May I have some more CAKE?

Cake the band, not cake with flower and sugar. Cake may be my favorite band of all time. I first discovered them while working at Amy's Ice Cream back in 1999 (wow, doesn't that sound like a long time ago?). "Never There" was their hit that summer. I even turned my parents onto their music.

On our last trip to California I got to see them in concert for the first time with Rachel and Grant. It was a tiny benefit show in an old school gym. Here is a flashback photo.



Last weekend, they played another benefit concert here in SLC. Grant and I arrived a few hours early since it was open seating. We thought there would already be a huge line, but we soon discovered that we were the first ones there! Here is a shot of the line just before they let us in the gates. You can also see the nice outdoor venue with the mountains.





So we were literally as close to the band as you can possibly get. We were right up against the white fence you see in the picture above, just a few feet from the band.



Our friends, Matt and Shireen, joined us for the concert. It was just amazing. They played all their classic songs along with some off their new album that comes out this fall. I'm sure glad we got their early!