Went to a Goo Goo Dolls concert last night, in Williamsport, Pa. and it was awesome. I'm actually having a hard time writing this, because I have so many thoughts running through my head. I can't organize them fast enough. I'm still elated and feel so terrific that my husband and I went to a Goo Goo Dolls concert last night for free. I'm having a hard time writing this, because I'm trying to stay unbiased but that will not happen for this blog post.

I am not the person that brags about anything. When my husband and I go out and have a really good time, I don't shove it in people's faces, or take pictures of every moment of my life. My life is dull, with a capital D. But----this is so awesome, I've got to tell what happened.

My husband and I went to college with the bass player for the Goo Goo Dolls, Robby Takac. My husband grew up near Robby in West Seneca, New York. We went to college with Robby for two years. I completely admit that I  hardly ever talked to Robby way back  in the early eighties. (I thought he was weird.) But, my husband being the great guy that he was then and still is today, did talk to Robby.

What it comes down is, my husband contacted Robby and asked for tickets to the show. Robby not only gave us free tickets to their show, but he gave us back stage passes as well. Did I forget to mention that Robby gave us tickets in the front row!!

This was the best concert, rock show I've ever seen. At this point in time, thanks to my husband, I've been to at least two hundred concerts. I saw U2 twice----when they did their first American tour back in 1983, promoting their War album.
What made this show so awesome, great, terrific, besides getting free, up close and personal tickets to the Goo's show?

The Goo's themselves, that's what made this show so terrific. The two original members of the band, stayed true to Buffalo. Robby and John cast a magical spell over the audience. But at the same time, the band stayed true to their Buffalo roots; they remain regular guys, who just happen to be millionaires. They did not act like pain in the rump Divas, even though they probably could after a long lasting career of 25 years. The Goos did not run off stage changing clothes, running off to do drugs or any of that garbage. In fact, John Rzeznik spotted two people with Buffalo emblazoned on their shirts and asked the one teenager up to the stage. He talked to the high schooler from the stage like they were best friends. That's what I call personal charm, and never forgetting your roots.

The Goo Goo Dolls played an almost continuous set of great tunes,  rocking all of their hits, "Black Balloon", "Name", "Slide", "Let love In", and of course their most commercially successful song yet, "Iris". They also played two songs from their new album, which I'm sorry I don't know the names of.Standing in the front row, I was mesmerized. I danced for the entire show, sang, cheered, screamed, having a great time. I smiled more than I've ever smiled before. I laughed after realizing, here I was up front watching a band from Buffalo, New York that had, have made it!! And if you know the lead singer, John's story, you know that he has truly triumphed over adversity.

Simply put, the Goos were awesome. They posed for pictures on stage. The Goo's performed rock and roll style moves, but they kept it real.

Oh yea, and after the show, Robby came out and talked to my husband and I----like we were old friends. He's still down to earth, and he and his wife are expecting a baby.