Foo Fighters: And Why I’m the Best Dad Ever!

 

Picture the scene if you will, 1 week before my twin boys 12th birthday and I have no idea what to get them for their birthday. Like most 11 year olds these days they have everything they need and more. So in desperation more than hope I type ” Foo Fighters Tickets” into e-bay. I find there are four tickets for the Birmingham NEC at more than double face value £ 89 for a pair £ 35 face value. On the up side the gig is the day before their birthday so what do I do? I check the NEC web site just to check where the seats are, if they’re decent I’ll go for it.

Now the the piece of luck that all parents need, on the NEC website the magic words “Stop press Foo Fighters tickets available”. They’ve opened up two blocks and I order 4 tickets before they all sell out, in minutes! “Boys we’re going to see The Foos”.

Anyway they were of course amazing, I don’t have the vocabulary to fully describe how wonderful it was. Thank you Dave Grohl, and the rest of the Foos. My wife was particularly taken with drummer, Taylor Hawkins and I can see why to be honest.

So my twin boys have a 12th birthday they will NEVER forget and I for a short time am the best dad in the world. In honour of this week of weeks I will post a video of Foo Fighters from the MTV Awards when they segway “Pretender” into The Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen”

What a band , what a performance, what a week!