House of Heroes, And More

So, as you may or may not know, Friday was my 22nd birthday. For months I had been planning to go to SpiritSong at Kings Island to see Kutless (at least) in concert, but due to an unfortunate combination of poor planning and poor friends, it didn't work out. However, I heard about a House of Heroes concert at a church near where my sister lives so we planned to do that instead. Someone decided it would be a good idea for the whole family to go to the Columbus Zoo on the same day. I still couldn't get my friends to go along, but at least I was able to do something out of the ordinary on my birthday.

The concert was not exactly what I was expecting- it was better. There were only a couple hundred people there, which meant anyone who wanted to (which was most everyone) was able to stand within about 15 feet of the stage. One of the announcers from TVU promised us that the people at SpiritSong were the ones who were missing out. A band from Kentucky called Seabird opened with several songs. Then finally House of Heroes. They were quite a bit louder and more intense live than I would have thought from their recorded songs, which was fine with me. I joined the crowd at the stage, rocked out, and sang along with the songs I knew, mostly from The End Is Not The End.

At one point between songs they stopped to ask where people were from. It went something like this:
"Who here is from Johnstown proper?"
"As opposed to... improper."
*a few hands and yells*
"Anyone from New Albany?"
*several hands and scattered screaming*
"Anyone from regular Albany... also known as old Albany"
*me yelling*

Good times. The concert ended with "In The Valley Of The Dying Sun", which seemed to be a favorite.

Also, thanks to the Google homepage, I now know that I share a birthday with Nikola Telsa!