I’ve been a Garth Brooks fan since the beginning – I remember
being totally impressed the first time I heard “Much Too Young (To Feel This
Damn Old).” I’ve got all the CDs, the box sets and DVDs…I just hadn’t seen him
live :(
Check that off the bucket list!
Mom and I went to see Garth and Trisha Yearwood last
Thursday, March 5th, at the First Niagara Center, the first of six
shows over four nights – I don’t know how he does it, that’s just crazy
scheduling! Did we get to see the best show? I don’t know…we did in my mind,
just because I was there!
The first time I looked at the stage, I looked at Mom and
said, “Something’s going to happen to that stage by the end of the night” – I was
right. I will never listen to “The Fever” again without thinking of that
performance!
He only did three songs from the new album – the opening “Man
Against Machine,” “People Loving People” and “Mom” – but as he acknowledged in
the beginning of the show, he was there to play the hits…and I forgot how many
there were! I was most happy to hear my favorite, “Callin’ Baton Rouge,” – that
song is just too short! – and to finally hear the “lost verses” of “The Thunder
Rolls” and “Friends in Low Places” live.
Garth and Trisha, you loved Buffalo, and we loved you back…so
come back soon!
all photos: paulathompsonfreelance.com
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