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August 02, 2005
I saw rain, but not much fire
Categories: Sounds
Saturday, Rich and Laura came down from Charlottesville and we all went to see James Taylor at the Verizon Ampitheatre in Charlotte. I'm not a big James Taylor fan. Sarah was especially enthused. Personally, I'm not a huge fan. I certainly like his stuff, but couldn't name more than a couple of his songs. Although I do know that "Fire and Rain" has nothing to do with a girlfriend and a plane crash. Anyway, we made the 45 minute drive to north Charlotte to see JT.
Laura put it best. James Taylor is like a comfy chair. Consistent, comfortable, and pretty safe. That best describes the concert as well. Nothing too flashy or spectacular, just comfortable. The uncomfortable part came about halfway through his first set, when it started to rain pretty hard. Fortunately, I had invested $20 in a giant tarp from Home Depot to sit on, since it had been raining on an off for a few days prior. It was big enough to sit on and hold over our heads. We spent most of the concert, arms held upward and outward, keeping the rain off of us so we could watch Taylor play "Carolina on my Mind" "Sweet Baby James" and a bunch of other songs I don't know. We stayed fairly dry, Sarah and Laura had a very good time, Rich and I had a good time seeing our wives have a good time, and, well, generally had a good time despite the weather.
(Rich came up with the title for this entry, btw. Credit where credit is due).
Posted by Nakia at August 2, 2005 08:09 PM