Reflections from a Country Music Concert
This past Sunday, I surprised Tia by taking her to Atlanta for a special little weekend getaway. We stayed at the Embassy Suites in downtown ATL and then went to a Rascal Flatts concert. (Tia had no idea where we were going until I gave her the ticket to get in) In case you didn't know, country music reigns in the South! I have never seen so many rednecks in all my life! :) It looked like there was 19,000 people there. RF did a pretty good job. They talked too much instead of playing more songs. Anyway, here are my reflections.
1. Some people don't know how to dress appropriately. If you want more details on what we saw, ask my wife.
2. The alcohol industry is alive and well. I am amazed at how many beers people can consume in a 3 hour period at $5 and $6 a pop. What was sad was seeing all the young people who had beers in their hands. I think some of them must have had their friends buy their drinks because they didn't look old enough to be 21. What is even worse is the fact that so many people think they have to drink to have a good time.
3. Mass concert crowds can be persuaded to do anything. If Rascal Flatts said, "Everybody yell!" they did. If RF had told the crowd, "The South is going to declare war on the North again!" they would have had quite an army!
4. Wouldn't it be something if those 19,000 people were as turned on to Jesus as they were to RF? The crowd knew every word to every RF song and sang at the top of their lungs. I couldn't help but think, "Why aren't we as passionate about Jesus as they are about RF?"
Tia and I had a great time and it was good to get away for just a day. We went to a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse before the show and had the best (and most expensive) steak we've ever had! Sometimes you've just got to splurge a little bit! I hope other married couples will do the same. Have a good day!
1. Some people don't know how to dress appropriately. If you want more details on what we saw, ask my wife.
2. The alcohol industry is alive and well. I am amazed at how many beers people can consume in a 3 hour period at $5 and $6 a pop. What was sad was seeing all the young people who had beers in their hands. I think some of them must have had their friends buy their drinks because they didn't look old enough to be 21. What is even worse is the fact that so many people think they have to drink to have a good time.
3. Mass concert crowds can be persuaded to do anything. If Rascal Flatts said, "Everybody yell!" they did. If RF had told the crowd, "The South is going to declare war on the North again!" they would have had quite an army!
4. Wouldn't it be something if those 19,000 people were as turned on to Jesus as they were to RF? The crowd knew every word to every RF song and sang at the top of their lungs. I couldn't help but think, "Why aren't we as passionate about Jesus as they are about RF?"
Tia and I had a great time and it was good to get away for just a day. We went to a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse before the show and had the best (and most expensive) steak we've ever had! Sometimes you've just got to splurge a little bit! I hope other married couples will do the same. Have a good day!
posted by Ross Mitchell at 6:44 AM
3 Comments:
That sounds like such a fun trip! I love how it was a surprise! Although I'm not so sure about going to a Rascal Flatts concert...I'm pretty sure Baron wouldn't go for that. :-)
Way to go Ross! Rascal Flatts has some great songs and the great thing is, they are so ugly Tia was no doubt more convinced of how handsome you are after the concert. That may be why so much alcohol was consumed--to make Rascal Flatts look better.
Glad you had fun. Jamey and I have had Ruth's Crisp in NYC, it is great stake, but very expensive.
Do wish we could have a "lively" worship service with excitement? As long as they don't serve alcohol :)
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