Fun at the 49ers

Today we got to play at the 49ers pre-game show. It was a fun and easy thing, and we also got to watch the game afterward! Awesome!

I've never been to a football game before, much less stepped on a football field. The grass is soft but the ground is nice and firm. And the lines and numbers aren't as chalky as I always imagined. They're kind of painted on.Anyhow, the plan was for us to get on the field and set up in less than 2 minutes, do our song, and then get off. But of course, you can't just roll taiko drums onto grass, no matter how firm the ground is, so they enlisted the help of nice strong guys to carry the drums on the field and help us set, and then run back on the field when we were done to carry them off again.
My guy was Mike (the guy in the front with the white sleeves), and he was was the best. He'd check in on me and make sure everything was ok and that he was available to carry my drum. All the other girls were jealous.

The theme of the song was music from around the world. They had other performers there representing Africa, Brazil, Europe and Australia. The song brought all these groups together. It was kind of cheezy but fun nonetheless. We had some help representing Japan from the Taiko Ren folks. (They're in concert in a couple of weeks. Go check them out before they sell out)It was over as fast as it began. Fun. And then we were free to watch the game. It was my first football game and the 49ers won! Bonus! They never win when I watch on TV. Maybe they needed to hear me yell "Kill them! Kill them!"