I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to pursue the things that make me happy and although it took me a while to figure out what that was, I think I'm on the right track.
This week is a great example of how it all works, I had quite a few business, Nolan and I got out of the house to explore and Pat and I crossed seeing Arcade Fire live off our bucket lists. I'm no journalist but I wanted to document this occasion so that someday Nolan could look back at this and realize that his parents were somewhat hip, and having a kid didn't stop that!
So here is my non-journalistic attempt to capture our Arcade Fire experience. The entire band was amazingly talented, playing multiple instruments, sometimes all at once. Their energy and passion were infectious, making even stone cold Pat sway just a little. He won't admit it if you ask but I witnessed it first hand.
Somehow they captured everything I love into one show: duets, sing along chorus (see video footage below) and string and brass instruments. They played a great mix of my favorite songs and a few new ones which I didn't know but loved instantly. It was an incredible night that I would even classify as...I hesitate even typing this as it's soooo cheesy, but it's so true...EPIC! I had chills throughout the show it was that good. I couldn't help but feel that this was an experience that I would be thankful for forever.
Our seats were alright, I would still love to see them in a smaller setting then Key Arena, but the band did a great job making the crowd of almost 10,000 feel pretty cozy.
The band members were jumping and running around on stage the entire time (almost 2 hours) and so I can't blame him for singing this one laying down, he deserved it!
Us at the end of the concert, see all the people? It was a sea of Seattle hipsters!
So much fun! I would definitely go see them again if/when they come back this way, and I can't say that about too many bands.
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