: Well, this was our reward for the cancelled concert in October - a free concert just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. I think we made a lot of fans tonight! Brought Sunflower and her friend Maureen to the show with Karen after touring Historic Philadelphia in the 104-degree heat index this morning. But you can't leave Philly without having seen the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. And anyway, Sunflower treated me to my first Margarita - yum!
: We got to the venue fairly early - about 5:45 for a 7:45 PM show, but we brought our picnic dinner with us - Philadelphia hoagies and sodas. We were not the only ones to do this as there were about 4 other "families" picnicking on the bleachers before the show. I think we filled the venue - about 1,000 people. Tony came over and asked if one of us wanted to do the Merchandise table, so Carol and Karen volunteered. I gave out "Bounce Back:" cards as people filed in. It was fun! I had a couple people ask if I was with the band. One guy wanted to book them for something so I sent him in Tony's direction. One lady introduced her granddaughter to me because I knew all the names of the band members. Said 3 year old loves Run Runaway it seems! Grandmom was from Gander, NFLD. and asked me to sit with her and tell her what I enjoyed there last year. A couple others asked me questions about if they were nice. Of course I said yes! LOL! We saw Mary2U, Fran and Carol, Chris from Philly, Howard and Cheryl, Sunflower and Maureen, Katy Mae and some people whose faces I recognized but the names escape me.
: Jeff Lang from Australia opened fro GBS. He was a great guitarist! Started his set with a dulcimer song that was really slow, but the tempo picked up, thank goodness! Many people there enjoyed his set and bought CDs. He even had an encore.
: The b'ys started a little late. The venue was outside in a residential neighborhood. And I do believe there is a noise ordinance after 9 PM so they had to stop then.
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