matthews under the stars

dave matthews, that is... and the stars were over west palm beach florida, to be more or less precise... the cruzan ampitheatre is a fun place to watch a concert from the lawn if (and it is a very big if) you get there early enough to walk in as soon as the gates open (about 2-2.5 hours before the concert start time) and head straight to the lawn to set up your chairs... we had vip seating without paying for it by being one of the first in and going to the family fun zone (no smoking, no drinking, just right for me) and we parked right behind a blanket with a couple of young kids on it who were in the first row on the center isle end which gave us even more leg room and side room than anybody right up front... behind us people were crammed in but the family fun zone respected kids so nobody was cramming... yeah, not up front, but big screens helped show close ups and the fresh air and sky was wonderful and the light show made the seats perfect cuz further up the full light show would have been lost above and behind us... yup, great spot... and $38 a ticket made it even better...


but it was the music and people and lights and great outdoors and stars and beach balls bouncing around and music, yeah, music... live music...

oh, and a road trip... and now, a comfy hilton bed... yup, great weekend :)