Went to the Incubus concert at the Myth nightclub in Maplewood tonight. First time at this venue. Since it was a club show it did remind me of other club venues I've seen, like the Quest club in Minneapolis (now Epic), as well as First Avenue. I did my best to observe as much as possible there. The wall 'tapestry' reminded me of chain mail from a Renaissance Festival performer. I saw somebody dance on top of the bar. A blonde girl had plenty of tattoos, especially covering her right arm. There was a restroom attendant, I even said 'fancy restroom'. I had been to a show with one before, at the Riviera Theater on the north side of Chicago if I'm not mistaken. Need cigarettes? No problem, we have them! I'm sure some media outlets were there to cover it, as I saw somebody with a camera that had a long lens. They played songs I knew from the CD I have, 'Moments and Melodies'. This included my favorite, 'Drive', I was screaming my approval at the end of the song. Also notable was 'Megalomaniac' and 'Anna Molly'. I purposely waited a little before leaving the club, as the first recorded song played after the band was done was 'Don't Stop Believing' by Journey. I wanted to hear the 'Born and raised in south Detroit' lyric, which is early in the song, and then I was out. Some things looked familiar from other shows, like an attendant ready to take beer that wasn't finished yet before exiting. All about the open container laws. There were plenty of 'checkpoints' as well. First was pat-downs, then the wristband for buying beer, finally checking tickets, general admission. I am used to seeing 2 checkpoints but not 3. If there was a souvenir stand, I didn't see it. But I saw some crowdmembers did have Incubus shirts on, and one had the tour schedule on it. This show was listed as 'Saint Paul' instead of Maplewood. The next one is in Pacific Junction, Iowa, which is near Omaha, Nebraska.
I had to hustle to be there for showtime, as I laid down after watching a syndicated rerun of 'Big Bang Theory' and fell asleep while listening to an Incubus CD to get primed for the show. Odd how I was thinking of another music act, wanting to hear some of their songs on Youtube while taking care of checking email after work. It was Mary Chapin Carpenter, different genre. I listened to 'At The Twist and Shout' and 'He Thinks He'll Keep Her'. I like the former way more than the latter, it's a real lively song and I like reminders of Cajun country.
I got bogged down in semantics with my boss today, something I don't enjoy at all. I asked for an intro of a new employee, as the supervisor in another department did this for some of my colleagues but not all. When this was done I said I was thankful for this. But since I said it in different words, it wasn't good enough, which is wrong. She kept saying 'thank you' after it, not wanting to let it go. And a nearby colleague, who loves to argue, said it wasn't about semantics. I get bored with those who get bogged down in this, I said this was all too often a problem when dealing with dealers when I was in loan processing. One side didn't want to admit how the same thing was being said, but using different words. The theater guy colleague even said 'Your horse is now a puddle' saying my boss kept beating a dead horse about it.
I had to hustle to be there for showtime, as I laid down after watching a syndicated rerun of 'Big Bang Theory' and fell asleep while listening to an Incubus CD to get primed for the show. Odd how I was thinking of another music act, wanting to hear some of their songs on Youtube while taking care of checking email after work. It was Mary Chapin Carpenter, different genre. I listened to 'At The Twist and Shout' and 'He Thinks He'll Keep Her'. I like the former way more than the latter, it's a real lively song and I like reminders of Cajun country.
I got bogged down in semantics with my boss today, something I don't enjoy at all. I asked for an intro of a new employee, as the supervisor in another department did this for some of my colleagues but not all. When this was done I said I was thankful for this. But since I said it in different words, it wasn't good enough, which is wrong. She kept saying 'thank you' after it, not wanting to let it go. And a nearby colleague, who loves to argue, said it wasn't about semantics. I get bored with those who get bogged down in this, I said this was all too often a problem when dealing with dealers when I was in loan processing. One side didn't want to admit how the same thing was being said, but using different words. The theater guy colleague even said 'Your horse is now a puddle' saying my boss kept beating a dead horse about it.
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