concerto of the desperado. take eight free tickets to eve and the roots (courtesy of uncle jmz). mix in the nfl experience. throw in heavy crowds and impossible parking. still equals a good time. football really is america's passion and what the nfl does with a little oblong ball is quite amazing. families and little kids were all over downtown san diego, fueling up on football and games and good clean fun. we went down to parker's hell to partake of the roots, whom i had never seen in concert.



after some initial doubts about the quality of the venue and the crowd, i left knowing that the roots are the truth (not that i didn't think it before) and that scratch was hands down the most amazing performance i'd ever seen. the sounds that he can create with just some vocal cords and a mouth are a revelation. makes me feel downright stupid to hum or ever bother trying to create noise. that man is straight incredible. as are the roots in general. ?uest, black thought. better than everything i'd imagined. i could watch them all life long. after the concert everything was just gravy. we were so close to the stage too, like five feet away. standing up makes one tired though. but you all knew that. [pictures]



i've seen you live

jars of clay

alanis morrisette

jewel

lauryn hill / busta rhymes

janet jackson / 112

britney spears

roots / eve