Monday, July 6, 2009

Dave Matthews

So, for the 4th of July we celebrated by having some friends over for an American BBQ and then going to a Dave Matthew's Band concert in Montreux. He was performing at the jazz festival there and we were able to get tickets.
This was also the first time we left Analise home alone with a babysitter who had to do everything . . . dinner, jammies, put to bed etc. So it was a big deal (for mommy at least). Thanks Julia for doing a great job!
So at the concert we were waiting outside the auditorium for the doors to open when Daniel (my hyper-perceptive husband) thought he heard Dave playing. Sure enough - he noticed a number of people standing around with cameras and found that Dave was just sitting in the middle of the room doing a broadcast for the radio. We ran over to see but caught the tail end of the performance. We were standing at the back of the circle and a guy came over to push us to the side - at first I was ticked, until we realized that it was because Dave would be walking right this way! So we lined up by the tape and got to shake hands as he walked by!
It was a pretty cool experience and made standing for four hours in a crowded, hot concert hall totally worth it!

2 comments:

Seth said...

Oh my gosh! I hate you guys. I mean, I love you guys and I'm super happy for you...in a "good friend extremely jealous sort of way." haha Sounds like a blast and we miss you guys! - Seth

Brookings Advocates for Small Business and Market Freedom said...

I either need pictures of Dave or pictures of Bers. Well... pictures or a video. This typing stuff just does not cut it. It is like eating sugar free ice cream. It kind of serves the purpose but it leaves you wanting more... :)

Just kidding. that sounds like a really fun night and it sounds like bers is still alive - so that is a good thing. Everyone is happy. Any incidents while you were gone, or did they have a pretty uneventful evening?