Sloan Show

I know I don’t come around as much anymore. I just don’t need the constant support that I once did. I am starting to believe in myself and that I can do this. I am 10 days away from 10 months sober.

I had a wake up call the other night. I went out with my gf to a concert. We were in the crowd and I looked all around me. I think 90% of people had a beer in hand. I thought, is this because they wanted a beer? Or was this because they felt obligated being at a rock concert, that is what you are SUPPOSE to do. I felt comfortable in my own shoes and it didn’t bother me that I didn’t have a drink. As I have said before, my gf is not a big drinker so she didn’t have anything either. It was just weird being surrounded by people drinking. Like they were brainwashed into drinking a beer because you are at a concert. Kinda like if you go on a cruise, you are “suppose” to wear goofy floral pattern shirts that you wouldn’t be caught dead in anywhere else.

Anyway, as we waited for the main band (Sloan) to come on stage, this group of 4 people were in front of us being really loud and obnoxious. Proclaiming to everybody, “it’s ok, I can be like this I’m just really drunk.” As the band came on, they started moving around excessively. (I’m an avid concert go’er and I have no problem with enjoying the band you are seeing, just enjoy within your own space and don’t interfear with others enjoyment.) They were bumping into my gf and leaning back so my face is practically in the guys hair. When they finished their beers, instead of walking over to the bar and placing the empty on the bar… they just dropped them on the floor and kicked them behind them… like I want to step on your empty beer bottles. Eventually I got to the point where this was hindering my enjoyment of the show, so my gf and I moved.

So we moved to another place, to the left of these goof balls. Another drunk guy is beside me. I think he poked me at least 7 – 10 times throughout the show, giving me random “updates” on what I should do. For example; “You have to rock out to be standing here!” “Dude, show some more emotion! You only live once!!!”

I for one, go to live shows to enjoy the band live, to see how they perform live. To watch how they play a song so I can play along at home on my bass. I don’t need to be jumping around waving my arms and screaming to enjoy the show. I can do that at home while listening to the CD.. and I do! lol However this guy felt the need to interfear with my experience by telling me things on what should be done at a show. I’ve been to HUNDREDS of concerts, I know what is going on.

Sloan summed it up perfectly during the song “Coax me”… the lyrics; “It’s not the band I hate, it’s their fans.” You’re telling me!!! lol

For the most part I enjoyd the show. Sloan had a good set. It is just too bad these drunk nimrods feel it is their job to wreak other attendee’s experience by bringing them into their self-centered world.

Was I ever like that? I would like to say I wasn’t but that would be a lie.

Music of the Moment:  Sloan

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