The One With The Weekend

 

 

Tonight, we went to see the Weeknd in concert at Gillette Stadium. Now, truth be told, I like the Weeknd  and all, but he would not necessarily be the guy I'd plan to go out and see in concert. But, my expectations were truly blow away by his performance that night.

So a few things. First, we learned from seeing Ed Sheeran that it was best to get tickets for parking ahead of time...which we did. We were able to park outside of the stadium (which was awesome at the beginning, but led to an hour wait to get out at the end). We also learned that it is a good idea to stay over, so we did book a room at a nearby hotel.

We got there and got our bearings. Fortunately, there was no rush for seats. Doja Cat was supposed to be the opener, but she got sick, so they had a couple of DJs opening up. One of the DJs we missed while getting water and souvenirs - Emmie always has to do that. The second one was good with some 80s music mixed in, but the graphics in the background were a little wacky.

Once the Weeknd went on, it was clear that this was no ordinary concert. The Weeknd was a story teller. He shared a magnificent story about a city that seems to be under attack by some unseen force (in actuality, it is probably not that at all). He had dancers that seemed to mimic the Imperial Guard from Star Wars...if the guard had rhythm. And, he had a giant moon opposite the stage. It was IMPRESSIVE.

He shared one song after another - blending them melliflously (I've always wanted to use a variation of that word in print). Spectacular light shows and pyrotechnics helped tell his story. And the ending, with Blinding Lights, sealed the deal. It was one of the best concerts I had ever been to. WOW!

The One With The Busy Good Friday And Hot Wheels

 

 

 

Yesterday was Good Friday. Unlike most Good Fridays that I remember, it was fairly sunny but chilly (most Good Fridays in my memory are rainy....though there were passing showers yesterday).

 

We had quite a busy Good Friday. We started by getting an oil change in Emmie's car and having a quick MacDs breakfast. We wanted to get a good start on the day. Then, we watched an episode of LEAVE IT TO BEAVER as we ate. It was the one where Wally was in charge of the blind date committee. I love that one.

 

Next, we headed to visit my mom at the Cape. We brought an Easter basket and also some Easter decorations to add a little spring festivities to the house down there. We spend a couple hours there, had lunch from the Yarmouth House of Pizza, and had a brief visit from others as well.

 

When we headed off, we voyaged to Gillette Stadium, where we went to the HOT WHEELS exhibit across the street. That was a blast. We saw all sorts of life sized - and monster truck sized - hot wheel cars. We saw the largest car in the World (Big Foot 10 I believe), which was several stories high. Amazing wheels. We saw lots of other great cars including bone crusher and a yellow and black Camaro I'd love to own.

 

Then we went to Five Guys Burgers and Fries, which was great. We voyaged home, where we watched something on TV. The Kids went to bed and Emmie and I watched SCHOOL OF LIFE, a great made for TV movie starring a young Ryan Reynolds as a teacher. It was awesome. Then, Emmie and I capped off a great evening and went to bed.

 

What a great day!!!

The One With Ed Sheeran

Earlier this week, the four of us had the opportunity to see the Ed Sheeran concert. What a blast that was!

We went down to Gilette Stadium this past Saturday and took the epic journey into the parking lot, which was an adventure into itself. But, they were well organized and had cars parked quickly.

We then had an interesting turn of events in Gilette Stadium. They were so nitpicky about a bag coming in that we had to throw it away. I also heard people had to throw away their purses. A little too extreme if you ask me.

Zoinks.

Despite that setback, the concert was great. Ed was quite a performer and he engaged with the audience wonderfully. Perhaps may favorite engagement was when he particularly talked to two specific members of the audience and asked them to join in and have fun - the people who were dragged along by girlfriends and the Super Dads, like his own, who were making sure their kids were safe and having fun at the concert.

What a great night! If you have chance to see him, make it a date!