Concert Review – Good Charlotte, Sum 41

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(Me with my cousins Marsha and Faye. Photog credits to Marsha’s boyfriend Dan.)

Yeah … you read it correctly,

Good Charlotte and Sum 41.

Good Charlotte, whose adoring fans have an average age of 16.

Sum 41, whose drunk Canadian fans have an average age of 13.

Obviously,

I lapped the average age of the audience once and again.

So why did I go?

Well, because my youngest cousin Marsha is one of those adoring Good Charlotte fans …

And she simply asked me if I wanted to tag along.

Which, of course …

I did.

‘Cause it sounded like fun ! 🙂

And the good thing was …

Despite my age,

It turned out I wasn’t that out of place,

As there were a lot of other parents taking their teenaged children to the show too !! 🙂

(Though I did threaten to send Marsha and Dan to their rooms without dinner if either of them called me Aunt Amy.)

Let’s see …

I guess I’ll start my concert review with the 1 1/2 hour line in which we had to wait outside,

In weather that became increasingly colder as each minute passed,

While they frisked people and searched bags of everyone before allowing admittance.

I’m telling you …

If someone would just let me nuke a few selectively chosen middle eastern countries,

And France of course,

None of us would have to wait in such lines again !!

About half-way through the standing in line wait,

A security dude wanders past announcing …

Males who want to can go to the front of the line !

Apparently they only had 1 female available to frisk the women,

Which was the reason for the delay.

I really don’t mind if a guy feels me up frisks me,” I commented, which seemed to go unappreciated by all, except the Dad and son immediately in front of us.

I think they were both starting to like me,

Though it may have been because I wasn’t wearing a coat.

And it was cold.

Phuck the males,” my moderately inebreated youngest cousin yelled to the security dude.

That’s my motto,” I muttered while turning away.

Though apparently it was still loud enough for a few other people to hear,

Including the son and his dad in front of us.

Who now definitely liked me ! 🙂

Anywhose …

Finally we made it to the frisking station …

Where I approached an older security guard,

Who sort of looked like Sam Drucker in bad drag.

Now I will admit,

This was my first time I have ever been frisked since the whole becoming a girl thing …

Well,

At least the first time by a professional …

So I really don’t know how women are frisked,

When they are frisked.

But when I was a guy,

I never had anyone frisk me and come within millimeters of touching my crotch.

But this woman …

Felt all the way up both legs,

And on my second leg …

She came within micrometers of reaching the holy land.

I honestly had to suppress the instinctive urge to slap the bitch.

I mean …

A guy’s hand on my butt,

Arm around my waist,

Or draped possessively around my neck …

Those are acceptable intrusions into my personal space,

And actually nice most of the time,

Well,

Except for the arm possessively draped around my neck …

That’s usually annoying,

And pulls on your hair painfully,

Unless you’re comfy on a couch or something.

But I’ve never had anyone violate me like Samantha Drucker did.

Give me a break …

I had no purse to search,

Only my driver’s license, cash and lip gloss in my pant pocket,

And it’s not like I wear loose fitting clothes or anything.

Come on,

I wasn’t leaving a lot to the imagination.

A visual inspection would have sufficed.

But oh noooooooo ….

With my arms out to my side,

I had to let some phreak get her cheap thrill.

Whore.

Anyways …

The digs where the concert was held used to be an old movie theatre,

And it’s actually a nice, smaller venue at which to watch a general admission type concert.

Now with a crowd full of young adults and teens,

They have the drinking area clearly segregated from the non-drinking area.

And Faye and I headed straight for the drinking area.

Go figure.

Ladies,” the dude guarding entry to the security area said to us, “if you come in here, your children won’t be able to follow you.

Ahhh … that would be the point, wouldn’t it?

So Faye consumed water while I tossed back a couple overpriced Bud Lights,

Since they didn’t sell Coors Light.

In the adult/parent’s only sectioooooon,

I noticed two extremely good looking men standing next to me during a couple of the opening acts.

An observation I vocalized to my cousins,

Followed by a discussion as to whether the dude wearing the cowboy hat or the one wearing the baseball cap was cuter.

Faye and Marsha …

Voted for the cowboy dude.

Me,

Well,

I’ve always had a thing for baseball. 🙂

Go talk to them,” Marsha challenged me. (Yes, she’s a Good Charlotte fan, but of legal drinking age so she was able to visit us in the grown-up section.)

Oh I will, trust me,” I assured.

Now I’m really not the familiar with teen punk rock music,

But I’ll admit …

Despite not being familiar with any of the music or songs,

Of all three acts I saw that night,

I enjoyed each one.

Each group had a fun stage presence,

And rants with good beats.

I found that loud, hard bass beats make my breasts tingle,

And each band had plenty of tunes that met the criteria,

Which despite it’s negative impact on my hearing …

Is sorta, kinda, actually nice.

The first opening act was a group called Hazen Street

Fronted with two heavily tattoed guys (imagine that) who share lead vocal responsibilities.

Despite being the way opening act,

Meaning they were nobodies I’d guess …

I thought they were good.

I’d go see just them again.

I have no clue what their lyrics were,

But the beats grooved nicely,

And they had this fat sumo wrestler dude playing a mean bass,

Plus their drummer really kicked.

Thumbs up to Hazen Street.

