I can not believe that I forgot to tell you all about the best early birthday present I ever got! Let me just say that I have the best husband EVER!!!!!!
So, I hear on the radio that Kathy Mattea is coming to Anchorage for one night about 3 days before the concert is scheduled. I was so shocked because I didn't even realize she was still performing! It turns out that she is still making records even! Anyway, at first all I thought was that it would be sooo cool to go see her but I didn't have any hope that I could. The next day I hear about the concert on the radio again and I just get that bratty I-have-to-have-it feeling so when I got home I looked online to see how much the tickets are. They were so cheap I felt like it would be a crime to miss out on seeing her perform! I texted Scott and begged him to please take me. As ever, I got my way! Not only did he take me but we got a full date with dinner and NO kids! That is our first since his mid-tour leave last year in November FYI!
For dinner he took me to a place called the Bear's Tooth. I love it there! It's so Alaska but with a modern slightly upscale twist. The food is wonderful. They make these garlic cilantro french fries that are so GOOD!!!! I also had beer-batter halibut tacos and Scott had the halibut fish n' chips. For desert I got this ancho chili brownie with cinnamon ice cream that was indescribably amazing! Scott had the crem brule.
The concert was so cool. It was in this PAC that was about the size of Serrano's PAC for those of you who remember. It was very intimate. She had a completely acoustic band that included a mandolin, fiddle, upright bass, and guitar. She also did a couple songs where she played this really cool flute! Kathy was such a great performer. The band was so awesome and her voice was perfect! She was also hilarious! She really interacted with the audience and did such a good job! She told some amazing stories between songs as well. One was about her mom who had Alzheimer's before she passed away. Kathy said that at the very end of her mom's life when she couldn't talk or move on her own and was basically just a vegetable, she could still sing "You are my Sunshine". What a testament to music, huh? Kathy did a lot of songs off her most recent album "Cole". The whole album is about cole mining and even she admitted it's pretty depressing! Of course she sang "Where Have You Been" and we were all crying (it was just after her story about her mom too). She did not sing "Timber" and I feel like it's my fault. She asked for requests a couple of times and I didn't shout anything! In my defense I had lost most of voice from this stupid head cold though! Lol! The best part of it all was that Scott, who really doesn't care for "country" music, actually enjoyed himself so I didn't have to feel guilty for making him go! Hahaha!
It was such a great night and I am so glad I got to go!
3 comments:
SO AWESOME!! Glad you got to have a date night!
(HEY, I started blogging too..
http://carterandaddie.blogspot.com/)
Scott is usually pretty stubborn but he can change his mind. Growing up, I played liked and played Johnny Cash music frequently. Scott (and his brother Tim) both were quite vocal about their dislike for my Johnny Cash music as well as other types of music (Kingston Trio) and other Country and Western groups. Lo and behold, later on when Scott grew up, I find that he likes Johnny Cash!! What a surprise! Oh well, I guess you should never say never.
Scott's Dad
That's SO great! I love that he took you and didnt complain the entire night. Glad to hear you guys are doing well, we love and miss you all!
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