Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 09:31 PM EST
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Back in May I had won a concert from our local radio station for 2 free John Mayer concert tickets. YAY! So the concert was on Sunday the 13th. And of course, it rained, AND the tickets were for lawn seating.
So my friend Marti and I went and hoping that the rain would not hit. We went to Red Robin for dinner, YUM! The blueberry pomegranate speckled lemonade (I think that's what they call it) was very good. The first glass was anyways, the second was too sweet and I couldn't finish it all. My chicken burger/sandwich was very yummy as were the fries.
So we get to the concert venue (Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD) and get in line to wait to get into the concert area. It sprinkled a little, but the sky was too terrible looking. We weren't in line too terribly long, considering how many there were. We pick a spot on the lawn up front and to the left of the stage. Not a terrible spot, but still on the lawn.
Then the rain gets a little harder and harder. At one point it was coming down pretty good. Then it slacked and was more or less a nice constant shower for the rest of the night. Brett Dennen was the opening act for John Mayer. So about 7:30pm he started his set. He did I suppose 5-6 songs, I wasn't paying a ton of attention to him. He is good, but I was there to see John! lol
Finally about 8:30pm-ish John FINALLY came on stage. Of course, the rain seemed to be a little harder at this point. I was drenched mind you. And trying to hold an umbrella and snap pictures when I could was not easy, especially when tryign to keep the camera dry. But I got some decent photos. John played about 9 songs, and said good night. So we waited.. he had to come back right? YES! and he did for another 3 songs. One of his band members did a cover of Van Halen's "Panama" and it was awesome. Of course, John taking his shirt off to jump around the stage wasn't bad either. ;)
I think one of the funniest things he said all night was "There's a girl down front with a shirt that says "I'm legal in 2 years". John said "Well I'm a pervert NOW!" ROFL That had everyone rolling.
And apprently John Mayer has a great sense of humor.. just google "John Mayer in a thong" to see what I mean. If you are easily offended though, don't bother. hehe

