So a couple of weeks ago a hair-brained scheme came to me. I love the band wilco. Randy and I discovered them sometime last year and just can't get enough. They have been on a world tour promoting their latest album Sky Blue Sky. - and when I say world tour, I mean everywhere in the world BUT Utah. I check their website semi-frequently to check for tour dates and I saw a show in Grand Junction on May 8th. EUREKA!! I also saw a show for August 18th at Red Butte Gardens in Salt Lake City. EUREKA!! Well, a normal person would be thrilled that the band was coming to their state and just leave it at that, but that would be a normal person. I immediately called Randy, and called Randy, and called Randy, but he finally answered and said, I gotta go, I'll call you back. DANG IT!! I needed to buy tickets fast and look for a hotel and coordinate with work, etc. So, I text messaged little Debbie to see if she was in and she was. So I figured out all of the details and verified with Randy that I was not insane and bought 3 tickets, booked a room at a bed and breakfast and told work that I would be gone all day Thursday, but would be back in time for a 4:00pm meeting that I had to attend.
We left Orem on Wednesday at about 1:30 and arrived in Colorado at about 5:30. We checked into the Willow Pond Bed and Breakfast and rested for a few minutes before grabbing dinner and going to the show. The theater where the show was being held only sat about 1400 people, so it was the perfect size for a really good concert. Wilco played some of our favorites from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot as well as a lot from Sky Blue Sky. They also played a lot of songs that we had never heard. I like going to a show where they actually improvise and play obscure songs that they want to play rather than just what the record label tells them to play. The crowd was great - a lot of them were drunk and just having a really good time. I think non-Utah crowds are better than Utah crowds any day and its not just the drinking - I think people just know how to listen to a band and how to appreciate the music more in other states. It is hard to pinpoint exactly, but I've seen this phenomenon several times. After the show, we went back the B&B and slept.
In the morning, we had an amazing breakfast of vegetarian chorizo breakfast burritos and good conversation with some other guests from British Columbia who were there to mountain bike. we checked out and went to a few music stores in downtown Grand Junction and then we hit the road so I could make it back in time for my meeting. It was a whirlwind trip, but one I will never forget!! And the best part it, I am buying my tickets to see them at Red Butte on Monday morning - WOO HOO!
2 comments:
Sounds like an awesome trip. When I called you I was surprised you were there- apparently we need to talk more! This is so something that we would do if we didn't have kids, so it is cool to see someone actually doing it!
How fun!! Now did Debbie share your B&B? That's a little to close for comfort! You are very lucky to have the free gym thing! I am jealous! I would love to have someone give me a great place to work-out and a personal trainer! I think that's awesome!
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