3/27/10 at Johnny Brenda’s in Philly
A couple of months ago, I began dating a guy who loves Tally Hall, and he introduced me to their music (and the awesomeness of the Tally Hall Internet Show.) Â After listening to Marvin’s a bazillion times, I’m head over heels for them. Â (earlier on Saturday, I noticed I had gum on the bottom of my shoe, and the first thought in my head was “I stepped on gum! Â I stepped on gum! Â Oh-ho-ho!” ) I got the chance to see them live in concert last night, where my boyfriend introduced me to the band themselves… itself.. theirselves? Â No, that’s not a word……!
We got to Johnny Brenda’s around 7… it’s a venue, it’s a bar, it’s a restaurant. Â It’s a venubarstaurant. Â While it was too dark to see my food, my table had lights in it… that not only lit up now and then, but also changed COLOR. Â So, I was happy enough. Â We had dinner with Linnea an Greg, (another Tally Hall fan couple), and were soon joined by my boyfriend’s friends, Dan and Hannah. Â At 8:30pm, we (my boyfriend, Dan, Hannah, and I) ventured out to play four-square with the band… but they weren’t there yet. Â Since it was cold, we went back inside. Â Soon after, we ventured out again to check if they were there. Â We waited a little longer, and sure enough, there’s a group of people including Rob, Zubin, and Casey Shea. Â And I think Ross was there too, but I think he decided to head inside rather than play four-square. Â “You guys here to play some four-square?” Rob asked. Â “Ok!” we replied, or something along those lines, and headed over to a corner to play. Â They also brought a present for Coz, a cracked drumhead they’d been saving to give him. Â Aww!
I mainly wanted to just watch the game, but Rob insisted I play, so Zubin taught me the rules and I awkwardly fumbled my way through a round. Â After I got out, I hung out along the side to make sure the ball didn’t go into the street. Â It was really cold, so Rob and Coz decided to move their conversation inside, and I followed suit along with Dan.
A little later, we ventured upstairs to see the show. Â It was AWESOME! Â Tally Hall is definitely a band that sounds just as amazing live as they do in their studio recordings, and even more fun. Â I was also impressed with Casey’s ability to sing the bridge to Ruler of Everything… I dunno, I just felt like that had to be a little tough to pick up. Â I had a great time, despite some guy screaming extremely loudly behind me; he wouldn’t have bothered me so much had I not been able to feel his breath on the back of my head ::shudders:: Â Afterward, we chatted with Rob some more, and then went outside, where we caught up with Ross. Â Andrew had to jet, but he still stopped to say hi, which was awesome. Â We talked a little more to Rob, Zubin, Ross, and Casey, who graciously recorded a happy birthday message for Dan’s friend Heather, and then we said our goodbyes. Â The guys were so funny and nice, and I had an amazing time!
All photos from this concert are up in HITS Galleries!
https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/gallery/v/concerts/032710johnnybrendas/
This seems like the best thing.