“We gotta hold on, to what we’ve got…”
If it weren’t for copyright issues, I’d do this as a podcast, but regardless, I’m still going to do it as a blog.
Thursday night, I went to the Kutless concert at Rolling Hills Church. It was Stellar Kart, Disciple, Falling Up, and Kutless. This was a huge deal for me, because I haven’t gotten to see Kutless and Falling Up for about two years (since the Sea of Faces tour), and in the concerts I’ve missed with either of them in it, none of them had the two on the same ticket again, so needless to say I was excited.
Jenn, the loving girlfriend that she is, agreed to go with me, despite the fact that she knew (and I knew, for that matter) she would be miserable. Loud concerts aren’t her thing, really. But I wanted her to be there because for me this was a special event (keep in mind, the last time I saw the Oregon boys on tour together was when I was still with Julie, so I wanted to have my latest Kutless experiece be with Jenn). And Jenn endured. She sat half of the concert, head covered trying to escape the pounding bass to her already hurting head, but every time I offered to take her outside to the lobby, she shook her head and said “Quit worrying about me, you’re supposed to be having fun.” She endured like this for the entire two hour concert.
After the concert, she and I went out to the lobby to wait for Shawnothan and Kristi (who I agreed to take home afterwards), and she wasn’t feeling better (worse, it seemed). Shawn and Kristi emerged, then Shawn went to get falling up merch, and while he was doing that I closed my eyes a moment and when I opened them, I lost Kristi. Shawn came back, and the two of us ventured out to find Kristi (meanwhile, Jenn is having something similar to an asthma attack and she forgot her inhaler at home, which is suprisingly normal and, in her own words, isn’t that big of a deal. It still worries me to death, but she’s not generally concerned). Shawn and I split up, and on a loop back to check on Jenn, Kristi’s now over with the chair (I promptly tell her “DON’T MOVE! I’m going to find Shawn.”) Once I found shawn, we moved out, I dropped the two of them off (Kristi was close, Shawn lives out in the boonies, though). Finally, around 1:00 am, I dropped Jenn off at her home.
Now, the concert was awesome, Stellar Kart was amazing (I’d never heard them before), and I loved Falling Up & Kutless’ performances. But what was more amazing to me is that Jenn stuck it out through the entire concert. I truly have a wonderful girlfriend, and for that, I dedicate this text rendition of Stellar Kart’s Bon Jovi cover…
Tommy used to work on the docks
Union’s been on strike
He’s down on his luck… it’s tough, so tough.
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man,
she brings home her pay. For love – for love.
She says we’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
Cause it doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot
For love – we’ll give it a shot
Whooah, we’re half way there
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand and we’ll make it – I swear
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Tommy’s got his six string in hock
Now he’s holding in what he used
To make it talk – so tough, it’s tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers baby it’s okay, someday
We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
Cause it doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot
For love – we’ll give it a shot
Whooah, we’re half way there
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand and we’ll make it – I swear
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
Cause it doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot
For love – we’ll give it a shot
Whooah, we’re half way there
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand and we’ll make it – I swear
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Whooah, we’re half way there
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand and we’ll make it – I swear
Whooah livin’ on a prayer
Sweetheart, I love you. =)
*bows, exits stage left*