I skipped Joel Plaskett’s Barney Danson set last night, but based on the strength of his set on the Roger’s stage, I regret not coming earlier- he was in the groove, and an encore so unexpected I’m pretty sure that the MC got yelled at for allowing it. It was pretty awesome.
Also, Jack White is phenomenal.
Some other musings
1) While it is nice to have the screen to see what is going on, the MOD-style text message crawl is really annoying. I also question the nature of any relationship which uses this medium to get engaged.
2) I am firmly anti-chair, and will push ahead of people until I get a reasonably good view. However, I do this well-before the show begins. If the show has already started, I don’t try to push my luck and make it to the front. General Admission doesn’t mean that you have to shove away the late comers 40 minutes into the set of the headline. Don’t be that asshole.
3) If you are that asshole, please actually pay attention to the show. If you have to step on my girlfriends feet multiple times and stand directly in front of her (indeed, so close that she can count the threads in your castro freedom hat), at least pay attention to the fucking music. Don’t have loud conversations on your cellphone about how you are at the show. Don’t flirt with the girl you brought, even if you are planning on leaving 30 minutes before the show ends. Those are all things that could very easily be done somewhere else, where I am not trying to listen to music. A concert, believe it or not, is not like going to Zaphod’s after the band is done. Note, I am not complaining about those that sing along. If you want to sing, I am cool with that; I’m not that big of an asshole.
Fellow Travellers 
July 9th, 2007 
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