Photo by: N.L. Belardes
One Bakersfield Woman's Blog to Mankind
Thursday, July 05, 2007
John Mayer's Gravity
A couple weeks ago, chingpea and I traveled to the Big NO (Fresno, California) to see John Mayer perform at the Savemart Center. Ben Folds, who opened for John Mayer, was already performing when we arrived. After grabbing a slice of pizza, we found our seats and caught the last song or two of his set. That boy can play a mean piano!
Soon John Mayer, fresh from another breakup with Jessica Simpson and sporting a new haircut, took the stage and started the night off with an old favorite, No Such Thing. And that was all it took, his gravity was too strong for me… I fell like a child. I was pulled under his spell by his jazzy, bluesy guitar playing, gravelly voice and romantic storytelling lyrics. The adorable facial expressions he made while singing was a bonus! And when he sang Good Love is On the Way, I believed him.
I believed him even though I fought off the hands of the drunk hip-hop dude next to me who used every hip-hop dance move he knew to feel me up through out the whole concert. But even drunk hip-hop dude couldn’t break John Mayer’s gravitational pull… I was hooked, sucked into John Mayer’s gravity.
He sang Waiting on the World to Change, Why Georgia and my personal anthem Bigger Than My Body which always reminds me that I can do more than my knees allow me to, among other songs. He ended the set with Gravity and brought the house down with his bluesy rendition. John Mayer gives good gravity!
He came back on stage for an acoustic set of: 3x5, Slow Danicng, The Hurt and I’m Gonna Find Another You. He introduced The Hurt as a new song, but he wouldn’t tell us whom he wrote it about because, “it would just end up in People magazine,” so he thought it better to just shut up and sing. We all knew whom he was talking about anyway.
The Hurt was not a favorite of chingpea’s, but I liked it. So I’ll leave you with John Mayer singing The Hurt and maybe it will swirl around in your mind the way it did mine all the way home from Fresno that night.
Photos by: Glenda Bunag
A couple weeks ago, chingpea and I traveled to the Big NO (Fresno, California) to see John Mayer perform at the Savemart Center. Ben Folds, who opened for John Mayer, was already performing when we arrived. After grabbing a slice of pizza, we found our seats and caught the last song or two of his set. That boy can play a mean piano!
Soon John Mayer, fresh from another breakup with Jessica Simpson and sporting a new haircut, took the stage and started the night off with an old favorite, No Such Thing. And that was all it took, his gravity was too strong for me… I fell like a child. I was pulled under his spell by his jazzy, bluesy guitar playing, gravelly voice and romantic storytelling lyrics. The adorable facial expressions he made while singing was a bonus! And when he sang Good Love is On the Way, I believed him.
I believed him even though I fought off the hands of the drunk hip-hop dude next to me who used every hip-hop dance move he knew to feel me up through out the whole concert. But even drunk hip-hop dude couldn’t break John Mayer’s gravitational pull… I was hooked, sucked into John Mayer’s gravity.
He sang Waiting on the World to Change, Why Georgia and my personal anthem Bigger Than My Body which always reminds me that I can do more than my knees allow me to, among other songs. He ended the set with Gravity and brought the house down with his bluesy rendition. John Mayer gives good gravity!
He came back on stage for an acoustic set of: 3x5, Slow Danicng, The Hurt and I’m Gonna Find Another You. He introduced The Hurt as a new song, but he wouldn’t tell us whom he wrote it about because, “it would just end up in People magazine,” so he thought it better to just shut up and sing. We all knew whom he was talking about anyway.
The Hurt was not a favorite of chingpea’s, but I liked it. So I’ll leave you with John Mayer singing The Hurt and maybe it will swirl around in your mind the way it did mine all the way home from Fresno that night.
Photos by: Glenda Bunag
Labels: Bakersfield, California Central Valley, Fresno, gravity, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer
Awesome review! I'm glad you had a good time and fell under John's spell. :)
Luv,
Jennifer
because I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for.
You couldn't stop by Dorktown studios eh? Yeah, I see how you are, all John, no dorks.
If I remember correctly, she said, "Why would I see those dorks? They couldn't even make it to Bakersfield for one hockey game..."
I had to deal with a muddy lawn when I saw Mayer in Houston a few weeks ago. You really should have gotten there early to see all of Ben Folds set as it was great.
Oh, and early enough to see Rocco DeLuca who I'll be seeing in a few weeks.
that was a great date night! john mayer was incredibly HOT!
ben folds was entertaining, too!
woo!
Oakland Raider Sweetheart, We had a great time! And its great to hear from you again! :)
Jenraven, Yes, you are.
Mike Seay, I love Dorks! Especially the Dorks from Dorktown. But alas... I did not have your phone number... next time we'll stop by Dorktown studios! :) xoxo
N.L., I didn't say that!! Dork! But it would be nice if the Dorktown boys came to Bakersfield for a game this coming season.
Mel, What I heard of Ben Folds I really liked. But with travelling we got there as soon as we could after work. Rocco DeLuca?? Didn't even know about him!
Chingpea, That was a great date night and yes... John is way HOT!
Waiting On The World To Change is such a great song.
LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY girl. So many concerts, such little time (and money)