It was the bottle-me-up moment of the night … that one special moment you want to bottle up and save for those crappy days ahead. I caught it.
I caught The Blue Fever … and it was sweet.
My son first saw parts of their show on television … and then decided it was DVR-Worthy. Everyday-of-the-week-DVR-worthy. This is where the craze started. Everyday after his sister’s nap we heard the ba-donka-donk song followed by Luke Skywalker musical sabers swishing around and an eclectic xylophone with great tunes.
Apparently Ellen DeGeneres was giving away tickets to her entire audience, unfortunately for my son, we were sitting on the couch watching. We were nowhere near the studio audience and all the originality that is Blue Man. But it didn’t matter that we only saw it through television, he had caught The Blue Fever as soon as he had seen it.
The unique intensity and humor of the performance came through and it was something he wanted to witness. And the funny thing was that everything about it was an adventure for him from the printing of the tickets, to the bus ride, to packing the picnic basket and then to finally arriving to the outdoor show. It was something to look forward to, something to get excited about. All the little steps that I often take for granted when going to a concert or event took new meaning through my son’s eyes. They became moments of excitement and anticipation. In this Sandbox List Adventure, I realized that some things are better when living through the perspective of my five-year old … things like The Blue Fever.
The Blue Man Group awaited us.
We didn’t walk to the bus, my son insisted we run toward our adventure. And so we did. I was lucky not to have dropped the camera on the way.
Not only was this his first concert, but this was also his first bus ride. He constantly looked out the window to see what was coming up next. And as all the adults sat impatiently, sent text messages, and listened to music my son smiled at every landmark and took in every moment of the adventure. I totally enjoyed watching every minute of it.
The traffic was so heavy that we arrived in the evening. But that didn’t matter, because the bus ride rocked.
This is where the magic happened and we stayed tuned for it.
… as did the other little fans in the audience … although most of them looked happier than this.
Working their magic, making us laugh, entertaining us all with their music moves.
The evening continued and one of the best parts was the grand finale … complete with fireworks and the encore.
Checking out the grand finale and all of its amazement.
The night was great … and then came the masses heading to the parking lot and we were two of them.
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Great pics of your amazing time. And as always, I love the way you frame your thoughts so vividly.
Thanks my friend, glad you came along for the ride.
That is a great show, I am glad you enjoyed it!
It was really cool! My son really enjoyed it too.
Your son really had a ball, didn’t he? I’m sure that was an evening you’ll both remember for ever. 🙂
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. He loved it. I’m so glad we were able to get tickets. He thought they were pretty funny.