Mama Drama

The Fountains Were a Superliciously Good Time!!!

It seems that many people are still not aware that The Fountains in Roseville has an ongoing FREE concert series in the center court Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. that is family friendly!!

Last Saturday I was there to enjoy classic rock and current hits by Superlicious. They are an energetic band that is fun for all generations. They are not just musicians, they are entertainers!

When I first arrived, I wondered why no one was dancing? After all, Superlicious is a dance band and I've seen them play before. It's hard NOT to dance! I began to encourage some wiggly toddlers to get out there and shake their little booties. I asked the adults why they weren't dancing and they informed me that "some lady" told them that they were not "allowed" to dance. I asked if she was Amish, when the answer was no, I of course wanted to meet this woman and have a friendly chat. My friends pointed her out to me.

I found her sitting in the back eating God knows what, and barely phased by the sizzling vocals being belted out by the bands lead female vocalist, Tiffany Norvella. I immediately knew this woman didn't understand live music! I introduced myself and asked her if we could chat. She dramatically threw both her hands over her ears and yelled at me that she couldn't hear me because the "noise" was too loud. I thought perhaps her hands over her ears didn't help, but what do I know? I invited her to step away from the "noise" with me so we could talk business.

It took some convincing but she eventually hauled her ass out of her chair and had a talk with me. I was as polite and professional as I could be, I swear. As I explained to her that I was a friend representing the band and the fans, she picked the remnants of whatever she had been eating out of her teeth. I explained that Superlicious is a DANCE Band and therefore people expected to dance. I asked who she was. She simply said "Liz" but refused to give a last name. She also stated that she did not have business cards or any contact information for

The Fountains. When I asked her to clarify her position and authority to tell people not to dance she simply said she booked bands but did not work for The Fountains. Huh. That's weird, right?

So of course I had to ask her why no one was "allowed" to dance. She replied that before I got there the toddlers that were dancing were at risk of knocking over major scaffolds. Huh again. I said, "so you feel that the set up here is so flimsy that a dancing 2 year old could take it out?" She quickly denied saying that. Then she said the kids were unsupervised. I had to beg to differ as I knew every mother of each tot and they were all in the front row with their children and watching them closely. Then I pointed out that I had heard she also told the adults not to dance and that they must be seated. "Why was that?", I asked. She explained that their dancing would surely knock the scaffolds down and that it was "too dark" to dance anyway. It was a dangerous situation and she didn't want to be responsible!...wow. I had myself a live one! Her implication that The Fountains set up concerts under unsafe circumstances was HUGE! I then re-stated what she had said, "So you feel that the adults that were dancing were out of control and at risk to knock over the stage set up at any time?" Again, she denied that was what she meant....but that Is, in fact, what she said.

Finally she pointed to an even darker area (by the way, the area in front of the band where people wanted to dance was lighter than any club I've ever been in!) about 100 yards away and said everyone could go over to that deserted area to dance. I was incredulous! "You don't go to many [any] clubs or concerts, do you Liz?" To which she turned and walked away as she waved me off with her hand saying "Fine! Everyone can dance at their own risk!"

FINE!

So we did! Within minutes everyone was on their feet and having the time of their lives.

I'm still researching this and trying to find out just exactly who "Liz" is. So far, it's my belief that she's an evil Amish hater out to ruin the lives of those who know how to have a good time!

But good always prevails and everyone, children to senior citizens, had a great time!!!

The pictures speak for themselves!