Our friends from Boulder, Colorado have a son who plays in the "electronica-rap" band named 3OH!3. The band was on a European tour so Gary and Michelle decided to surprise their son Sean in Munich 2 weeks ago - needless to say, we joined. We met in the Marienplatz - the centre of Munich featuring the Glockenspiel. Of course, there were disguises involved.
After the surprise, we had Bavarian beers with Nat and Sean (the nucleus of 3OH!3)and their UK road manager. The band is recognized everywhere by kids much younger than us.
The venue they played in was standing room only and smaller than most but sold out. You can see the hand sign used by the band and fans forms the 3-0-3 symbol (303 is area code for Boulder). It was HOT and stuffy and we found refuge in the DJ booth. We looked and felt like moms and dads, which of course, we were. But, it was rockin' and we were too. From Dead concerts to electronica rap... it almost works.
After the show, most of the fans cleared out, and the band had an impromptu celebration and dance-a-thon. Nat mixed tunes on his Mac while the band and friends danced and rocked the house...much to the amazement of the German proprietor trying to close down. He gave in and let them dance on.
After all this, the band marched back on their bus for a long trip to Leeds, UK for a few festival appearances. We crashed in our hotel about 2 blocks away from the venue. As Dylan says, "May you stay forever young."
Tschus!
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