Rock 'N' Roll

Work was fun last night. A good rock 'n' roll show is hard to come by but certainly makes everything seem a lot better. Pretty stellar lineup: Call of the Wild/ Kurt Vile & the Violators/J Mascis. I see a lot of shows but good shows stand out and can raise my spirits immensely. People often approach me asking to name the best bands I've seen while working.  They always think it's an easy question but it never is. Truth is, there are a few really bad bands, a few really good bands and everyone else is in the middle and forgettable. I always say the Giraffes, the Dig, Morning Benders and Diamondsnake are my go-to's for this was GOOD.  This show also stood out to me. And I had fun working. Nice crowd. Possibly the highlight of my night was when an older gentleman approached me in the hopes of convincing me that life gets better. He fervently spoke to me for around fifteen minutes trying to make sure I realized how important it is to have guts and dream and to know IT GETS BETTER. I think he may have been on something or just drunk. He did say some stuff about people just offering him stuff. Like this one guy gave him the keys to a penthouse and now he lives there. And another friend built an amazzzzing recording studio then gave him the key to that too. He also said he used to work at a music venue. And he said he knows music but that he didn't really come for the music tonight. He came to tell me that EVERYTHING GETS BETTER. Ah. He possibly was quite insane but he gave me hope. I sort of looked at him wondering if he could be my rock angel or something? A prophet of some sort? Whatever. I like hope. And I like the idea of EVERYTHING GETTING BETTER.