Heckuva Gig - Video Added

[László]

Wednesday evening I was supposed to be in Chicago, seeing my son perform at Wrigley Field with The Academy Is. I had looked forward to it for months!

Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men...

My recent hospital trip put paid to that idea. Too soon to do any traveling. But my daughters came to the rescue; they face-timed with my wife and I and we got to see and hear the show. The audio wasn’t the best of course, but we heard everything well enough and watched. Vicarious fun!

The band was killer! My son said the gig was the best ever. This is part of the tour they went to England for, with Fallout Boy.

Wrigley was sold out. Here are a couple of pics they sent afterward:

Above pic - My son is on the left. And the obligatory Jumbotron shot:

 

[veinbuster]

Frigging awesome!

 

[nac]

Way, way cool!

 

[László]

Frigging awesome!

Right? Who wouldn't have fun doing a show like that?

In a class move, the Cubs organization gave all the band members official Cubs jerseys with their names stitched on the back. Very cool and thoughtful. Sometimes it's the small touches that add to the experience.

 

[WA Paul]

Holy Cow! (Gotta have a Harry Caray reference if you’re talking Cubs) - The stuff of rock star dreams right there, big time congrats! Being a baseball fan, an official jersey with my name one it would be the icing on the cake

Sorry to hear about the hospitalization, that sucks! Hope your recovery is going well!

 

[László]

Holy Cow! (Gotta have a Harry Caray reference if you’re talking Cubs) - The stuff of rock star dreams right there, big time congrats! Being a baseball fan, an official jersey with my name one it would be the icing on the cake

Sorry to hear about the hospitalization, that sucks! Hope your recovery is going well!

One of my son-in-laws was born and raised in Chicago, and a huge Cubs fan. He was over the moon because they got to visit the dugout, the locker room, etc. I so wish I could have been there!

BTW, the recovery is going very well.

 

[andy474x]

I love it!!!

 

[aamefford]

Cool,
Cool,
Cool!!!

Glad you are mending well. Major congratulations to your son!

 

[dmatthews]

Super cool!
What an incredible experience.
Glad you got to be there virtually!

 

[WA Paul]

One of my son-in-laws was born and raised in Chicago, and a huge Cubs fan. He was over the moon because they got to visit the dugout, the locker room, etc. I so wish I could have been there!

BTW, the recovery is going very well.

That sounds like an epic day!

Glad the recovery is going well!

 

[JasonE]

That is freaking awesome that they did that for you. It looks like a cool show. Life is great some days...

 

[László]

That is freaking awesome that they did that for you. It looks like a cool show. Life is great some days...

It was so much fun, surprisingly, given the remote control aspect!

Fortunately, I caught the band live last fall at a festival in Chicago, and they are absolutely great. Very tight, well-rehearsed, everything perfect. Plus, great vocals, excellent guitar work, rhythm section spot-on.

Couldn't have been better.

 

[bodia]

Way, way, way cool!

 

[László]

"I'm sure they'd have asked me to do the show with them if I'd been able to go."

"Um...highly doubtful."

"You don't think even with my fancy amps, PRS' and ad experience they'd have been impressed with my rig and mad skillz?"

"Mad is the right adjective, wrong context. Dream on, cowboy."

 

[Moondog Wily]

Congrats to your son on his continued success! Sorry you were not able to make the show in person, but I am sure your son would agree with the doctors orders!! Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Prina]

"I'm sure they'd have asked me to do the show with them if I'd been able to go."

Absolutely! You just needed to send your '68 Michigan Union tape in lieu of an audition.

Congrats & what a rush for your son! Hard to get bigger than stadium rock.

 

[Tony M.]

Nice!

Glad the recovery is going well by the way.

 

[Rod/]

Very cool Les. I wish the Greatest success for your son and the band
glad your recovery is, well, recovering

 

[vchizzle]

Very cool man, very cool. Sorry you couldn’t be there.

 

[László]

Thanks for the well wishes, guys!