I have felt, for most of my life, that I am always behind everyone else. Took me a couple extra years to figure things out. Like how to dress or how to be cool or how to _______. I’m always playing catch-up. But, there are a handful of moments where I was cool without even knowing it. Maybe I was always cool without knowing it, but probably not. One such moment when I feel as though I was cool or had some real street cred is the first concert I went to (or at least the first I remember). I saw Bruce Cockburn in Saskatoon. Now that’s some serious indy-cred. However, it was my dad who took me. So maybe it’s just that my dad’s cool. Could that be possible? Here’s BNL with their very best cover:
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Rhett, my respect for you keeps growing. I look forward to the next moment when you are cool. I hope it doesn’t tarry.
In case you care, my first concert was MixFest 96 with The Headstone, Rhymes with Orange, Our Lady Peace (? I think), and others.
Oooo. I sense some competition here. Has Leif topped Rhett’s first musical adventure?
Headstones and Raine Maida? Please.
No doubt. Rhett wins this one. The other bands on the bill were so indie that they don’t exist anymore (Red Autumn Fall, Calliope, etc.).
At that concert, my cousin made out with a girl who I went to school with and he sucked on her fingers. For weeks after people were like, WTF is with your cousin.
Now I know that he is the loving man of sensuality.
The first concert I went to was in Saskatoon. It was Streetheart when they were at their peak.
Awesome story Leif. As I read it I was like… WTF? :laugh_tb:
Brenda, I don’t know who that is.
:shock_tb:
Did you listen to Reno by The Boss yet, like you promised? Seriously, you promised me! Don’t break you promise.
Promise breaker
airdestined with cocoon pieces floating to lonely ground I killer falling grey I escape