radiohead
right after we arrived and got beers I ran into an old friend I hadn't seen in about 6+ years. wild to see him, as the last time I saw him I had just gotten out of a relationship - weird. we went to preschool with eachother apparently. our parents knew eachother and then we reunited in '97 when he was living down in san luis obispo.. it was WILD to see him. the first thing I thought was "what is he doing up here?!" when I said hello it took a while for him to register it was me (the whole short blond hair vs long brown hair now thing throws people off for a second). Once he did he FREAKED. His brother was there with him too, who the last I saw him he was so young and in high school.. now he's all 22 and quite hot. :pthe show was AMAZING. my knowledge on radiohead paled a dull shade of off-white compared to Stig's colossal erudition. he knew every single song's name, what album it was on and usually what track # it is on the disc. oy! now that's a fan!!! :) it was fun to hear him so psyched.
I was pretty mellow, having my cold & all - *achoo!* (I really did just sneeze as I typed this) but it was SOOO great to be at the show - surrounded by tons of fans. It's quite the phenomina these big shows. It's a whole different culture. I think I have gotten really spoiled by seeing all these AMAZING shows at the Fillmore, GAMH, Warfield, etc. Small venues kick ass. That'll probably be the last time I go to Shoreline. I mean, it was worth it & fun and all - but oy is it an experience of population overload.
The garlic fries were really good though. Oh - and one of my favorite songs they played tonite was Wolf at the Door.
