Happy Birthday to Us
Shelle and I are turning 40 over the next couple of months. We're celebrating with box seats for REM. We just bought them with the help of a friend who (through some mysterious means) had access to advanced purchasing. The last time we saw REM they were touring Monster, and the acoustically dubious Atlanta Omni still existed as a rock venue. We waited in line before daylight at a Publix store out in the sticks with a bunch of friends to get a low lottery number, and still our seats sucked.
Of course, we'll have to sell the kids for scientific experiments to pay for them, but sacrifices must be made. Well, that will help with the babysitting, which will put the cost right over the top. Actually, our oldest will be jealous when he learns he's not going: he loves REM. Especially Document and Life's Rich Pageant. And the middle child loves their cover of "Superman." But alas, they will have to remain at home.
Speaking of concert costs and of the Omni, I remember paying $17 to see Van Halen when I was maybe 15 or 16, and we lamented then the rising cost of live music. Ha. These tix were >$80 each before all the usury fees. Well, we haven't had a big splurge show since Shelle bought Paul Simon tickets for me at double face value for the Surprise tour, which turned out to be worth every penny, so here's hoping!
3 comments:
Man, I'm jealous. That new album is awesome.
You guys deserve it. Enjoy! I'm done with big arena shows, myself. I find the DVD's on a good home theater a lot more fun. Hey, I was at Woodstock, don't forget!
Thanks, guys! Yeah, I really dislike this whole "you gotta be rich" approach to live music. Hell, I'm playing a show this month with a $20 ticket price! But it's for a really good cause.
But it is a fun way to celebrate every now and then if you can be assured of good tix. For Paul Simon, we had lousy tickets, but a friend who worked at the venue moved us up to row E, so that was nice.
Re. Woodstock: Me too, on DVD :-)
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