Life has been wild lately. I recently have spent a lot of time with everyone in my family. I had a nephew graduate from high school and everyone was there. It was a special time that has not transpired in such a long time. And on top of that I've had some different changes happening that took some time getting used to. And so I sat down thinking that I was missing something, that thing was to write about the time and experiences I had in early June 2023... with family.
So yeah, here I am.
My younger brother and I are close in age. And we did have some similarities in musical tastes growing up. He had made the decision that while he was here, that he would get tickets to a concert. All four of us siblings were included in this plan. The eldest however was not interested.
The three of us siblings who decided to go was going to be out and about doing our own thing and it was exciting to think about as we planned to go to the concert.
My brother and I met up with my sister and her two children at the venue. My brother had picked up a reserved table and the venue had placed us right up next to the stage behind a robe that separated us from the GA.
I would be a lot closer to the action on the stage that I thought that I would be. And I just cannot complain.
The opening band was a trio from Dallas, Texas. The most memorable thing that I experienced as their cover of Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved." I have to admit that the only reason why I knew the song was because of various Twitch music streamers who play that song on their live stream.
So yeah, here I am.
My younger brother and I are close in age. And we did have some similarities in musical tastes growing up. He had made the decision that while he was here, that he would get tickets to a concert. All four of us siblings were included in this plan. The eldest however was not interested.
The three of us siblings who decided to go was going to be out and about doing our own thing and it was exciting to think about as we planned to go to the concert.
My brother and I met up with my sister and her two children at the venue. My brother had picked up a reserved table and the venue had placed us right up next to the stage behind a robe that separated us from the GA.
I would be a lot closer to the action on the stage that I thought that I would be. And I just cannot complain.
The opening band was a trio from Dallas, Texas. The most memorable thing that I experienced as their cover of Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved." I have to admit that the only reason why I knew the song was because of various Twitch music streamers who play that song on their live stream.
I sang along, loud and proud.
Then in between the first band and XYZ, I had a shocking magical moment. Terry Ilous, the lead singer of XYZ, had walked through the RSVP section of the venue and I had no idea that he was approaching until he patted me on the back and I heard him say "Hey! You made it. Good to see you!!"
As I turned around, Terry was standing right next to me. And I shook his hand.
I am not ashamed to say that I had a fan girl moment as I clasped hands with him. This man who I remember seeing on MTV was shaking my hand and initiating conversation first with me. Even though it was brief, I was able to snag a selfie with him before he went up on stage.
XYZ started to play and all of the memories came flooding back. Songs like "Inside Out" and "Face Down In The Gutter" and many other awesome songs that I remember listening to over and over and over again.
After the set, Terry Ilous and the band took an intermission. But I knew what was going to happen as the entire show was pitched to me as "They are going to play songs from the band Dokken."
It was 100% factual and true. A little time passed and then Terry Ilous introduced George Lynch to the stage.
My younger brother and I were excited for this to happen. We kept guessing which Dokken songs were going to be played. But since I was so close to the stage, I could see the set list lying there. The magic of discovery was regrettably broken. I did not say anything to my brother about it though.
The crowd went nuts. Terry Ilous on lead vocals and the original Dokken guitarist George Lynch playing. It was a great time. They finished with their most recent recorded song "Dead Or Alive".
A very short list of songs and then another intermission and Lynch Mob set up to play and finished off the night.
Then I suddenly realized that the area that was sectioned off away from GA and where I was sitting so close to the stage, I had George Lynch, the man himself, standing just feet away from my face. I could have reached out and touched him because he was that close.
It was 100% factual and true. A little time passed and then Terry Ilous introduced George Lynch to the stage.
My younger brother and I were excited for this to happen. We kept guessing which Dokken songs were going to be played. But since I was so close to the stage, I could see the set list lying there. The magic of discovery was regrettably broken. I did not say anything to my brother about it though.
The crowd went nuts. Terry Ilous on lead vocals and the original Dokken guitarist George Lynch playing. It was a great time. They finished with their most recent recorded song "Dead Or Alive".
A very short list of songs and then another intermission and Lynch Mob set up to play and finished off the night.
Then I suddenly realized that the area that was sectioned off away from GA and where I was sitting so close to the stage, I had George Lynch, the man himself, standing just feet away from my face. I could have reached out and touched him because he was that close.
Because of his involvement in the band Dokken, he was another person growing up that I remember seeing so much on MTV. My brother and I owned the albums and we sat there in our bedrooms just wailing at air guitar pretending we were George Lynch.
When I realized just how freaking close, it was blowing my mind. It suddenly came to me that never once in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would see George Lynch in person or on stage and definitely not be that close to him.
Lynch Mob closed out that night and then and only then did I realize just how much my back was hurting. It was intense and incredible. I had been sitting up in the wheelchair for several hours without much moving around. It was one of those kinds of pains that you knew you had made such a sacrifice. My brother promptly brought me home.
The night was fun.
I do hope to have more concert going experiences in the future. If I do, I hope not to wait so long to blog and document the experiences.
When I realized just how freaking close, it was blowing my mind. It suddenly came to me that never once in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would see George Lynch in person or on stage and definitely not be that close to him.
Lynch Mob closed out that night and then and only then did I realize just how much my back was hurting. It was intense and incredible. I had been sitting up in the wheelchair for several hours without much moving around. It was one of those kinds of pains that you knew you had made such a sacrifice. My brother promptly brought me home.
The night was fun.
I do hope to have more concert going experiences in the future. If I do, I hope not to wait so long to blog and document the experiences.
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