rivers cuomo is looking like a hobo these days.

so yes, Weezer concert tonight. I could write a lot about it, but I'm tired so I'll try to sum up. the opening band was fairly craptastic, am radio? I hadn't heard of them before. the show was pretty good, we had general admission on the floor and were very close for such a large venue. though a lot of my enjoyment of the concert was ruined by the morons I was surrounded by.

let's lay down some ground rules here, concert-goers. Rules according to me: 1. no crowd-surfing, ever. 2. if you must mosh, at least don't try to mosh with people that look like they're actually watching / enjoying the show. which includes no excessive thrashing [i like to thrash a bit myself, but nothing violent.] 3. please people! do not shout/sing along, unless it's invited by the band. 4. don't come to a concert if you're only there to look cool and talk to your friends. 5. pushing is rude.

anyway, end of rant. I guess I wasn't initially expecting much from the Weezer show, I mean, it would have been ultimate about two years ago but my affection has waned somewhat. now, the Rentals, that would be a different story. . .

but I was thinking about how the concert really isn't about the music, it's about the concert experience. getting dressed and ready, eating or drinking with your friends beforehand, the walk or drive there, checking people out at the concert, the lights, dancing, the walk or drive home. all those things make it better.

I ended up walking home by myself, and it was greatly needed. quiet dark neighborhoods, the trees making striated shadows on the sidewalk, the springtime smell of trees and grass at night, living things sleeping all around. It gave me time to think about things that needed thinking, and I feel a lot better about some issues which were previously weighing on me.

I've been so pensive and retrospective lately, and I think that's where my problems stem from; which essentially means I'm causing the problems myself. I need a purer version of me these days. I should run and pet more puppies and listen to Apples in stereo; I should not stay out late so I can wake up early and do dishes and clean while it's still wonderful morning light. and lots of other things.

goodnight friends. I'm off into my nighttime vagaries.

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