Happy Birthday Miller

On Saturday I was lucky enough to get a ticket to see The Big Brew Ha, for Miller Brewing Company's 150 birthday party bash. Thank you Nate. I had some prior obligations, so I wasn't able to get to all of the festivities. I met up with Mrs. Hardwick at my house around 6:00 p.m. Since there was a shuttle leaving from State Fair Park. We decided to just grab a shuttle. I had heard that shuttles would be leaving every 7 minutes. Well Michel and I were waiting at least 20 minutes and still no shuttle. We called an audible and just drove down to Miller Park. Once inside Miller Park we called Nate and met up with him and Borky and Doug. At this time the Goo Goo Dolls were on stage. We were just sort of standing around and talking in the concourse, but the band was sounding pretty good. This only got me more excited for the show. We all grabbed a beer and we were headed to our seats when I ran into my friend Stacy, who I met through Lid. I talked to Stacy for a couple minutes when I realized that my friends had left me. Not a big deal since I could just meet them in the seats. Or so I thought. I finished talking to Stacy and went to the seats. I was a bit shocked to see no one else from my group in the seats. But I was tired for running around all day and just sat down figuring that my friends were out in one of the smoking sections. Shortly before Bon Jovi got on stage, I noticed a group of girls as they walked down the row to their seats directly behind me. All of whom were rather easy on the eyes. However just as quickly as I noticed their beauty, I also noticed that every stinking one of them had a ring on her finger. What difference does it make, I would have cock blocked myself anyhow. Bon Jovi hits the stage right around 9:00 at night. The came out of the gate hard with "Living on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name" Then they start into some new garbage. I really wasn't in the mood to hear any new songs, and I don't think anyone else was either. Since I had 6 hot wives sitting behind me, I decided to go looking for my friends. But first I thought I would get another beer. I go to the concession area and order up a large $7.00 Miller Lite, because what would be better that to have a Miller product at the birthday party for Miller Brewing. "I am sorry sir, but we aren't selling anymore beer." What? To my astonishment and I am sure to just about everyone who was at the show, they cut off beer sales at 9:00. I don't think I have heard of any quite so idiotic. It just doesn't make sense. The best annology that I can come up with, is if at the Harley Davidson 100 anniversary celebration at 9:00 at night they announced that everyone had to take their bikes back home. I am still a bit dismayed. So I got a Super Rope and a large Lemonade, still $7.00. Stocked up but not with alcohol, I went looking for the rest of my group. They must be in the smoking section on the 100 level. I go down there, no sign of anyone. I watched one song from the concourse and then I figured that they must be at the other smoking section on the 400 level. It took me 2 or 3 songs to get up there and you know what, no sign of them up there either. So now I am about halfway into the concert and I have been solo the entire time. And I am sobering up. The plan now was to go back to the original seats that I was in and see if they came back. As I was treking back to my seats, I figured that somehow Nate had pulled some strings and got them down on the floor. It would serve me justice for all of the times I have ditched everyone else to take it upon myself to upgrade my seats. But as I was walking to my section I ran into Nate. As it turns out Nate had a tickets for us in two separate sections. Michel and I had the tickets in Section 223 and everyone else was in 217. I went back with them to Section 217. So far this had been a less than positive concert experience. For the rest of the concert Borky and I sat and complained to each other about the show. It was an OK encore with Wanted Dead or Alive, followed by Bad Medicine. But to save the show they needed to add Lay Your Hands on Me, but they didn't. I have to give the show a thumbs down. The fireworks afterwards helped, but I realized just how short the show was, when we got into Michel's car at it was only 11:00 p.m.