Hayes Carll

It was a wonderful show and a good time appeared to be had by all. Of course, like most any show, it was not without a run-in with some rude assholes. (ParkerCA, I am copying this account mostly from Facebook, as I am too lazy to type it all in again, so feel free to gloss over it… 😉 ) After the opener, and before Hayes took the stage, we frickin’ had to move because of some rude-ass people. When we arrived, we took up a standing position in the middle of the room, just behind the last row of chairs (which were all taken by the time we arrived) and just to the right of the middle aisle. An older, redneck (I later learned when he spoke) couple were sitting at a bar table 10 feet or so behind us during the opener. We were, of course, surrounded by other people standing, all the way back behind us towards the bar tables. After the opening set, when Sarah was back at the bar getting another beer and I wasn’t paying attention, the bar table couple moved their damn bar stools up to where Sarah had been standing right next to me & to my left. I nicely told them, “Uh, my wife is standing there.” They said they couldn’t see while sitting at their table, then settled onto their stools & stayed, jammed up to my left side. They ignored Sarah when she got back and she asked me, “Do you want me to stand in front of you?”, to which I replied in a loud enough voice so the rude couple could hear, “I guess so since they stole your space” (the woman repeated this to her husband, yet they stayed pat). But after a minute or two, I got disgusted, and we moved closer up on the left side of the room (facing the stage). I told the rednecks as we left, leaning over between them, “Excuse me, that was RUDE!”, then quickly left before they could respond. The man glared at me off & on during Hayes’ set, but then they left early before even the encore (losers) & did not harass us on their way out (which led them just past where we were standing). Jerks. They should have realized all that space in front of the bar tables was going to be filled with people standing. But, it was OK in the long run, we actually had a better view from our new location (beside the third row of folding chairs) and, the sound system was so good, it still sounded nice and balanced even from the side of the room.

One of the better shows I have been to in a while – I think the tour is almost over (he mentioned Austin coming up), but check him and The Warren Hood Band out if you get a chance – you will not be disappointed!

Tom