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December 03, 2005
nap #2, aka great cover up rant.
i did have a second nap. it was interrupted by the ringing of my doorbell. i didn't answer. the phone rang as soon as the doorbell stopped ringing. i didn't answer the phone, either, but it was clear that the world wanted me to wake the hell up.
i was going to go to the great cover up, but only because some folks had suggested going together. i am not down with driving to raleigh by myself for a show. the folks wound up not being up for it, so i stayed home.
one of my friends commented that not knowing in advance what bands are being covered hurts attendance. i think they probably get plenty of people in there, but i do find it completely annoying. the reason i went the first time was because i knew that i was going to see gang of four and joy division.
grandma is old and never goes to see the rock anymore. yes, i would have been ecstatic to see a really good elvis costello & the attractions, and a good birthday party, but it would take a lot for me to drive all the way to raleigh and suffer through the disgusting air quality at kings on the chance of seeing something like that.
i also find the game-playing aspect of it annoying. i do not want to participate in your stupid "game" that is not fun. it's like in grade school when the teacher would give us a word find and tell us that it was fun. i did not think that word finds were fun. they were stressful and boring, just like a bad cover up night at kings, and yes, i have suffered through an all-bad cover up night at kings.
see, you don't want me there. it's really best i just stay home.
Posted by lisa at December 03, 2005 08:50 AM
Comments
Y'know, that's eerily similar to what I've been thinking about the Cover Up. I guess since the place has been pretty much packed to capacity both times I've gone, there's no big upside to advance publicity. More people showing up = people turned away. But yeah... I'm old, I like to breathe, and I don't think music that sucks suddenly gets better just because someone I know is covering it.
Posted by: georg on December 3, 2005 02:39 PM
and it's very disappointing when music that doesn't suck-- such as, say, The Ramones-- is ruined by people you do or do not know.
still, i have to say that i wouldn't trade having seen television and joy division for anything. that was fucking great.
Posted by: lisa on December 3, 2005 03:02 PM
i ran into someone today who was there last night. she said it was far more packed than in past years, but didn't seem as smoky. she speculated that was because most of the smokers seemed to have been packed in near the bar.
wusses did three dog night, i hear.
Posted by: xta on December 3, 2005 09:07 PM
Good God, you're all sounding like Ross Grady, and even he sacked it up and was there for another show or two.
Posted by: Jason! on December 5, 2005 09:40 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.