Blue October

I totally forgot to report on the Blue October concert.

We weren't going to go out to dinner, but then decided to at the last minute. We went to the Milwaukee Ale House (www.ale-house.com) and it was infinitely better than the Water Buffalo. We had $2.50 Imperial Pints (20oz) of their beer and it was tasty. I had lasagna and Duane had the walleye fish fry. Both dishes were tasty.

The concert started at 7. We arrived a little after 8 to find that we had missed Shiny Toy Guns. :( I couldn't figure out how they had gotten two bands on stage and through their sets in an hour, but who knows. Yellowcard was playing when we got there, and they were so-so. When we came in, they were handing out free (really free) tickets to an upcoming Fuel show. Guess no on likes Fuel anymore. Duane had a beer, a Miller product this time, and it was $6.50. We managed to find a street spot this time, so no $15 for parking. They had us enter through a side door instead of the front door, but then we just ended up back at the usual place. They searched and wanded people, so I guess they expected more violent offenders than at the Regina Spektor show. The concert itself was good, but they were better in Madison. I also realized that the acoustics at the Rave are horrible. The music has to be super loud to actually hear it (all the people talking doesn't help either) and the people singing seem to have to yell.

It must be money that motivates bands to play in Milwaukee instead of Madison. Regina Spektor and Blue October were both in Madison last year and I think both shows were sold out. I think it has to do with the lack of a middle size venue in Madison.

I also think I must be an old fogie because I prefer to have good, reasonably priced beer available and actually be able to sit down when I go to a concert.

It was fun to go to all the concerts we went to this month. I don't know anything about the venue for the concert in Seattle, but hopefully it will be decent.