Barenaked and Lovin' It! Part 3.5

...each band member came around separately to talk with each of us. As they did, we took that opportunity to get our autographs. Unfortunately it wasn't until after Steve, Tyler, and Kevin had come and gone that we realized that we weren't taking any pictures. So we immediately got our camera out and got a picture of us with Ed and then of us with Jim (who by the way, is incredibly tall, if you look at the picture you'll see that he's leaning down to be closer to us.) We didn't end up saying much, but they were all incredibly nice. However, we did ask one specific question. We heard another person ask if they playing a particular song that night. Ed's reply was that it wasn't on the rotation but, he would see if he could do anything. So we then asked if they would be doing our favorite song, "Easy", and then said that it was in the line up. That made us happy. It was then time to usher the band backstage again so that they could get ready. So we were steered back up the main floor so we could go enjoy the concert.

The concert was just as great as expected. They played wonderfully. They had their impromptu rapping sessions a couple of times (incorporating Kentucky in there a few times). One of the highlights of the show was the song "Angry People". All the band members left their instruments to come to centerstage. As they sang on top of recorded backgrounds they performed a hilarious choreographed number that included fights (ala West Side Story) where they even broke a bottle on someone's head at the end of the song. As I've mentioned, they don't just put on a concert, they put on a show. Some other highlights included a few instances where they had to stop singing because they were cracking up about a few of things that were going on in the audience.

The absolute best thing of the concert though, came at almost the very end. Just like normal, the band left the stage, but true to form they still had two encores to do. Do you remember the song we asked if they were playing earlier? As the band is coming up on the stage and were getting to there instruments, Ed looks over at us and points right at us (and there's no mistaking that it was right at us) and they start to play the song. It was incredible. This is probably the best concert experience I will ever have. On a final note, do you remember the wrist band we purchase? Well at the end of the concert if you purchased one these, you can go to the merchandise stand and you get to take home a thumbdrive that contains an MP3 of that very concert you just watched. So now I can listen and relive that concert anytime that I want. How cool is that?Well that's the end of the story...for now. Please, if you ever get an opportunity to see them, please do so, you won't regret, I promise.