OVERHEARD: LIVE IN CONCERT

Overheard at Bela Fleck and The Flecktones

Event Name: Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
Venue: Upper West Side Apple Store
City: New York
State: NY
Date: 7/5/11

I finally made it to another concert. This one happend to be at the Upper West Side Apple Store in NYC. Bela Fleck and The Flecktones gave a full set that ran close to and 1 hr 20 min. Wynton Marsalis sat in for a few tunes. Howard Levy played Harmonica and keys.

Bela: Thanks for coming out. This is a crazy place to play…

Victor: I think we are coming out with a drumitar app soon…Thats a joke.

Overheard at Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Event Name: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and My Morning Jacket 
Venue: IZOD Center
City: East Rutherford
State: NJ
Date: 8/24/10

The last time I made it out to The IZOD center at the Meadowlands was for The Dead in April 2009. At the time the only way to get there by public transportation was to take a train and shuttle bus.  You can now taken the 351 Coach USA Express which gets you to the Meadowlands in about 20 minutes. So much easier and only costs $10 round trip. 

On the bus:

Woman (to friend on bus) : Do you have the concert tickets?

It was a really fun show. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers played a solid hour and a half set packed with all the favorites, some I didn’t know and a handful of tunes from the new album Mojo. I don’t think I looked down at my watch once!

There was a lot of tailgating before and after the show. On my walk through the lot to the bus at the end of the night: 

Guy: Who has my pretzel? There are usually like 20 pretzel guys out here!

Gathering of the Vibes

Event Name: Gathering of the Vibes Festival
City: Bridgeport
State: CT
Date: 8/2/10
Submitted by: Amy Liberman
Said by: Titian Dion 

Funny quote from Titian on our way back from Gathering of the Vibes late last night:

“I wonder if Jesus would have liked frappucinos. I bet Jesus would have been at the Vibes. I mean, where the f**k else would he have been?”

Event Name: Dr.Dog
Venue:Terminal 5 
City: New York
State: NY
Date: 5/15/10

Concert goer to friend: “My balls are sweating.”

OK GO - Music Hall of Willimasburg

Event Name: OK GO
Venue: Music Hall of Williamsburg
City: Brooklyn
State: NY
Date: 4/30/10

When exiting The Kids Are Alright was playing. I heard someone say:

I can’t explain. 

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