Rock On

For years, my husband and I denied ourselves the opportunity to go to rock concerts. We had small children with busy schedules and demanding jobs. One day we realized that our children no longer needed us and our jobs were not as time-consuming as they once were. We decided to go to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in Fresno because it was inexpensive and nearby. This unleashed a desire to see more of our favorite bands, especially since most of them are aging and we don’t know how much longer they’ll be performing. Here is our rock odyssey over the past year or so with highlights from each one. They are in no particular order.

Greta Van Fleet

We were driving home from dinner and an unfamiliar song came on the radio. My husband asked me to Shazam it. It was Heat Above by Greta Van Fleet. Never heard of them. My husband often listens to music while he’s working and began playing their songs until we pretty much knew most of them. Turned out they were on tour and would be in nearby Sacramento, California soon. We bought tickets and secured a room at a nearby hotel. As we came down to the lobby to walk to the Golden 1 Center, we were shocked to see several other people in the lobby who were also preparing to go to the performance. How did we know? The band had produced a video of Heat Above (linked above) where they were all dressed in drag. The hotel lobby was filled with women dressed similarly. As a marketer…