Side Note 3: One of my favorite things at concerts is the crowd. You just never know who is going to show up. There were not that many freaks at this show. One guy, who looked liked he had picked BHTTM as the band to follow after The Dead broke up, had a hard time standing up and was falling on everybody. Tim, fed up, stepped away from him and the guy fell right on his butt. Didn't faze him though. There was another guy, I didn't notice him, but Ang. told me after the show that she just wanted to tell him to admit he was gay so he would stop his awkward attempts to dance with girls around us.

I don't mean to neglect Brian Niven (drums, vocals) and Rob Squires (bass, vocals), because the rhythm section makes the songs work. I watched Brian for awhile and got really, really, really tired. His forearms must be made of steel. Rob is a quiet presence on stage and he lets his bass speak for him, loudly.

The last notes of "Broken Hearted Savior" were fading off when the house lights came up. BHTTM had taken their leave and were off into the night to light up another city with the sounds of heartbreak and redemption, light and darkness, good times and bad:

Rise and fall turn the wheel 'cause all life
Is really just a circle.

Special Thanks to the merchandise woman, I don't remember her name, but she got me the band's autograph. Extra Special Thanks to Erik Filkorn for making it possible and Jim Colombo, the tour manager, for agreeing to let me in.

And, here is list of upcoming tour dates:

February 20 L.A. CA — House of Blues
February 21 San Diego, CA — 4th & B
February 22 San Francisco, CA — Warfield Theatre
February 24 Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
February 25 Seattle, WA — Moore Theater
February 27 Boise, ID — The Big Easy
February 28 Park City, UT — Harry - O's