Ben Folds, Ben Lee, Barfy.

that's right...ben lee too!

So...remember that great weekend that I had planned with Tracey? I ended up getting sick. Really sick. Don't worry...I still managed to make it to the Ben Folds concert, barely and maybe not wisely, but I still made it none the less. Thank goodness for great moms who still take care of you when you are sick, even though you're twenty nine. I love you mama!

There was an added surprise as we drove up to the venue at Washington State University; Ben Lee was listed on the reader board as opening for Ben Folds. We LOVE Ben Lee and nowhere had we seen that he was opening the show for Ben Folds. How exciting is that? They are like the perfect musical couple...great music and funny, sarcastic personalities.

Ben Lee was adorable, as always. Shortly after we arrived Ben Lee began playing...it was really early. We were all very worried because there were not many people in the audience. We began to think that no one was going to show up for poor Ben Folds. We have been to plenty of shows like that. Anyway. Ben Lee was playing without his band behind him so he kept pulling up his "band" which was his ipod that played over speakers behind him. As he finished up, he thanks the audience and starts to head off stage when a sound guy comes up and says something in his ear. He comes back to the mic and says, "apparently I started playing twenty minutes early and they need me to fill twenty more minutes." So, he previewed some half written stuff from his next album and then called people on stage to make up songs with him. It was funny and we had a great time watching him. By the time he finished his set (with an added twenty minutes), the venue had totally filled up for Ben Folds.

Ben Folds had a bit of a cold, but still totally made me want to dance...even in my condition. It was a slow, stay in your seat kind of dance, but I still participated. He played several of our favorite songs and did some amazing things with an altoids tin, a maraca, and a pie tin. If you haven't heard Ben Folds rockin' his piano you have to get your hands on some of his music. It is amazing. We do love him. Forever. And ever. Warning: his music is not appropriate for small kids...he does have some colorful language.

All in all...it was great to see Tracey and Ben Folds and Ben Lee, but I really could have lived without the barfy.

xoxo ~ Stephanie (with a photo by Tracey)