Sum 41 is a Canadian band,

Which means I could go on for hours with smart ass comments about them,

But I won’t …

Because despite having a fairly dimunitive lead singer,

Whose excessive use of swear words,

In combinations even I haven’t thought of using …

Worn out whatever entertainment or shock value it was supposed to have …

After about 2 minutes,

The band was good.

They opened with a film of a bloody one-on-one basketball encounter,

And really worked up a sweat out on stage.

A power problem dropped the bassist mid-way through the opening song …

So the band did some impromptu banter while a replacement power source was secured,

And they actually showed a little personality.

Again, despite not having any idea what their lyrics where opining …

I enjoyed the music.

Thumbs up to Sum 41.

Good Charlotte finally took the stage around 10:30 pm …

And did a little more than a one hour set.

I’m guessing that the lyrics to Good Charlotte’s music have special meaning to their fans …

Because the crowd out on the bop floor seemed to vocalize along with the band non-stop.

I found the beats a little less enjoyable than those of Sum 41 and Hazen Street,

But Good Charlotte put on a nicer show than the other two,

And I honestly liked their cleaner version of punk rock …

Compared to the shock-jock flavor of Sum 41.

I guess I’m just getting old.

Good Charlotte were clearly the stars of the night.

Thumbs up to Good Charlotte.

So,” I said to the dude wearing the cowboy hat as I walked over to him, “what’s the deal with the cowboy hat? Your kid sister that you brought here want you to wear it?

No,” he answered with a laugh, “It was just the first thing I grabbed before we left. You’re right though, it’s a pretty young crowd here tonight. You’re like mid-twenties too?

Hell no, I’m old … I’m 32.” So I lied, shut-up !! 🙂

That’s not too old, it’s not like your 40.” Bastard.

True,” I whispered while looking away, “Anyways, here’s the scoop, you two are very attractive men, I mean very attractive. And there hasn’t been anything close to an uanimous decision on which one of you two is to be deemed king of the middle school prom here tonight.

Well thank you,” said the cowboy and baseball player in unison.

Sounds like that beer you’re drinking is doing the talking though,” added the cowboy.

Like I haven’t heard that before. Doubtful though, this is just my second and I’ve been drinking beers before you two were even walking, remember … I’m old ! 🙂 So I tend to have a fairly decent endurance, but that doesn’t matter … ’cause I’m here to conduct the personality portion of our hot guy pageant.

We’re brothers,” the baseball player interjected into the conversation.

No way,” I replied while noticing Faye and Marsha out of the corner of my eye watching me work it.

The boys then sort of started posing for me in attempt to highlight any similarity between them …

And there did appear to be a common look, their eyes and nose could have been familial.

Well, you both have noses in the middle of your face,” I finally tossed back, deciding not to give them any love with agreement. “What are your names?

I’m Ben.

I’m Luke.

Yes, you know it.

It just blurted out.

And confirms once again,

My dorkness transcends gender lines.

Oh, as in Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi from Star Wars.

Dammit Amy, come on … stop being such a butt !!

Fortunately, they both laughed.

Well, it does show your age, not many people here would know the name Ben Kenobi from the original Star Wars … none of them were born before any of the first three were released,” Luke chimed.

I don’t know, maybe that’s where our parents came up with the names, I was born just after the first Star Wars came out. But our sister isn’t named Leia,” added Ben.

Chewbacca maybe?” I offered, which garnered devious smiles from both of them.

Well, it’s going to be her name from now on !! ” Ben replied laughing.

Anyways,

I returned to our table at that point,

Having satisfied my amusement needs with the conversation,

While also …

Not wanting not to wear out my welcome.

I enjoyed the rest of the concert,

And Ben tossed me a little small talk here and there,

Even making it a point to say adios when the two of them left.

All in all …

I had a blast at the concert,

Hanging with my cousins.

I really appreciated the invite.

And as far as the final ratings go:

Hazen Street – 6 out of 10.

Sum 41 – 5 our of 10.

Good Charlotte – 7 out of 10.

Thumbs up to all three in a small, fun viewing setting.

Oh yeah,

And I will admit …

Despite my preference for baseball players,

And even though both boys were extremely kute …

After considering their personalities and jibe when up close,

The cowboy was the most attractive of the two. 🙂

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10 Comments

  1. Amen to that, iMom.

    I can only wish, HOPE it works out as well for my dear sister, and clio, and KateW, and blueangel2000, and Rach, and Meg, and Taylor, and Lisa, and every other TS I know and will come to know – and every other TS. Everyone deserves a little peace.

    GHF

  2. Sweetie,
    you look so perfectly part of that picture of you and your cousins.

    You are fitting into your new world so well. It makes a person smile and well up with tears to see a girl have things go right in her life, and come out smelling like a rose.

    It just shows how right this was for you.

    Hugzz,
    iMom

  3. Hi girl…luv your top….I swear u r so blessed to have such a understanding family….that is the most important thing that I think about every day….thanks for keeping us ladies abreast of everything and that one of us can make a dream come true! God bless. Steph

  4. Well …

    Being the good cuz that she is,

    Marsha clued me in on some lyrics that she knew would become my immediate favorite Good Charlotte lyrics:

    Just because I walk
    Like Obi-Wan Kenobi

    -The Click

  5. Yay! Good Charlotte rock! Glad you had a great time.

    “Lifestyles of the rich and famous” – cool song. I love the line about “if money’s such a problem, why don’t we rob them?”!

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