Northwest Nightlights

Ben Lee Is My New Crush.

Venues that link up to maps that are INCORRECT get a strike from me. Neumo’s, get your act together. You really don’t want to lead all of your first time patrons astray do you?

I dusted off my “concert jeans” Monday afternoon, not knowing what to expect that evening. When I arrived at Neumo’s that night I immediately felt comfortable. The crowd was mixed, with old and young filtering in as the night wore on. The opening band was great. Two brothers from Australia, but I couldn’t understand what their names were behind their heavy accents. They were adorable, and the lead singer kept doling out self help advice. He kept telling us we needed to have “faith,” and “all you need is love.” It was endearing because I could tell he was sincere.

The second act was Cary Brothers. His music was redundant, but bearable. My husband said it made him feel like he should be dancing in a snow globe with a tutu on. Carey dropped names and swore every time he opened his mouth. If he had just kept his mouth shut I may have thought him “deep” and “mysterious” but he ruined the illusion by talking. He didn’t seem as intelligent as his music was trying to be.

And then…

The wait was over before we knew it. He appeared before the crowd in his pink shirt, suit jacket, and disheveled rocker hair. He captured our undivided attention for the next hour and a half. It seemed to me like he’d been performing forever. He was not intimidated by the closeness of the Seattle crowd. IN fact he seemed to be able to influence our emotions. He made us laugh with songs like “What would Jay-Z do?” We rocked to covers of punk rock songs and his very own “Sex without Love.” He made us think with one of my favorite new songs “Whatever it is” and “We’re all in this together” and then there were the love songs…”Begin,” “Love me like the world is ending,” “Blush,” the lyrics were so intense and vivid I couldn’t help but want to hear the stories behind them.

Ben Lee rocked my world people! He was AMAZING!

Yes, he was ladies. I’ve always had a soft spot for a good musician. I think you all know what I mean. Isabel and I had the pleasure of meeting him afterward. When we told him about Seattle Mom Blogs he told us we were “MILFS.”

MILFS? I didn’t know what he meant but I gave him a courtesy laugh while Isabel and I cuddled up next to him for a picture. After we left the room, and my heart stopped pounding so loudly, I asked my husband what a MILF was. He told me in so many words. I still wasn’t sure about it so I asked my little sister the next day. She started laughing as soon as the acronym escaped my lips. “You don’t know what that means? Where have you been for the past 15 years?” I had to look it up on Wikipedia for a full understanding. So unless he thinks that Isabel and I are part of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front…he finds us very attractive, in so many letters.

Update: I found Ben’s Blog. The first band was the Kahn Brothers. Check them out, they were sweet.  

 Stayed tuned for more of Eve’s adventures in Northwest Night Lights.

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