Something I learnt today: Chess was invented in the 6th century in India.
Something that made me laugh today: Tv. God that's sad.
Well. Good Charlotte concert was last night and when I get there it turns out that I alone was to ruin the boys night out, because the 4th ticket was for Shane. So I feel horrible for that. But ah. The concert was so very cool.
I gotta say, the company was excellent. Before the show even started my cheeks were burning because I was laughing so hard.
The two support acts were, realistically, crap. They were both heavy metal so when we showed up for a punk rock band, it was a little irritating to be presented with the Bleeders and Day of Contempt. After they finished screaming at us(DoC actually stuffed up one of the speakers) the band we had come to witness finally made their way onto the stage. They far surpassed the expectations that both Ormie and myself had. Which was nice. They had great energy and bounces around the stage (and a great variety of other BS) to make us scream.
They played my bloody valentine and movin on, two songs I was desprate for them to play. They played this lovely, sweet song (refer to entry title), the title of which escapes me and JB just held me tightly in his arms for the duration of it. That was nice.
I hadn't quite eaten enough that day and had to sit down in the mosh pit to prevent myself from involuntarily falling to the ground. I was dragged over to somewhere more safe to sit down (where I actually got a better view of the band).
I gotta say I felt safe at that concert. I was a little concerned about being in a punk mosh pit, but with JB standing guard, nothing happened. He lifted me up on his shoulders at one point and was thereby shoved by the guy standing behind him. After JB had put me down, he turned to look at his asailant to discover it was a 14 year old boy, just a little out of his league.
That brings me to my next point. I'm all for underage people being allowed into concerts. Especially big name international acts that might not exist by the time you turn 18. But, I feel that somewhere a line has to be drawn. I was actually concerned about injuring these kids. They would not have been able to see. It's pointless. Hobbit-sized people. 9 and 10 year olds, with their parents, in a mosh pit full of pre-drunk punk rockers who (fortunately) were only not wearing their chains and 3 inch spiked dog collars because they had been confiscated at the door. There is a time for everything. There is also a physical limit to everything. There should be either an age restriction or a height restriction for mosh pits. There is no way that I would have let my child into that mosh pit at such a young age. It's irresponsible.
Anyway, My ranting is done. Seriously, crap support acts, annoying children and lack of foresight aside, I had an awesome time. Thank you boys.
