Hello all this end of June and extra extra hot day already---at least in the desert. As I keep saying I have many adventures and much Exploring to tell about on this very page but right now it is much to hot to venture outside much at all even at night. So hopefully I will take advantage of air conditioned places and add to this page. I have been working more of late and I recently got rid of my Facebook page because I felt like I was spending way to much time there doing nothing really. Although that was one of the major sources for views on this here page. All of that said I have not been taking many pictures or Exploring over the last month But will soon get back into posting brand new Exploring blogs here for sure. I am going to start by this re post from August of 2015. From 2014 to 2018 I was a food server at Beautiful Casino Del Sol and got to attend a lot of concerts for free at the connected concert venue. Many concerts workers could attend for free with one guest. And the hardest choice was to see the concert or work and make Amazing tips all night long. I did a lot of both actually. After 2018 Because I enjoy to gamble maybe a little to much My wife and I received many free concert tickets as perks to keep us coming back and spending our cash. Now I again work at the casino but as Event Staff so get paid to attend the concerts of sorts. We have other jobs around the Casino between concerts. I have multiple posts from attending some of the betterer concerts but just stumbled across this one and now that I work in the venue find it extra enjoyable to read through.
So the amazing casino I work at has concerts this time of year all the time. The selections are all over the board with even Snoop Dog coming to town next month. There amapathereter is as amazing as the workers. Recently I enjoyed two concerts here. One with our oldest and one just a few days ago with my beautiful wife as we snuck away from the kids and the small town of Benson and had a very needed date night. Before I go with the new post Last year our oldest and I snuck to the AVA to see Z Z Top. Here is that past post in case you missed it. http://exarizonagobensonbobcats.blogspot.com/2014/09/z-z-top-concert.html
I am looping these two posts together because they have the same theme and because I do not have very many pictures from either. I also hope that these posts are seen in a very positive light by all especially my bosses. Any way you look at it -we had an amazing time!!
Neon Pepsi sign through the trees.
Last month our oldest and I snuck away to the Fall Out Boy concert.
I let him pick any concert he wanted to go in the long line up, for a late birthday present.
And this is the one he picked.
I have to admit this really was not my cup of coffee and I love coffee!
I only found I knew two of the songs in the full line up.
BUT they put on a really good show.
With fireworks, a huge crowd following, and fire balls!
All night I attempted to film the fire balls, but alas, never did manage to snap a picture.
Just inside the great entry way was the largest line I have seen in a great time. Maybe ever.
This line was to purchase T shirts and such.
And we noticed that some people were in line for the full concert.
A dj played as it grew darker.
And than around seven o clock it was time for the opening act.
A very energetic Hoody Allen.
And the crowd went wild!
I have to admit that the thing that bugged me most about this concert
was not the noise or the angry teens, or the even angrier 30 somethings in the crowd.
It was that everyone seemed to be watching the live concert through a screen.
Yes I took some pictures but I than enjoyed the thrill of being at a live venue.
Many in fact almost all around us seemed to tape the entire show on the phone or device.
Why bother? Just save your cash and watch them on TV or your device?
About this point the band let out a great deal of weighted floating balls.
And the crowd went nuts!
Even more so when the balls started hitting the near by cactus and popping!
All in all it was a great experience. Although the concert was on a Sunday night
with school the next night so we had to hurry home.
We did find that if one parks near the main entrance of the casino
they can avoid the rush to leave.
When the new traffic lights are lit up most of this pain and gridlock should
diminish.
About a week ago my wife and I ventured here again.
This time to sneak away from the kids, eat well, gamble a little, enjoy each other-maybe
and watch Weird Al live.
Obviously a whole different ball game!
I was pleasantly surprised with how good this show was.
I had never seen him in concert just on TV.
And knew he was wild for sure.
The bits, comedy, and wardrobe changes were perfectly timed.
To make it a great experience.
Right here I was trying to snap a picture and this man stepped in front of me just
as the flash went off.
I apologize for blinding you but it was overly funny to me.
Completely different feel and crowd from the last show.
But when he pulled out some of his old classics
the crowd went wild!
Making fun of Lady Ga Ga
No one is safe present or from the past.
In deep thought I am sure.
We were very pleased that he did not pull out his newer "hit" stuck in the drive through.
I have listened to the full 11 minute "song" and it was torture.
Find it in case you like it!
At one point he started signing his version of morbid pick up lines.
He jumped off the stage something most artists never do
actually he started the show by walking around the whole property and than through the crowd.
And than started singing his love thoughts to random ladies in the seating area.
At empty chairs he would jump on them and attempt to dry hump the chairs.
The people around all of this went wild cheering, getting pictures, and of course taping it all.
I had forgotten that he also sings
Pretty fly for a white boy!
My theme song for sure.
He came out singing this song on a Segway.
I broke my rule about hating people at concerts behind a screen and taped most of the song.
So now that I re post this blog today
the video has disappeared
If you do not know my theme song go to You Tube!
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