Friday night there was suppose to be a concert on base but it was postponed to Saturday due to weather. The artist was Jason Michael Carroll who sings "Alyssa Lies" and "Living our Love Song." Matt and I decided to check it out as to change up the pace of our normal boring weekends. We got to base pretty early, talked to a New Balance rep about shoes, grabbed a small bite to eat before going for a walk around base to kill time. We managed to make our way to the Skate Park where there were professional BMX riders doing stunts. After the show they allowed the kids to storm the bike park and grab all sorts of freebies- t shirts, hats, cell phone cases, drawstring bags, stickers and autographs. It was actually really cool. Matt and I aren't interested in BMX but we ran into some friends, Billie and Ron, so it was nice to be able to catch up with them as we passed the time. Matt was overly excited about the free MONSTER energy drinks being handed out.
We made our way back to "Central Park" where the concert was being held. The Chiefs Mess cooked up hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone, and there was a beer tent- what more could you ask for? We spent the entire concert talking with some other friends, Brian and Jentry. Jentry was one of my nurses during delivery, and she was telling me in more detail how sick I really was in the hospital- little had I known! The concert started, and we hung out in the back of the lawn, don't want to mess up Jason's hearing at such a young age. It was a nice time. I now know why my dad would always go to the festivals around Hampton Roads while I was growing up. He was there for the music but to socialize too- I never understood it because I never knew the artists, and as a little kid I was bored with socialized adults. But I totally get it now!
After the concert was over Jason Michael Carroll had a meet and greet. We waited until the crowd died down before we went to stand in line. That really didn't help because the line was two hours long. JMC is a really nice guy, and super sociable- he talked to every single person for a couple minutes, signed autographs and took pictures. When it was finally our turn to meet him, he quickly noted that Matt is a Cubs fan. And here we go with a Cubs story. Apparently JMC is a Cubs fan even though he is from Texas. He told us a quick story about how he was singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field a few years ago, and how excited and nervous he was at that Ball Park. He also told us that he met Lou Pinella, and how he should have plaid it cool and said "Hey Lou" in a deep voice, yet instead he gave a dorky wave across the room. It was humorous. He also talked about being star struck around some people- and for him, his biggest star struck moment was Steven Tyler. All in all it was a cool quick 5 minute chat, we snagged an autograph for Jason's Scrapbook as well as a picture. 
I had Jentry take a family picture of us at the concert earlier that night. Matt was trying to be cute and make it look like Jason was drinking his beer... Jentry caught the perfect picture of Jason spitting up into Matts beer! It was priceless. It will be a memory I cherish. All in all we had a great time at the concert. Jason will probably not know JMC when he gets older, or care, but it was a fun time for mom and dad!
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