Life is a surprise double feature
Peter, my "little" brother, was in town last night for his "weekend" (meaning any set of two or more days off work.) If you're curious about his job, see the link to his blog. He's funny. Anyway, we decided to hit the movies, and see Kung Fu Hustle. Entertaining, weird, outrageous, and graceful are the words that come to mind, but I don't want to spoil the ending, so check out the website if you want more info! http://www.kungfuhustle.com/
Anyway, as we left the theater, Portland seemed to be alive with sound... musical sound to be exact, and as we walked back to our (badly) parked truck (I wasn't driving), the music was getting louder. We got to the truck and did what any child who grew up in my family would do... we weighed our tiredness against the growing sense of adventure and curiosity. In my family, curiosity almost always wins. So we started walking. Now, sound waves bounce off hard surfaces, and cities are mostly made from brick and cement, so it was hard to get a good handle on which way to walk exactly, but as we made our way, we figured there were really only two places outdoors that Portland could hold enough people to make the kind of noise we were hearing... Lincoln High School or PGE park. As we approached Lincoln we hypothesized that it was either some sort of upscale senior year event, or an elaborate practical joke. But as we rounded the corner it became apparent that it was neither, it was PGE park.
Just as we arrived, the music stopped and the cheering got loud. We figured we'd missed the event, but thought we'd check the reader boards to at least see what it had been. And then the lights came back on... the screaming got loud and the encore started. From where we stood, looking down on the field from above, you couldn't see the stage, they had it carefully covered so that all you could see was the lead singer's shadow projected on a sheet.... However, you could see the 500+ screaming fans who were waving their hands in the air and screaming to "pour some sugar." It turned out to be the fantastic double header of Def Leppard and Bryan Adams in their Rock'N'Roll Double Header tour (For more info see the link: http://www.defleppard.com/news/index_update_0517.html) Peter and I figured we got the best end of the deal, a movie and the only def leppard song we actually knew performed live and free. Although we both agreed Bryan Adams would have been cool (how old is he anyway?) I just loved the sight and sound of all those screaming fans.... Makes me want to be a pop star!
Maybe I'll try out for American Idol!
Anyway, as we left the theater, Portland seemed to be alive with sound... musical sound to be exact, and as we walked back to our (badly) parked truck (I wasn't driving), the music was getting louder. We got to the truck and did what any child who grew up in my family would do... we weighed our tiredness against the growing sense of adventure and curiosity. In my family, curiosity almost always wins. So we started walking. Now, sound waves bounce off hard surfaces, and cities are mostly made from brick and cement, so it was hard to get a good handle on which way to walk exactly, but as we made our way, we figured there were really only two places outdoors that Portland could hold enough people to make the kind of noise we were hearing... Lincoln High School or PGE park. As we approached Lincoln we hypothesized that it was either some sort of upscale senior year event, or an elaborate practical joke. But as we rounded the corner it became apparent that it was neither, it was PGE park.
Just as we arrived, the music stopped and the cheering got loud. We figured we'd missed the event, but thought we'd check the reader boards to at least see what it had been. And then the lights came back on... the screaming got loud and the encore started. From where we stood, looking down on the field from above, you couldn't see the stage, they had it carefully covered so that all you could see was the lead singer's shadow projected on a sheet.... However, you could see the 500+ screaming fans who were waving their hands in the air and screaming to "pour some sugar." It turned out to be the fantastic double header of Def Leppard and Bryan Adams in their Rock'N'Roll Double Header tour (For more info see the link: http://www.defleppard.com/news/index_update_0517.html) Peter and I figured we got the best end of the deal, a movie and the only def leppard song we actually knew performed live and free. Although we both agreed Bryan Adams would have been cool (how old is he anyway?) I just loved the sight and sound of all those screaming fans.... Makes me want to be a pop star!
Maybe I'll try out for American Idol!
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