Lovin' Every Minute of It....
Oh what a difference a day makes!! This saying rang true for Up 'til 2 this past weekend at the Flint Hills Festival. Our performance on Saturday left us... unsatisfied. Picture yourself about to dive into a giant chocolate malt; upon indulging on said chocolate malt, you are in love at the beginning, but realize by the end that there just wasn't enough...malt. You just had a chocolate shake. Hey, you like chocolate shakes well enough, but it wasn't quite what you were looking for.
Sunday's performance was pure chocolate malt. Hopefully you were there to take a listen; that was some of the best singing this 5-man version of Up 'til 2 has ever done. That inflatable roof had no chance this weekend. If the storm Saturday night had not of gotten hold of it and ripped it down, we would have taken care of that on Sunday. We had an absolute blast on stage; at one point Casey and I exchanged a look in between songs that said it all: exhausted glee, mixed with confidence and satisfaction.
Comments from members of the Up 'til 2 fan club(read: family/relatives) reaffirmed my faith in the vision of the seven-man group. They loved us, but missed the depth and unique sound 7 voices bring, especially on the songs they had heard originally with seven. I feel with five we are more your typical "a cappella group" than a "vocal band" right now. I can almost hear you thinking, "Why does that matter?" To this I will only say, it's chocolate shake vs. chocolate malt.
Dono