I normally would not go to a concert this way, but at the advice of my OB/GYN I stayed out of Jones Beach Theatre last night while Duran Duran was performing. I never got to see the original band all together back in the 80's because I was too young to be allowed to go to concerts back then. My husband and I were excited to see they were in town and planned to attend. We even checked out good seats with our Amex Gold card and we could have sat in the 10th row for $75 each.
I'm currently 6 months pregnant and I worried that the loud sound might be too much on the babies developing ears. I know my ears ring for days after a concert so I called my doctors office. They asked what kind of concert I'd be seeing and where the seats were and they recommended we avoid it.
Darn!! So what are loyal fans to do but hang out in the parking lot at Jones beach for free? We packed a picnic of sorts with Gatorade, beer (for my husband) and chicken sandwiches. We found that just beside the theatre is a nice little stretch of beach to sit on. While the sign says the beach closes at sunset, nobody came to shoo us away or the other music fans sitting there. It wasn't a large crowd but most of the people doing the same thing seemed to have kids with them. We actually had a lot of fun even though we felt it was a bit cheeky to eaves drop on the concert in this way.
Towards the end we decided to head home, and while the show was definitely not over we noticed lots of people leaving the show. I'm sure it was not because they weren't enjoying the concert. The smiling attendees leaving all had sleeping toddlers in their arms and in strollers. Amazing. How times have changed. I'm sure Simon le Bon wishes it were still the old days when fans were tossing bras on stage. Now-a-days the fans are looking for somewhere to toss the diaper they just changed at their seat.
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