The Trip, The Art, The Adventure.
THE TICKETS
It all started on a typically uncool Saturday night. I heard 'blah blah giving tickets away in 30 blah blah' on the radio while working. I was thinking 'hm, it's pretty late and I've recently memorized the # for this station for some odd reason. Hm. ' Then went about my busy business. probably 45 minutes later while I'm counting out after the last rush hurrah for the night I randomly am reminded when I hear 'blah blah blah syracuse blah blah tickets' , and maybe somthing else about clearing the line. So I hustle over to the phone and get it. I pull out that old trick to try to win with a touch tone and wait to dial the last number. Now I'm listening. 'I'm giving away tickets for Thursday night at the state fair. Be the 4th caller!' Now I'm thinking during a pretty brief, semi intentional pause, 'Oh my god 4TH CALLER?! DIAL THAT SHIT!' Then poof I win. Woo! She asks me who I'm taking and I'm like... , 'fuck.' I told her yeah I'll be there at the show for sure , but I was lying. I didn't know if I'd even be able to go. I work Thursday nights. So now I had a few issues. Do I even ask her already at this point, can she even go anyway, and can I even go anyway.
That turned out to be a sorted mess that eventually involved me paying probably more than the price of a ticket by a little bit, but out of the next check. Also, we had it arranged where she could most probably go with me, but she ended up thinking she wasn't invited anymore or some crap and made some other plan and an important appointment for the next morning or whatever. By that time I hadn't done much actual searching for a back-up and didn't have a very long list to try. Basically I was hoping to 'run into a friend' somewhere and rely on luck. I made one unreturned phone call the afternoon before and left it open to 'i'm leaving at whenever, call me.' They never really got the message I guess I found out later when they called me anyway. Which was nice but .... Someone else opted to do something else instead so I was stuck with a ticket. But damn if wasn't going to this stupid concert I didn't care about or else!!!! It may be interesting to note as well that the 2nd elevator to take you to the upper floors at the HSBC building probably shrinks your height a quarter inch then launches it back outward when it stops. Better than Darien Lake. Bahgn.
THE RIDE
It looks like it's going to rain and there was not a poncho just hanging around when I stopped at my store on my way out of town. Yep here it comes, a little rain. How fitting so far. Fuck-it. I have plenty of money on me so If I have to then I'm sure there will be someone selling ponchos or raincoats or bear rugs or something. Anything. Driving alone to Syracuse isn't that bad, or good really. Must find the right music for this type of escapade. Nope,.. not it. :TOSS: Well I was keeping my car clean..ish but... not today I guess. Better to concentrate, people are finding themselves splattered all over the place lately. Don't want that to be me quite so much. Might hurt a lot. I wonder what happens to people in the afterlife if they owe a hospitol money? Where is a cassette worth listening to in here dammit?! Wow I don't see any cops out here past the Monroe county line. I bet I can get there in time to see the singers at least and find out if it's even true. If anyone asks me I think I'll just tell them my name is Dohrn. Wonder how Dohrn is these days. Speaking of which... where's that pipe?
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GET THERE YOU HAVE TO HAND THE MAN $2 BUT...
Hey I made it here and found a reasonable place to park my car. Boy am I glad I didn't take that other exit on accident. Didn't even have to stop anywhere on the way. Fuck 'n' Lovly. Wait don't get so far from the car yet, you have no idea how to find it again in these 23,000 spaces Probably a good idea to put more ciggarettes from that other pack into this one too. I'm going to be smoking a lot I'm sure. Hides the stuff better too. Hm, brown lot 11 or something, good enough. Got the tickets already so here we go. To The Gate! WAIT DUMB ASS TURN AROUND BEFORE YOU GET TOO FAR!! Go back to the car again and get those ciggarettes. What the hell is wrong with me?! Can't fucking immagine. mumble growl supress. TO THE GATE!! Not too far I guess. Down here
around and down that acorss this. God I love this 'Fucker' shirt that looks like a 'fender' guitar logo. Oh what people will think. Like what that woman in front of me with her husband must probably already be thinking. Yeah this could be pretty interesting.
AH THE GATE!! Scuse me maam all I need is this concert ticket and I'm in the fair right? Sweet it's still like 'that other time.' Such irony. Here's my ticket. 'Is someone with you?' Fuck I forgot they were stapled together still. No I'll just take that one back. Thanks for reminding me. mumble curse the gate bitch growl supress. I'm inside the state fair, hm, probably not much time to look around.. again. If that gate was the same then the stage should be... 'back and to the left'. Always... 'back and to the... left.' Whatever I'm looking for at fairs or parks will always be found,... 'back.. and to the left'. Oh shit, a fireman's parade blocking my path. I don't even own a watch or a cellphone to know what time it is!!
WHAT BAND'S ARE SUPPOSED TO PLAY ANYWAY?
****to be continued***...probably.