Freakin' Awesome, CCR @ InstructureCon 0017

Well, that was freakin' awesome, amazing, fantabulous.  We attended the final night of InstructureCon.  They had a ton of great food at River Run - we had pork and stuffing, we had meat pies (lamb specifically), we had shrimp and crab legs (well, some of us did), we had fish and chips, we had an amazing peach ice cream served over waffles with chocolate fudge. And we had a few adult beverages.  The theme of the event was Austin Powers and they had sharks with freakin' laser beams, the car, Austin Powers himself, Dr. Evil, and the fembots.  All of that was cool and frankly I thought it was over.

But, Austin Powers then drove us (he drove, we walked behind) slightly out of River Run proper to a nearby field which is where the magic happened.  The stage was set and Credence Clearwater Revisted (not a typo) took the stage. Bass and drummer were original, but the other players were not. Even without the Fogartys they really rocked.   Frankly, I didn't realize I liked CCR this much, but every song they played was followed up by a seemingly more amazing and bigger hit.  They play for about an hour 20 minutes total and every song was one we knew and they seemed like all huge hits. The lead guitarist, lead vocalist, and the new keyboard/rhythm guitar/cymbals guy were all pretty amazing.  Best band I've ever seen live (not that I've seen that many), but they were on fire.

They sang, amongst other songs Susie Q, Down on the Corner, Born on the Bayou, Midnight Special, Proud Mary, Have you ever seen the rain?, and Fortunate Son.

What an awesome end to a great conference.  We also go to paddle boat today in the lake!