Shaky Knees (May 8-10 2015)

Wait what did he say? I was there that whole set and didn't hear anything of that

Holy fuck! Viet Cong was the best and most exciting thing I've seen in a long time. Let it be known that they slay live.

Lol, but I'd rather have sufficient pockets than not enough. Then again, any cargos I own don't have hanging straps or go below the knees. Jorts though or some camo = no dice, and Nike basketball shorts are also a no.

They were fanfuckingtastic

Yeah it's just a part of his character. You kind of have to expect it.

... and now I want to see them when they come to Boston

I hate the fact the show is on a Tuesday night though

And the Tuesday after Roo. I've been going back and forth on whether I'll be able to do it

Did you guys see the singer of Portugal the Man walk around yesterday? He might still be here today.

I tried to make it yesterday but it turned into a clusterfuck of epic proportions. Sorry I missed seeing all your smiling faces and getting the hugs I wanted. After that experience, I think I am pretty much done with festivals for awhile, if not forever.

Now why would you go and do a crazy thing like that? Let's not get too drastic here.

That would have been a disaster, because I'm fairly certain you would have looked better.

@zenfnp so sorry about yesterday's fiasco. 

what happened yesterday?

OK, here is what happened.

I initially bought a 3 day pass but because of some turmoil in the family wasn't sure that I could/should go. So, I gave the pass to my daughter.
no problems there.

My daughter and her roommate begged me to come for a day. So many of you were there and I wanted to be with everyone, get some hugs and share the fun.
So, I was able to rearrange some things/board my dog, and purchased a day pass from Ticketmaster yesterday before heading out. Mind you, that day pass wasn't really in the budget but I figured I could work around it.

When I arrived at the gate after a 3 hour drive (should have been about an hour 15 minutes but construction traffic) and almost got ripped off by a parking lot attendant, I was told that the pass I had purchased was for Sunday. I had to wait a few minutes even to find that out. The gate people were very arrogant and rude. They told me that they could not help me, and to call Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster was equally jerkish (is that a word) and the rep said there were no single day passes for Saturday and they couldn't help me. By that point I was in tears, what little makeup I had all over my face, and felt completely defeated. I had plenty of people in town I could have visited or things I could have done, but I was a mess and would not have been good company for anyone (and somewhat of a spectacle because for a couple hours I would again burst into tears randomly).

so, I came home, another 3 hours in traffic, and drank alone like a complete loser.

The Sunday ticket? I posted it on Craigslist and only got 2 responses. One sounded really sketchy and one sounded nice but said he only had 20 dollars. So I gave him the ticket with the condition that he not resell it for a profit and that he pay it forward by doing something awesome for somebody.

So, I am out well over $100 for the ticket and dog boarding, I didn't get to spend the time with my daughter or good friends, and my faith in humanity was bruised.

Today is a new day and I get to go have lunch with my mother and evil sister, and have already been coached by my mother on what to say/not say. If you know anything about me, you know how well that goes over.

I have written both Shaky Knees and Ticketmaster; doubt anything will come of it but at least it allowed me to vent.

Does Spiritualized open on Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space? Because I wanna see half him and half panda bear