I admit it, I am not really an Avril Lavigne fan. I don’t dislike her, but I am not exactly in her demographic.  So you may wonder how it was that I ended up at the VIP meet and greet session in Kelowna. And the answer is simple. My girlfriend bought the tickets for way too much money.

Avril Lavigne in Kelowna

But I must say, although I still think her Lyrics are rather simplistic and her bubblegum subject matter fairly uninteresting, I came away from this with a new found respect for her. She can definitely belt out the songs, and I was impressed to discover that she not only plays the guitar, but also the piano and the drums. So she is more than a bubblegum star, she’s a real musician. It wasn’t the best damn thing, but it wasn’t the worst.

The meet and greet was nothing special, just a quick hi and goodbye autograph session, but during the concert I did manage to sneak a few fairly decent photos with my compact digicam, which security allowed me to bring in no doubt convinced it was not a real camera and therefore not capable of taking anything decent. While I certainly would have had a much higher success rate and better results overall, I did get a few keepers. Maybe I have a career as a concert photographer yet.