Connor's 1st Concert: Tool

Lloyd had gotten Tool tickets as a gift for Connor in 2020 and COVID postponed it to 2022.

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I almost didn’t go because of all the kids activities but Lloyd said, “Tool & Tara just go together like hot wings & ranch dressing.”

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It is getting much harder to go to concerts now since they cost $150 or more for tickets, but we really wanted to give Connor this experience.

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I remember my 1st concert, Aerosmith and thinking how big and crazy the world was.  I saw people smoking pot, crowd surfing, wearing hardly any clothes, and acting crazy.  Connor got to experience it.

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Right off the bat, when we walked into the Ball Arena, we saw a fan in handcuffs getting arrested.

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When we went to the restroom, the men had a long line and there was no one in the women’s bathroom. I walked over to the mens line and said, “This is backwards!”  A man said, “Well, this concert is 90% men. We love having you women here but you are the odd ones out.”

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It felt like we had to go through an FBI investigation to get in.  Vaccine card, ID, tickets, phone, metal detector….  Lloyd got his nice pocket knife taken away.

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Maynard is 57 years old but is in damn good shape.  He jumps around on stage for hours.

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Danny Edwin Carey is an amazing drummer and I was in a trance when I was watching him.

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Our friend Matt joined us too so him and Connor saw Tool for the 1st time. I saw them for the 3rd time. Lloyd is probably on his 20th time seeing them.  I got fist bumps from men for wearing my Red Wings jersey.

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Masks were very loosely enforced and everyone was vaccinated so we took our masks off.

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Connor looked like he was having a lot of fun but I could see him starting to get sleepy towards the end of the concert.  It was perfect timing for a bunch of confetti to start falling from the ceiling.  I told Connor to catch some for me and he started smiling and catching them.  I brought them all home.

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Tool and concerts in general are very nostalgic for Lloyd and I because we really connected with music when we met in 2000.

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We didn’t get to bed until 2am so I called Connor’s school and said that he will be late because of a doctor’s appointment.  Great Mom I am!

Location: 1000 Chopper Cir, Denver, CO 80204, USA

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