ticketmaster thinks i still live in connecticut, so i just got this email about journey playing at the oakdale theater there. is it wrong that i kind of want to go? and it's not because they're on the oc soundtrack either. i'm sure they're playing in nyc as well, but i think i'd have to see them closer to my old stomping grounds in the ct.
yes, that's my lame update for the day. journey is playing in ct.
last night was long, so was the night before. every night this week seemed to be long actually. i haven't even had time to charge my chargeables. my phone and camera both died last night by the time stellastarr* was mid set. my mind and body quickly followed and i knew i needed sleep. so it's odd that i somehow ended up at beauty bar after the show. the wall there held me up nicely until i found my way into my sweet sweet bed. i'll have approximately 7 not very good photos up on flickr of the metric and stellastarr shows this week once i get home tonight.
i understand you completely. journey lives in my hometown in novato, ca. and they played a free show there on october 1st. of course they couldn't have played there during the 18 years i lived there!
Posted by: allison | October 07, 2005 at 02:59 PM
I checked with the Office of Scenester Policies and they said that it's okay to go to the Journey concert, with the following caveats:
(A)Your intention is ironic.
(B)You get plenty of good chuckles at the expense of the those concert-goers sincerly enjoying the music. (ALA the videotape of the Khaki Seaport CYHSY fan. OMG THAT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING EVER!!!!!)
(C)You occasionally pump your fist to the music with an ostensibly ironic but subconsciously sincere ferocity.
Thanks for checking whether it's okay to like Journey! It's important to carefully consider any mainstream band's fashion cache before determining whether or not you like their music!
After all, you don't want to get caught with your pants down unironically enjoying a band such as Coldplay or - perish the thought - DMB.
Posted by: Max Power | October 10, 2005 at 10:46 AM
um, i wasn't ACTUALLY asking if it was okay to go. that was sort of a rhetorical question. i would love to go, UNironically.
Posted by: jen | October 10, 2005 at 11:02 AM
Don't Stop Believing. There is nothing wrong with liking Journey. "She took a midnight train going anywhere?" Fantastic.
But the Journey that's touring features some replacement lead singer. There's probably a better Journey cover band out there, somewhere, that won't charge you $40 (or $148.50?! at the Beacon Theatre) a ticket.
Posted by: J | October 13, 2005 at 01:13 PM