I should have known better than to attend a concert while still recovering from a rather rotten head cold. “But it’s Tea Leaf Green,” my wife pleaded, and “we haven’t been out in so long.” And so there we went out in the cold and the rain, sniffling, sneezing and all.
To tell the truth, it was a bit odd to hear my wife excited to see Tea Leaf Green as she wasn’t at all familiar with the band’s material. Me either, apart from for their recent DVD release, Rock N Roll Band, which I had recently played numerous times and reviewed right here on Blogcritics. But she had enjoyed what she had heard, and the idea of going to a concert always has its appeal.
We showed up early, nearly half an hour, as it was general admission and we wanted to get a seat, instead of standing for the entirety of the performance. Early wasn’t needed, as the place was nearly empty.
We sat, the two of us looking ragged and full of head germs, and waited. Nine o’clock came and still there were but a few folks gathered about. We pondered the meaning of the sign announcing “56 Hope Road” and showing us a cute little deer’s head. “Could it be a brand of beer?” we pondered. “Or perhaps it is a new teen show on the WB.” “I know,” I declared, “It has to be Locke’s home address on Lost.”
As it turned out it was the name of the opening band. They played for the few folks standing about as if it was for Madison Square Gardens. I was duly impressed. They jammed out every song and had a good thing going, though it was hard to discern more than the electric guitar and drums from the distorted sound quality.
Article comments
1 - Sarah
Glad to hear you enjoyed the performance. I hope you and your wife are feeling better. Don't forget the best thing for a cold is good old fashioned hot tea. And here's to hoping they ban cell phones in clubs the way they banned smoking out West. Its a sad day when older folks have to remind younger folks to LISTEN to the music play.
2 - Mat Brewster
Thanks Sarah. We still pretty miserable but that's winter for me. I usually spent the winter with a rotten allergy-head cold thing. It started a little earlier this year, but what can you do?
I so don't get the cell phone culture. It's like people have forgotten there is a world going on about them and are stuck in their own little world via the mobile phone.