The band was in town for a show at the LA Convention Center last weekend. Jamie and I made our way down there in the early afternoon, and eventually found our way to the bus in the freight area. We had a good time catching up on the bus, while the band enjoyed Jamie's butterscotch chip oatmeal cookies. Wow, they're good. They were only in town for a few hours, so there was no time for the usual trip to Trader Vic's, so Jamie and I picked up some of their bread and peanut butter and brought it back to the bus, where thankfully, they had a toaster.
Around 8:00 p.m., we headed inside for the concert. The band was great, as per usual. Dave busted out a keytar; I did not see that coming. The audience was made up of predominantly of asians. And why not? Asians love David Crowder. The security lining the front of the stage were a real comfort, as they were singing along, instead of keeping the crowd at bay. If you get a chance to see the band perform, do it. I enjoy the CD so much more when I've seen it performed in context. And if you haven't bought the CD yet, don't wait. They actually made it to #1 on ITunes the week the album came out.
After the show, the band was off to sign autographs for hours. I spotted Robbie Seay, who had opened the show, and went over to introduce Jamie to him. As we were talking to him, some young asian girls came over to get Robbie to sign something, so I backed away with Jamie while we talked with some other friends of Robbie's. But then one of the young asian girls came over and asked if they could get a picture with me and Robbie. Apparently, since I wasn't asian, I must have been on stage that night. Before I could make things awkward by trying to explain that I wasn't in any of the bands, Robbie said "Sure he will", and put his arm around me to pose for the photo. Robbie, you are one class act to your fans, my friend.
We only took a few pics that night, but here they are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcoulter/sets/1090811/