Rock Lobster

Tonight we went to see the B-52s. And boy was it something! It was the first of the UA Presents 2009-2010 season here in Tucson. We subscribe each season, so when Rusty called to order tickets and we needed to requests our seats the woman on the phone mentions that the front row center is available. Excitedly he jumps on it and there we are........in the front row! Rusty tells me that he had seen them five or so times, but I only saw the once before, with him, together with the Pretenders in Concord at the Pavilion. Tonight we danced, hopped and swung our arms all over the place, the whole audience was up on their feet and loving it! They played some of there new stuff and they still have what it takes to get people to buy their recordings and tickets, but when they played Rome, My Own Private Idaho and some of there older classics the crowd took off. Here they go! People went nuts! It is funny to watch as our generation gets up-there and grayer, us old farts rock out! After playing for awhile and everyone is getting tired, they introduce themselves and the other band members, take a long bow and leave the stage, but before they do, Fred Schneider, the remaining male member gives the woman just a few people down from me his drumstick that he uses to beat on a cow bell, she goes wild! The crowd stays standing and screaming for an encore and they do. Back on stage comes Planet Claire and everyone is rocking out, doing the swim and other wild gyrations. Then comes the one we have all been waiting for! ROCK LOBSTER!!! MAN THIS WAS SO COOL! Front row center in this small theater. They were so close to us I could feel their breath, well not really but it was close! After going crazy on Rock Lobster, Fred takes his replacement drumstick and walks over right in front of me, bends down and hands this one to me! The other guitar player comes over and throws out a hand full of his guitar picks and one falls right into my hand. A drumstick, a B-52 guitar pick and a blast! It was an exceptional evening!