’ve gone to many a concert over the years, typically with my concert going buddy Timmy B. We’ve seen virtually everybody together, from Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan to the Doors and the Rolling Stones, which makes the idea of seeing a concert with someone new always a little exciting.
For example, last night my wife accompanied me to Fallsview Casino at the last minute to see Brian Wilson. My wife is admitedly not a Beach Boys fan, so I was sceptical about how much she’d actually enjoy herself. Once the concert started and I realized this wasn’t going to be a typical Brian show (stripped down, missing band members, no teleprompter for BW) I thought it may not be the best first time experience for her. You can imagine how happy I was to see her enjoying herself throughout the evening and to have her tell me at the end of the night that she’d happily see Brian again. I guess you just can’t deny his charm and amazing catalogue of songs.
Tonight I may have a similar experience as my friend the Japer is going to his first Rush concert. No doubt he knows the big songs, but I don’t think the Japer is someone who would consider himself a huge Rush fan. But with all the bells and whistles that are part and parcel of the Geddy/Alex/Neil experience, I’m pretty sure he’s going to have his mind blown. Seeing a show for the first time - there’s nothing like it.
On that note take FIRSTTIME to the Jack Nation and score pointaroonies.