Gavin is singing 10 feet Away

This man's CD has been playing on many a metro trip of mine. I can sing every note, every riff, every falsetto note by heart. He's got soul, he's got fast fingers, and he's got a big fan in me. I was doing a Corona promotion last week when this dude Robin who works for Premium started talking about this Gavin DeGraw concert the following week for Miller Lite's "Save the Taste Revolution" tour, and my ears perked up. Hey, being a Corona girl is incrediblely rewarding.

With a little convincing, not only did I get Robin to hook me up with tickets to the evening concert at Clarendon Ballroom, but to the private session before hand on a train car at Union Station. About 30 people got to hear Gavin sing, and afterwards I talked to him, got him to sign my poster, and took a lovely picture as you can see above. He was very gracious and it was awesome to hear him sing live and so up close. That's always the best way to hear someone...as little amplification as possible, as intimate as possible...but how rare is that? What a nice opportunity I was given to hear one of my favorite artists in such a special way. Thanks, Robin...and, gosh, thanks Miller Lite!

Here's the stage. Pretty close to our floor seat.

Sing it, boy. This was an "acoustic set". But doesn't acoustic mean without electricity?

Here's Sam with his eyes closed, and me with my eyes open.

I convinced Bryn to leave work early to come to the concert. I love being a bad influence.

Sam and me.

Good friends, good music, and a VIP couch. Who could ask for anything more?