barenaked.

So I've mentioned before that Brian and I are really into traditions. Another one of my favorites is that every time the Barenaked Ladies are in town we must see them. We were trying to remember how many BNL shows we've been to, and I believe it's 8 - well, now 9 with last night's concert at The Greek Theatre.

When Brian and I first started dating in 2001 we were having lunch at EJ Malloys in Long Beach and the beer girls were handing out a BNL cassette tape of one of their singles. We popped it in my cassette player in my 1988 Nissan Sentra for the drive home and we really liked it! We started listening to more and more of their music, so for our 2 year date-a-versary I surprised Brian with 2 tickets to their concert at The Wiltern in LA on Nov. 20, 2003 - our 1st of many concerts together.

I remember having so. much. fun. with Brian. Maybe one of our best dates ever. BNL is such a fun band to watch, and The Wiltern is my #1 fave concert venue. We also had the best seats of all time - front row, very center of the 2nd floor terrace. Perfect view, small venue. I was sold.

We had so much fun that every time BNL comes to town we make it a point to see their show. We've seen them at a bunch of different So Cal venues and always have a blast. Last night we continued this tradition by attending the BNL concert at The Greek. This was our first concert post-Kyle and a much-needed date night! Mammie stayed home with the baby and we made the drive to LA to drink a couple of beers and watch our favorite band perform. We're both exhausted today, but it was so worth it. As a bonus, we discovered that we really like Ben Folds Five, who also performed. I'll be buying some new (old) music today!

June 23, 2013

flashback - so excited to see our 2nd BNL show on Dec. 13, 2005
(Santa Monica Civic Theatre)

I also need to post Kyle's 4 month update and take a new picture, since our big boy turned 4 months yesterday!! I'm going to wait until after our 4-month check up with Dr. Wong on Wednesday so I have all his updated stats :) Coming soon!

PS - if you've never been to The Greek I highly recommend it. It's in LA next to the Griffith Observatory and is one of my top venues to see a show. Parking is stacked ($15), but it's very organized. The venue itself is awesome - outdoor, small to medium size and every seat is good. They have lots of benches/grassy areas to tailgate beforehand where no one bothers you, and inside there are multiple places to buy drinks and food with lines that are never too long. And the bathrooms are amazing - there are almost more stalls in the HUGE women's room than there are women at the concert! Bonus!