I think the point al is trying to make here, is that you can\'t generalize all spouses like that. SOME wont care at all if you wanted to go out and travel to a show (galenas, oldnewbie, scott, elisa, etc) some will go as a couple (todd/robyn, jen/brandan) though these don\'t usually have kids, or the kids are older, or if they do they still go, just not that often as couples (oldnewbie, scott, probably more) and some have the music being something that their spouses either don\'t "get" or there are any number of other reasons and they simply don\'t go that often but do when they can.
point being, just because db\'s and skys spouses wouldn\'t allow them to go out/they wouldn\'t want to leave their spouces at home alone doesn\'t mean that al\'s girlfriend would care if he went, or would even encourage it.
everyone\'s different. isn\'t it great?