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| Exterior of Gryphon Theater |
On Monday evening, I rolled into Laramie to visit my old friend, Alec, and attend the Mumford & Sons concert on Tuesday night at the Gryphon Theater. (pron. "griffin") Alec is the Executive Director of The Laramie Plains Civic Center, which houses the theater. The Civic Center, now a multi-use building, used to house the Laramie High School.
I'm not gonna lie - Alec worked me like a rented mule. In preparation for the concert, we arrived at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning and finally got home around 2 a.m. early Wednesday morning. Luckily, I can do the work of two men and a boy. It was all worth it as the concert was outstanding. Two very good opening acts followed by Mumford & Sons - one of the better acts in music right now.
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| The 900-seat theater |
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| The famous murals |
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| More murals |
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| Unloading the gear |
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| Setting up backstage. Tight quarters |
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| Sound board |
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| Entrance to the Gryphon Theater |
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| Stairway to the balcony |
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| The line starts to form |
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| The throng waiting for entrance |
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| The North Gym, aka the bar |
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| Sunset over Laramie |
BONUS VIDEO:
1st Video: Slow Club, the opening act
2nd Video: Nataniel Ratliff with help from 2 members of M & Sons
3rd Video: Mumford & Sons
(My apologies for the video quality, but I was only working with a Sony point-and-shoot camera.)
3 comments:
I must admit Dave you did do the work of two men. Thanks for all your help...true friends are there when they are needed...Right Roper? Anyway, you tell me who you'd like to see next and I'll book them for you. Thanks again for the great post...wish we would have had more time to visit...but we'll see you soon.
wtf is a Mumford anyways?
sheesh
Hey Dave, What a beautiful place and cool venue for a concert. I love Mumford & Sons!
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