Ted and I went back to Music on Main for the August performance in St. Charles. Tonight’s band was Pepperland, playing a Beatles revue. According to their website, Pepperland “plays songs of the Beatles in a new way while still paying tribute to the genius of the Fab Four.” My critique: They played very well, but they sure can’t sing! That minor detail didn’t seem to bother any of them because, except for the bass guitarist, they all took turns enthusiastically singing Beatles’ favorites. Maybe their singing style was their new way of performing Beatles music.
Historic Main Street welcomed us to the concert.
I’m not sure what was special about tonight, but the street included a balloon arch. Pay no attention to that man in the corner.
Pepperland played lots of good Beatles tunes.
We’ve seen this couple dance at other concerts, and they perform like professionals–lots of dramatic dips and complicated turns. They only dance for one song each time, so maybe they’re advertising dance lessons. (His shirt had a company name on the back.)
And then, about an hour into the concert, I noticed a change in the sky.
The sky was blue in the north . . .
. . . but had a menacing cloud in the south.
I checked the radar and it didn’t look good. The red dot indicates where we were sitting.
And then, . . . then there was rain. Heavy rain.
I suspected trouble when I felt the gust front pass through and the temperature dropped. The wind was strong enough to break Ted’s umbrella and to send all the balloons flying.
The band announced a 30-minute break and quickly covered their equipment. There was a roof over them, so don’t worry about the uncovered drums.
(Most of) the audience packed up their chairs and ran for cover from the pouring rain.
Fifty minutes later, the band dried off their equipment . . .
. . . the little kid found a puddle . . .
. . . and about half of the audience returned for the remainder of the concert. Good times!