At 3pm I was fourth in line inside the Oregon zoo waiting for the chance to run to the lawn and set up our space for 10. It rained almost the entire wait from 3 - 5. I had an umbrella, rain jacket and back pack. I was set. Tom arrived just before 5 with the children in rain gear and a tarp. What we needed was another umbrella - a big one. The rain continued to come down until the opening act, "The 88's" took the stage. By then, we were soaked through all layers. We were huddled in our sand chairs under the tiny umbrella.
While we were waiting, it was a great time to people watch. This guy
and woman were too much. I didn't get a photo of the woman with hot
pink beehive hair because it was raining too hard when she was in range.
We were originally a group of ten. At this point, we were a group of four with two more coming soon. Ended up only two decided the weather was too much for them so the eight of us were gathered just in time for the B-52's to take the stage. Oregonians don't whine in the rain. We cheered. When the wind kicked up we did all we could do, laugh. Two minutes before they started playing, "Ultraviolet" the rain stopped for good. It was amazing.
By the third song the crowd was on their feet, never to sit down again.
We brought our children and they were laughing, singing and dancing the entire time. I was exhausted. The show was great and lasted for two hours. I decided to follow the request to not record or take photos of the band.
If you get a chance to ever see the B52's - take it! Lawn seats - doesn't matter - just go! They won't let you down. The show ended with an encore of, "Planet Claire" and "Rock Lobster." Thank you for those standards!
