The Haygoods March 28, 2008

Today I got off early from work which is good. My mom also got off early and we planned on going to the Haygoods show tonight, so I called to see if there were still seats left, and yes there were. My mom and I arrived at MCC (Music City Centre) at around 6:30 so my mom could change from her work clothes, and about 7:20 we got our tickets, we sat in row 11 (K), seats 9 and 10 on the right side. We went inside and took our seats, but there was no preshow, so we just sat there. It was about 35 or 40 minutes until the show started. It was 8 and the show started on time.

The First Half
The first half of the show was great as usual, but when it came to the Blues Brothers, here's what happened. Michael comes down from the ceiling, he gets untangled with the help of Johnny, runs and jumps up onto the stage, jumps off the trampoline, falls down for a laugh, and when he gets the harness off, his right inside pant leg rips and you can see his boxers and lots of leg. That was just so hilarious, everyone in the audience was laughing there heads off. They continued the Blues Brothers with Michael's pants being ripped. At the end of the song, Shawn gets on the segway, then of course Michael jumps onto his back and they ride off, but just before they got off the stage, Michael falls on his back, but don't worry he said he was "very well padded," so it didn't hurt quite as much. That was about all the entertainment we had in the first half of the show.

Intermission
During intermission I went and helped Johnny with the beach balls and he said "thanks for helping." After I helped I went to the bathroom, then went to the car to grab my stuff to get it signed, and then ran back upstairs and took my seat. There was still about 5 minutes left until intermission was over, so I just sat there doing nothing, just waiting for the Haygoods to come back on. Finally the lights began to go off and the second half of the show began.

The Second Half
The second half of the show was just as good as the first. Dominic remembered all the words to 'Devil went down to Georgia', so that was good. They did all of the songs, and after the tap dancing, Dominic comes out and says, "Welcome to the Haygood weight loss Program." When he was almost done talking he said that tonight was their "9th consecutive night of being sold out." After that they started to play 'Canon in D' and it was a little bit different, they took out Michael's guitar solo in the song, so they just had Patrick do his piano, but it was still really good. After 'Canon in D' they did 'God Bless the USA'. That is about all that happened in the second half of the show, so alltogether it was AMAZING to see.

After the Show
After the show my mom and I went out and I stood in line to get autographs, I didn't get pics after the show because the stupid batteries died and I didn't have spares, so I will get some next time. First I saw Michael, then Patrick, and he gave me a big hug, and he was followed by Shawn, Catherine, Matthew, he looks really good and a lot happier, then came Aaron, and Dominic. I said hi to each of them and they asked how the show was and how I was doing, and I told them they did a great job and I can't wait to see them again. After the meet, greet, and autographs, my mom and I left for home.

I hope this was a good review, please comment when you can, and I will have pics up by Monday because I am going to be working saturday and sunday. I hope all of you have a goodnight and a great day. Also before the show I saw Tim, but he just stopped by for just a minute and left.

Liza