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Posts from the Concerts Category

Last night was amazing. The roots concert was probably the best I’ve been to so far. I was in the very first row. It was at the Knitting Factory and they could only have sold about a hundred tickets because the place was so small! It was amazing. The guys were standing at waist height to me. The only thing blocking me from being RIGHT next to them was the 2 foot deep speaker between us. I was standing on the far left hand side of the stage.

One speaker was from my waist down, and the other two were above my head to the left. Probably not the smartest place to be, but certainly it was worth it. I think I actually lost some hearing in my left ear (it’s still not back to normal). My arm was close enough to reach a couple people if I wanted. Their new songs seem very inviting, I can’t wait to get the new CD “Phrenology”. Near the end of the concert Black Thought leaned down and set down his water on the speaker I was standing up against.

So here’s a picture. It may look like a normal bottle of Poland Spring water to you, but we (the chosen 4 that went to the concert) KNOW that it’s no ordinary bottle. OK, so I know I sound like a Star Fucker (lyrics should not be read by the light hearted). This is a reference to a song by Nine Inch Nails about people who “worship” famous people above all else. Obviously not a complimentary tune. But rest assured, I will not auction it off on e-bay like my brother told me I should. I took a picture of it and then I recycled it.

Ah, so Underworld on Friday night was amazing! I went to the Hammerstein Ballroom with 6 other people and it was great. I’ve never seen a light show quite like it, and the music was of course the best. Maybe I’m just getting old, but I don’t think I was ever able to stand up (much less bop around) from 9:30pm – 1am after being at work all day. I had to take some breaks and sit on the sidelines for a bit.

My next big internal debate is whether or not to go see Big Daddy Kane, Jurassic 5, & the Beatnuts. They are coming up soon, and the last J5 concert I saw was so rockin. I saw them at the Bowery Ballroom and Funk and I were up close to the stage, it was amazing! I may have to take the next day off though because this Saturday I slept until 4pm the day after the concert.