John Mayer is wonderful. I’m so glad he came back to St. Louis. Although I still feel whoever designed UMB Pavilion should be shot; the parking is awful and you have to drive these winding roads for 15 minutes before you can even see the ampitheater…
Anyway. A good show, with Matt Kearney (of Nothing Left to Lose fame) opening. John played first, then Sheryl Crow. Got a nice tour tshirt and paid an outrageous price for a SoCo Hurricane (it was good though 😉 ). Went early so my aunt and I could eat at Dave & Buster’s before the show. It’s the first time I’ve been; I was supposed to go for Senior week back in school, but had to pass it up when the 4×100 team made provisionally qualified. The food was good and our waiter Jason quite attentive, but I don’t feel a pressing need to go again. Just wanted to know what it was like.
One day I will be able to play guitar like John, I swear. It amazes me that finger movement like that is possible. One day. Quit thinkin’ and start doin’…
A setlist for you… * indicates new stuff from Continuum, coming out tomorrow (which I’ve pre-ordered, because I’m a JM geek)
Why Georgia
Bigger Than My Body
Belief*
Vultures*
My Stupid Mouth
I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)*
Daughters
Clarity
Good Love is On the Way (I really loved this version, I wonder if I’ll be able to find it…)
No Such Thing
Gravity*
Waiting on the World to Change*
Sheryl Crow sang a bunch of songs, which were good, and even some I really liked. I might just have to find myself a copy of Wildflower. The backdrop for John’s show consisted of several grids with square panels in some of the grid intersections. They lit up with pretty colors in the mood of the song. Sheryl had a scrim with light tubes behind it, and one song, Redemption Day, had quotes about peace and war and racism projected behind her.
The night was glorious, once the sun went down, and we didn’t get wet. For once my fan club seats were quite good. We were slightly to the left-like, but we were on the floor and just kept having to move through the ranks to get to our seats. I’ve never been that close at a concert, so yay.

Also during the weekend, I participated in my first Habitat for Humanity. Bright and early Saturday morning (I thought I would be late, but the dozens of other people getting there the same time as me made me feel better) with my hammer and my green suede gloves (don’t laugh, they work), I signed up for the women’s build house, and was pretty promptly put to work. I installed hurricane clips, cut some wood for covering up seams (whoohoo! Power tools!), installed some insulation on a second floor wall, put up soffit, and installed two dryer vents.
I had a couple people ask me if it was my first time, and then be amazed because I actually looked like I knew what I was doing. Learn to use a hammer, people. It will help you in the long run.
I don’t know when I’ll be able to to go back, but I hope I can do it soon. Even if my arms are sore for days afterward.