I'm BAAAAACK! And be afraid, be very afraid, as I am HIGH on music!

Went to Saratoga Performing Arts Center with a bunch of people to see John Mayer and Train on the 8th. Then, Tim and I expanded that into an anniversary getaway to Lake George, where we happened upon a free out door show by a Saratoga musician named Rich Ortiz. Not to mention the fact that I have been wearing out my iPod listening to an iTunes Free Download of the Week find, Anuhea, and also to Ithaca grown Sim Redmond Band, since learning about them from a friend's FB page. I just can hardly stand it. After professing my "CD of Summer" thing in my Replay blog from the R's of Summer series, I have been innundated with musical love. It has been an amazingly musical summer...one I will remember for a long time I am sure.

The concert we attended was the best I have ever been to. Just the sound of it all...summer night...huge crowd...open amphitheater...drum and bass in your chest...was remarkable. And a lot of people will roll their eyes at John Mayer, but let me tell you, if all you know of him is his radio music and his ramblings that hit the front pages and People magazine, you are missing out. He is an amazing blues/rock guitarist. Mayer's band was unbelievable as well. His guitarist, Robbie McIntosh, is a legend, having played with The Pretenders and Sir Paul, to name a few, and his drummer has played with the likes of Steely Dan and Sting. This concert was a mob scene with 15,000 some odd people on a hot, steamy, summer of 2010 night, but it was like he was playing just for you...each and every one...of you.

Then there was the opening act too, Train. WOW! I had been listening to their CD "Save Me SanFrancisco" and was really looking forward to hearing them live, and they did NOT disappoint! "Parachute" was an energized opener, and "Drops of Jupiter" was such a crowd stirring climax. Let's just say that it was almost like a show where either group, Train or JM, could have been the headliner.

As our little adventure continued, I found it almost ironic to happen upon live music (Rich Ortiz) in Lake George the night we were there having dinner and taking in the breathtaking views. We even wrapped up our trip hearing a three piece group at the "Scale House Brewery" in Ithaca, where we stopped for pizza, just to prolong our vacation, before heading back to mom and dad's, and the kids.

So if I may borrow from the Most Interesting Man in the World, "Stay musical my friends..." Look any of these groups up on iTunes, or on their own websites, and you will be more interesting, and interested, yourself.