Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band

My brother-in-law Kaly bought tickets for us to see Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, and since Kaly is awesome, he got us seats in the second row. Yeah, seriously. It was at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, which is actually a nice venue (even though I grew up in Eugene, I had never been to a show there, and now I wish I had). In addition to my b-i-l Kaly and my sister Laura, my parents also came with us (it was supposed to be a birthday present, I think, though no one told my dad about it, so when he asked, "What is everyone doing tonight?" at dinner he got a big surprise to find out that we had made plans for him).

Ringo Starr is hilarious. When he started the show he read out loud the signs that people were holding up. Someone had a "Beatles" sign, and he said, "The Beatles, like I've forgotten about that."

We also saw:

Edgar Winter who sang "Free Ride" (not to be confused with "Slow Ride") and "Frankenstein

My parents were super excited about him. They practically fell over when they jumped to their feet and cheered when he started singing. It's possibly the most excited I have ever seen them. It looked like this:

And then we also saw:

Rick Derringer from The McCoys, who sang "Hang On Sloopy." Fun fact: "Hang On Sloopy" is the official song of Ohio.

Wally Palmar from The Romantics, who sang "Talking in your Sleep" and "What I Like About You" (I felt like I was at prom in 1980, but in a good way). 

Gary Wright, who sang "Dream Weaver." He took himself very seriously.

and, last but not least, Richard Page from Mr. Mister, who sang "Kyrie" (which my sister Laura hates) and "Broken Wings"

I totally recommend going to their Wikipedia pages and checking out what they looked like in their hey-day. Interesting. 

This was the best concert I've been to in a long time. Here we are with my sister and brother-in-law:

I am giving my fake smile/grimace, so don't judge too harshly

And here we are ShepAldering it up from the second row:

The night ended with "With a Little Help From My Friends" (naturally), which segued into "Give Peace a Chance."