John Clayton Mayer. Live. Summertime. Verizon Amphitheater in Charlotte. All ingredients for an amazing concert, my first JM concert. Things that I knew... but now I know for sure after seeing him live:
1. Very talented musician.
2. Very funny.
3. Very very attractive.
And he did something very awesome and very thoughtful at this show. After the lights went down and he walked off the stage.... there was a very, unusually long moment before his encore. We (Haley, Hannah, Beth and I) were seated under the pavilion about 10 rows from the stage (it was awesome!). We realized why the wait for the encore was so long when we heard a roar of cheering from behind us. The special came on to reveal John and his acoustic standing on a platform in the midst of the lawn section. It was awesome, even to watch from behind. Of course we could see John's face and the lawn people (who all looked ready to pass out, so overwhelmed with joy) on the jumbo-screens. And he somehow safely made his way back through the crowd to the stage to finish. It was so cool! This a clip of the lawn bit I found. He's playing my favorite song!
Oh and I have to brag. He brought along his amazing Sax player, Bob Reynolds. I went to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts for high school. I wouldn't say that it is the most amazing arts high school ever (except we have been awarded cool things like National Grammy Signature School...) but every once in awhile I run across some one who has stuck to their arts concentration and has done really well.... one of which is Bob Reynolds! Very talented man! Beth, Haley's cousin who went to the concert with us graduated from a high school nearby DA and played in the same state band as Bob- she even went to lunch and hung out with him a few times in high school. That was about 12 years ago, but still cool none the less.
All in all, awesome weekend!
-A
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