Joan Jett was AMAZING
by wwwStudioCPhotography on 7/15/09Tioga Downs - NicholsWe drove 5.5 hours from Maryland to Nichols NY and saw Joan Jett at Tioga Downs. She was absolutely phenomenal. She looked great, sounded great, belted 'em out exactly like she sounds on her records, and I was belting 'em out with her. The crowd went mad. Cheering and dancing and singing. She was totally on and could NOT have been better. The was was a wide mix of everyone from 15 to 60, goths and hippies and yuppies and teens and couples and groups and you name it. We made friends with a couple from New Jersey, a boy with blue hair and glitter eye liner, and an older Jetthead from New York and his sister. It was a blast. The only thing I could have lived without was Fetish, which is the only song of hers that I absolutely hate. Dark, unappealing, and too weird coming out of even her mouth. Sorry. As for the venue, it was a small casino full of rednecks and fat old ladies like most rural casinos, and the food was terrible, the drinks were quite strong; but who cares about any of that. The concert was on the racetrack, and even from the stands you had a great view of the stage. We were in the third row, and moved up to some vacant seats in the first row - dead center. (Yes, VACANT seats in the 1st row if you can believe that.) I got tons of pics of her ... and LOST my PHONE. (Did I mention that the drinks were strong?) That was the bad part. But some people we met sent me images, so at least I got a few. Joan Jett is a fantastic performer - see her anywhere if you can. Totally worth it!