Putting Forth Effort
OK, so this is me putting forth effort to post about something other than a business update.
The month ended with a bang, Channing and I went to see the Tool concert! Johnny (the new Jiki Deshi) was there too, and he tried to get us into the pit, but sadly it did not work. So we were in the lawn at Coor's Amphitheatre, right along the fence for the concert.
The band is amazing live, they are definitely not a "studio band" and have just as much skill in person. I have to say I am not a fan of the venue, though. The sound wasn't that great, and a bunch of Highlands Ranch yuppies just did not have what it took to handle a bunch of rowdy Tool fans. It did make for some entertaining by-play, though. One completely wasted individual actually scaled a wall while we were waiting in line to be let onto a wall. It was funny to watch security freak out and walk up and down the stairs trying to make sure that he didn't fall off (which he almost did several times). When they finally got him onto solid ground he tried to make a break for it and they had to tackle him. It did offer some amusement while we waited for them to finish the sound check.
All in all, it was not as great a concert as the Perfect Circle concert at Red Rocks. It didn't feel very personalized. I felt a lot more disconnected from the music than the last two concerts I went too. I felt a bit like an outsider. Plus, for those of you who have ever sat on the lawn at Coors Ampitheatre, you feel a bit like a Roman peasant. Second class citizen. Not one of the rich people (with connections) in the seats, but part of the masses jammed together on a crowded block of grass. It gave me interesting perspective. At one point, Maynard "baaa-d" at us like a sheep. And I just thought, "man, he's right."
I spent a lot of time analyzing the concept of moshing. I find it interesting that the concert environment inspires people to smash into one another. I am completely convinced that the only thing that has really changed about humanity since we were cave men dancing around a fire is our technology. And for some reason live music seems to bring out a very primal side to people. We are all hedonistic animals at the core, we just fight a lot to try to remain civilized. Not that I think there is anything wrong with that, I just think we have a nasty habit of lying to ourselves about how civilized we really are.
Anyway, I am happy for a nice laid-back Labor Day weekend.
And I am tired of writing for now.
More later.
The month ended with a bang, Channing and I went to see the Tool concert! Johnny (the new Jiki Deshi) was there too, and he tried to get us into the pit, but sadly it did not work. So we were in the lawn at Coor's Amphitheatre, right along the fence for the concert.
The band is amazing live, they are definitely not a "studio band" and have just as much skill in person. I have to say I am not a fan of the venue, though. The sound wasn't that great, and a bunch of Highlands Ranch yuppies just did not have what it took to handle a bunch of rowdy Tool fans. It did make for some entertaining by-play, though. One completely wasted individual actually scaled a wall while we were waiting in line to be let onto a wall. It was funny to watch security freak out and walk up and down the stairs trying to make sure that he didn't fall off (which he almost did several times). When they finally got him onto solid ground he tried to make a break for it and they had to tackle him. It did offer some amusement while we waited for them to finish the sound check.
All in all, it was not as great a concert as the Perfect Circle concert at Red Rocks. It didn't feel very personalized. I felt a lot more disconnected from the music than the last two concerts I went too. I felt a bit like an outsider. Plus, for those of you who have ever sat on the lawn at Coors Ampitheatre, you feel a bit like a Roman peasant. Second class citizen. Not one of the rich people (with connections) in the seats, but part of the masses jammed together on a crowded block of grass. It gave me interesting perspective. At one point, Maynard "baaa-d" at us like a sheep. And I just thought, "man, he's right."
I spent a lot of time analyzing the concept of moshing. I find it interesting that the concert environment inspires people to smash into one another. I am completely convinced that the only thing that has really changed about humanity since we were cave men dancing around a fire is our technology. And for some reason live music seems to bring out a very primal side to people. We are all hedonistic animals at the core, we just fight a lot to try to remain civilized. Not that I think there is anything wrong with that, I just think we have a nasty habit of lying to ourselves about how civilized we really are.
Anyway, I am happy for a nice laid-back Labor Day weekend.
And I am tired of writing for now.
More later.