Good afternoon Home Fries and visitors! Needless to say my Home Free/Home Fries
weekend excursion was nothing less than unparalleled fun and
excitement. Two concerts in 3 days, driving all over Texas,
singing and dancing, meeting amazing people called Home Fries and sharing it
with my beautiful daughter! Doesn’t get any better than that! Now 3000 pictures
and 900 miles later, it’s all over, but I can still feel the exhilaration of
the weekend.
Let’s start with Houston, because mom got a night out with awesome friends and oh there was there this Home Free concert
too. The drive to Houston was a welcome break. A long peaceful drive with a
lady I have grown to love like a sister and uplifting music. I enjoy long
drives and one filled with Home Free music (and seeing the mirrors rattle with
the Tim notes) and good company is perfect. We got the hotel, made ourselves
gorgeous and then met up with other fries. I got to meet fries I’ve talked to
endlessly but never met in person. Names with faces and personalities, that’s
the part of the trips that makes me feel like I’m meeting family for the first
time. I love my fry family!
Now for the VIP event and concert, you know the important
stuff. First, a huge shout out to Home Free and their entire crew. I’m not sure
I can put into words what these people accomplish each night they have a
concert. A thousand questions that have been asked over and over, people who
can’t quite make up their minds, the fast, slow, impatient, giddy, friendly and
everyone in between. And yet they are all smiling, nice and get it done! Thank
you, Y’ALL ROCK! VIP was busy but exciting and I now have my favorite VIP picture. I
got my merchandise signed, questions answered, a song not in the show, a copy of Country Evolution and a
great picture. Supporting Home Free on Patreon to get first shot at VIP tickets
is worth every shiny penny and more!
I really enjoy taking pictures and the seats in Houston were
so close to the stage, you could prop your feet on the stage from your seat.
Well this was a little too close for good pictures, IMHO. So I traded seats
with someone in the third row, stage right. Pure perfection. The concert was so
close and Home Free was superb! From the first song to the last, there was
energy and intensity in Home Free and the crowd. From the original songs to
their outstanding covers and Tim’s poetry corner. Rob knocks every song out of
the park, Austin continues to run on all cylinders, beautifully, Chris leaves
them wanting more of his serenading, Tim just blows everything out of the water, high or low and
then there’s Adam. I’d like to say Adam was amazing or phenomenal, but that
doesn’t seem to fit. I’m still looking for the right phrase to describe Adam’s
performance. He blew our minds and rocked the damn crowd to their feet. Houston was incredible! There was even a little fry party afterwards with dancing, singing and a drink or two.
Well, after a drive home and a night to recover, my fry friend
and I took our eight year old daughters to Abilene to see Home Free. There was
not as much primping and meeting, as it was somewhat of a drive by for this
concert. So I won’t waste any more time and I’ll get right to the meat of the
story. VIP was a lot of fun. Our daughter’s birthdays are on either side of
Chris’, so we made Happy Birthday signs for their VIP picture and said Happy Birthday to all three of
them. Home Free was very playful and goofy in Abilene. I got great VIP pictures,
including one where Austin lets loose a little (love it).
The Abilene stage was not too close, so I kept my front row
seat (yea!). The audience in Abilene was, let’s see, how can I say this,
INSANELY LOUD. The guys came out and did their opening number, Fishin’ in the
Dark/Boondocks medley and they were on fire and the crowd let them know! There
was so much fervor after that first song that that set the mood for the rest of
the concert. The look on Austin’s and Rob’s face when the crowd went crazy was
absolutely adorable. The guys felt the powerful momentum coming from the audience
and managed to keep up with us until the very end. They sang their sweet, country
gentleman hearts out in Abilene. Every note and every song, from I’ve Seen to
Elvira to Thinking Out Loud to 9 to 5 was flawless and passionate. I would look
at my daughter to see if she was having fun and she was either dancing and
singing or completely mesmerized, which is often how I felt, mesmerized. Home
Free was stunning and shook my soul down to the core in Abilene. Their
talent is outstanding, but their live performances will take to you a higher
realm of music. I think many skeptics of a cappella music would be astonished
by a live Home Free concert. And Adam will hypnotize you with bewilderment at
his talent. It’s no wonder he gets two standing ovations during his drum solo. He’s
simply not human when it comes to his vocal percussion/beatboxing skills. The Abilene show was beyond amazing, it was foot stomping, crowd cheering, don't be over, ridiculously mind blowing!
The combination of these five guys; Chris, Adam, Rob, Tim
and Austin is pure musical rightness and exquisite harmony with the added touch
of handsome! I can only imagine every show on this Don't It Feel Good Tour is just as good as the two shows I had the pleasure of seeing in the Lone Star State!
Well, I’ve been going on and on and I’m sure we all have
things to do. I’m going to get my errands done while listening to Home Free,
because everything is better with Home Free playing! More concert pictures will be added soon.
