Concert

And the day was here.  The little man went to my brother's.  The little woman went to spend the night at the old neighbor's.  And I went to Eugene with my friend Doug and his neighbor Darren.  We had tickets to see Halestorm.  I would call them a hard rock band.  And apparently I would be wrong.  I guess they are in the metal genre.
Metal is not on my long list of music I like.  I like to hear the music and the words.  I don't need to bang my head or shake my head and brain.  Screaming mostly just doesn't do it for me.  I did enjoy Halestorm though....she didn't really scream a lot.
The opening opening band played for half an hour.  They were just a group on stage and the singer's hair had the most presence.
The opening band, I'm sure was fine for the genre.  For me.....they literally made me sick.  I don't know what was different but the music totally messed with the equilibrium in my head and made me carsick.  Dizzy sitting down.  It helped if I plugged my ears, and boy was I kicking myself for forgetting ear plugs.  I was at a point of almost having to move away from where we were sitting.  We had great seats, but not if I was dizzy.  I did not understand any singing words as their music was way too loud.  They used theatrics a lot.  Doug and Darren liked them a lot.  Darren was teasing me about coming to a concert and not standing and plugging my ears.  Well I don't like to stand at a concert.  I like to enjoy it sitting down.  But I do like to see it also and I did find some holes in the people standing to be able to see.
Finally Halestorm takes the stage and you know why they are the band.  They are not an opening band.  They have their own big light show.  They have their own big stage presence without extra theatrics.  They rock.  I stood, I sat, I was not dizzy in the least.  On the scale of bands they should be further up the line than they are.  And odds are they will get there as long as they stick together.  I loved their new stuff and they played one of my old favorites. 
I loved the venue.  The concert was at the Cuthbert Ampitheater.  Lovely small outdoor venue.  Parking was easy.  Seating was easy. 
It was a great experience.  Thanks Doug for inviting me along.  Next time I invite you, make sure you come along.