{"id":2347,"date":"2014-08-09T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hibbets.net\/blog\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2014-08-09T18:38:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T22:38:45","slug":"slightly-stoopid-rocking-the-red-hat-amphitheater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hibbets.net\/blog\/2014\/08\/09\/slightly-stoopid-rocking-the-red-hat-amphitheater\/","title":{"rendered":"Slightly Stoopid Rocking the Red Hat Amphitheater"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"slightly_stoopid_04\"<\/a>We were kid free and it was Friday night! Our plans involved going to the Red Hat Amphitheater to the Slightly Stoopid show and grabbing a bite to eat before the concert. We ducked out of work a little early to get ready for a fun Friday night.<\/p>\n

Merri Beth and I headed to downtown Raleigh, parked at the City Plaza deck, and walked over to Jimmy V’s<\/a>. Our plan was to grab some food then head to the show. We started our meal off with risotto cakes and side salads then split a goat cheese pizza.<\/p>\n

While we were eating dinner, we recognized NC State legend Dereck Whittenburg. Our server told us that the 1983 NC State Men’s Basketball team was having a reunion at Jimmy V’s.\u00a0 He confirmed that our Whittenburg sighting was legit, and even asked\u00a0Dereck to come over and say hello. Which he did!<\/p>\n

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Big smiles with Sidney Lowe<\/p><\/div>\n

We saw some of the other players and coaches trickle in to the reunion while we finished our meal. We grabbed a drink at the bar and mingled with some of the team, getting a picture with Sidney Lowe.<\/p>\n

We were alright with missing the first opening act, G. Love & Special Sauce, but we kind of wanted to see Stephen Marley perform. I’d say under the circumstances we made a tough choice to stay at Jimmy V’s longer than we intended too.<\/p>\n

MB and I walked over to Red Hat Amphitheater where it was intermission. We stood in line for a beer, found our seats (on the third row), and patiently waited for the show to begin. Slightly Stoopid took the stage and the place was jamming.<\/p>\n

They played for almost two-hours only taking a short break. We really enjoyed the music. Slighlty Stoopid played a good mix of their popular songs, 2am<\/em>, Closer to the Sun<\/em>, and others. We had a great time at the show.<\/p>\n

We stopped by Crank Arm Brewery<\/a> on the eve of their one-year anniversary after the concert. What a great way to cap off the evening!<\/p>\n

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