Thrag
5624
Just wanted to give a shout out of appreciation that you list them first. Never saw them in they heyday. In fact the first time I remember remembering the name was when MTV played “Farm on the Freeway” which I hated at the time (and still isn’t my favorite from the catalog). Then at some point I got their earlier albums and still am a huge fan to this day. The whole run from Stand Up to Too Old to Rock and Roll is solid fucking gold.
Matt_W
5625
This was about my pace a couple of years ago too. Mostly at bars/small venues. Mostly for about $10/ticket. In a city it’s super easy to see live music, and once you go to a few it just becomes another thing to do on a weeknight, particularly if you have a social group that goes out to shows a bunch. It doesn’t matter if you’ve heard of the band before; you get exposed to a lot of really interesting shit that way.
RichVR
5626
I see you have good taste in music.
I just saw comedian Jim Gaffigan Saturday night at a venue that normally hosts big concerts. Tickets were over $100 each (and we weren’t even up front or that close really). He had an opening act (Todd Glass) who was on for 15 minutes, then Gaffigan did a set that was a little less than an hour. At the end I felt like “that was funny, I laughed a lot, but shit, I just dropped $250 for 70 minutes of stand up…”.
On the other hand, pre-pandemic I paid $95 for a ticket to see Roger Waters live in Louisville. Between the man, the music, the lights/sounds/props and the overall atmosphere (subtle hints all night that he’s not a Trump fan, LOL) I felt like I got a bargain. Easily one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. I’d rank it right up there with seeing Pink Floyd (Gilmour-led) twice (Momentary Lapse and Division Bell tours) as well as RUSH (too many times to pick one favorite), U2 (most recently on the Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour) and Muse (even more incredible when seen live).
I love shows in smaller venues with bands that appreciate how to entertain such an audience, and some of the best shows I’ve seen have been in such places and cost me $10-$40. Then there are big stadium tours that I’ve paid $40-$100+ to see that left me disappointed for various reasons. But shows like the above are mind-altering events that you still think about years later…and to me that’s worth a bit more money.
That said, I don’t drink wine, I just used 30 of my Kroger Fuel Points to pay $2.85 a gallon when I filled up yesterday ($38 for a full tank), and the last burrito I bought only cost me $8.00 (last week), so I guess MarketWatch isn’t going to be doing an interview with me anytime soon.
One of the nice things about living in a city like L.A. is you can see lots of concerts in fairly intimate venues. I saw Thomas Dolby at a relatively tiny theater (Largo at the Coronet) and it was awesome.
When my wife and I were dating it seemed like for a while we were going to at least one concert a week. Seems like another lifetime, now.
Oh god yeah. If you have any affinity at all for Pink Floyd and have the opportunity to see Roger Waters in concert, take it. He throws in a small handful of solo songs (I think there were three when I saw him?) but the vast majority is spectacularly produced and performed Floyd. Even played the entirety of Dark Side of the Moon.
Yeah, well, that’s what happens when you get married. (Sorry.)
Especially when you have a kid!
You paid to see Hot Tuna on purpose? In the Bay Area the joke was that Hot Tuna was always the replacement for the band you really wanted to see. “We’re sorry, but Bowie just doesn’t feel like playing tonight, but in his place we present Hot Tuna!”
(I kid - they were a pretty good band, but the bit about them always being the last-minute replacement for bigger names was actually true)
I’ve seen Roger twice and the Gilmour Pink Floyd Division Bell tour. All were good but would take the Roger shows in an instant. There’s just more rawness to the Roger shows that I appreciate. All of them were stupid expensive :(
For you Tull fans a lot of the albums have been re-released and remaster by Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree and they are great.
RichVR
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Yeah. It seems tht Prime music automatically updates some albums. All of my Tull has HD next to each song.
I know you can’t read too much into this statement because a sitting President has to say that they intend to run for re-election. The instant they say anything else they become a lame duck and the frenzy to replace them begins. So saying Biden intends to run is the only answer they can give at this point.
Having said that, I’m pretty sure Biden plans to run, and unless something extraordinary happens, he’ll be the Democratic nominee in 2024.
Alstein
5636
I think Biden is our only chance of winning. inflation and COVID to be under control though (even if that’s outside of Biden’s control)
I don’t think any of the other candidates who ran in 2020 would win in 2024. Kloubchar would likely have the best chance (I’m sure that’s something no one expected to hear me say). Roy Cooper would do well (in a no Biden world), but I suspect he’d end up VP in a no-Biden scenario instead.
I think Pete could get the Nod.
Skipper
5638
GOPers are still upset he took paternity leave. I think they are still baffled how you can have two paternity leaves in one household.
In all seriousness though, with the infrastructure bill, this is Pete’s time to grab the ball and run with it. Sound bites all the time. Go everywhere. I think someone put reins on him in his role though so I doubt we’re going to see that.
Wow I don’t think I’ve ever paid more than about £30 for stand up and even that would be rare. Most gigs I went to pre pandemic were about £15. And we’re talking well known acts for the most part. I imagine the Chris Rock show at the millennium Dome I went to years ago would probably have been upward in of £50, but I didn’t pay for it.
He always seems to do a good job when he does the rounds.
As someone is taking paternity leave right now (but spreading it out 1 day a week), I am glad to see someone so high profile taking it!
Skipper
5641
It’s just more of the GOP craziness. The party all about family being negative that a man is taking paternity leave.
antlers
5642
Saying that the problem with Buttigieg would be paternity leave is akin to saying that the problem with Hillary Clinton was Whitewater.
Skipper
5643
The GOP picks the most outlandish shit to be mad or make a big deal about. It’s been that way forever. Let’s not forget tan suits and Dijon mustard.
