I went and saw the Time at the Interstate Fair in Pensacola, FL on October 19, 2012. This was my first show of the year, but my 62nd overall.

The day started as it often does, with me feeling like ass. My stomach issues have gotten out of control to the point where I rarely even leave the house except to go to work. Well I wasn't going to miss the fellas in my home town after not seeing them in over a year and a half so I pulled it together as best as I could. I met the fellas at their hotel and went to sound check. Then we went to eat and then I chilled out while the band got ready for the show. Jason met up with me and we rode with the band to the show. Hung out backstage until showtime

Here is the line up:

Morris Day-Vocals and Cool

Jellybean Johnson-Drums

Monte Moir-Keyboards

Tori "Freak Juice" Ruffin-Guitar

Ricky "Freeze" Smith-Bass

Jeff McNeely-Keyboards

Sylvester Donald-Valet and Dancer

Here is the setlist with my comments to follow:

1. DAT Intro

2. Intro

3. Cool

4. Get it up

5. Pandemonium

6. Chocolate

7. Wild and Loose

8. The Stick

9. Blondie

10. My Drawers

11. Fishnet

12. The Oak Tree

13. Jerk Out

14. 777-9311

15. Girl- short instrumental

16. Sometimes I get lonely- one verse by Morris off stage

17. Gigolos get lonely too

18. If the Kid can't make you come

19. The Walk

20. The Bird

Encore

21. Tricky

22. Jungle Love

As the Dat intro started, we took our spot on the side of the stage where we had a great view of the show. The band came on and played a new intro. While I hate to see Skillet go, it was very Cool to see them do this and then go into Get it up like the old days. Speaking of Cool, it followed along with a twofer off on Pandemonium. "What Time is it?" Time to get Wild and Loose of course and work the Stick in my ride. One of my favorite parts is the Rock of Blondie and My Drawers. Tori was really ripping it up.

The solo hits Fishnet and Oak Tree kept the party going along with the Time's only top 10 pop hit Jerk Out. The band slowed it down with a trio of ballads and then the ladies got on stage to show their stuff for If the kid can't make you come. the first of the new dances the Walk was next followed by the crowd pleasing Bird. All of Jason's family plus Ben and Bree all got on stage for it. This closed the normal portion of the show and the band came back for an encore of tricky and Jungle Love.

We hung out backstage for quite awhile and then I went back to the hotel with the band. A few of us went for a couple drinks after that. Another awesome show. Hopefully it won't take me a year and a half to see them again.