the first photos are from kansas city - 3.11.2012
{sadly no photos from st. louis way too cold and unpleasant to photograph
and they brought us into the venue about two hours before everyone expected}
a little nostalgic for the joys of waiting in line with good people all day. this ritual of lining up savors the build up to the event, stretching out a two hour concert until the flavor last all day, one sweet lick at a time. kansas city was stressful, the venue completely unsympathetic to the unfairness of their policy {those of us lined up as early as 6 and 7am were let into the venue at the same time as people walking up at 5/5:30 pm}, and the weather rainy. at least we had a reliable overhang and really great company.
this is radiohead friend #1. the first person i ever met at a show. he introduced
me to the possibility of traveling to see the band with his errant comment
i'm going to see them in santa barbara next week. and suddenly the next day
at work i'm looking up tickets to los angeles a mere week away. that is the
concert i went to and got into the after party. with the band.
thank you mike. this is our 5th? show together.
this is radiohead friend #3, chris. we met at the los angeles airport.
essentially i got into a car with two strange men {including jason, friend #2 who was
also at the seattle concert even though we didn't cross paths} and carpooled 2 1/2 hours
to santa barbara together. it was chris' friend jim {radiohead friend #4} who got us
into the after party. chris has made it up to seattle for different events over the years
and i always call him every radiohead {or atoms for peace} show and leave him a
song voicemail. when thom yorke played all for the best live for us at roseland ballroom,
chris was on the other end of the line.
myndie i met at coachella {and again, it was mike who got
me down there to see the final show of atoms for peace in 2010}.
she, mike and i made this midwest trip together. myndie comes prepared. food.
painkillers. space blankets. hotel reservations. aux cord for your ipod so you don't
go crazy driving back across the state alone. you name it, she's thought to pack it. and
despite her serious face, she packs about the kindest heart ever. best travel buddy.
these lovely gals were part of the team poncho who were our neighbors in line
for both the st. louis and kansas city shows. a few of them were in seattle as well.
deirdra. a lovely smile. you, my friend, need a radiohead number as well.
another traveling hero of mine with kids and a job to manage.
meet michael & rachael. these are the lovelies standing next to us.
michael is a wicked artist and took the photos of me below.
we're going to be penpals. michael #15, rachael #16.
the woman behind me to my left is elaine. also a part of team poncho despite
not wearing one, she is my hero. she's from my parent's generation and
has seen a bazillion radiohead shows. she's been listening to them since
the very beginning. this gives me faith that this isn't something to grow out
of, that this thrill, this resonance is timeless and universal and that
i don't have to settle into sedate life just because i have kids.
these are from seattle.
erin, #14. we realized in kansas city that we're both from seattle
and that we share a pretty incredible mutual friend. yay for facebook
and drawing connections. {i was secretly hoping as we were waiting
for the internet gods to proclaim who the mutual friend is we share that it
wouldn't be someone annoying from highschool. thank goodness it was
the very far opposite.} erin and i are going to have a date with my apartment soon.
mike again. feral as usual.
this man strolled up at 8am on monday morning, plopped down in line and
simply on merit of knowing how to dress with pizazz i knew we'd be friends.
turns out this is radiohead friend #18. a gem of a human being. only bummer is
that the light at 8am just glowed off the pink/purple accents in his outfit
and i can't believe i didn't snag a photo of it when i could.
the line. but we're at the very front.
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