a case of the cool kids

first off, way behind on the blogging. i have a lot of making up to do. no time like the present. shall we?

it doesn't happen very often, trust me, but last thursday night i got to be one of the 'cool kids'.

first, a little background. luckily, i befriend great people. not sure how it happens or why i'm so lucky, but i get some pretty awesome friends--one of which being the QB. so, just so you know, the QB is so the 'cool kid' in our friendship--which is great for me because it keeps me at least close to the inner 'cool kid' circle. a circle that i'm usually pretty far from.

a few months back, i walked in to work one morning and the QB excitedly greeted me with 'oh my god, the killers are playing at not so silent night this year and we're going!!!' (the killers being the QB's all time fav live show). not one to say no to such enthusiasm, i instantly jumped on board and before i knew it, i was at oakland oracle arena (f.k.a. the oakland coliseum), hanging with the QB and the QBHB--enjoying a much too expensive beer and trying to take in the whole scene which is a concert these days (let's just say it's been a while since i've been to a rock concert--willie nelson anyone?).

observations:
one: if you're a smoker of the herb, no need to even bring your own. everyone else has it more than covered. just walking in to the place got me feeling relaxed. and that's even with the mile-high (no pun intended) roof providing some pretty good ventilation.

two: a good amount of parents bring their kids to these things. and some are not prepared. like the guy two rows down from us covering his ears when bloc party came on. little did he even realize that it would get even louder when death cab and then eventually the killers came on. what did he think 'not so silent night' really signified? i do have to say that it's pretty awesome that the parents come though--and it gave me some insight on how cool the QB and the QBHB will be when they have kids.

three: the girl in front of us spent more time ichatting than actually watching the concert. and then when the killers were up, she and her friend got up and left. now that's just unamerican. not to mention, why leave then? the killers were last up and you'd been sitting there for 3 hours prior to that. stick it out, will ya?

four: the guy next to me actually mimed out dcfc's 'i will posses your heart'. now that's a fan.

five: the lead singer of bloc party likes to look at himself while singing. a lot.

six: biggest 'cool kid' award goes to the lead singer of dcfc, ben gibbard, who sings off to the right side, rather than the middle like a lot of other big bands do. AND he called out a guy who tried to crowd surf telling him he was a dick--multiple times. so cool, it's hot.

seven: watching the QB get so in to the killers performance was great. calorie burning was at a peak and the girl had a smile the size of texas on her face. this is what music (and really sexy lead singers) have the power to do.

but besides the craziness that is people watching at an event like this, i have to say that i had a fantastic time and i can't wait to do it again--even though most kids there were 10 years my junior. dcfc ROCKED and i haven't quit listening to them nor the killers yet. both bands, golden in my book.

speaking of which...back to the heavy rotation.