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I went to see the band Crowded House in concert last night.  Know them??  Well, if you are my age, you may remember the band from way back when, in the 80’s. 

When I heard the band was coming to town, I mentioned to Kevin that I would like to go and see them.  I got the big eye roll, which I will translate for those of you that do not understand “Kevinese”.  In this case, the eye roll could be loosely translated to mean," You’re kidding, that 80’s band?  Come on, Daniela, you’re a big girl now, not an 80’s teeny bopper anymore, time to start acting like the 40 something gal that you are.”

Luckily, I was prepared for such a “speech”.  I have quite a few Crowded House songs on my IPod (and many other 80’s songs as well) and I have managed to get my kids liking my old music.  So, since Kevin would not consider going to the concert with me, Sara was more than happy to go.  To be fair, Kevin would not have gone to see this band with me in the 80’s either.  They were not his “thing”. 

I saw this band in concert when I was a teenager.  I remember the concert vividly (and that is not usual for me).  The three members of the band played at the Jubilee, all those years ago.  The curtain was drawn and in front of the curtain, in the 5 or 6 feet of room before the edge of the stage, the band stood.  They played their entire concert in that small space using a guitar, a bass and a snare drum…that is ALL.  It was amazing. 

Last night, they were decked out on the entire stage, no small corner this time.  They were however just as amazing.  I was instantly transported back to my late teen years (bye, bye grey hair!).  I would say that a good half of the audience had more grey hair than me.  Strange crowd, but I had a blast!!!  Sara loved the show as well, although I dare say not nearly as much as me! 

Great night!  Sometime it’s good to be a teeny bopper again.