So the highlight of our weekend (besides another delightful supper club of course) was a trip over to Essex to catch the Avett Brothers concert. We had seen them in a very intimate Randolph show a couple years ago and really liked them. This show was at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds midway. Larger, no seats, less atmosphere but not terrible. You can see the show just fine from the beer garden (a roped off area... lame) but the acoustics are pretty bad. In front of the stage the sound is better and you can easily get about as close as you want to the stage. The concert is fine although it felt very short. They played some standards and had a pretty nice energy. I liked seeing them in the concert hall/theater much better. The highlight of the evening for me was the opener... John Oates of Hall & Oates fame. He is a little guy surrounded by bigger people and playing a huge guitar that made him seem even smaller. The music was a grass roots-y style americana that was pretty good. He also busted out a couple old H&O numbers including this gem;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8nlQ4VI4Uk&feature=related
Another highlight was the checkpoint in the Noosk. That was unpleasant. Fortunately my special lady was our designated driver and we were not stopped. It would have been fine but that always sucks and makes your heart pound. I was nervous and only a passenger, a slightly drunk passenger!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8LPdTX4Hk0&feature=related
Now did you say "yes sir"?!
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