The end of the lake season... so sad. Jake, Joe and I headed up north to meet my parents and close up the lake house for the season. All the water toys seemed to know it was the end of the season because they stopped working. The battery charger spent time between the boat and one of the jet skis all day Saturday. But it was perfect weather so we didn't mind. I took the boys over to the Frog so they could check out Wawasee's finest. Right as we got there, the SS Lillypad II was coming in blarring Don't Stop Believin' and all the drunkards on board were singing. Classic booze cruise entertainment. There was a band playing inside the bar called What She Said, but we seemed to have more fun when they took a break and we could dance to the jukebox music. Yes I said "we" and "dance". Joe and Jake dancing was awesome. Should of got that on video.
Sunday we headed back to Indy for a full evening of live music. The ribfest had booked Candlebox (and some other bands) to open for Puddle of Mudd. Candlebox's self titled CD is among my favorites. They have pushed me to the finish line during many of my races. Luckily Jake is a fan too, so we headed to Military Park to check out the show. They only charged $5 to get in, but they stiff you on the drink tickets. $10 for 7 tickets. A beer was 5 tickets. Whatever I can't take it with me when I die.
We made our way through the crowd to what seemed like a good spot. I felt bad for whoever we stopped in front of because Jake is about 8 feet tall. The crowd was an interesting mix of old hippies and young stoners. I think I was the only one there that didn't have a tattoo and has never smoked weed. There was one guy high out of his mind. It was all he could do to stand up and blink. Besides the people watching, the show was great! They played some of their classics and a few I didn't know since I only have 1 of their CDs. I'll have to fix that with some iTunes uploads. After their set, people started exiting to check out the festival so I thought it was a fine time to move up some more before Puddle of Mudd started.
We got to the front to find a VIP section. Hmm... I think I'm VIP let's see if they do. I walked in and a security guard asked me, "Do you have a ticket?" I quickly answered with "Yes" even though I only had a ticket to Ribfest. "Do you have a bracelet?" "No". "Go to that guy to get your bracelet". Sweet! Simple enough but while we are standing there, another concert goer is trying to get in too. His answer to "Do you have a ticket" was "What kind of ticket?" The security guard says, if you don't what kind of ticket I mean, you don't belong in here. I started sweating it at this point thinking we were sunk. But the bracelet guy came up and slapped one on my wrist. Jake follows only to get stopped by the guard. "Do you have a ticket?" Jake's response, "I'm with her." The guard motions for bracelet guy and we're in! No proof needed!
P of M finally took the stage around 9:30pm. I'd never laid eyes on these guys before, but didn't want to take my eyes off of them. There is something dead sexy about a grungy guy wielding a guitar and whipping his long hair around. If I saw these guys on the street, I probably wouldn't give them a 2 second thought, but on stage, I was hooked. I knew a few songs just from listening to the radio, but learned a few new ones too. We only stayed for about 5 songs, because we still had one more live music show to see. Mike Kelsey, was at Birdy's playing with my boy Bruce Barker and Dr. Kevin Morgan. It's rare to see all 3 of these guys jam together on one stage.
We got there right as Mike was taking a break, so I grabbed Bruce to introduce him to Jake, and while we are chatting Mike and Kevin joined in. More VIP treatment for Jake to meet these guys. The 3 guys did all different sets together and alone, so the crowd got a taste of Bruce's original songs too. They put on a great show and an awesome end to 24 hours of live music and 4 groups.
Here's some video of the Candlebox and Puddle of Mudd sets.
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