There's an old new wave band that's pretty legendary I have loved for possibly 20 years... I often dreamed of singing with them. Y'know... everyone has a band they always wanted to hang out with.
I recently turned down tickets to see them due to work constraints, plus I'm to be in the studio this coming weekend. Now although I have to work the day of the show, I COULD call out, but there's bills to pay and christmas is right around the corner. So I declined. I've been to so many of their concerts over the years, I figure I could always go to see them when they tour again.
I have to rehearse for the studio. There's much work to do... So I got over it. There'll be other tours...I'm not missing anything. But now I find I'm kicking myself in my modern maturity ass and only for ONE reason. The tickets weren't just tickets...
They were backstage fucking unlimited access passes with the opportunity to hang out with the band afterward!!!
Figures. Just my luck. But I figure I have to think more like a programmer than an end user. So ultimately I must think on the lines of that I'd like to hang out with them as colleagues than a mere fan. That goes back to the whole reason why I decided I'd rather make my own music rather than spin someone elses (which relates to my being a former nightclub DJ). So there you have it. I bow to maturity and put my Peter Pan Syndrome to bed. I'm sure the darklords will notice my sacrifice and reward my diligence and dedication to the project.
In time. Maybe next year. In the meantime... I'd like to apologize to any of you in my regular life that I may have been a tad pissy towards, whilest I secretly sulked and wrestled with the knowledge of this missed opportunity.
Posted by Darkstar at December 5, 2005 05:00 AM