Joe List Recounts Parking Lot Encounter at Dave Matthews Band Concert

Dave Matthews Band Concert Experience

• 🎶 Joe and Sarah attended a Dave Matthews Band concert in New Hampshire, leaving after eight songs due to traffic and their baby waking up early.
• 🎤 Joe humorously describes Dave Matthews' singing voice as "Kermit the Frog" and his between-song banter as similar to Adam Sandler's style.
• 🚗 The couple arrived early, expecting a later start, but found surprisingly little traffic, leading to confusion about parking.

Aggressive Parking Lot Attendant

• 🌲 While searching for parking, Joe pulled into an entrance marked "crew parking" and was confronted by an aggressive man with a long beard.
• 😠 The attendant, mistaking Joe for a "jerk" and possibly a New Yorker based on his car, threw an orange cone and demanded he leave.
• 🗣️ Joe tried to de-escalate, explaining he couldn't tell if it was a parking lot or the woods, but the attendant insisted he "follow the traffic," which was non-existent.

Parking Difficulties and Concert Experience

• muddy 🚗 After eventually finding the correct parking area, Joe was directed to a spot in the mud with a steep drop-off, raising concerns about getting his Nissan Sentra out.
• 😥 The parking attendant gave a non-committal "I think so" when asked if the car would be able to get out.
• 😅 Joe felt like a "schmuck" when a fan recognized him and he was sitting down during a slow song, prompting him to stand up and cheer for the rest of the concert.

Reflections on the Encounter

• 🤔 Joe reflects on the parking attendant's aggressive behavior, attributing it to a "sad existence" and comparing him to characters from Lord of the Rings.
• 🚗 The experience highlights the frustrations of concert logistics, especially with young children and long travel times.
• 🎤 Despite the parking ordeal, Joe and Sarah enjoyed the concert and the overall experience.