What a setlist! What a show. I understand the hype now. We got to sing along to all the classics, and even a few surprise covers (Piano Man, anyone??). Always special to share the night with good friends, and to see how special the night turned out to be for each of them. I would honestly say the show was a top 2 or 3 concerts of all time. Just incredible. Here are a few more photos from Night 2.
And then, there is was, right at 8PM. Caught a very special moment, as Jen saw him live for the first time. Saying the show was impressive is an understatement. The man is a true performer, that gave as much energy as the sold-out crowd gave to him. He ran, sang, pointed, switched guitars, talked to the fans, and plowed through 2 hours of his extensive catalog. One of the few concerts I’ve ever been to, maybe the only one, that not a single person sat down throughout the performance.
Bucket list time! Garth Brooks announced an area a tour a couple months ago. While others struggled to get tickets when they went I sale, I got right in a scooped up 6 pretty solid seats. Pretty cool all tickets were priced the same. Garth ended up playing 5 total shows in Denver, including the Saturday night show we attended. Let’s rodeo! Pre-gamed at the same restaurant/bar that we did before the George Straight show a couple years back. Everyone must have been craving seafood. Still had some time, so walked over to a cute little speakeasy. The old fashioned was amazing. The it was time to hustle over to Ball Arran to see the man himself!
Took advantage of the three/nine day weekend (have the upcoming week off for Council things) to make a quick afternoon jaunt to Laramie. I haven’t been home to see mom and dad since last summer at the LHS reunion. There were some nice surprises, and some rather shocking changes. First the good: the tree that mom selected for their neighborhood is thriving and providing a perfect amount of shade. I stood for quite awhile and just wept. So many emotions. Talked to them both about my life, our family’s life, and some of the highlights of the past year. The Cubs pin that Uncle Steve left is still there, as is the seashell necklace. I left a few more rocks that dad had collected for mom. I also left one of my last campaign buttons, and a sticker for the first home UNC night game. Stopped at The Library for lunch, grabbed coffee at Coal Creek, then took a quick fly-by 1626 and 179.
The not so good, is, well, whatever the hell has happened to 179. Are they colorblind? And the hedge that dad worked so hard on is not being taken care of. Change is hard.
Just a few random shots from the past week or so to keep the blog updated and the people coming back. While no photos exist of the event, there were 42 community members that spoke to Council on Tuesday, stretching over 2 1/2 hours. All sorts of topics, including Flock, date centers, West Greeley, taxes, and open spaces. Walked in the front door at 10. Other sights include some morning walk moons and balloons, and a feature in the UNC bulletin (cute kids!), a Rotary meeting, and our first Nebraska watch party.
