Money vs. Music

Posted about 5 years ago
GAH!!! This concert is beginning to stress me out. I live in a desolate hole on the very edge of the cultural universe (although we did get the Reverend Horton Heat and Big Head Todd and the Monsters within two weeks of each other, which was a bonus). Everything I want to see only hits Denver. At least mostly. So that's four hours. Or five for those of us damned to the dog-mobile (i.e. Greyhound). I am a big fat loser with an irrational fear of driving so I bus it. Anywhoooo, the bus ticket, round trip is $85, the show ticket is $15, tack on taxes and fees and we've reached a nearly $120 concert ticket, plus a minimum $20 trip to the merch table, at least four meals..... That's a lot for a concert, no matter how badly I want to see the show. Of course they are stopping off at my very favorite venue in my very favorite city in the whole world (Emo's - Austin) but alas, I am here in the buttcrack of Colorado.Of course there is also the issue of going alone. I have one friend who wants to go which is great but she's not exactly the companionship I am seeking...If you get my drift. Cobra Starship is undoubtedly a date band. There will be dancing, there will be schmoozing and there will be me, sans suitable suitor (in regards to a suitable suitor, I have sent all of MySpace on a search and might as well employ moggers as well...SWF, 26, audiophile, seeking 1 Jess Marino). Alone, throw me head first into the pit and I'm a happy camper. But no pit? I don't know what to do with that.*PS* This is not a plea for sympathy, or for a date. I am A) merely ranting and B) terribly finicky.

Comments (3)

  1. lemontwist says I know how you feel. Every band stops in NYC (well, 90% of them) but about 5% come up north to my area of NY. So if I really want to see a band, it's a four hour drive (roundtrip), $20 to take the train to Grand Central and back, $4 subway fare, the cost of merch and tickets, and then even more if I decide to take a walk to record stores, eat something or get a coffee to stay awake. Maybe all of us who live in cultural black holes just need to start to rebel until more bands start touring the more obscure locations. :)
    Permalink posted 01/24/2007
  2. crimsonladybug says Yeah, that's it, RUB IT IN..... This is me, once again, not making it to SXSW. I decided I was better off this year not even knowing who was going. Don't want to know *sticks fingers in ears and sings loudly*
    Permalink posted 01/24/2007

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