It all started when we walked into Chautauqua Auditorium, albiet a bit late, and saw that everyone was seated accordingly, as if attending a school function. Um, ok. We were quickly ushered into a corner row by the staff who almost seemed like we were interrupting a play. It was still early, so we chatted amongst ourselves while the opening act hummed along in the background.
Suddenly, out of nowhere we were "shushed" by an older woman in the row next to us. "All right girls, it's time to stop talking and start clapping!" she said, a giant forced smile on her face, as she began to clap off-rhythm with the band. Is she insane, we thought? But then we looked around and noticed others doing the seated-clap dance as well. By the time intermission rolled around (meaning we were allowed to leave our seats), we quickly wandered off to get drinks.
Luckily we found a good (danceable! legal!) spot near the back of the auditorium later where we happily danced away the remainder of the evening. Despite having to hide the contraband drinks we brought in (hello, high school), and getting only one other dirty look by a seated non-dancing audience member, we managed to have a great time.
It's always so fun seeing the Girls and singing along to all their songs. They've only gotten better over the years! They played one of my faves, "Ghost," and then Emily even said afterwards it was her fave to perform! Yess! Another great song was a cover of Dylan's "Don't Think Twice" which I can even play on guitar. Rock!
So to you, the people of Chautauqua, I say *WTF*??? I think you need to listen to these lyrics:
"Don't drink the water! There seems to be something ailing everyone.
I'm gonna clear my head, I'm gonna drink that sun,
I'm gonna love you good and long while our love is good and young."
And here's a clip from that actual song! From moi! You just have to ignore the wavering clarity and (gasp!) singing in the background. :)
Get Out the Map clip
Plays with Quicktime.
