Just got back from seeing She & Him and it was such a wonderful show. There were, of course, some setbacks. Mary Beth and I were standing near the trash cans and either they, or the girl in front of us, smelled really bad. All I can say is, in the words of my favorite college professor, "Thank the Lord for olfactory fatigue." Also, standing just to my left, wasThe Most Ridiculous Couple in the World. The girl kept screaming "Owwwweeewwwweeee!!!!" in my ear, which is kind of funny in hindsight, because who does that? And her boyfriend was That Guy who yells things really loudly during quiet moments so that every one will listen to him. And everyone does, but they think he's ridiculous. However, his girlfriend didn't think he was ridiculous, she thought he was just great. Every time he yelled something stupid, she giggled and looked adoringly up at him. I can almost guarantee you that he has yelled "Freebird!" at some point in his concert going career.
Barring these minor setbacks* the actual show was so lovely. Zooey Deschanel is possibly the cutest girl on the planet, and M. Ward is just so effortlessly cool. She and Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond both wore peach dresses in honor of the fact that they were in Georgia, and Zooey wore this humongous flower attached to head. On anyone else, I'm pretty sure the giant head flower would make me gag, but on her it was just adorable. And the music was good, and her voice sounded just like the album, so you know she isn't some crazy actress that gets someone to make her sound presentable on an album, but can't back it up live. Also, I'm pretty sure her bass player was pregnant, which made me happy that her unborn baby gets to listen to such pretty songs. All in all, I was enchanted. It was the perfect summer show.
*I laugh on the inside every time I hear or use the term minor setback because my little brother's very first band was called Minor Setback. He was thirteen and had bleached hair and patches all over his clothes, and was basically trying to be MxPx. It was AWESOME!
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it WAS the perfect summer show!
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