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| - ok, even though a lot of frequent yelpers out there have given it bad reviews, I HAD to do the Blossom experience at least once since I just moved here and everyone in my department said that I had to go because it was so amazing. So, Zac Brown Band was in town last night (I kind of equate them with Georgia's answer to the DMB....with beards).
Driving down there - used my trusty iPhone to find mad directions (was told to avoid Route 8, glad I did) and was taken by a bunch of really cool areas that I will be back to check out (Szalay's sweet corn farm, a covered bridge and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, I know they may be old hat to you native's but for someone new they look like a bunch of fun!). Didn't really mind the 45 min trip from my apartment but that's probably because where I'm from the nearest other major city is a 3 hour drive away, lol
Parking - confusing, I had no idea where I was going or what lane I was supposed to be in and the teenagers who were too young to have driver's licenses themselves were not really that good at flagging vehicles. So, I wound up in the "pay $20 extra for closer parking" lane, which kind of meant, "you get to give us more money so you can still walk a long a** way to get to the entrance". And it was so fun to try and get out of there, especially with a limo and a Hummer trading honks and cutting other people off to try and get ahead of the other. Oh, and the massive old army truck filled full of drunken 20 year-old's, one of which was trying to jump from the back of the truck onto the hood of the vehicle behind them made for an entertaining time leaving.
The Walk - this should have been my first hint at the night that was to come, ZBB is a country/folk group and ALL the white trash and hicks were out for this one and it seemed like everyone pre-gamed for this show too. I've never figured out how cutoff shorts and no shirts for guys became stylish...and really, I'm ok with it if you have a great bod, but the majority of you should be putting a shirt over those beer bellies.
Bathrooms - Since everyone said how gross the bathrooms were, I decided to preempt it by showing up early and hitting the loo before everyone else messed it up too much. And to be true, they were fine before the concert, but I definitely wouldn't have wanted to see them afterwards.
Concessions - good thing I was the DD, holy crap expensive....I'm not paying $8 for a single small adult beverage
Seating - I had a pavilion seat, center stage just behind the box seats, great view. The lawn looked super crowded with trailer trash, I'm glad I had a seat next to a nice family. However, the drunk blond hick Cougar sitting next to me did not increase my entertainment. Look lady, I don't want strangers shaking their a** in my face at a concert, I go to strip clubs to get that kind of treatment, and those a**es are in much better shape than yours....
Concert - amazing, they played for 4 hours, some truly incredible musicians up on stage, probably the finest live-fiddling I've ever heard, Charlie Daniels would have been proud...
Crowd - well, aside from the 40y/o Cougar next to me, about 80% + of the crowd was annoyingly drunk and causing a ruckus. I'm not sure how these people were getting home because I did not see enough sober drivers in the crowd.
Overall - I enjoyed the concert a lot, I'm not sure if there are too many acts that I would put up with all of the annoyances in order to go see them at Blossom, but there may be a few. I'll probably try and get to an Orchestra showing here before the fall hits as well, or maybe I'll just dress up and see them at Severance Hall instead. Good to experience at least once for sure!
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