The Last Switchfoot Show of their Tour…in Santa Cruz!
Some guy took this pic of last night’s concert,
and it’s pretty close to what our view was.
Yes, it was awesome. As I’ve blogged before, Switchfoot is one of my favorite bands, and yet I hadn’t been to one of their concerts until tonight. They were in San Jose several months back at the beginning of their tour, but I couldn’t get anyone to go with me that time. Chesney and Lem joined me this time for a night of long lines, screaming junior high kids, crowds of bad-smelling folks in a smallish venue, but rockin’ good music. There’s just something about seeing a favorite band performing your favorite songs live! You also get a better appreciation of the talent of the band members. They put on a great show!
No pictures this time. Lem got kicked out because of his huge, pro-looking camera. …Even though he knows the photographer that travels with Switchfoot…who was there that night… (I still think you should’ve milked that contact, Lem) . One of needs a little point-and-shoot for times like this.
More Switchfoot crossover controversy on Lem’s MySpace blog.
In other news, Sharks have advanced to the semi-finals! We’ll find out tonight if they’ll play Edmonton or Colorado. ‘Hope it’s Colorado. GO SHARKS!
So weak. They should have a bouncer who is actually knowledgeable in cameras at the door. Anyone who knew anything about cameras would realize that my camera has hardly any zoom. What a piss-puddle of poopy people at the Catalyst.
I still don’t understand why photography is not allowed in most concerts. That’s so lame! I mean, you pay a ton of money to see a band - you should be allowed to bring anything you want as long as it’s not illegal. Freakin’ lame!
The HP Pavillion almost didn’t let me in with my 17-40mm WIDE ANGLE lens. If I zoom in all the way I could zoom in on the head of the person sitting next to me. Meanwhile, point and shoot cameras with zooms up to 200mm make it through left and right.
Yeah, that’s totally dumb. I hate it when there are rules or policies about technology that don’t make any sense if you actually know anything about the technology.
So did Lem still get to come in after he put his camera away?
I’d love to go to a switchfoot concert.