Saratoga=Friggin Gorgeous

[Michelle Daya]

my brother & i went & got 2nd row at last minute. garbo's right. it really was friggin gorgeous. weather was perfect although a little hot. once the sun set, it couldn't have been better.

lb pointed out his bro in the bleachers who rocked out during the show. he was up dancing & singing along. lb's wife was escorted to her seat right before the show & met up with someone in the 7th row. maybe her mom? anyway, she rocked out too & was up dancing when everyone else was. lb punched out the kids names loud & hard during "it was you & pointed to his wife during the "it was you" part. he sang directly to her for a lot of the show. his dog growls were longer & louder than usual & more outrageous & after finishing, looked at her & gave her one of these threw several picks out to the front row. drunk girl & bf tried to get at lb's guitar during isa solo. he had his eyes closed & didn't notice them but they got within an inch of grabbing it. crowd was screaming at them to stop & get away from him. lb probably thought they were screaming coz they liked the solo they went totally unnoticed by security but had their camera taken away early on in the show.

he was definitely on fire for every song. i think his family & friends being there made him more into it. also spotted a few bn/fritz guys. bob aguire (sp?) with wife (?) & pretty sure, javier pacheco sat one row behind us. crowd was really good & totally into it but the sitting/standing thing got annoying. no one could stand unless everyone did & luckily, everyone did eventually. surprising with the heat, lb didn't sweat much. soundtrack for world turning was weird but kind of liked it anyway.

i agree with everyone that if you get a chance to check it out, you'll love this venue. we didn't get hassled by security but it sounds like others did. it's the kind of place you just follow the crowd & what everyone's doing & you're good. don't rush the stage, take pics or stand if the people in back of you are sitting. crowd freakin loved him tho so it was all good.

some other sidenotes: really curious what happened that inspired castaway dreams tho it's none of my business he gave the speech about the disagreement between him & his wife but she was right there with family & friends so i wonder how personal it could be? too much time on the road, in studio or obsessing about being at one or the other. we'll never know. ditto for under the skin. another sidenote although not all that weird: wondered why wife & lb's brother didn't sit together. not a lot of crowd interaction other than a few smiles at drunk girl & some picks thrown out. time at edge of stage for gyow was brief on both sides but a few people did play the guitar or at least one that i saw next to drunk girl. ok that's it