October 02, 2005

Jonathan’s First Rock Concert

Oh we did have fun this afternoon! About 3 p.m. Dale and I told Jonathan that we were going to go hear Sheryl Crow give a concert downtown on Auditorium Shores. He was over the moon and exclaimed how special that was going to be and also wanted to leave immediately; she is his favorite musician and has been for many months now. For his birthday in July I gave him $5 for buying songs at the iTunes music store—he used four of them for Sheryl Crow songs, some of which I had never heard before (“Steve McQueen” being one). He can drum along to all of them too.

Anyway, we packed up stuff and headed down to Town Lake for the free show (a thank-you party from Lance Armstrong to Austin). There was no traffic, parking in the new City Hall was easy, and the atmosphere was very nice. Jonathan got to hear some of his favorite songs and we all had a good time. He’s funny with music, just like Dale—very still, very focused on what’s going on, and doesn’t wish to be distracted by conversation or anything else. It was great to be able to take him to it; he and I went pretty close to the stage, so that we could actually see Sheryl without using binoculars. Lance’s kids were dancing around the whole time, especially his daughter Grace (who seems an awfully lot like Kayleigh, no shyness there at all), and it was a fun time for everyone. And there was no traffic on the way home either.

Dale and I were most amused that as soon as we got home (half an hour after Jonathan’s usual bedtime), he went straight from the garage door into his bedroom and started drumming. Didn’t stop for about 20 minutes either. I wonder where this will lead him in the future?

Posted by elizabeth at October 2, 2005 09:55 PM
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Rock and Roll leads to perdition. At least, that's what the nuns back at the Academy used to tell us.

Posted by: Boppa on October 3, 2005 07:54 AM

What a neat afternoon!

Posted by: Cynthia on October 3, 2005 10:27 AM
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