Game five seemed a long way away when Teri and I bought tickets but the week went by quick and Saturday was upon us. I was looking forward to this day all week but unfortunately I was still sick even though I've been going to work most of the week. I thought on Thursday and Friday I was starting to go in the wrong direction and felt worse than Tuesday and Wednesday. Thankfully things didn't seem too bad waking up on Saturday. It was an early 3:00 game which allowed us to hit the Soulive concert afterwards.
We got club level seats as usual. The lines on the lower level are way too long for the bathroom and food/drink. The other issue with the lower level is they serve the good beers in smaller cups than the club level for some odd reason. Preferential treatment? It was a red out as usual in the stadium. Unfortunately they gave us "cheer cards" this game unlike the red towels I got in game one. The cheer card was a half sized poster with the Caps logo and not the take home item most fans would enjoy. Not many people actually held them up during the game. It was a cheap game for me holding off from the $8 beers. The Caps put together a good game. They scored in the first period which is not usual lately. Green went down with a shot to the head but returned to the bench later. Any win in the play-offs is fun.
After the game Teri and I hit Mad Fox for dinner on our way to the State Theater. It was a 25 minute wait so we sat outside in their recent outdoor set up. It was a bit chilly but not too bad. I had some stuffed trout and Teri had a pizza. We sampled some beers of course and headed off to the show down the street.
They were supposed to have the same popular local gospel-influenced soul singer that opened last time but instead there was a DJ. The guy looked like Eric the guitarist of Soulive. Finally Soulive's suited groupie announced the band and they took the stage. I think they opened with the same song they did last time. They seemed to be enjoying their job and wanting to play well. They picked it up throughout the show. The drummer seemed to have some issue with his hand. The suited groupie brought out a towel that appeared to have ice in it and tied off with a guitar cord. It didn't seem to affect his play though. At some point he went off stage for a couple minutes while the other two diddled around. They brought out some of their Beatles songs during the second half of their show. Those seemed to be more layered and high energy then their own songs. It was a jamin' medley. I ended up having a beer or two at the end of the night since I felt so well.
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