One of the coolest things I got to do with my internship was work at the Beach Boy's concert. It was the last event in a series called, "The Good Life Festival" where we featured cool bands and chefs. The first event was a Valentine's day culinary event where we had Tyler Florence and Duff Goldman from the Food Network come and do cooking demonstrations based on Valentines Day. It was awesome as I'm big fans of theirs! I got to hang out with Duff all day and drive him around in a golf cart!
Growing up, my dad and I would listen to the Beach Boys and rock out! We'd sing an dance in our living room and listen to them on the way to may day care. My favorite song is Barbara Ann.
So with this in mind, it was PERFECT that the Beach Boys were coming two days before my dad's birthday this year and I was able to get free tickets! My dad is incredibly hard to buy for and I couldn't wait to give him these tickets. I had to work the event all day and was excited to have my parents show up in the evening. The tickets were general admission and they sat in the lawn. Right after the concert started, my boss, and the owner of the company came up to me and asked where my parents were. I pointed to their spot on grass and he said bring them up to VIP. I want them to have a great experience. I could have cried I was so excited. I found my parents and told them to pack up, we were moving. It was awesome to see their faces when I brought them to the third row. We had a great spot on the end and danced and sang. It was awesome. Then, one of the other interns came up to me and said we were needed backstage. It turns out, they band wanted a group of girls to dance on stage with them! So we had to wait backstage until they wanted us to come out. I didn't want to miss Barbara Ann so I could listen and watch with my dad, so I asked if they would be playing it soon. Their stage manager said that's the song we'd be dancing to!! I figured, if I couldn't be next to my dad, it would be a close second being next to Mike Love!
We got on stage and totally rocked out. It was a blast!! The weather was absolutely perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend time with my parents. I felt so blessed that night.
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