Concert
I went to the Sister Hazel concert at the university last night! It rocked so much!!
Adam stayed home from work yesterday because his back was still bothering him. I hate the thought of him moving fifty pounds or more per box off of that belt onto the ground. So when 7 p.m. came around, his back was feeling slightly better and he went with me to the concert. The opening act was a black rap group from Atlanta called Trillville. Haven't heard of them? Me neither. Adam and I spent the time of Trillville's set buying the new Sister Hazel CD, a Sister Hazel T-shirt, and a couple of cokes. We sat inside the Ferguson Center until Trillville's set was over, then moved to leaning against a piller at the Presidential Pavillion and waited for Sister Hazel to take the stage. We waved at the drum tech when he did the sound check on the drums; he'd sat and talked with us earlier. Sister Hazel was awesome once they got out on stage. They shot the shit with the crowd and just hung out, but at the same time put on an awesome show! They played all my favorites and two songs from their new album as well. I didn't know that 'Your Winter' (one of my absolute favorites) was written right here in Tuscaloosa. Adam recorded several songs with his phone to possibly use as ringtones. None recorded well enough to use, but it's pretty cool none the less. It was magical. Adam stood behind me and hooked his right arm around my shoulders and we held hands, while he had his thumb hooked in my back pocket of my pants. I wore his favorite tank top of mine and one of his button up shirts. We left and came home and talked while listening to the new Sister Hazel CD.
Adam stayed home from work yesterday because his back was still bothering him. I hate the thought of him moving fifty pounds or more per box off of that belt onto the ground. So when 7 p.m. came around, his back was feeling slightly better and he went with me to the concert. The opening act was a black rap group from Atlanta called Trillville. Haven't heard of them? Me neither. Adam and I spent the time of Trillville's set buying the new Sister Hazel CD, a Sister Hazel T-shirt, and a couple of cokes. We sat inside the Ferguson Center until Trillville's set was over, then moved to leaning against a piller at the Presidential Pavillion and waited for Sister Hazel to take the stage. We waved at the drum tech when he did the sound check on the drums; he'd sat and talked with us earlier. Sister Hazel was awesome once they got out on stage. They shot the shit with the crowd and just hung out, but at the same time put on an awesome show! They played all my favorites and two songs from their new album as well. I didn't know that 'Your Winter' (one of my absolute favorites) was written right here in Tuscaloosa. Adam recorded several songs with his phone to possibly use as ringtones. None recorded well enough to use, but it's pretty cool none the less. It was magical. Adam stood behind me and hooked his right arm around my shoulders and we held hands, while he had his thumb hooked in my back pocket of my pants. I wore his favorite tank top of mine and one of his button up shirts. We left and came home and talked while listening to the new Sister Hazel CD.
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