Hella

The Gloria Estefan concert last night was tons of fun. We started off at a friend’s place and spent about an hour chatting and watching a comedy tape. After some wine, beer, and spirits, we headed out the door and caught a cab down to the Wachovia Center. Upon entering the parking lot, it was obvious that there would be a very mixed crowd. There were grandmas and grandpas, moms and dads, but not a lot of the younger crowd. We headed around the building to the will-call booth and picked up the tickets. After purchasing some beer and pretzels, we took our seats. Even though we opted for the mid-range seats, I thought they were great. Sure, we didn’t have an up close view, but we were pretty much centered on the stage.

The set had a spiritual theme with a being (a diety of some sort?) in colors of red and gold. When the opening act came on, the being started moving its hands and the lights made it look really cool. There was a ton of energy right from the start, both on the stage and in the audience.

No one opened for Gloria and she went on for about 2 hours and 15 minutes with only a couple of short breaks. There were a few really neat things woven into the concert, like her 9 year old daughter playing the drums, some new verses to old favorites, and an unglugged song. Gloria addressed the audience a few times and even had the spotlight shine on a Cathloic nun she studied under in school. She was a great entertainer and I realize that I knew more of her songs than I remembered. I’m glad I made the trip to see her here.

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