Just like everyone has a preference of isle or window when traveling on a plane; or has a favorite seat at the table for dinner every night; we all certainly have a favorite place in a venue to watch your favorite artists.
Some love it up close and personal – first row, dead center, up against the stage & so close you can see the perspiration beads rolling down the drummer’s face.
Others love it a little more relaxed –further back, maybe balcony, a little off center so they can really take in the entirety of the show, and.enjoy the panoramic view of the stage and performance.
And I am sure both groups would argue that their preferred seat is “the best seat in the house” for lots of reasons.
However, last night at my very first Kid Rock show, I might like to argue that I had the BEST seat in the house.
I was ushering the show on the floor in the center isle. So although I would stroll up and down the isle every now and then, most of the time I was standing between the 3rd and 4th row.
But what makes my spot so great, and so much different than any anyone else’s, is that I wasn’t facing Kid Rock – I was facing his fans, who i’m proud to call our guests.
For the entire show, I watched fans faces light up when he started a new song. I saw hands jump in the air on demand from the Kid himself. I saw some of the biggest smiles and most excited faces I have ever seen on adults. I saw hundreds of people who knew every word to every song and sang it with all they had. I saw fans cry, when a slower song was played and it touched them. I saw a guy propose to his girlfriend – and I saw her say yes. I saw couples having the time of their life together, dancing all around and connecting through Kid Rock’s music.
I didn’t see Kid Rock at all. But I saw his music through his fans. And from now on I want that seat at every show. It is by far the best seat in the house.
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