Some things in life aren’t meant to be
together: Pepper on an Oreo - Nope;
Ketchup on a Hot Fudge Sundae- Yuck! - or Weight Watchers Meetings at
Victoria’s Secret – No Way!! Other
things in life blend just fine: Peanut
Butter & Jelly – Of course; thongs at Miami Beach- For Sure!! or Randall at
an 80’s Hair Band Show – No Doubt. Last
night’s life blend happily brought me together with 80’s Hair Band FireHouse at
the Den and these rock veterans hit a home run.
I have never seen a more fitting crowd at any Wolf
Den show than the one last night.
Typically we see lots of folks out of place ( ie old people at a hard
rock show, Chinese people at Asia, myself at Chad & Jeremy or Vick at a
Lita Ford show). Yesterday’s Rock Show
had just what you’d expect – 30-40 year old MTV rockers. There was a plethora of amazingly good
looking, properly attired (or un-attired) folks in the crowd – I can only
imagine what this crowd would have looked like 20 years ago...To give you a
visual of the show from my vantage point, I’ll offer:
That’s right, there were lots of moving parts last
night; both in the crowd and on stage.
Now that everyone’s tents have effectively been pitched, on to the
show...
FireHouse erupted onto the rock scene back in
1989-1991 and actually won best New Hard Rock band over the likes of Nirvana or
Alice in Chains. These days three of the
original four members (CJ Snare, vocals, Bill Leverty, guitar & Michael
Foster, drums) still actively tour along with Allen McKenzie on bass and have
religiously made Uncasville a yearly stop.
While probably mislabeled as a power ballad band due
to the success of ‘When I Look Into Your Eyes’ and ‘Love of a Lifetime’ –these
boys actually have a high energy guitar & drum driven sound. This coupled with the unique and amazing
voice of CJ allows them to stand the test of time and continue to rock
today. They refreshingly mixed up the
set list this year but the hits ‘Reach for the Sky’ and ‘Don’t Treat Me Bad’
brought the house down.
Plenty of merch and a meet and greet ended the night
along with a promise to be back next year.
You can be sure I will be there.
-Randall
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