number of concerts I’ve attended with my youngest daughter: 2
venue capacity – the Loving Touch in Ferndale, MI: 200 people
number of subscribers to Conan Gray’s YouTube channel: 1,255,187 (and counting)
unknowingly ‘experiencing’ the 48th annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash: … priceless?
Let me tell ya’, this was quite the ‘Moment’. Silly me for thinking something as simple as taking my daughter to the concert of her favorite YouTuber could be so parentally challenging. It was all good, though. And, I’ve got material to blog about.
Fall Out Boy was the first concert my daughter and I ever attended. It was a few years back and quite fun. So when this opportunity arose, I was more than happy to chaperon. Besides, it was 232 miles away. And, she asked a friend with similar, but definitely not equal, admiration of Mr. Conan Gray to join her. NOTE: I was not invited to ATTEND the actual concert. Since I’m not a sixteen year old girl, I was totally fine with that stipulation. However, that changed the moment I heard the name of the concert venue.
The Loving Touch is a place to play pool. But beyond just billiards, The Loving Touch is a unique establishment in both function and form. The surrounding community has inspired it to become a thriving music venue.
There’s a whole website, of course. Unfortunately, the establishment looked as sketch as the name. I trusted my daughter, though. And, she was with a friend. Our hotel was under 2 miles away. I would camp out there until contacted. Finally, we established a communication timetable to ensure a stress free evening. If that’s even possible when dropping your daughter off at a place called The Loving Touch. Fortunately when concert time arrived, numerous parents accompanied their own fangirls inside. (heavy sigh of relief)
Conan Gray is all of about 20. Did I mention he has 1,255,187+ YouTube subscribers? Yeah, … . I don’t even have 1% of that following my blog. Oddly enough, he has only 1 album. And, there are just 5 songs on that album. I am so doing something wrong. Be that as it all may be, my daughter had an incredible time. She bought the vinyl. Then, Mr. Gray himself posed with fans.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKxvWVo8lmRXkbTOkqUhGg
The silliest of the ‘silly me for thinking’ moments was suggesting we stop in Ann Arbor beforehand. My daughter has never been there. The downtown area is quite nice. Great idea, eh?
Hash Bash is originally held every April 1st, but now on the first Saturday of April at noon on the University of Michigan Diag. A collection of speeches, live music, street vending and occasional civil disobedience are centered on the goal of reforming federal, state, and local marijuana laws. The first Hash Bash was held on Saturday, April 1, 1972.
Yeah, … . Since the weather was beautiful AND the law was actually reformed in November, it was an event. Needless to say, we were all a bit overwhelmed by the … crowds. After lunch, we promptly departed. For The Loving Touch.
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Still, it was all good. Sometimes even the sketchiest of ‘Moments’ turn out to be … like, totally priceless, Dude!
By the way, I didn’t inhale.
