Four and a half hours, all Stellar Kart coming from the van's CD player. They have 3 CDs out and a best of that has 3 new songs (man I hate it when bands add new songs to a best of album). Anyway, we listened to all the songs twice and still had a few miles to spare before we pulled into Decatur. We arrived around 2:15 local time (check in time was 2) and were able to get some pool time in before heading out to find some hotel room snacks. I did lose a dollar bet with the son as he managed to go from hot tub to pool within 30 seconds (I warned him it would be cold but he did not believe me). The expression on his face was worth the price though. We wandered up and down the road looking for a store where we could get snacks, aspirin (my right knee is sore from the drive), some anti-itch creme (mosquitoes were bad near the beach) and some chips and drinks. We ended up at a WalMart (which I generally avoid) and then headed to the mall for some dinner before the concert. Not many choices when you are trying to eat gluten free but we shared a foot long meatball sub (by sharing I mean the son ate the meatballs and I ate the bread and left over marinara sauce). Back to hotel for some quick clean up and then off to the concert.
We arrived when the doors opened (6:30) and found some seats about 2/3 of the way back. Soon it was time for the first band, First December, to start. They are a local band (actually from Decatur) and they all looked way young to me. They were OK and only did 4 songs. Next up was Seventh Time Down and they sounded great to me. They were very loud however and not knowing their music at all the son did not care much for them. He was there for one reason and one reason only, Stellar Kart. They came on eventually with a ton of energy.
They were all wearing headbands and bright band tshirts. Since I know all their music I can tell you they did a great job of staying true to the CDs. With the exception of no keyboards (their 3rd CD has a lot of keyboards), they sounded spot on. They also were quite funny. They did a whole Disney movie theme montage that was hilarious. When the concert was over, we picked up an 8x10 of the band and then got in line for signatures. Once we got to the front of the line, I made sure that they knew that their #1 fan from Indiana made the 300 mile trek to see them. They were impressed. The son's smile (that had been plastered on his face the whole night) got even bigger as his heroes actually looked him in the face and talked to him. A great night to be his father. I am sure he will not forget this time that we had.
Well we have time for one more dip in the pool before we have to pack up and head back to reality-ville.
Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.
Jon
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