A couple Fridays ago, I left my office and headed out to the Museum building to give a tour to some Museum guests. As I came across the archives bridge into the galleries, I was greeted with the most amazing sounds coming out of the experience gallery. The music was totally unexpected and sounded fantastic bouncing off the walls of the exhibits. As those of you have been in the experience gallery know, typically that gallery is filled with the roar of engines and sounds from the road. Not so, on this night.

Early in the week, I had been asked to give a tour to a special group of people and their guests. Our museum folks worked with FM 102 to bring the band Saosin and some of their listeners for a visit. The lucky guests were treated to a tour of the Museum and a private acoustic show by Saosin in the galleries. As the band was finishing up their sound check, I met some of the winners and we headed into the galleries for a quick tour. Saosin probably does not attract your typical Harley crowd, so I had a great mix of teens and riders in my tour group. It was my pleasure to share the Museum with some Harley “newbies” as well as some devoted Harley fans. I loved telling the stories of this iconic company. My group was fun and asked some great questions, but I knew they were more excited to see Saosin. From what I had heard earlier, I was pretty excited, too. We finished our tour and arrived to the experience gallery just as the band was tuning up.

To be honest, I didn’t really know much about the band Saosin before Friday. My friends Todd and Michelle had googled them the night before and we listened to some of their music (admittedly it was on Todd’s iPhone during bike night.) A country girl at heart, I wasn’t sure that it was the genre of music I would be drawn to. However, from the moment I walked across the bridge until the last note was played, I was blown away. These guys are awesome and their acoustic sound was very cool. During their show, Saosin totally surprised me with a couple of covers... Garth Brooks and Chris Isaac. It was awesome! The best part was looking around the gallery and seeing a very different mix of people sitting around the gallery enjoying some fantastic music. For me, it was the first time I have ever listened to a concert sitting on a motorcycle - I highly recommend it!

After the concert, the guys signed some autographs for their fans. Then we headed over to Motor and I got to spend some time with the guys. We played Jenga and had a few laughs as (band member) Chris consistently knocked over the tower. Beau and Justin filled me in on life on the road and their crazy schedule. Their awesome music and great personalities have definitely have made me a big Saosin fan! As the evening came to a close, I was reminded once again of why I love this place so much - I never know what to expect when I enter the Museum. It is always different and fun!