So Shine Bright

I am so freakin tyerd. And its nearly 11am and I havent had a snack. I left them all at home. No chocolate. No cookies. Nothing. The makings of a bad day, I tell you.

But yesterday was a good day, so I’ll just tell you about that. The Steve had snagged VIP tickets (yay for Time Warner!) to House Party, a Christian music festival. I must admit, I was more excited about the seats than the concert. And they were great seats. Our own little box, with a bar table and tall chairs. We sat the whole time, and even with the crowd standing in front of us, we could see just fine.
Here’s Neighbor Steve and The Steve sitting, enjoying the show.

There were lots of bands too. First was Joy Williams. A cute happy pop rock girl.

Then there was Matt Carney (I think that was his name) he played a couple songs acoustically while they set up for the next act.

After that was Building 429. They’re originally from Raleigh. In fact, the lead told a story of when he attended a House Party concert and Toby Mac came running down into the audience and high fived him. And now he’s running out into the audience high fiveing people.

And then there was Nicole C Mullen. All the sudden dancers come running out onto the stage and she’s yelling “Are you ready for it?” and really, truly, I was not ready for it. But I enjoyed her and her dancers anyway.

Although the most important thing about Nicole is her arms. Take a look at those. Holy cow.

After Nicole was Chris Rice. He’s a fun guy. I didnt realize how many of his songs I knew. And thankfully he didnt sing the Cartoon Song.

Another in betweener band was Burlap to Cashmere. Mad guitar skills, but not my thing. Unfortunately a song they released years ago (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) was much too overplayed and now I hate it. Hate.

Ah, and then Jars of Clay. My favorite, for sure. Even without a drummer, they were great.

It all ended with Michael W. Smith. For all the Christian concerts and festivals I’ve been to, I’m surprised I’ve never seen him perform. For being almost 50, he sure does bounce around a lot. When he’s not sitting in front of the piano, that is.

Of course, now I’m entirely spoiled and wont be able to attend another concert at Walnut Creek unless we have VIP seats. It was so great, I didnt even realize I was outside.