Let It Be Everly

The Everly Set

Saturday, August 21, 2021
Scherr Forum Theatre
Thousand Oaks, CA

Bro, V, and I decided to have dinner somewhere near the venue, and we were disappointed that Umami Burger is no longer at that location.  So Bro found a Brazilian place that was not churrascaria, and we agreed to try that out.  They had a table available outside, and we were happy that we could sit there and observe other tables of patrons with their dogs.  One of them was a silver labrador retriever, which I had never seen one of before.  He and another dog, a husky mix, played a little bit with each other.  They were both adorable, and somehow Bro refrained from stealing one of them.  I wasn't able to get a good angle to take a surreptitious picture, so that y'all could see the adorableness.

Oh, and the food!  The food was quite yummy.  Moqueca is named for their specialty dish, which is a type of stew.  Due to food restrictions, I refrained from ordering that dish, but Bro and V really enjoyed theirs.  I had the Pastelzinhos (beef empanadas) and a side of Banana Frita.  We also ordered special cocktails.  I had a caipirinha, which was kind of like a mix between a margarita and a mojito, and I was happy.  We were all happy!  We would like to go back there again to try more stuff, like dessert!

A Toast to A Great Find!

Complementary toast with fixings. 
One of the fixings was spicy.  
I ate the eggplant one, which was not.

Moquecas with Shrimp

Moquecas with Seabass

Pastelzinhos 

Banana Frita

We then went to the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center, and after we parked, I had to get a look at the poster for the current season,  because look!

Looking forward to February!

The Scherr Forum Theatre is the smaller theatre located downstairs from the larger one where we saw "The Book of Mormon".  KP and Wanda were at their seats, and KP said that she had already seen Sean three times when she was in the lobby.  Their seats were front row house right, and our seats were front row house left.  Bro's seat was on the farthest left, and I'm glad he sat there because I wouldn't have liked to sit next to the wall. I guess they can't have an aisle there if the performers use that space as a walkway from the stage.  

I learned a lot about the Everlys during this show, but I didn't take any notes, so I won't be listing each song.  

• We probably wouldn't have The Beatles or Simon and Garfunkel as we know them without the Everly Bros, because both groups wanted to replicate the Everlys' tight harmonies.
• Jack does all of the rock 'n' roll moves because he is young and energetic, while Sean mostly stays stationary with his new hip.
• The guy in tonight's band playing the bass guitar, Jon Spurney, won three nights on Jeopardy!  I knew I had seen him somewhere before. 
• We do not know why one of the drums was just laying down on its side.
•  Drummer Nick Potters played the melodica.  APPARENTLY, V also has one that I don't think she's ever shown me.
• The Everlys had to sing right next to each other because of the microphone for so long that a lot of tension built between them and they didn't speak to each other for about 30 years.
• Sean and Jack changed costumes just for the last song.
• They performed their last song without mics, like Rockapella!  So nice to hear "Let It Be Me" that way.
• We asked why there was a guitar on stage that was never played.  Jack told us that it is there in case Sean breaks one of his strings, which happens often.

We talked to them at intermission when we bought our Everly Set CDs.  Sean seemed to remember me once I told him my name.  He said that when I had requested "Fliptop Twister" for a personal YouTube video during the height of the pandemic, he had to go over the song because it had been so long since he last performed it.  I had requested "Home", "Fliptop Twister", and "What A Wonderful World (That Would Be)", as a dedication to Bro, since SEan is his favorite Pella member.  We had tried to get him to do a house concert at Bro's house, but that didn't work out.  Maybe when things are less crazy and he has some time to stay around, we can do it.  

Afterward, they had a bit of a meet and greet, and JT's bro, Andy, was there, so KP asked  Andy to take our pictures.  Thank you, Andy!

TA-DA!

As per usual, we were among the last ones to leave.  It was great to see Sean again, and also great to be at a concert!  

The next morning, we learned that Don Everly had passed during the night.  I think that the Everly Set unknowingly played him a great send-off.  May you rest in peace, Mr. Everly.  Thank you for your music and for influencing so many people.  I also hope that your family, especially son Edan, stays strong.  He was very nice to us when we met him at the Frankie Avalon show.

Next show for me to see at this venue: ROCKAPELLA!!!!!