One of my favorite shows ever was scalping tickets for the Dead at the Garden, last minute, the night before Jake was going to be induced. A last hurrah! With Deadheads patting my belly! Good times.
Just call me the computer whisperer.
Willow ,'Lessons'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Amy - Apr 25, 2008 7:56:19 am PDT #8084 of 10003
Because books.
Tom Scola - Apr 25, 2008 8:00:05 am PDT #8085 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
How was Laurie Anderson? I haven't seen her since, uh, the Bright Red tour, maybe? 1995-ish. She was working on her Moby Dick work then, but it was pretty early in the process.
I saw her at a summer concert two years ago (with Tuvan throat-singers), and she seemed exactly the same as she was in the 80s. Same haircut and everything.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 25, 2008 8:00:11 am PDT #8086 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How was Laurie Anderson?
Really really good. It was a new work that I guess will be out on disc this summer called Homeland. It definitely had some moments of political commentary, but it was mainly about the feeling of having lost your country from different perspectives. Very spare stage set up (candles and dangling lights plus musicians) and it was just her and three other musicians.
Unfortunately, musically it was very mellow (though gorgeous) and I was exhausted that day, so I actually started nodding a little towards the end, which was embarassing because I was in the front row.
P.M. Marc - Apr 25, 2008 8:32:48 am PDT #8087 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I tend to go to concerts with a posse of underage fangirls, although two of them recently (finally) turned 21, so at least I'm not the only one with a wristband.
Huh. Really? That young? I've always picture the Chicago crew as older than that!
The posse I met up with at Cobra Starship were all old enough to be in the bar.
smonster - Apr 25, 2008 9:03:59 am PDT #8088 of 10003
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
ETA: I go to a lot of shows at small venues that are about $10 a pop, or even free, and I take public transit to get there, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it.
Me too with the small venues, if not the public transit. But depending on the venue, I can walk home (and that will be much more frequently when amyth and I move in June).
I've gotten so spoiled going to see Lucero and Cory Branan and Corb Lund and such that I find myself bemused when I don't get to talk to the band. And like shrift, I've been waved at from the stage.
shrift - Apr 25, 2008 9:05:46 am PDT #8089 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I've always picture the Chicago crew as older than that!
Maybe my perception is skewed because I'm in the minority? And usually the oldest? Chicago media fandom in general definitely isn't that young, but most of them don't go to shows.
sumi - Apr 25, 2008 9:19:15 am PDT #8090 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I just read that Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed got married in Colorado.
I haven't been to a show of any sort for a shamefully long time.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 25, 2008 9:22:04 am PDT #8091 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I just read that Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed got married in Colorado.
Huh. I know they've been involved for years (possibly over a decade at this point). Surprised they finally made the move.
shrift - Apr 25, 2008 10:22:38 am PDT #8092 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Why didn't I know about the Horrorpops until after they'd already come through Chicago on tour this year?
Dana - Apr 25, 2008 10:24:10 am PDT #8093 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Because one more concert would have killed you?