I've been listening to KINK for a long time now. They do contests and I enter a good number of them. I won tickets to see the Neil Young movie once, but nothing since then. One of the things I have tried multiple times for is seeing a mini concert in their live performance lounge. Usually those shows are at 3:30 p.m. so it doesn't interfere with my working life. So I entered to see the Avett Brothers, not expecting anything. So Friday night I got email saying I was on the list, but only the first 40 to respond would be guaranteed a place on the list. Turns out I had only had that email for ten minutes when I read it, so I quickly responded. Then I read further. I have to be downtown Portland at 9:45 at the latest as the concert is at 10. So now we know the secret...they are taped, edited and then played on the radio. So I wait until Saturday to find out if I truly get to do this. I received that email in the afternoon.
Jump forward to today. I went to work early so I can split my day, but not be there too late. I get working and watching the clock. I figured I should leave at 9 a.m. to get there and find parking. The clock said 9 and I looked at my watch. Crap....the clock was wrong it was already 9:20 and I needed to roll fast. Turns out the traffic moved. I was driving and looking for the building. Saw a group of people and knew I had found it. Drove around the block and found a parking garage, where they park your car. Quickly made my way to the entrance and asked some of the others where they got their tickets. So I move to that line which was three ahead of me and two behind. Now the email said first come, first serve and the tickets may be standing room only. I am absolutely sure that I will be standing. I get to the front of the line and get my ticket, and let them know that I did not have a guest after all. I walked away and saw I had a seat. Cool.
Being as how it was already 9:45 when I got there, they immediately let us in. There are about 9 or 10 rows of about 12 seats in each row. The first five rows are down in front of the stage and the rest are on a small balcony. I was in row E, seat 1. I sat down and watched all the proceedings. Then a group of people came in and filled up row C. About that time a man behind me, who had entered shortly after me with a beautiful woman and showed her the secret seats, called out to Dave and pointed to the seat beside me. That would have been my guest's seat. The man then asked if that seat was taken and I explained that my guest didn't make it. He then introduced me to Dave Scott, morning DJ extraordinaire. Dave said he would be happy to be "my guest" for the show. Wow. We chatted a tad and then he introduced the woman behind me as his co-host Sheila Hamilton. What a treat. I thanked them for waking me up every morning.
And then on to the show. The Avett Brothers were amazing. They played three songs and had an interview. I found them interesting and personable. I love seeing bands before they are huge when they still seem like real people. I loved how they played the banjo. It was just amazing being twenty feet from them and watch them perform. It was wonderful. I'm not sure which was better, having Dave be my guest or seeing the Avett Brothers. Well I guess it is the Avett Brothers.
As a side note. Dave Scott really does wear black jeans and a t-shirt. And Sheila Hamilton way outdresses him. I had a great time and enjoyed myself immensely. Thank you KINK and Dave for being my guest.
Jump forward to today. I went to work early so I can split my day, but not be there too late. I get working and watching the clock. I figured I should leave at 9 a.m. to get there and find parking. The clock said 9 and I looked at my watch. Crap....the clock was wrong it was already 9:20 and I needed to roll fast. Turns out the traffic moved. I was driving and looking for the building. Saw a group of people and knew I had found it. Drove around the block and found a parking garage, where they park your car. Quickly made my way to the entrance and asked some of the others where they got their tickets. So I move to that line which was three ahead of me and two behind. Now the email said first come, first serve and the tickets may be standing room only. I am absolutely sure that I will be standing. I get to the front of the line and get my ticket, and let them know that I did not have a guest after all. I walked away and saw I had a seat. Cool.
Being as how it was already 9:45 when I got there, they immediately let us in. There are about 9 or 10 rows of about 12 seats in each row. The first five rows are down in front of the stage and the rest are on a small balcony. I was in row E, seat 1. I sat down and watched all the proceedings. Then a group of people came in and filled up row C. About that time a man behind me, who had entered shortly after me with a beautiful woman and showed her the secret seats, called out to Dave and pointed to the seat beside me. That would have been my guest's seat. The man then asked if that seat was taken and I explained that my guest didn't make it. He then introduced me to Dave Scott, morning DJ extraordinaire. Dave said he would be happy to be "my guest" for the show. Wow. We chatted a tad and then he introduced the woman behind me as his co-host Sheila Hamilton. What a treat. I thanked them for waking me up every morning.
And then on to the show. The Avett Brothers were amazing. They played three songs and had an interview. I found them interesting and personable. I love seeing bands before they are huge when they still seem like real people. I loved how they played the banjo. It was just amazing being twenty feet from them and watch them perform. It was wonderful. I'm not sure which was better, having Dave be my guest or seeing the Avett Brothers. Well I guess it is the Avett Brothers.
As a side note. Dave Scott really does wear black jeans and a t-shirt. And Sheila Hamilton way outdresses him. I had a great time and enjoyed myself immensely. Thank you KINK and Dave for being my guest.
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