The best part was, I have to say, the fact that every band came out and signed things. They were obviously so grateful to the fans for being there, and everyone was totally willing to interact with the people who'd bought a ticket to their concert. One of the people from the second band that played actually insisted on taking a picture of everyone who asked him for one. The guy wanted a picture of every fan who cared enough to talk to him. That's gratitude. The first band came out and peddled their albums for five dollars apiece. One of the guitarists from Secondhand Serenade talked to me about which part of Boston the band had gotten attacked in (more on that later), and none of them made us wait an hour for them to come out. I got a signature from everyone from all of the bands except the keyboardist from Secondhand Serenade.
It was also nice when the title band (Secondhand Serenade) came out and started singing some of the songs off their old album. They're so easy to learn, everyone in the audience knew the words. I felt like the bands interacted with the audience far more than at any other concert I've been to. It was far less planned and rehearsed. The energy was definitely still there, but because of the nature of the music, there wasn't so much pushing and shoving that those towards the front felt uncomfortable and squashed. In fact, those towards the front offered to take pictures for those who weren't as close.
Of course, the title band did suffer obstacle to getting there. In Boston, the last city they stopped in before Burlington, they were attacked in the theater district of all places, and spent the better part of the night in the ER. It was heartbreaking to see their injuries, especially after they assured us that they could not skip their concert, regardless of how broken their faces were.
All in all, a combination of awesome music, awesome bands full of awesome people, and an awesome audience that awesome interaction made for a really unforgettable night.
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