SHARING THE SHOWS
Styx/Tesla/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Midflorida Union Ampitheater - Tampa, FL - June 17, 20186/18/2018 So we passed Day 6 of the AP Reading: read, score, repeat. I had a pretty awesome day, finding out that my scoring was more accurate than most of the folks at my table, and that I had read 1,025 essays up to that point. The post-it my Table Leader wrote that on had two exclamation points after the words “1,025 essays,” to which I was shocked. When I told Liz about it at dinner, she was impressed (and she’s one of the smartest folks I know).
So before the show, Liz and I had dinner at this Irish pub called Hattigan’s, where I ordered a turkey wrap (not bar food by any stretch of the imagination). I had been eating a lot of red meat and pork the few days prior and needed some white meat to balance things out. After Ridesharing it to the show, we walked in on Tesla doing “Signs,” which is the only song of theirs I know. But they sounded really good. Next, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts came onto the stage. “I have a huge crush on Joan Jett,” I exclaimed. “Everyone does,” Liz replied. “Thank you for validating that,” I said facetiously. The crush was reaffirmed when Jett said, “love between two people is a beautiful thing. But love between three people is even better.” This is from a never-married badass, which helps her credibility at all (see soldieringforsingles.weebly.com for more on this topic). Total rebel. I also associate some of Jett’s songs with TV and movies. The first time I heard “Bad Reputation” was the opening credits of Freaks and Geeks. “Cherry Bomb” was introduced to me through Dazed and Confused. I identify with both of those pop culture artifacts on deep, visceral levels, so it would make sense that Joan Jett would be my dream woman. Light of Day is a little known movie she did in 1987 with Michael J. Fox; there was a song by that title that she busted out. I had never heard it, but I was dancing just the same. Now I have a new movie to add to my to-view list. She also busted out “I Love Rock and Roll,” “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” and her remake of Tommy James and the Shondell’s “Crimson and Clover.” I couldn’t help but dance during her set, while most everyone else in my section was sitting. Liz said jokingly, “Save your energy for Styx.” My dancing also brought up two compliments from her: 1) “I vibe off of your because your dancing energy is so good; and 2) her comparison of me to one of those toys that dance when music starts playing (I take that one as a compliment). Styx started off in a more mellow fashion than the previous two acts. I sat during “Lady,” as well as a few others I had never heard. During “Come Sail Away,” our roles reversed: I sat while Liz danced. We each called an encore. Liz: Mr. Roboto. Me: Renegade (our favorite song). The journey to find the Uber pick-up spot was a long, interesting one. In this age of Rideshrea apps, the majority of arenas I’ve been to have signs pointing toward an Uber spot. However, the security people mentioned an “inflatable duck,” which Liz amazingly remembered (my visual memory sucks). It was a good walk to get there, other than Liz falling and twisting her ankle, which healed rather quickly. I got back to my hotel a little before midnight. Getting up the next morning was a bit of a drag, but a Diet Snapple and a coffee later, I was sailing away to a rockin’ last day of scoring those exams, which, of course, are way more fun than the concerts of which I don’t go to enough.
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