The Foo

It was a Tuesday night, January 22, 2008; chilly, dreary. The terrain was treacherous: downtown Houston during post-work rush hour. Behind the wheel was the infamous Beth Wilke, the other occupants: The Marshiks and John Wilke. After a few near-misses with other vehicles for the first attempt at a parking spot, we found ourselves secure in an "event" lot - thieves. Off in the distance was the Flying Saucer pub, a sight for sore eyes. Thank goodness for Ace Pear Cider on tap. Much beer and a jaegar shot later (gross), we drove again toward the Toyota Center to park for the Foo Fighters concert. $20 for event parking?!? No way jose. How dare they! Parking in the adjacent ramp for $5? Absolutely.


We took a couple silly pix (seen below...soon) before heading in to the general admission, floor area. The arena had a good amount of people in it, but was by no means packed. This meant Beth and Jaime could run free amongst the other onlookers and shout "Dave Grohl! Dave Grohl!" (seen below at the concert, pic from the Foo website) like giddy schoolgirls...

...which reminds me of how John Wilke (and Charles) wanted Beth and Jaime to don a "Flying Saucer waitress" outfit ala super-short plaid miniskirts and skimpy tops. Good luck with that boys. Somehow the mixture of Flying Saucer beer, jaegar shot, Smirnoff Ice and "arena" wine didn't kill Jaime until the very end, so she enjoyed the concert immensely. It was only after the concert when she decided to sprint up the parking ramp to the car that she realized the trouble she was in. Needless to say, she slept the entire way home and was very happy she didn't have to work until late the next day. Beth felt some of the same pain...

It was a great night, even if it was "fun on a schoolnight". Party on.