"there's thunder in the forecast"

my entire family digs music. while we don't all listen to the same type of music generally there is one group we all agree on, celtic thunder. i know, i know, sounds a little cheesy but who doesn't love 5 irish guys singing, dancing and looking painfully attractive in kilts?
my parents decided to get us early christmas presents and got my entire family (minus my sister, cause she lives sooooo far away- boo) tickets to see our collectively favorite group! stoked. we all have favorites in the band and mine happens to be the 20-something surfer boy with golden hair and crooked grin. his name is keith harkin and his song the island is so phenomenally good that i have to play it at least 3 times whenever i listen to it.
since this post could be pages and pages long i will bullet-point why the celtic thunder show was so epic:
* they have tasty accents
* they can all sing...and i mean sing
* they can sing spiritual songs in a secular setting and no one questions it because they are irish so they all must be catholic, right?
* their u2 cover brought down the house
* i'm ashamed to admit this but i really enjoy synchronized dancing
* i was with my beautiful family
* i wore a great lbd
* the state theater in minneapolis is a gorgeous venue
* during the song "hallelujah" there was a guy in a wheelchair with his arms raised the entire song. his outright praise was moving. i watched him more during that song than the guys singing.
* keith harkin. yum.
the end.
xo