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Musical Monday Live at The Garden

 My husband and I enjoyed another outdoor concert, Friday night. 

The first band was called, Parmalee. I had never heard of this band named for their North Carolina town, but I knew some of their music. Here is "Take My Name."

Matt Thomas, the lead singer of Paralee, told a story about someone giving them a check for $11,000 to record their first four songs. When the check bounced, his mother took out a loan on her three-bedroom house to pay for it. Now, that he's made it big, he's paid off her house note and bought her a car. That was a good investment! Here is their first hit, Carolina, recorded thanks to his mom.

Next up was the band we came for, Train. I love how they start all of their concerts. They have the best intro!

Train played their new song. They said they'd play it over and over again until we liked it. Not needed. I liked it the first time I heard it!

They have a lot of great song hits, like "Drive By."

Train threw t-shirts into the audience, including one Pat Monahan put on for a few minutes while the band signed it. He also took a bunch of selfies with phones from the audience, and we hit multiple beachballs into the air. I was happy to be able to touch one!

Toward the end of the concert, Monahan said, "We used to walk off-stage and wait for everyone to applaud us back, but I'm too old for that sh*t; so, do you want to hear a few more?" Of course, we did! 

By the way, he's 54 years old, which seems a lot younger than it used to.

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