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| December 5, 2017 |
Friday, July 26, 2013, Roger's Arena,Vancouver: Rush
Saint Chucky is placed in seating that he states is next to 'A fat guy'. Rather than take my advice and move to the empty seats above, Charles Chucklins II, gets up and walks toward the stairs and then stands. Soon a heavily 'tatted' audience member is yelling at Pope Chuckins to move.
Arena security deals with Mennonite Chucky and he is moved to a seat, by himself, not too far from where I suggested he move to.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017, Moore Theatre, Seattle: Mahavishnu Orchestra
As I purchased balcony tickets, as I prefer, we are directed to the second balcony, general seating. This is contrary to the assigned seating on our tickets, which Chuck disliked. He then states that he is not sitting beside 'a fat guy'. He then attempts to sit by me and states: 'This won't work!'
I move my elbows out hitting him in the side several times and state that I am not sitting by 'a fat guy'.
He moves behind me, to the right, after stating that my head was too big to sit directly behind me...
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| There |
The Lord definitely blessed us on the Seattle trip, yesterday to see a form of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. This is John McLaughlin's stated last North American tour and a very rare tour and performance of mostly Mahavishnu Orchestra material. For electric music, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Rush, in alphabetical order, at this point in my life are my favourite artists. Neither may tour again in any form.
It was also a blessed trip because Saint Chuckles and I have had some disturbing trips in the past, including our last trip to the Moore Theatre in Seattle (2002) where a certain 'computer guy' left his camera in sight, in my car, which was then broken into during the concert. Glass abounded. Strangely enough, Mr. John Wee returned the favour to Chuckles (2017) in downtown Vancouver, after a singles event we attended. I laughed for some reason as Chuck's car windshield was smashed in and vehicle seats covered in glass. John's clothes were stolen, and my expensive sunglasses were untouched. They were prescription, anyway...
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| There he is again... |
Joking aside about America, and I joke online about Canada and the United Kingdom as well, there are two things specifically, that I very much enjoy about the United States of America when I visit, and this was a particularly positive visit.
One, is the availability of product. My very likely only chance to see Mahavishnu Orchestra live, did not take place in the Vancouver area. Vancouver, Metropolitan Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are rather isolated parts of the Western World, and as well, Canada has a much smaller population than does America. This area is not the most 'happening' area of the free world...
The variety of products available, the variety of restaurants, compared to Canada is intriguing. Saint Chuckles and I went out for his belated birthday to Buffalo Wild Wings for the first time. This place is probably common to my American readers, but we had not heard of it. We appreciated the food and the service.
Two, is the religious nature of America, compared to Canada which is less religious. On our way back to Canada late night and early morning, we viewed religious imagery, including a very bright white cross, which we assumed was likely on a hill or like.
As with my philosophical and theological mixed views on Europe/United Kingdom and its Christian heritage of church-state, in regard to the United States of America, I have mixed views on this quite religious nation. I reason the biblical gospel is prevalent there but there are also many Christian and non-Christian cults which focus of aberrant doctrine and sometimes heresy. Overall, the evangelical church does seem in decline and the nation is becoming more secular. I also find the lack of embraced Reformed theology, in the evangelical church, disturbing (Covered in my British academic surveys), as well as the over-dependence of the evangelical church on culture as opposed to Bible on many issues, for example social and political.
I find the religious Christian nature of America, fascinating. And Christianity is still significantly more culturally and politically relevant, than in Europe, in 2017.
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| Seattle: We were not on a church tour |
