September 9, 2009
Hey! Down in front!
One of my favoritest bands in the world is Great Big Sea, from the “tropical island of Newfoundland,” as they say. They don’t tour in the Midwest much or get much airtime (not that I listen to much live radio), so I have to survive on my iPod. Some of my favorites are “When I Am King,” from Something Beautiful, “Consequence Free” and “Captain Wedderburn” from Road Rage, and “Fast As I Can,” from Rant and Roar. Actually, I love pretty much everything they’ve ever done. I simply cannot sit still when their music is on.
So, I was excited in June when I found out they would be in Louisville in October. I bought tickets as soon as they were on pre-sale through the Web site.
Today I got an e-mail from the Web site telling me my seat assignment (at the time, I thought it was weird I couldn’t select a seat assignment but I figured it was festival seating and first-come, first-served). But apparently, buying pre-sale tickets straight from the band was a pretty smart move — for only $40 per ticket, my seats are Orchestra, Row B, seats 205 and 206. Frickin’ dead center, second row.
That’s close enough that I should be able to get my underwear up on stage. While I’m still in them. Someone better warn the boys.
Now I just have to hope that my friend Chelsea, who introduced me to the music in 2001 or so, is able to get away from her husband and two kids to enjoy what I hope is a performance of a lifetime.
