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Luck works out in weird ways. The same day I’m freaking out over not having enough money to put gas in my car, I win tickets through work to the Flaming Lips concert. If you’re keeping track at home, this is the third thing I’ve won in three months, after throwing out the first pitch and tickets to the Urban Garden Party. Maybe I need to start playing the lottery on a regular basis…

Anyways, so the tickets through work gave us access to the VIP tent, which was this raised blue and white tent with folding chairs and two leather couches. Some people got free beer (we didn’t). A woman in the tent about my mom’s age asked my friend Jessica some questions before the show. She asked us why so many people were wearing bright green. We told her probably because of marijuana. She asked how long the band has been together and I told her over 20 years.

“Twenty years?!” she exclaimed. “I had never heard of them before.”
I shrugged. “They’re a cult band.”
“But how do the people know about them?” she asked, gesturing to the crowd. “They’re so young, there’s no way they’ve known about them the whole time.”
I shrugged again. “The internet.”

I started the show in the tent, watching from my seat. But you can’t expect me to sit still when confetti and ballons are flying through the air. I HAVE to dance in it.

Wayne, Steve, and the guys put on a great, great show. While they were setting up, the trains kept going by and they microphoned the tracks so if it went by during the show, they could play it loud. And they did! Very cool.

Of course, my favorite part was the big sing-a-long for Do You Realize?? It was quite pretty to see and hear.