"Mad Dog, Are you doing okay?"

Rachel and I went and saw The Offspring and Alkaline Trio this past Friday. The show was pretty freaking amazing! The Offspring put on a really good show. They played the most appropriate songs that benefited both old and new fans. (I apologize for the crappy video above.)

The crowd was so huge for The Offspring. Everyone sang the same lyrics in unison. It was so bad ass. I love it when everyone gets together for one thing, and one thing only; music. Everyone was so friendly. You could see the love they had for the band and it made me fall in love with the band too. Amazing.

On the other hand, I was VERY disappointed in the fans when Alkaline Trio was playing. No one was there for Alkaline Trio. Rachel and I were the only ones standing up in our section. I was also disappointed in Alkaline Trio's set list. They didn't play ANY of the popular songs that may have interested those that were not really into them. At least they could have had some more feedback from the audience if they hadn't picked such random songs. It was still pretty awesome to see Matt, Dan, and Derek (Alkaline Trio) all in person, even though they were so far away. I love those guys!

The opening band was very good too. Street Dogs. They reminded me of Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. They brought with them the east-coast punk feel to the west-coast. It was pretty cool. Very patriotic which was really weird but had a lot of Irish feel. Rachel and I went on and on about how cute they dressed, too. I've been meaning to check them out on MySpace.

Thanks to the concert, I will most likely become an avid Offspring listener. Good job, guys!