So the Toby Keith concert is over. I guess I will try to go in some kind of order with this story.
The parking lot/party area there is something else. I've been tailgating before at football games and it's nice that the people last night are bothered by the technology and conveniences that football fans have been using since the 60s. Some of the groups were a bit more refined than others. We scattered some coolers around and set up the small grill. We grill some burgers have our dinner within 30 minutes or getting there. Now we have about 5 hours to stand around and look at each other. It's weird that I stick to mainly soda and all the country fans I'm with drink themselves silly. I'm sure I have a crystal clear memory of an event I would like to forget while I'm sure they all have a cliff notes version of the night. To be honest things outside weren't all bad. The people we went with we pretty cool even if I had nothing in common with them.
The setup at Post Gazette Pavilion is very odd. Outside the gates it's a barren post-apocalyptic wasteland. At any minute you expect Mad Max to drive by but honestly I think he's too refined to be caught dead at this event. Once inside the gate it's like a county fair sponsored by all the US beer makers. They had outdoor bars far nicer than the parking lot, some games, various vendors and bathrooms much nicer than the plastic boxes outside the gates. The only downside is the prices at these stands resemble those at airport vendors. The only beverage that looked good to me was some frozen drink that was 11.00. I went drink-less for the entire show other than a sip of Yuengling which wasn't that bad.
We skipped the soundcheck "band" and walked in while Joe Nichols was on stage. I can't say I know his name or face but I've certainly heard his songs. He really was fairly enjoyable even if he is kinda creepy looking. Then we had to wait longer than I hoped for the main show.
It started with Ford commercial cleverly disguised as a video about how Toby won't sell out to anyone. I might of been the only person in the crowd sober and intelligent enough to catch the irony. Then he did a montage of about 5 songs where he threw in references to Pittsburgh and the Steelers wherever he could. The crowd ate this shit up while I couldn't help f think if the gag on The Simpsons whee the rock star had to look at the town name taped to the back of his guitar to remember what to yell. My view of Toby was obstructed by a large pillar and it would of required me to move a foot either way. My wife noticed this about halfway into the show and made a bigger stink about it than I did. A few more songs were played and finally the man spoke. His slight pause was to announce that he had a movie coming out and then we watched the trailer up on the large screens. He thought brought out of his costar who would of been cute without the stupid fucking hat she wore. They sang a song together and then she sang one solo. I figured the show would be about 2 hours and I was just about right. His patriotic ending was pretty good and certainly the highlight of the show.
I couldn't get into the music very much but I did enjoy the other parts of the night were fine. I'm so tired today from standing around so much that I may just stay home and do nothing. That's a real shame since today was my day to "payback" the wife and make her do anything I wanted to make up for yesterday.
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