{"id":19824,"date":"2018-10-21T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=19824"},"modified":"2018-10-21T11:19:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T16:19:26","slug":"the-dead-south-at-nortons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=19824","title":{"rendered":"The Dead South at Nortons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian had been looking forward to seeing the Dead South for some time, specially since he missed them on their last visit to Wichita. We almost missed them again this time because the tickets sold out really quickly. But then the organizers opened up a hundred more tickets, which I just happened to see so I snagged a couple of tickets for me and Brian. Although, we almost ended up with four tickets because he just happened to be looking at the tickets online at the same time I was and had the exact same thought — better snag the tickets now before they sell out again. Thankfully, rather than keeping it a secret and surprising him with the tickets later (which was originally part of my plan), I opted to call him and tell him what I’d done. My being horrible at surprises and keeping secrets actually saved him from having to click the button and completing his own ticket purchase. Disaster averted — whew! We are so eerily in synch sometimes. <\/p>\n

Fast forward to the day of the event when it was raining nonstop all morning. We were quite worried about it actually because the show is outdoors. We all know what happened at Journey<\/a>. Leading up to concert day, we were worried there would be way too many people because of all the tickets they sold. So, on the one hand, the weather looked like it was going to be crappy but, on the other hand, that might make the event less crowded because some might get turned off by the weather and stay home or do something else instead. <\/p>\n

We were so concerned about the weather that Brian called Nortons that morning to ask about their rain plan. He was told the show would continue — outside — rain or shine. So then we were scrambling to figure out our own plan. We actually talked about wearing the $5 ponchos we got from Dick’s for the Journey concert — amazingly, we still have them. He left it up to me to make the call since I was coming from the house. Our plan was for me to take a car over and just meet Brian at Nortons. He was going straight there from work. <\/p>\n

The rain had stopped but it was still quite gloomy. The ponchos weren’t warranted though, so I left them at home. The weather turned out perfect and the sun even came out briefly before sunset. <\/p>\n

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Here are a few pictures from the Dead South show last weekend… <\/p>\n

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We got there early to have dinner before the show. I skipped lunch that day so I was starving. Brian had some beer and was in an excellent mood.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a selfie of the two of us from early in the evening.<\/p>\n

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The sun came out for a bit. <\/p>\n

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Here’s a picture of my handsome husband enjoying the beautiful night and opening acts — Del Suelo and Whiskey Shivers. <\/p>\n

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Thought I would share this picture because you can see my office building in the background. The venue is just steps away from the office. <\/p>\n

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Speaking of office, I ran into an old coworker at the show.<\/p>\n

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It turns out that Cody is good friends with one of the guys we met that night. <\/p>\n

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Obligatory drink pics followed by the obligatory event selfie.<\/p>\n

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Pics of the band — the Dead South.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a short video of the Dead South performing Brian’s favorite song by them. <\/p>\n