Archive for November 18th, 2008
Let me know what’s going on, dude
I was in Portland, Oregon-the land of all things cool-this weekend. Salmon, rockin coffee, and of course where good music is everywhere. Death Cab for Cutie anyone? I was tooling around on a Friday, doing all the usual things, fighting with mom, digging through piles of mementos, wondering if that pair of jeans from highschool still fit (not) when I got a text message from a familiar stomping ground, the Aladdin Theater. I don’t know how they got my number, but I probably was on their mailing list from one of the many shows I have seen there in my years as a (now reformed) music groupie. Or maybe it was through one of the oh, 300 + friends I now have on Facebook all over the country, many of whom I’ve shared, achem,”musical experiences”, with over many years. Yes I DID travel to see music- I’ve seen much of this country as a music lover. I was totally psyched! It told me the date, time and provided an easy link as to who was going to be onstage and even the cost of cover. But hey now, I’m used to getting in for free after all of my devotion… or at least I want a backstage pass. How awesome is this? Instead of scouring lame newspaper weeklies or wasting time online a searching who was rippin it up in town that night, I was immediately alerted as to what was going on in the music world I so loved, and still do, …although these days I’ve grown up a bit- and only bust out the glitter, little black tank, and tight jeans from highschool (that no longer fit) on special occasions. I was in Portland, and someone knew it. Bless this little qittle and rock on.