Grazing Rites

So, um, that ceiling I was talking about the other day…I almost hit it like the top of a turbo shaft after firing the rockets on a pair of gravity boots…almost.

 

Well, it depends on how you look at it. If you accept that I was talking in American dollars than I’m fine – if you thought I was speaking about Canadian currency I’m probably in trouble.

 

Final tally on two tickets with VIP packages including backstage passes and all the trimmings? $383 USD - or about $430 Canadian at yesterdays’ exchange rate. Although as I write this the dollar is up nearly 2 cents over yesterday so depending on when they process the charge it may improve…or worsen I suppose.

 

I wish I could say I’m surprised that I was willing to go quite that high but I’m not. What’s really surprising is that no one’s told me I’m out of my mind yet. I mean, it’s a matter of time I’m sure. This very blog entry will probably make it happen but thus far I’ve been met with enthusiasm and jealousy which, let’s face facts, was exactly what I was going for.

 

Seriously, I’ve been a fan of the Pet Shop Boys for well over half my life. Half my life - what have you held an interest in for half your life? No seriously, I’m curious.

 

Actually, now that I think about it, it could be more like two-thirds of my life. Wow. I’m old.

 

Let me share some fond Pet Shop Boys memories with you… (It’s my blog, I can do what I like)…

 

·         Listening to Actually with my sister and her boyfriend at the time, a drummer who read Tintin books to me – the height of cool to 9 year old kid.

 

·         Doing chores like laundry at age 11 listening to It’s A Sin on my walkman until the batteries died, then getting fresh batteries

 

·         Buying my first CD at age 12 – Behaviour, still probably my favorite album of all time

 

·         Listening to Behaviour while reading The Siege for the first time and discovering the sheer awesomeness of Peter David, and novels for that matter

 

·         My favorite gift from my friends at my 13^th birthday being a CD of Please

 

·         Listening to Very playing Final Fantasy II with my mom

 

·         Using my influence on Dance Council to get Go West played at a school dance with special laser effects

 

·         Paying over $30 for the Alternative double-album at HMV, that was probably the day I realized I’d pay just about anything to see them live, much less meet them

 

·         Listing to Alternative playing Final Fantasy III with my mom

 

·         Listening to A New Life on my way home from late night ushering shifts

 

·         Integrating clips from Bilingual onto my website

 

·         Aborting a date to pick up Release and listen to it right away – the date wasn’t going well anyways

 

·         Making girlfriends sit through the PopArt DVD – both with and without commentary

 

·         Listening to Fundamental nonstop for weeks in my office while I worked

 

·         The Seattle concert in 2006

 

And now I get to meet the people responsible for all that. Try and tell that 9, 11, 12, 13 year old kid it isn’t worth it.

 

“I react when I hear people ask

Was it worth it?

Yes, it’s worth living for

Was it worth it?

Yes, it’s worth giving for

 

If I’d had my way

This would have happened much sooner”

 –Pet Shop Boys ‘Was It Worth It?’

 

 

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