Last night Vince and I were driving out to Riverside to housesit for a week while Mom & Dad were on their Alaskan cruise together. So, we decided to head out late Fri night instead of waiting until Sat, like we had originally planned. On the drive out, we were listening to James Taylor and thinking about the concert we saw him at in San Francisco many years ago. I decided to check out his current tour and see if he was coming to our side of the world anytime soon. NO WAY. He was playing at the Hollywood Bowl TOMORROW night. Seriously? Sooo without saying anything to Vince I went on about my business and checked on tickets. There were some decent tickets at decent prices still avail. Soooo, I mentioned it to Vince as we were cruising thru the desert...and we decided to go for it. Unfortunately, I could not get a steady WiFi signal and was freaking out! Eventually I got a signal and got the tickets! Whoohoo!
We had never been to the Hollywood Bowl before (kinda ridiculous that I lived in Cali my whole life and never been there!), and knew little of what to expect. It is so hard to gauge from the website, and you really just need to experience it to "get" it. So we went early, as newbies and decided to try to wing it. We didn't do the picnic thing, since we weren't sure of all the rules, and just decided to try one of the restaurants there. The Wine Bar looked cool....so we picked that one! Let me back up though.....since we got there soooo early, we walked down the street to a hotel and pre-gamed at the bar there. It was actually a super chill place and we enjoyed ourselves just hanging there. So, by the time we got to the Bowl, we were primed and ready for whatever came at us!
The Wine Bar ended up being super cool. They had all their own labeled wines, but the menu specified ones we knew (ABC - being one of our favorites). So we got a bottle and some tapas. So much fun and the show hadn't even started yet. We sat up in the bar that overlooked the grounds and spent the next hour people watching and figuring this whole experience out!
Once we got up to our seats and took in the full vibe of the place, we were in awe. It was magicalness. I cannot believe that I have never been here before! What is wrong with me!? As I am sitting here, I am already trying to figure out how to get back again. Loved it.
Oh and James Taylor...the original JT...are you kidding me right now?! He puts on such a great show anyways, we could have been watching it in a barn and it would have been magic. But here....wow. Such an amazing night.
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