Reply To: JoCo in NYC!
Sorry about the original wrong date on the wiki entry (fixed it last night, well, added a replacement entry — have to remember that the date on the bottom of the computer changes at midnight, not when I wake up in the morning). If no one else has already, I’ll make a separate entry for the Ukelele Army, in case it pops up in different configurations at other concerts (like there’s any chance it won’t).
I guess we were sitting two tables behind MitchO (you were in the green shirt, right?). My son may have been the loud WOOer and not you, Mitch. This was only my second JoCo concert (first was in Minneapolis on May 1 — the timing was great for me to see him there), so I didn’t know what forum-meeting etiquette was. I got the dubious honor pre-concert of telling everyone that they couldn’t stand in front of the supermarket and to walk another half-mile (okay, 100 feet) to the continuation line. Thanks to everyone for not arguing.
I also had neglected to tell my wife about P&S’s Mother’s Day Song.
No one has discussed the Highlight Ballroom yet. From everywhere I was downstairs in the place, the accoustics were excellent (I didn’t go up to the balcony, so I can’t say how the sound was up there). The lighting was great, and I was happy they were able to show Flickr. The food was much better than expected for a concert locale; a full selection with reasonable-for-NYC prices. The middle seating downstairs was arranged with two rows of tables of six close to the stage, then two rows of tables of four, then two rows of tables for two (I think). There was a bit of confusion before the show about folks with tickets/will call/no tickets and seated vs SRO, but I think the staff handled it pretty well. I’d like to hear from the SRO crowd how that went.
One other highlight of the evening: At the beginning of the first encore (I’m not sure who) mentioned that the arrival of the Ukelele Army should be to the Imperial March and, like a JoCo crowd should, the audience responded with an Imperial March in four-part-harmony.