Ooooooooh, We're Halfway There . . .

Saturday we had friends in town for
the Bon Jovi concert at the Fargodome.
I was pumped and fully prepared to scream
Living on A Prayer at the top of my lungs.
Before the show, however,
we hung out at the Applebee's across from the Dome.
The place was PACKED, so unfortunately, we found ourselves
at the only open table we could find - on the patio.
Let's just say that outdoor dining in mid-March
in Fargo, North Dakota is not exactly a pleasant experience.

This little heater hanging above our table is the only

thing that made it remotely tolerable, until we could

find a table inside.

We weren't there long before we noticed a strange phenomenon.
It seems that a Bon Jovi concert attracts
a large population of a single species -  The Cougar.

Webster's Dictionary defines a cougar as:
Noun. A large powerful tawny-brown cat formerly widespread in the Americas, but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas.

 Urban Dictionary defines a cougar as:
Noun. A 35+ year old female who is on the "hunt" for a much younger, energetic, willing-to-do-anything male. The cougar can frequently be seen in a padded bra, cleavage exposed, propped up against a swanky bar in San Francisco (or other cities)waiting, watching, calculating; gearing up to sink her claws into an innocent young and strapping buck who happens to cross her path. "Man is cougar's number one prey." (see also hunt, prowl, corner, pounce).

I tried to nonchalantly photograph one in her natural habitat

 - using our pal Greg as bait,
but as you can see below, she was on to me.

Later, as we walked across the street from Applebees to the Dome,

Adam (ever the public-servant)

helped some wayward cougars navigate a snowbank their heels.

 We did finally make it inside to our seats in time

to see Dashboard Confessional open the show.

Then, the man of the hour took the stage.

Here is a picture of the set list I stole off of

bonjovi.com

This is the last set he played that is cut off from the picture above:
SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD W/ TWIST AND SHOUT (THE ISLEY BROTHERS COVER)
I LOVE THIS TOWN
RUNAWAY
KEEP THE FAITH
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

And you know he brought the house down

with his final song of the night:

LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

I have some fabulous video footage of him

singing it and me screaming along, but

it's too big of a file to put on here.

But I'll make you this promise,

if I can find a way to do it - I will.