I agree with almost everything you said, especially about DJ he really worked it.

Last night, a quick recap:

1) Got stuck in I4 on the way up. We were stuck for about 30 minutes sitting still. People out of their cars talking etc. We expected a big car wreck, but didn't see a thing. Have no idea what happened, but we were running behind.

2) Because of this we only got to see the last 5 songs of Buckcherry. They really brought it, so I wished I had seen more.

3) 90 minute wait in between set. Just too long. This topic has been debated to death, but I value my time. Especially as I get older and especially if I paid money for something. 45-60 minutes is plenty of time. Crowd was booing and rightfully so.

4) I was right up front by the side of the stage. I saw Frank sitting for a good 20 minutes behind the drums talking to somebody. Even while the place was booing he kept talking, lol, totally unfazed by the crowd. Guess he was used to it. Tommy was 10 feet from me holding his daughter? Snapped a picture of him and the little girl and said thanks (as he noticed us and held still for the shot.)

5) Lead singer to Buckcherry was right below me watching the show for a while which was cool. Also saw Jarmo walking around too taking pictures and texting non stop. He's still a douche.

6) Band came out strong and stayed strong. Big energy, lots of crowd interaction and sounded great. While I still am no real fan of DJ I will hand it to him for his participation with fans. He was all over that rail and working the crowd. Ron seemed subdued and turned in, I wonder if he was in physical pain from the accident?

Axl was in a great mood and his voice was fantastic. I don't know what happened in Rio, and it was indeed a disaster of a performance, but last night was light years away from that. In fact, I'd say it may have been the best concert (after nearly 10 times) I had ever seen them play. The biggest factor for that assessment would be the cohesiveness of the band and the energy they put out. Lots of running around on the stage; they worked it hard. Set list was nice too, and the crowd seemed very receptive to all the songs.

Unlike many other arena shows I've seen in the past, the majority of the crowd stuck around until the end. I'd say this probably had a lot to do with it being a weekend night. I realized the last show I had seen was in Jax almost 5 years ago on Halloween. By the time the lights came up on that show, the  place was nearly empty. Not this time. I'd say everybody left a very happy camper.

7) About the middle of the show some drunk guy puked all over himself and subsequently my jacket. Some guy next to me (I meant to ask him what forum he posted on, I could just tell he was a forum type) gave me a plastic bag to put the jacket in. Despite this I still managed to get this guys puke on my hands, and ran to the bathroom to scrub myself like I was going to perform a surgery.

8) Shook Axl's hand at the start of CD. Pretty awesome. Ironically I was in the same seating arrangement in Tampa 5 years ago and shook his hand then too. Also like that time, my wife selflessly took a picture of the moment rather than go for her own moment. Gawd bless that woman.

9) Ron came up and handed me a GNR guitar pick, nice n' easy in my hand. So that was cool too.

10) Like any late night concert the crowd was getting rowdy at the end and people were moving into our area from other seats. At one point an overzealous, 300 cc brained male attempted to dive over us to "touch" Axl and in the even almost pushed my wife off the bleachers. I grabbed his shoulder and pushed him back and he settled down. Later however at the end of the concert he decided to pick a fight with my wife. If I was younger (a 20 yr old me) I would have just hauled of an whaled on him. But as a 40 year old I was so taken back by how stupid he was (I mean, what 20 something guy picks a fight with a 40 year old woman?) that I just looked at him. At one point he was screaming "What's Axl's real name? You're not a REAL fan!" So stupid and so funny.

Anyway, Frank came over and threw a drumstick up in the air and this cretin dove for it. Knocking over a few people, including his 10 dollar hooker girlfriend. When this happened, she busted her ass, her weave fell off, and she dropped her cash (didn't find out until later.) My wife picked up her fake hair and said "You GF lost her hair", haha so funny. Then she picked up her money, about 35 cash, too. Anyway if by any chance you're reading this, we want to thank you for buying us breakfast afterwards, it was appreciated. Also next time, if you want to be a tough guy, pick a fight with a man, not a woman who is old enough to be your Mom.

11) We also lost and found a bank debit card (found when the lights came up) which to me was a miracle.

12) Met up with Kujo, and McGann from HTGTH. I'd been to a few shows with Kujo and he's good people. Nice to meet McGann finally after all these years. I did see "Sex Kitten" from HTGTH on the rail up front as well. We had run into her in LV in 2006; her and my wife hit it off right away and partied that night. Funny seeing the usual suspects after all these years together in our completely dysfunctional GNR family.

13) Got some AMAZING photos with the digital camera. Need some battery thingy, so won't have them up until tomorrow probably. I was so close I could tell you that Axl has a great dentist. I could see the diamonds shining on his rings...fucking CLOSE. I have a few of my crappy cell pics I'll put up now just so you can get an idea.

13) Wish I could go to Miami tonight. In the old days I would have. We used to drive hours, fly all over the country etc. We've really followed this band all over the country over the years. I'll tell you though, after getting home last night and getting to bed at 6 am, my old ass is tired. I'm pretty beat up! It's more appealing to appreciate what we just experienced and spend the rest of the day together doing nothing and then just go out for a nice dinner later.

14) I asked my wife if it was worth the 90 minute wait and she said "Yes totally." While I grumble at the principle of waiting, I still agree with her. It was worth it, and I thank them for the experience.

Tommy with the baby.

Shaking hands with Axl...

I have some awesome pics....tomorrow. Shook Axl's hand, and got a pick handed to me from Ron. We just got home. 'night.

So ticketmaster had maybe 12 seats available in the good sections as of last night.  TODAY however you can buy FRONT ROW in 104/116 for Orlando! In fact the first 6 rows are totally open. That really pisses me off!

Last night on stubhub I found 2 tickets in 104 for less that what ticketmaster is charging. I bought two (row ten) and will give my original tickets to my step daughter as a gift. Knowing I could have front row drives me nuts!!! Anyway, I'm sure the crowd will thin and I can just make my way down a few rows by the end of the evening. TM pisses me off so much!

Look at all the seats available the day of, right next to the stage!