the rains

rob and i attended the radiohead concert tonight at thunderbird stadium at ubc. it was a really great show. but not super awesome great; it didn't blow me away. i have to say that this year's best show is still the black keys show at the commodore, followed by the black mountain/ladyhawk show. but we had a great time tonight even though we were thoroughly drenched by the time the show was over.

some interesting things at the show tonight:

- is vancouver populated with giants and why are they standing between me and the stage?


- there's always that guy that likes to wave his pointed finger towards the direction of the stage in beat with the song. it almost looks like when you form your hand into the shape of a gun and say "bang bang" except you wave the finger gun from the sky to the stage. there's always a guy doing that at every show. this guy seems to have the same physique: thin, muscled and wearing a pretty golf shirt.

- i wonder if being a concert designer has to be one of the coolest jobs in the world. radiohead utilized tube technology to create atmospheric environments.


- why do people sing along to all the songs? and sing it LOUDLY? there was not just 1 guy but i guess 4 of his buddies behind me who kept singing loudly (and off-key) to their favourites, especially the slow ones. dudes, sorry i paid to hear thom not you.

- you don't really notice you're getting soaked when you're standing still and surrounded by 20,000 fans. i only really noticed it when we were walking back to the car and the wet jeans, specifically around my thighs and knees, suddenly felt very heavy and seemed to be in partnership with gravity.


- rob's water repellent shell jacket wasn't very repellent.