We had an epic time for Valentine’s Day, seeing one of my favorite groups at The Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC.
Once we got there we saw some of our new Greensboro friends (shoutouts to Kween, Tee, Jaime, Trice, and Africa) and we stood with them by the stage.
What happened next was unexpected. I noticed a fellow who was glancing in my direction a few times then I saw his date – my ex-wife, star of previous posts. They came over and spoke*. A cordial yet surreal experience.
As for the show, Cat’s Cradle is set up for intimate standing-room-only crowds, and we had a great spot to observe from, about 3 ft from the stage on the right side.
I went down there in the mindset of, “this is a perfect date night,” but the photographer in me said “since I’m going to see FE, it would be nice to get a shot or two of them”.
Trying to find that balance between a devoted date who might take a couple snaps. So I took only 3 lenses and my Sony hotshoe flash in my smaller bag.
While we were waiting, a photog squeezed by towards the middle of the room and I recognized him from Flickr and Facebook, but hadn’t met him in the flesh until that point. Sedrick Miles! He was prepared, and had 2 cameras, a diffused flash on the hotshoe and a remote flash stage right.
As far as the show went? I Loved every minute (when it finally started). They did all the songs that I loved, and Phonte would break into a “What’s Up With That” (SNL skit with Keenan Thompson) interlude several times. The band was on point. YahZarah St. James was on fire, and Darien Brockington had the ladies swaying. The second part of the set was Hip Hop with a collab between Phonte and Joe Scudda and a Little Brother reunion of sorts when Rapper Big Pooh joined ‘ Tay
