old folks

it occurred to me the other day, i' ve been clubbing more in the last few months than in the last few years combined. not sure why, but it's been very fun and the disparity of bands very amusing. how many other people saw michelle shocked then the dropkick murphys? do you believe they both sang "amazing grace" ?

this week i lucked into 2 nights of free tix from a dear friend. one was for the cure. somehow, *back in the day*, i just never got to them, even though i saw so many shows and so many artists. sound was great, robert smith sounded exactly the same and 2 days later i still have "lovecats" happily running through my head. i danced hard for the first time in a long time and security chilled and let us have at it. 3 encores!!! the finale was "killing an arab." camus would have been thrilled.

bands like jane's addiction and smashing pumpkins definitely listened to plenty of the cure as kids. and there is a reason south park had robert smith save the world from mecha-streisand, lol.

next day though? ooooh-eee. my brain was very aware of only having slept 5 hours and my bad knee (i'm old, so now i have one) was aflame.

last night, same friend, with extra bonus company of the owner. like a date kinda! it wasn't a band he nor i follow or know, but m. really likes them. middle band the sound was so badly mixed our little cocktail table refused to stay still and hold our drinks. since we couldn't fix the bass that was even shaking the spotlights, our other friend finally put the miscreant out of service.

when the headliners finally took the stage (10:20!! past the owner's bed time.) the sound mix was still a mess. it wasn't the fault of the acoustics, because a few weeks back, the b-52s sounded kick-ass. except for a few self-conscious musical interludes, 90% of the songs had the same tempo (fast-fast -- good for those on x?) and everything was just out of whack. we finally caved and got earplugs, which i've never worn before and only made it all muddy. i LIKE the high notes. back when, i was always happy to stand right next to the speakers at jack's or storyville or the rat. i loved the bass making my heart vibrate and my neckhairs stand up. i've disturbed more than one neighbor with my stereo on 11. last night i kept wondering if my ears would still hurt today. thankfully not, but somebody needs to tell b.s.p. more decibels ain't always better.

we left before the show even finished, begging out to not miss the "t". we weren't the oldest people there, but we agreed that band needs a lot more work or maybe some new members, lol.

my friend m. loved the show. it was "perfect". he is older than i am, but i guess not in some ways.