The first show by Great Big Sea was held in the Caribbean Lounge -- the largest indoor theatre. They were the "opener" for Guster, but did get a full 90-minute set, so we weren't shorted on music. We found seats well before the show, giving us time to chat with other fans. Met a few people from the GBS fan message boards as well as folks we'd met yesterday.
As usual, we were on our feet from the opening notes of Donkey Riding until the last note of Old Brown's Daughter. With much vertical movement (jumping up and down cuz there's not room enough to really dance) in between. The boys are in fine form. Alan especially seems to be letting out his inner rock-god. As usual, much banter that is generally of the "you had to be there..." variety. Alan pauses to tell us that he just learned that it was Green night, so he changed shirts (he's wearing a green-ish tee that reads Green Eggs & Ham). Sean quips that he's wearing a green thong. Bob, as usual, looks on in bemusement and remains silent.
We moved to the balcony for Guster's show. Was interested to see the new batch of singing, dancing fans in the front rows that we had just vacated. We enjoyed Guster, but didn't get into the music as much as many of the other concerts we saw this week. BNL's Tyler was filling in for their regular drummer. Ed made a cameo appearance (again). The guys in Guster paused to comment on the surrealness of the day -- they turned it into an impromptu song about listening to beautiful heartfelt music (Sarah Harmer), eating chili cheese fries, and realizing "Hey there's Cuba."
Diana and wander to the Lido Deck for a snack and to hear a few songs by one of the BNL side projects. I joke that it's only midnight, therefore Alan is around here somewhere still talking and drinking... sure enough, a quick scan of people & we spot his long hair. We say hello, take photos, and Diana puts in a request for "End of the World"
Wow. What a day. And it's only Monday.
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