Quick note: on the day after Thanksgiving my wife always wants to go do something. She mentions this to Autumn and Autumn finds out that one of her favorite bands (All Time Low) is playing at an outdoor tree lighting in Bee Cave Texas at the Hill Country Galleria. We decided to go even though Autumn has seen these guys at least 4 times over the past two years.
We live in Houston and Bee Cave is on the west side of Austin. So to get there for the 7:00 PM concert we would need to be traversing Austin on what would likely be US 71 on a Friday afternoon. Anyone will tell you that is no fun. And it wasn't. But we made it and Autumn had front row seats for the event because we got there at about 4 PM after the requisite stop at the Bastrop Bucee's.
The event was hosted by a local radio station. The tree lighting started at 6:30 PM and they made it last about 30 minutes. It was painful and dorky. I missed it because during that time I ran over to Dick's Sporting Goods and bought some stadium blankets for the ladies (it was cold).
All Time Low played an acoustic set and I must admit - they did a darn good job. I was glad we made the effort. Beautiful evening and an exciting time. Favorite song was easily "Weightless" but they did "Cinderblock Garden", "Missing You" and 4 of 5 others.
There was a fireworks show afterwards that we did not intend to stick around for but wound up doing so. As usual, I was eager to get on the road but my girls were eager to milk some more marrow from the event. You can imagine how difficult it is to herd five women anywhere but in that exciting of an environment, it is almost impossible. Erin bolted to the stage with a notebook with the idea that she was going to get some autographs so I lost her in the crowd. I finally found Autumn - she was glowing. She had been the recipient of a gift - one of the musicians gave her his water bottle. She was over the moon.
Concerts evoke excitement and emotion because the music evokes excitement and emotion. The concert is just the venue that reminds us that we are not alone in that rhapsody.
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