Journey

A little over a week ago James sent me a text stating that Journey was here, in concert, on the 25th.  I looked up tickets, thinking getting a good seat would be impossible.  To my surprise there were two, front row seats available.  I bought them.  Also on the schedule for the night was Loverboy and Pat Benatar.



The evening started out really fun.  James and I met his brother at Blue Fish on Greenville Ave in Dallas for dinner/snack before the show.  They don't get together often so when we can do something like that it is a lot of fun.  We left the restaurant and got to the venue about the time Loverboy started.  It  was SO loud sitting in the front row.  Add that to the fact that I personally did not know who Loverboy was, didn't make the first half hour very enjoyable.  It was clear though that I was probably the ONLY one who did not know who Loverboy was.  I had heard their one big song, Working For The Weekend, but it certainly is not in my music library and I could not have told you who sang it if someone asked.  Thank God I am able to read lips enough that I could tell what the lead singer was singing, even though I could not hear the words.

Next up was Pat Benatar who was fantastic.  It was clear that her lead guitarist and husband of 34 years was her rock.  She has an amazing voice and I was actually able to make out the words!  Yes, she sang some songs I didn't know, but most of them I knew.



After about a 30 minute intermission Journey finally took the stage.  James and I watched a documentary at some point about how Journey came to pick their new lead vocalist, a young, Japanese man.  Seeing this guy perform was a real treat.  Not only is his voice amazing and could he hold all those notes, but he interacted incredibly well with the fans and the band mates.  It really looked like the entire band was having a blast.



Journey played for at least an hour and a half.  Maybe two hours.  It was definitely worth the money we spent on the tickets to get to the concert and the seats.  There were SOOOO many people there.  It was packed, all the way to the back wall.  It was really amazing to see it.  This was definitely not like the Bette Midler and Celine Dion concerts I had been too.



Getting out of the parking lot was a nightmare.  We ended up taking a route even James had never been.  A little scary considering the neighborhood.  We ended the night back with James' brother at a little Vietnamese Pho place that had good food.  James and I were both hungry and had headaches.  The menu said, "comfort food" and last night it really was.  Of course we were still almost 45 minutes from home.  That was a hard drive as I was very tired.  We finally got home about 115.  Thankfully the sitter we have is amazing.  Definitely not enough sleep last night since the boys had us up at 630.  Overall it was a great evening and one we will both remember.  Probably not one we are likely to repeat anytime soon though.  I for one am getting too old to stay out all night.