So here you go, Nathan. This blog's for you! (Thanks to Facebook, I was able to find a picture of this momentous event courtesy of Emily Johnson.)Christian thought we were going to see the current T-Tones until about two minutes before the show. When I told him this was just a reunion concert, he said, "You mean we're not seeing guys that have been practicing three times a week? We're seeing guys who haven't sung together in 4 years?" His face said "Oh crap..." but he stayed in his seat. Lesson: We are all powerless to deny the Testostertones attention.
Considering the fact that a lot of the guys up there didn't even know there was going to be a reunion show until the day before it happened, I think things went pretty well. There were some moments where I almost cringed, but those were outnumbered by the times I chuckled and thought, "That Jimmy is still socute."
In fact, the highlight of the show was, IMHO, Jimmy Maize's adorable onstage antics. He read the lyrics to "Tempted" off of his phone and he made eyes at his screaming fans at the right moments. Blake pretended to shoot arrows at him during "Cupid" and Jimmy pretended he was being hit in hilarious places. After the show, Jeff's only reaction to the whole thing (and keep in mind he completely despises a cappella in general) was, "Boy, people sure do love Jimmy."
Nate also had the idea to try to auction off Ben Shardlow (the Twin Cities' Most Eligible Bachelor) to earn some drinking money for the group (apparently, Ben did the same thing to someone else once, blah blah blah), and while the premise was funny, no one but Erin Roden actually bid on him and he later told me they didn't collect from her. But he did give her a hug. Those T-Tones are the sweetest!
In closing, I'd like to say that the T-Tones are nothing without Scotty the Body. Sigh.
