Currently Listening : Yellowcard - Back Home
I know and can fully state that I am obsessed with going to shows. I love way too many bands and they come way too often. The Secret Handshake, for example, is coming 2 more times before the year is up...that will total him coming here FIVE times. And yes, I will be in attendance for all of those. But should I go. Am I just going for the numbers and bragging rights? Do I honestly like seeing Luis live? Yes, of course I do! So we are settled on that.
But then there's other, newer bands that I have yet to see. Metro Station is coming with Valencia. I have seen Valencia, enjoy them live, and would enjoy seeing them again. Metro Station is new, and I want to check them out live as well. Will I have the chance to see them some other time, and save my money now when I need it? More than likely yes. But if I go, I can buy their cd, fall in love, and then always want to see them when they come, losing me more money. Such a vicious circle, I know.
So the question remains. Which shows do I skip now, and which do I go to? Most are under $20, which is both a pro and a con.
Pro: It's cheap, obviously.
Con: since it is cheap, I have more of an eager and willingness to spend the money on attending.
Let's say for instance I go to the Saosin show. It's $14, which for an avid show attendee, is a very fair price to see them at Fuel. But you have to look at it from this angle in my situation -- sure, it's only $14, but I also have to pay for Vik, making it $28 + tax, service fees, etc. Which really really really makes me less willing to purchase the tickets.
These are the shows for the next 2 months that have me all mind boggled:
Sept. 05 - The Used $27
Sept. 12 - Secret Handshake $8
Sept. 15 - Valencia $10
Oct. 06 - Boys Like Girls $14
Oct. 16 - The Academy Is... $20
Oct. 20 - Saosin $14
Oct. 24 - Silverstein $15
(bolded are the ones I have tickets to)
I'm basically set on The Secret Hanshake and Saosin. It's the other 3 that I really don't know if I should go to. God knows if Silverstein will ever come back to Fuel. Boys Like Girls have some twice before, so why not. I'm just honestly fed up with them. Their music, sure, it's great, but it isn't gonna last. And them, as people, have become the biggest bunch of losers ever. It's so sad to se how short of a time they lasted. Now the Valencia show. As I said, they aren't one of my "favourites," but a show is a show, and I would like to go. I guess that'll be on of those "at the door" things that day, depending on how much money I have at the time.
I don't know why I wasted my time typing all this becasue I know it's still gonna be in my mind 24/7, and I'm still broke, so whatever. I wish we could win the lotterey or something.
Facts:
I AM WAY TOO BROKE.
I GO TO WAY TOO MANY SHOWS.
