Five For Fighting Concert At The Canyon Club

To continue with my lucky streak of free concert tickets 

{see Britney Spears and Jason Reeves/Colbie Caillat here, here, & here}, 

Franco and I were able to go to a Five for Fighting concert on Saturday night for free. 

It was at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills about 30 minutes away. 

The tickets were standing room only, 

but we got there in plenty of time and got a spot equivalent to the 5th row from the stage.

Five for Fighting is one singer/songwriter John Ondrasik.

He wrote Superman, 100 Years, The Riddle (You & I), 

and Chances which was in the movie The Blind Side. 

I love his music {especially his piano songs} 

and it was so cool to watch him perform. 

He's a whiz at the piano and most of his lyrics are true to the heart. 

 

I made a video collage of my favorite songs.
It's a good way for me to consolidate the dozen videos I took into one. 

{Note: I think you have to use a browser other than Google Chrome to watch videos on blogger-- is this true for you Chromers out here?}

I had to break it up into two parts:

Part 1 is of The Riddle & his intro where he explains where the name Five for Fighting came from.
It's not because it's a five-guy band, as most people think, lol.

"In the late 90's when I got my first record deal, the label came to me and said, "You know, John, this is the age of grunge. This is the age of Lilith Fair. This is the age of boy bands--the male singer/songwriter is the kiss of death. So we need a band name...no one can pronounce Ondrasik anyway..." So my first suggestion was "Marketing Ploy," which didn’t go over too good..."

Part 2 is of Superman, the electric cello in this is like a lullaby, so pretty; and of 100 Years.
It was a great concert!