Summer concert series - Jason Aldean

This past weekend we went to Cincinnati w/ the Groves' to see Jason Aldean in concert.  You may remember we saw him last year in Chicago at Wrigley Field.  And he's no Faith Hill or anything, but B-rad really likes him, as does Shauna, so it was a no brainer.  

Miranda Lambert was going to open 4 shows for Jason Aldean's ball park tour this year & this was one of 'em.  That added an extra layer of excitement because- well - B-rad REALLY really likes Miranda Lambert...& she's Shauna's favorite so it was a quadruple no brainer.

I always try to start the night w/ my hair half way fixed.  I don't know why - because I know what's gonna happen...

The weather was super nice for a mid-July night.  It was a bit sticky but nothing unbearable.  

Shauna & I missed most of Florida Georgia line because we were on the hunt for Straw-ber-Ritas!  But we could hear them!

 I get hot.  I get sweaty.  My hair gets curly.  UGH.  I throw that nonsense in a pony tail.  Sadly, you can still see the curl on the pieces I leave down.  I hate it.

 

I hate photo bombs but I totally did it to B-rad.  I told him he could take it again but he kept this one.  Curly hair & all...

 Miranda Lambert was up next...

& this is about the time B-rad started taking pics like a mad man.  He likes her just a little - I told you...

 The whole crew.  

 I think this was during Miranda Lambert... I only remembered taking it when I went through the pics...

You would not believe what we had to go through to find a dang Straw-ber-Rita.  If I wasn't such a princess & could drink beer like most normal people we would've been fine - there was a place selling it right outside our seats.  But noooooo - I have to be difficult.  

We went out during Florida Georgia Line to find Shauna t-shirts...& we found some chick w/ one of these.  If you think we didn't stop her & ask where she got it - you don't know me at all.

We were on floor 4 - they only sold them on floor 1.  The elevator was near our seats so we hopped our asses on it, rode it down to floor 1 & started to search.  There was like a mini-convenient store inside the ball park that had them.  It reminded me of a little store at the airport.  

This is how I spent most my night.  Those damn shoes are killer.  I have blisters again today.  B-rad chastises me for wearing them.  I said, "THEY'RE CUTE!"  He says, 'WHO CARES?'  I say, "UHM---girls!"

G-my purse is on the dirty floor... did you notice?

So I had this nice young(er) man sitting next to me with his girlfriend.  I was dancing, etc & kinda bumped him a couple of times.  I finally looked at him & said, 'Listen-I'm giving you a blanket apology now for the whole night.  I will NOT apologize every time I bump you.  K?"  He was fine with that (do you think he was gonna argue w/ me?)  He said he was 30 & had 'forgotten' his id so he couldn't drink.  I said, "Who does a dumb ass move like that?" because I thought he might by lying.  Of course they check id's when you buy alcohol.  He said, "If you would buy me a beer, I'll return the favor."  And since I try to be a good example & not encourage underage drinking I was like drilling him w/ questions to see if he was lying about his age.  "What do you do for a living?  Where did you go to college?  What year did you graduate high school?"  He rattled off "2004" right away so I believed him.  B-rad went out to buy him a beer & the dude had no cash.  I chastised him for THAT & he rounded up like $7 bucks & tried to give that to us.  I said, "No - don't worry about it.  Consider it a good deed.."    I promise it was much funnier in my drunken state than it is reading it.  He was laughing & knew it was all in good fun.  Or he was laughing because he was scared - I'm not sure.  Bygones.  At some point he said, "Oh c'mon- you can't be much older than me?"  I looked at him for a moment & considered telling the truth.  Instead the words, "You're right, I'm NOT..." came out.  

No harm, no foul... 

   I do not remember taking this picture.  

 I also do not remember taking this picture.  Lordy.

 Finally time for the main attraction, Jason Aldean.

 He sings a lot of songs that remind me of B-rad & how hard he works.   There's one called "Fly Over States".  It's about 2 guys on a plane flying from New York to LA over the Midwest & complaining about how boring it is down there - who would want to ever live THERE?  In the song he says, "Have you ever been to Indiana?  Met the man who plowed that Earth, planted that seed - busted his ass for you & me?"

Yea, that's my B-rad...

 Another one is "The Only Way I Know".  It's like the theme song to B-rad's life.   I'm gonna type it ALL out so bear with me - it's a good one.  You should totally Google it even if you don't like country music!

'Well I grew up in one of them old farm towns

Where they hit it hard till the sun goes down

Nobody really seemed to care that we were

living in the middle of nowhere.

We just figured that's how it was

And everyone else was just like us

Soaking in the rain, baking in the sun

Don't quit 'till the job gets done

That's the only way I know

Don't stop 'till everything's gone

Straight ahead never turn round

Don't back up, don't back down

Full throttle, wide open

You get tired, you don't show it

Dig a little deeper when you think you can't dig no more.

That's the only way I know.

That old red dirt the first thing you learn

You don't get nothin' that you don't earn

Humble pride I grew up on

You find out just how bad you want it.

Sun in our eyes backs to the fences

We didn't know the odds were against us

Hit the wall smoking & spinning

Still wasn't thinking 'bout nothin' but winning

That's the only way I know

Don't stop 'till everything's gone

Straight ahead never turn round

Don't back up, don't back down

Full throttle, wide open

You get tired, you don't show it

Dig a little deeper when you think you can't dig no more.

That's the only way I know.

Maybe there's another path that will get you there a little bit faster

But I'm sticking w/ the one inside of me.  

That's the only way I know

Don't stop 'till everything's gone

Straight ahead never turn round

Don't back up, don't back down

Full throttle, wide open

You get tired, you don't show it

Dig a little deeper when you think you can't dig no more.

That's the only way I know.'

 At the end there were a ton of fireworks that went off...

Another concert in the books...