My 2 year hiatus from Guster is officially over! On Tuesday night my friend Kari called and said she got us on "the list" for a private Guster show happening on Wed. night at the Northrup in Mpls. Count me in! It has been 2 years since my last show (offically 1 year, 11 months & 19 days) so a free show at a great venue...I was psyched to say the least. This was the first place I ever saw Guster perform, back on August 1, 2002. Since then I have seen Guster in concert 15 times in 5 states. I tell you this, not to brag, but to help you understand the level of...addiction... I have met the band 10 times (this means Ive stood outside the bus, usually in less than favorable weather, to get a chance to say hi and have something autographed). For me, 2 years was a VERY long time. It has also been 2 years since Courtney, Kari and I have been to a show together. Long overdue.
So this show was a UofM student only show. Tickets were not sold but were earned by volunteer work. Something like 20 hours would earn a student 2 tickets. Well, we were on the list. Only when we got there, we werent on the list. But Kari apparently knew the right names to throw around because the ticket lady believed her, and her +2 status and handed over the 3 tickets and after show "meet 'n great" passes. We enjoyed an awesome show! In the 2 years since I last saw them, they changed up a few of their classics. The drummer, Brian, plays most of the songs with his hands (no sticks) so Im guessing that years of touring and looking at years ahead, he had to back of a bit of his "Thundergodness" and call it an "update."
This show was part of what Guster calls their "Campus Consciousness tour." Basically, sell tickets to shows at colleges (biggest fan base) and "educate students about the environment." Ryan (the leader) stated that they wanted to raise awareness and educate about global warming, but its been offically solved. Afterall, its snowing in April! So there you have it, global warming no longer exists.
At any rate, I loved the show. We got to meet the band afterwards. It was very cool because we also ran into a guy that we saw at the May '05 show. It was very cool to recognize and be recognized by a fellow fan that I havent seen in years.
We left the show (didnt have to pay for parking) and as is tradition, we stopped and ate at Perkins. When I got home after a fun evening, it was 1:15. Yes, I did get up for work this am, but definately can tell Im not in college anymore. Its rough being out that late and then getting up for work, but I would do it all over again!
2 comments:
That was indeed an awesome little adventure we had!
Haha.. I freakin' love it! When are you sending pictures? I need to post that on MySpace!
Yay!!! A great band. You need to take Nick to see them some time, maybe in exchange for him taking you to a TMBG show.
-tFJ
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