Get out and vote concert
So, on Nov. 3 we went to Milwaukee to the Get out and Vote concert. I mentioned it. But I never said how it was or posted pictures or anything. Well, it was amazing- especially for a $35 ticket.
Our friend Jeff went with us. Little daytrip up to Milwaukee, which is only an hour and a half away. This was the first trip to Wisconsin for each of us. And here's what I've concluded about Wisconsin- it's a lot like Oklahoma. There are a lot of antique shops, a lot of white people, a lot of smoking, and they LOVE rockin'. As soon as we crossed over the Wisconsin border there were at least 10 rock stations. Not necessarily, like, classic rock either. Some of them were playing, like, Rush. It was hilarious.
Milwaukee was pretty. It's kind of old and classic looking. It has a Riverwalk. Here are some pictures of downtown Milwaukee-
Panoramic
Foilage- I was testing out my plants function on my camera
General Douglas Macarthur
The weird thing about downtown Milwaukee was that it was completely deserted all day. I mean, we were literally the only people there. This is a huge beautiful park with just Jeff and Cam in it.
We watched the Cowboys game at a bar, and man were those Packers fans scary. They LOVE the Packers. We were even scared to root for the Cowboys because we thought it might somehow piss them off even though the Packers and Cowboys weren't even playing each other.
At the concert, we arrived about an hour and a half early and got FRONT ROW. It was awesome. The actual gate separating us from the stage is what we are leaning against in this picture.
Then KG from Tenacious D started signing autographs about 10 feet away.
Graphic
This is Ben Harper. For half of the concert he played the guitar sitting down with the guitar laying on his lap.
Cam and Ben Harper!
Then Jack Black and Kyle joined Ben Harper onstage for "Under Pressure" by David Bowie
Then it was time for Tenacious D! They were absolutely awesome.
Jack Black played this weird little electronic saxaphone.
Here's what I have to say about Graham Nash and David Crosby- they were actually AWESOME. We expected them to be boring, but they were great. Especially if you share their sentiments. They sounded EXACTLY like their old albums, and their harmony was just perfect. Plus, there is one great thing about the War in Iraq- it totally makes their music relevant again. They sang all the peace-loving-anti-war music, and the crowd was loving it. They preached a little and talked about Vietnam and how they can't believe it's happening again- yada yada. But most of all their music was just awesome. They still sound absolutely amazing.
Beastie Boys cleaned up. They started the concert with "Why didn't you see us in concert 20 years ago?" Valid question. They are getting old, but they had the energy of 20-year-olds. They were so awesome and did all of the classics.
Ad-Rock
MCA
Mike D.
Then Tenacious D joined them a song or two.
Then they finished up with "Sabatoge" and dedicated it to a big "F%*$ You" and goodbye to George W. Bush"
The concert was a freaking blast. So glad we went. And so glad we got front row.
Lins
Our friend Jeff went with us. Little daytrip up to Milwaukee, which is only an hour and a half away. This was the first trip to Wisconsin for each of us. And here's what I've concluded about Wisconsin- it's a lot like Oklahoma. There are a lot of antique shops, a lot of white people, a lot of smoking, and they LOVE rockin'. As soon as we crossed over the Wisconsin border there were at least 10 rock stations. Not necessarily, like, classic rock either. Some of them were playing, like, Rush. It was hilarious.
Milwaukee was pretty. It's kind of old and classic looking. It has a Riverwalk. Here are some pictures of downtown Milwaukee-
Panoramic
Foilage- I was testing out my plants function on my camera
General Douglas Macarthur
The weird thing about downtown Milwaukee was that it was completely deserted all day. I mean, we were literally the only people there. This is a huge beautiful park with just Jeff and Cam in it.
We watched the Cowboys game at a bar, and man were those Packers fans scary. They LOVE the Packers. We were even scared to root for the Cowboys because we thought it might somehow piss them off even though the Packers and Cowboys weren't even playing each other.
At the concert, we arrived about an hour and a half early and got FRONT ROW. It was awesome. The actual gate separating us from the stage is what we are leaning against in this picture.
Then KG from Tenacious D started signing autographs about 10 feet away.
Graphic
This is Ben Harper. For half of the concert he played the guitar sitting down with the guitar laying on his lap.
Cam and Ben Harper!
Then Jack Black and Kyle joined Ben Harper onstage for "Under Pressure" by David Bowie
Then it was time for Tenacious D! They were absolutely awesome.
Jack Black played this weird little electronic saxaphone.
Here's what I have to say about Graham Nash and David Crosby- they were actually AWESOME. We expected them to be boring, but they were great. Especially if you share their sentiments. They sounded EXACTLY like their old albums, and their harmony was just perfect. Plus, there is one great thing about the War in Iraq- it totally makes their music relevant again. They sang all the peace-loving-anti-war music, and the crowd was loving it. They preached a little and talked about Vietnam and how they can't believe it's happening again- yada yada. But most of all their music was just awesome. They still sound absolutely amazing.
Beastie Boys cleaned up. They started the concert with "Why didn't you see us in concert 20 years ago?" Valid question. They are getting old, but they had the energy of 20-year-olds. They were so awesome and did all of the classics.
Ad-Rock
MCA
Mike D.
Then Tenacious D joined them a song or two.
Then they finished up with "Sabatoge" and dedicated it to a big "F%*$ You" and goodbye to George W. Bush"
The concert was a freaking blast. So glad we went. And so glad we got front row.
Lins
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