Friday afternoon I left work a little bit early and traveled down to Boston for the long-awaited Ashlee Simpson concert.
We made it down there in pretty good time and only had to stop for a pee break once. That is a record with Youngest and Middle Daughters.
I had just pulled into a parking space in the parking garage when my cell phone rang. It was the global account manager for an account I used to support and my boss when I was in that group. This very demanding customer that I no longer support as of March 1st needed quotes and wanted them by Monday. My ex-boss and the manager told me that nobody else in the company of 15,000 would have the ability to do the quotes but me.
I agreed to do the quotes but told them that dinner was going to be on them. We went to Legal Seafood and the three of us ended up with a bill for $155, including tip. I had a half-bottle of wine, 2002 Qupe Syrah, and we all had appetizers, expensive entrees and dessert. It was a great time.
We took a taxi over to the Orpheum since we ate in the theater district and the Orpheum is over by Park Street.
We got seated and watched two different boy bands strut their stuff while waiting for Ashlee to hit the stage. The Princesses loved the boy bands, of course, and swear that the piano player waved to them.
When Ashlee hit the stage the sound was deafening. She didn't need a helper track because every girl in the audience knew every word to every song and sang it at the top of her voice. It seemed pretty entertaining though it was hard to see from my vantage point. If I stood up all the way I would have easily blocked the view of at least three rows behind me and disappointed those little girls immensely.
I went to the snack bar for some water (they don't sell beer at teeny bopper concerts) and then stood in the ramp area for a while shooting the breeze with the staff.
Getting in and out of my row or even walking around was a challenge since the moms at this concert figured any grown-up male walking around was fair game to rub against or grab on the way by. I felt sooooooo used!
The concert was over by 10:15 and then we made our way back home. Both princesses told me thank you multiple times and couldn't wait to get back and report to everyone:
1. They had whatever they wanted at Legal Seafood.
2. We took a taxi to the theater.
3. The boy playing the piano waved at them and said "I love you!"