Tonight's the night that your blogmistress heads to Raleigh to catch her favorite band, Journey, at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek. As a fan girl, I'm both looking forward to this night so that I can thank them all for making positive, energetic music that's part of of the tapestry of my life - after all, next month I'm attending my 30th high school reunion (Stuyvesant High, in NYC), and Journey is on the playlist.
I recently trekked to NYC to see Journey at the Today Show Concert Series at 30 Rock, standing in the pouring rain with other die-hard fans for 3 hours to see the group perform on live TV. It was worth it.
But the band's in my territory tonight, and I've got great seats (center section, row F) and hope to capture some great pics. It will be hard to top the Vegas shots, though. So poor Kate, who is a casual fan, not an eccentric fanatic like I am, has agreed to hold up some signs I made for the concert:
To explain - Plokkers are the fans that hang out in the Arnel Pineda Rocks fan site chat room (the name comes from the sound you hear when you hit the enter key while chatting). Arnel regularly drops by to interact with us. Eclipse is the latest release by Journey. You can read my review here.
Yes, your blogmistress has gone over the edge (I know you're thinking that), but as I told someone over at G+, most of my regular Blenders have learned to put up with my Journey obsession. It's part of my eccentricity of being 48 and living the teen years I missed being able to follow one of my favorite bands around. I realize I better do it before my chronic pain and health woes prevent me from doing so. Rock on. Hope to save up some scratch to catch them in Vegas again in October.
Related:
* The blogmistress trip to NY to see Journey on The Today Show
* Journey's new CD, Eclipse: a group revitalized, energized and rocking hard
* Blogmistress heaven: five new songs from 'Eclipse' debut in throw-down set by Journey in Vegas