We attended a Doobie Brothers concert at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. The concert was on Friday night before a football game on Saturday, so we spent the night after the concert and went to the game the next day.
The Walton Arts Center is a great venue for a concert. It is not so small that the loud music completely destroys your ears but not so large that you can’t see the band. We were in the balcony and could see (and certainly hear) the band just fine. There is no bad seat in that arena.
It was a great concert. The band started on time without an opening act and played almost 2 hours without an intermission. They played most of their biggest hit songs from the 70’s. The band has 8 members and the three main vocalists/guitarists were old, meaning they had been with the band for long time, if not forever. They started the concert with Jesus Is Just Alright. From the response of the crowd, I believe everyone there knew that song. I predicted correctly to Ann the songs they would do for the encore; they were a couple of my favorites that they had not played. China Grove and Listen to the Music.
I didn’t listen carefully to the announcement about taking pictures. I’m pretty sure they said we couldn’t use flash photography and possibly other filming or recording devices. I’m just not sure. But, I think it was OK to film a little bit of the concert if,
- lots of other people were doing it
- you didn’t stand up
- you didn’t use extra lighting
- you used your phone
So, I recorded a video…
I received a pleasant surprise at the concert. When we first walked in I saw a man I recognized. He was an usher, attendant or official at the arena. I couldn’t remember his name and couldn’t believe he would be in Arkansas. So, I passed on by. But, when the concert was over, he was still there. By then I had thought of his first name, so I went up to him and introduced myself. He turned out to be who I thought he was—a scientist I worked with in Washington DC about 16 years ago. I love getting a little lagniappe from time to time!
