Music Monday

First of all I can't believe I have reached 300 followers on my little 'ole blog. It started as a lark for my poetry and now people actually read it... amazing. Now how many of those 300 actually come back and read  I'll never know but it is still fun to watch the numbers grow.

I must admit I did do a little soliciting for the last couple of followers on Facebook and twitter, and it worked. My 300th follower was my blogger friend Jules from Just Jules. Go check out her blog, it's great. She speaks her mind and has funny, thoughtful and beautiful posts. She is also a great photographer.

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Now for the musical part of the program... I know I have already highlighted Train but I wanted to let you all know about the concert. The gig was at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.  What a lovely venue for a concert. I has plush seats, carpeting and a great view. Any seats would allow a superb view of the band. I am used to standing room only bars or huge venues so this was a treat

We originally went to the upper tier, as instructed, but we were actually on the lower level in better seats. Of course up front is always best but there were big screens and the sound system was awesome.

I have been following Train on twitter [@train ] trying to figure out who was opening for them and at one point I thought it was Lifehouse and then realized it was most likely Butch Walker [twitter @butchwalker ] I have a couple of Butch Walker cds so was excited to see him as well..... but when the show started it was none other than Train.

They were great and started with a new song, Parachute, and continued with their big hits and several from the new cd. They even played a Led Zepplin song....[can't remember the name at the moment but Pat's voice has the high range for it]

They had some of the audience come up on the stage a couple of times and he changed his shirt at one point revealing he works out. He did tease about his diminutive size. He was animated and interactive which lends to the enjoyment of the show for me.

I have no complaints about Train's performance just the lack of an openning act. I like to either see a couple of bands I like or listen to one I don't know and hopefully find some new music. Butch Walker played in Boston on Saturday so when he tweeted Friday he was in Boston I figured he would be in Foxwoods as well... no such luck. Train also played in Northampton, Massachusetts Sunday night, we chose not to go to that show since it was a work/school night........guess what? Train tweeted on Sunday night that Northampton rocked along with................ Butch Walker and Black Widow. Not just one opening act but two. Sorry but I can't help but feel a bit ripped off. The tickets were not expensive, as concerts go, but it is always nice to get more for your money.

Would I see Train again? In a heart beat. Both my daughters loved the show and it was a good night.

Pictures thanks to my daughter @ Something about nothing and everything else
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