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I've had so much going on in the recent past (relatively speaking, that is) that I found it difficult to get excited about the Pixies concert I was going to. It was at the new House of Blues in Atlantic City. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bethje and her Uncle John accompanied me to the Showboat, but didn't go to the concert with me. The venue is pretty nice, I guess, although I think the concert was a bit pricy to be standing room only. I mean, there WERE seats, but it was over $40 just to stand. I can't recall ever having paid more for a concert where I had to stand for the whole thing.
I ended up getting there a little after the official starting time of 9:00. The Mediocre Opening Band (no, I don't think that was their real name, but it COULD have been) had already started playing, and they left the stage around 9:30 or so. After that, there was a wait of about half an hour before the Pixies started. I had a pretty good spot, close to the soundboard, although I ended up moving slightly before the concert ended, for reasons that will become clear in the next paragraph.
I usually try to write concert reviews in roughly chronological order, but I wanted to get the craziest part out of the way first. There was a fight not far from where I was standing. Some drunken, possibly-on-something-else-as-well girl kept jumping around throughout the show, showing no concern for anyone else's personal space, and spilling her beer all over. Some other girl nearby confronted her a few times, but I couldn't hear what she was saying. Anyway, the jumping girl wouldn't stop, and eventually the other girl pushed her, spilling even more of her beer on the floor. Oddly enough, some people continued to stand around on the alcohol-soaked part of the floor. I guess that kind of thing is a common occurrence at some sorts of concerts, but I decided it would be better for me to move away from those people. I also saw another guy being escorted out by security, but I have no idea why.
Anyway, on to the concert itself. ( Cease to resist, giving my goodbye )
After the concert, we left Atlantic City, and Beth and I watched Donnie Darko. I thought it was a good movie, but there were a few things that confused me. ( Spoilers! )
I think enough time has passed by now that I might as well just go ahead and make my posts on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince public. You can see them here and here, if you're interested.
[1] "All Around The World" is a country-ish song that I believe was an outtake from Honeycomb, Frank Black's newest album. I'm not sure whether it's a cover or a Frank original. It bears no real relation to "All Over The World," which the Pixies didn't play last night.
bethje and her Uncle John accompanied me to the Showboat, but didn't go to the concert with me. The venue is pretty nice, I guess, although I think the concert was a bit pricy to be standing room only. I mean, there WERE seats, but it was over $40 just to stand. I can't recall ever having paid more for a concert where I had to stand for the whole thing.I ended up getting there a little after the official starting time of 9:00. The Mediocre Opening Band (no, I don't think that was their real name, but it COULD have been) had already started playing, and they left the stage around 9:30 or so. After that, there was a wait of about half an hour before the Pixies started. I had a pretty good spot, close to the soundboard, although I ended up moving slightly before the concert ended, for reasons that will become clear in the next paragraph.
I usually try to write concert reviews in roughly chronological order, but I wanted to get the craziest part out of the way first. There was a fight not far from where I was standing. Some drunken, possibly-on-something-else-as-well girl kept jumping around throughout the show, showing no concern for anyone else's personal space, and spilling her beer all over. Some other girl nearby confronted her a few times, but I couldn't hear what she was saying. Anyway, the jumping girl wouldn't stop, and eventually the other girl pushed her, spilling even more of her beer on the floor. Oddly enough, some people continued to stand around on the alcohol-soaked part of the floor. I guess that kind of thing is a common occurrence at some sorts of concerts, but I decided it would be better for me to move away from those people. I also saw another guy being escorted out by security, but I have no idea why.
Anyway, on to the concert itself. ( Cease to resist, giving my goodbye )
After the concert, we left Atlantic City, and Beth and I watched Donnie Darko. I thought it was a good movie, but there were a few things that confused me. ( Spoilers! )
I think enough time has passed by now that I might as well just go ahead and make my posts on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince public. You can see them here and here, if you're interested.
[1] "All Around The World" is a country-ish song that I believe was an outtake from Honeycomb, Frank Black's newest album. I'm not sure whether it's a cover or a Frank original. It bears no real relation to "All Over The World," which the Pixies didn't play last night.
