Last night we headed down to the Crossroads district to see the O.A.R. show.  We started off the evening by meeting up with the Martins at Los Tules for a little dinner, and then headed off to Grinders.  When we got there the opening band, Soja, was about 1/2-way through their set.  I’m not all that fond of Reggae so I could have easily done without this part of the show, but everyone else seemed to like it and the people-watching was top shelf.  By the time O.A.R. came on at 9:30 it had cooled down to an almost tolerable temperature, and we got to enjoy a great show.  Donette had picked up some “V.I.P.” tickets for us, which effectively consisted of access to a large blocked-off area in front of the stage.  I was a bit skeptical of the extra cost during the opening act, as there was plenty of room out in the main section, but when O.A.R. started it was quickly apparent that it had been money well spent.  There was enough room to walk around without fighting a crowd, and you could easily walk right up to the stage for a little ear-splitting volume if you wanted.  Matter of fact, Donette and Kelly took in the whole show down on the front row;  Crazy kids.  The only bummer was they didn’t get any pics up there, the camera-police were being a bit over the top.  They were even getting on people for taking pics with their phones, come on.  Well, OK she did sneak in a few photos.