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4/23/2007 Marshall Tucker BandOn Friday night the Marshall Tucker Band played a concert here at the local center and it was to benefit the Homes for Humanity. I thought that was really great of them. B has always liked them, and so have I (though I didn't know it until B told me what songs they sing... didn't know the name, although I should have), and he bought tickets for us and another couple a few weeks ago. I'd been looking forward to it... just to get out together, and having the other couple with us, well, that was a perk.
It's been a long time since B and I went anywhere with other people... since he stopped drinking actually. Except for our trip out to Texas to visit his daughter and grandchildren... we went out with her and her husband one evening, and it was wonderful! B not drinking makes my social experience a lot better... though I still am tied up in wanting him to have a good time... a DIFFERENT kind of good time now that he's not drinking anymore... he really doesn't know how... I don't think he's ever socialized without it before.
We all went to Chilli's for dinner first and had very nice conversation. The food was good, as usual... it's one of B's favorite places to eat out, but it's usually a little more expensive than we can afford... except once in a while. Being as we go out a lot to eat, especially since we've been living in the office waiting on the house, we have to go to inexpensive places most of the time. They have these southwestern egg rolls (not really egg rolls at all as they're wrapped in flour tortillas, but they're tucked at both ends like an egg roll, and cut on a bias to serve them)... he just loves them... and of course that's what he had.
Afterward we all went to the concert. There was a warm up band that had "Mid-Life Crisis" lettered on their bass drum, so I assume that was their name, and they sang a song by the name of "Quarter-Life Crisis" which was actually very good. All their songs were good. The singer had a good voice and could actually carry a tune without synthesizers or any electronic manipulation of his voice at all... and the instrumentalists were right on. We were impressed.
Then Marshall Tucker came on. They were VERY LOUD... I think if the music had been turned down just a tad the voices would have been better, but they put on a good show. Not all the performers were from the original band (duh, as if they would be after so many years), and the lead guitarist was also an amazing vocalist... B said he sounded a lot like Marshall Tucker (I'm assuming that's the actual name of the main guy) used to sound. MT said himself that there were "some songs he just couldn't sing like he used to" and deferred to the guitarist to sing a couple of the songs where they just had to belt out the words.
The flutist / piano player / saxophone player WAS from the original band, and he was FANTASTIC. His flute just sang... he even trilled it... made me think of the flutist from The Moody Blues... I've been a couple of times to see them with my mom... we love them. I sat forward in my seat when he played... his notes were so clear and his music was so moving... made the whole concert worthwhile as far as I'm concerned.
B was quiet and still most of the concert... except for the songs that must have some inner meaning for him. He smiled a lot at their performance, and he tapped his booted foot, but there were a couple of songs that really lit him up. Not that he got up to dance or anything, but his body language was happy... his face was involved... emotion was actually visible to me. I swear I saw a tear or two when that song Can't You See? (What that woman's been doin' to me?) came on... I asked him about it later but he denied it... maybe it's something out of his past. I'm just glad he let himself get into it and feel it. Of course, the whole crowd really got into that song.
There is a site, www.marshalltucker.com that has all their concert dates for their 2007 tour, a place to buy cd's and promotional stuff, and a lot of information about the band, if anyone's interested... I found it very informative and sweet.
We got a t-shirt for B (I believe there should always be something to remember an event by) and I kept the ticket stubs and broshure (for my scrap-booking)... once I have my craft room set up in the house I'm going to actually put everything I've been saving for years for scrap-booking INTO one... or rather... I'll probably need about 10 by now.
I've joined a gym here... finally. I really need to work out... more for my energy level than anything... well, maybe more for my need to be out and among the human race rather than spending my life just working and waiting for B to get home from work and spend time with me. I need a life.
The gym I joined is really great. There's a work out room just for women, and they have a LOT of really great machines in there... new ones that work different parts of the body. I like that because I don't have to be out and among the other patrons... most of whom are not quite so... jiggly... as I am right now. I'll be able to get started this way and not feel self conscious. They also have a pool, which I'll have lots of fun swimming in, and a jacuzzi, steam room and sauna which I will have lots of fun relaxing in. I told B that I need this... I want to develop some kind of routine. If I can do that I think I can stick to it and make some progress.
I have my first "training session" with the buff body builder trainer guy on Wednesday at 11 am. I think I'll do the water arobics class first at 9 am and relax a bit... then see him and get pained at 11... he seems like a really nice guy who's eager to help me... of course, he's in totally great shape which will make me self-conscious, but I have to get over that if I'm going to get anywhere with this.
Once we're in the house... oh I hope that's VERY soon... tentative is final inspection for Friday of next week, but I'm not holding my breath... then I'll get back into the really healthy eating... having a full sized refrigerator helps when you have to have a place to put fresh veggies and salad stuff. I have to say I'm looking forward to it all. I'm tired of being tired. I'm fed up with always feeling run down and achy. Yuck! It's time to do something about it. (hear that? I'm really trying to build this up... convincing myself I can do it... I've never followed through before, but perhaps now... I'm alone so much of the time now... perhaps I'll do it... if for no other reason than to be around people).
Well, gotta go... time to feed the dogs... and cook for B too. Let you know how it all goes. Comments (6)
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