THERE’S NO GOING BACK NOW

Thanks to my boss, Daughter #1 and I had VIP passes to the Brad Paisley concert last night.  As if that wasn’t thrilling enough, Dierks Bentley was a special guest and the concert opener was Jimmy Wayne.  Can I get a big YEEHAW!

I’m not usually crazy about going to concerts.  I’m not phobic or anything but I don’t really care for large crowds.  This may or may not have something to do with being married to My Harley Stud who doesn’t tolerate large crowds, waiting in lines or invasion of personal space well.  In other words, he can be a JackAss, God bless his little heart.

It quickly became very clear to D1 that I’m not familiar with the whole concert process as I gushed, “Oooooh, they tailgate at concerts just like football games.” as we walked thru the parking lot.  She gave me the classic, “Duh, Mom, don’t you know anything?” look.  We stopped at a concession stand to buy a beer and I was shocked to find that a beer was $10.00.  A.SINGLE.GLASS.OF.BEER!  And yet…..so many appeared to be already drunk.  Who says the economy is hurting?  But I guess that could have been a result of the tailgating, huh?  Yeah, I’m a bit slow sometimes. 

Once inside, we discovered that our box seats were excellent.  We had our own waitress so we didn’t have to wait in any more concession lines.  By mere coincidence, her first name was Smart Mouth too.   She had no problem remembering my name however seemed to have trouble remembering our order.  *sigh*  Outside of that the concert was great.  We didn’t have to stand up even once to be able to see.  And the VIP bathrooms…….Let me tell you:  Barely a line, clean, no one throwing up and some high class conversation that went something like this:

Woman in stall next to mine on her cell phone – Hi.  I’m just calling to get the score.  No, I’m at a concert.  I can’t talk right now.  I just wanted to get the score.  OK, I’ll call you later.

Same woman talking to friend while washing her hands – Yeah, I just called home to get the score.  I just love that Tim Tebow.  Not just because he’s a good quarterback but because he’s a Christian and a really good guy.  That’s “effin” important to me.  (only she didn’t say “effin” if you get my drift)  Gotta love a Gator fan.  Oops!  Did I say that out loud?

So anyway, D1 and I have decided that there’s no going back.  Nothing less than VIP will ever do from now on.  Don’t ask me how either one of us would come up with the $250 plus per ticket but let me tell you, it’s the only way to go. 

Jimmy Wayne was great.  I had never heard of him before last night but I have heard his songs on the radio and like them well enough to know the words to sing along.  He was a great entertainer and really knew how to work the crowd.

And then there was Dierks.  What can I say?  The man has has blue eyes that just might be the cause of global warming.  *sigh*

And Brad?  Well, Brad Paisley is my all time country favorite.  I love that he is a great musician as well as a fabulous singer/songwriter.  He is talent personified, I don’t care what you say.  And he has a sense of humor that comes through in so many of his songs.  What can I say?  I just love me some Brad Paisley.

Dierks melting hearts all across Palm Beach County Brad. *sigh*  Can you believe these seats?  (At the end of the night he put that hat on a little boy in the crowd and walked off stage.  Awww)

I wanted to link my favorite Brad Paisley video but NO CAN DO says YouTube.  Instead, You can click here to watch it on YouTube.  The lyrics are printed below.  Living with a house full of girls, it is the story of MHS’s life.  Enjoy….

"Waitin' On A Woman"
Sittin' on a bench at West Town Mall
He sat down in his overalls and asked me
You waitin' on a woman
I nodded yeah and said how 'bout you
He said son since nineteen fifty-two I've been
Waitin' on a woman
When I picked her up for our first date
I told her I'd be there at eight
And she came down the stairs at eight-thirty
She said I'm sorry that I took so long
Didn't like a thing that I tried on
But let me tell you son she sure looked pretty
Yeah she'll take her time but I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman
He said the wedding took a year to plan
You talk about an anxious man, I was nervous
Waitin' on a woman
And then he nudged my arm like old men do
And said, I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it
Waitin' on a woman
And I don't guess we've been anywhere
She hasn't made us late I swear
Sometimes she does it just 'cause she can do it
Boy it's just a fact of life
It'll be the same with your young wife
Might as well go on and get used to it
She'll take her time 'cause you don't mind
Waitin' on a woman
I've read somewhere statistics show
The man's always the first to go
And that makes sense 'cause I know she won't be ready
So when it finally comes my time
And I get to the other side
I'll find myself a bench, if they've got any
I hope she takes her time, 'cause I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman
Honey, take your time, cause I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman