Well as a young girl this was my FAVORITE song. However, in my little mind, it wasn't about a gold digger that went through men, using them left and right. No, in my mind it was literally about a woman who went out after night and ate men. Chewed them up. Kind of like a werewolf. (So you can imagine my disappointment when i saw the video... Oh well).
But from that moment on my love of HALL AND OATES was born. (yess Hall and Oates. 2014 rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Hall and Oats...and the #1 selling duo in music history!!!!)
Well last night they were in Charlotte at the Uptown Ampitheater at the NC Music Factory. A cozy venue with reasonable prices and good seats all around. The weather was PERFECT! Absolutely perfect. Meant to be, in my opinion. Clear skies, very slight breeze, 75 degrees. I could not have ordered a more perfect night. For those of you who have never experienced a perfect Carolina spring evening , put that on your bucket list. find a way.
Concert was scheduled to start at 730. We dropped kids off at my parents for the night (Thanks mom and dad!) and headed uptown . Got to the Ampitheater a few minutes after 7 and found our seats. We had never been there before so weren't sure what to expect. But we both really liked the smaller, cozier venue. all around the left side of the ampitheater were restaurants and a courtyard that could pack extra people in. So not only were there seats and VIP boxes and a large lawn, but there was also that extra room that people could sit out and listen while they ate and drank at the various restaurants.
Here are our seats. Left side row 14.
Quickly the seats started filling up, and in front of us we had a couple of middle aged groupie "Woooooo" girls in front of us. DRUNK middle aged groupie whoooooo girls. They claim they were 42, but if they were 42 then I am 29. The entire concert kept screaming "darryl!! Over here darryl! We love you!! wooooooooooooo!!". Dancing the entire time like Bohemian gypsies and running their hands through their hair, like Hall or Oates could actually see them making fools of themselves. once you hit a certain age, it's embarrassing. But I guess the saying about drinking is true. It makes you think you can dance and makes you think you are the life of the party. but you cant tell them they didnt have a good time!
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| "Ohhh here she comes, watch out boy she'll chew you up.." |
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| These other band members were awesome. |
Hall and Oates came out swinging with MANEATER! got the crowd revved up. One african american guy, probably in his 40s, was about 3 rows ahead of us. He was REALLY getting into it. he had it choreographed and everything. had moves to match the words of the various songs. I really got a kick out of watching him through the concert. especially when they sang I Cant Go For That (No can do).
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| M-E-T-H-O-D O-F L-O-V-E |
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| I cant Go For That! (no Can Do) |
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| Sara Smile. |
About an hour and a half of music and these guys werent phoning it in either. They were really playing and singing ...hard. John Oates has a little more petite height, but he is built and he can STILL play crazy awesome on his guitar. It was impressive. Super impressive.
and darryl...wow, he still has a great voice.
They just really seemed to enjoy playing and singing together and their songs were amazing. It was one of those concerts where you know every song, and you realize just how BIG their career was and all years they've been together and all those hits! They really do have an impressive resume .
On a completely unrelated note...I think we may have been some of the youngest people there. I dont care.
I loved it, and it was well worth the money. I would go back and see them again.
Loved it. Best part...we were home by 1030!! Who says you have to stay out all night like teenagers to have fun?? (I just sounded like my mother).
