Next up was Sevendust...more of the same. They were followed by 7 Mary 3 who I kinda felt sorry for cuz the crowd was rather disinterested, and the band looked like they had fallen on hard times. But they got a huge ovation for their last number.....maybe cuz they were done! LOL After them came Puddle of Mudd who were really good and who the crowd adored. During all these performances there was pushing and shoving and poking and prodding....often the security guards came over the barricades to eject people and to break up a fight once.............very hairy at times! My son was quite worried about his Mom, and he and I got separated by about four rows of people somehow, but I never gave any ground and I held onto my spot in front of the mike and three rows back!
Finally at 10:30 p.m. it was time for the piece de resistance! DAUGHTRY was coming on.........during the setting up part, the little guy in the very front row turned to me and said "You need to be up HERE for this" and he gave me his spot! Wasn't that just too sweet? They were really nice kids and they kept looking out for me, asking me if I was okay and making sure I didn't fall when the pushing was going on! I moved up to the barricades and one of the security guards gave me a guitar pick! Then it was time for DAUGHTRY and I was in heaven! I was RIGHT IN FRONT of the mike and I could see his every move and hear him perfectly. His voice sounded so good! And of course he looked fantastic He looked right at me a couple of times, too, but he doesn't smile much when he sings and really he kinda keeps his eyes closed a lot while singing. They opened with Crashed and it was different from the cd version, but it was great! When they did Over YOu, Chris introduced it as their "new single"!They did everything from the cd but These Lives and WAN.......Chris talked about how the storm ravaged Biloxi and how amazing the people were to be building it back. He told us he'd be back in August and he wondered if it would still be hot! Poor baby doesn't know what HOT is! When he sang Home, he said they'd call Biloxi their home tonight Chris and Joey did a cover of a Soundgarden song called Fell into Black Days....just the 2 of them on the stage, with Chris singing and Joey on guitar. It was really really good! They closed with TABA and it rocked!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chris had come out onto a pair of speakers right in front of me and he was leaning over to grab our hands......he couldn't reach us all, so he jumped down into the space between the stage and the barricades.........the security guys' eyes were popping out! Chris ran up and down that space touching as many people as he could reach and I was one of them! I don't know if he's done that before, but it seemed he just wanted to reach as many of us as he could before he had to leave. He was simply awesome performing on that stage.....he never stopped moving, and they played for one solid hour. I don't know how they could have played longer at the pace they were going! It was a definite heavy metal concert and I feel like they tailored their song choices to fit in with the theme..........but let me tell y'all..........there is NO COMPARISON between DAUGHTRY and any of the other bands that played. DAUGHTRY is in a league of their own.............these guys are gonna be superstars, if they're not already!
Well, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! OH!!!!!!! I forgot about Tommy getting the drumstick! He just stuck his right hand up in the air and grabbed it, then he gave it to ME! A girl asked him why he gave it to "that woman" and he told her that was his Mom........she said "Your MOM is here? How AWESOME!!!!!!!!" They all kept telling me I rocked, which I gathered is their highest form of compliment I had an absolute blast and I'd do it all again tomorrow if I had the chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAUGHTRY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My CPR Review-Part Deux
Next up was Sevendust...more of the same. They were followed by 7 Mary 3 who I kinda felt sorry for cuz the crowd was rather disinterested, and the band looked like they had fallen on hard times. But they got a huge ovation for their last number.....maybe cuz they were done! LOL After them came Puddle of Mudd who were really good and who the crowd adored. During all these performances there was pushing and shoving and poking and prodding....often the security guards came over the barricades to eject people and to break up a fight once.............very hairy at times! My son was quite worried about his Mom, and he and I got separated by about four rows of people somehow, but I never gave any ground and I held onto my spot in front of the mike and three rows back!
Finally at 10:30 p.m. it was time for the piece de resistance! DAUGHTRY was coming on.........during the setting up part, the little guy in the very front row turned to me and said "You need to be up HERE for this" and he gave me his spot! Wasn't that just too sweet? They were really nice kids and they kept looking out for me, asking me if I was okay and making sure I didn't fall when the pushing was going on! I moved up to the barricades and one of the security guards gave me a guitar pick! Then it was time for DAUGHTRY and I was in heaven! I was RIGHT IN FRONT of the mike and I could see his every move and hear him perfectly. His voice sounded so good! And of course he looked fantastic He looked right at me a couple of times, too, but he doesn't smile much when he sings and really he kinda keeps his eyes closed a lot while singing. They opened with Crashed and it was different from the cd version, but it was great! When they did Over YOu, Chris introduced it as their "new single"!They did everything from the cd but These Lives and WAN.......Chris talked about how the storm ravaged Biloxi and how amazing the people were to be building it back. He told us he'd be back in August and he wondered if it would still be hot! Poor baby doesn't know what HOT is! When he sang Home, he said they'd call Biloxi their home tonight Chris and Joey did a cover of a Soundgarden song called Fell into Black Days....just the 2 of them on the stage, with Chris singing and Joey on guitar. It was really really good! They closed with TABA and it rocked!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chris had come out onto a pair of speakers right in front of me and he was leaning over to grab our hands......he couldn't reach us all, so he jumped down into the space between the stage and the barricades.........the security guys' eyes were popping out! Chris ran up and down that space touching as many people as he could reach and I was one of them! I don't know if he's done that before, but it seemed he just wanted to reach as many of us as he could before he had to leave. He was simply awesome performing on that stage.....he never stopped moving, and they played for one solid hour. I don't know how they could have played longer at the pace they were going! It was a definite heavy metal concert and I feel like they tailored their song choices to fit in with the theme..........but let me tell y'all..........there is NO COMPARISON between DAUGHTRY and any of the other bands that played. DAUGHTRY is in a league of their own.............these guys are gonna be superstars, if they're not already!
Well, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! OH!!!!!!! I forgot about Tommy getting the drumstick! He just stuck his right hand up in the air and grabbed it, then he gave it to ME! A girl asked him why he gave it to "that woman" and he told her that was his Mom........she said "Your MOM is here? How AWESOME!!!!!!!!" They all kept telling me I rocked, which I gathered is their highest form of compliment I had an absolute blast and I'd do it all again tomorrow if I had the chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAUGHTRY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I gave Tommy the guitar pick
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Where y'at, Dawlin'?