Perhaps you can have him over for a visit once or twice before the concert, you know, the dreaded "meet the folks" type thing so that he and your parents can check each other out, and all of you would then feel better about the two of you going to the concert?

It was nice of him to drive all that way, must have been spur-of-the-moment!

How is the cowboy made? Is it soldered together? Can't see it well in the picture ...