this evening i went to the show at the twins baseball stadium in minneapolis, green day was headliner and smashing pumpkins was an opening act. i was fine with showing up a little late as i was only interested in those two bands. i missed the first opener and just barely saw the second. i got off the light rail a little early as i wanted to get some godfather's pizza at bobby and steve's. then i walked the rest of the way to the venue. i went to a twins employee to ask what band was on when i arrived, before going inside, and had to tell someone else that 'i wasn't talking to you'. the stadium employee had the information i needed anyway, when each band was scheduled to take the stage. and i arrived with plenty of time to get to my seat in the upper level and look at the merchandise at the souvenir stands. already have shirts, only purchase i made was a four-pack of green day buttons. i got a high-five from a lady who had an 'ernie' puppet as i knew that was a reference to the 'dookie' album. i actually watched the pumpkins set while standing, then went to my seat for the green day set. i felt myself tingling during many of the pumpkin songs, and this gave me the 'how right i was' (or self-validating moment) feeling i have spoken of before. pumpkins played many of their hits from the 'siamese dream' and 'mellon collie' albums so i was pleased. even sent a text to the dude who has interviewed me as i knew according to the facebook invite how he was attending too. green day played many of their hits as well, although i knew full well how they would be playing all of their songs from the 'dookie' and 'american idiot' albums. but it was nice to hear a few others besides that, such as 'time of your life' (or 'good riddance') as the closing song for the night. and concerts are still about promoting the new album, and i heard some from the 'saviors' album, which i had bought from target. another souvenir wasn't even bought at the venue. i found a baseball on the way to the show, as i was doing 'park and ride' and taking the light rail to the venue. i wrote on it when i got home about attending the show, and it will go next to the foul and home run balls i have lucked out on getting. when the show was at a venue primarily known for baseball, it seemed appropriate. it was cool to see a 'bad year' blimp- in reference to the 'dookie' album- during the show. i now like the song 'jesus of suburbia' more after hearing the lyrics more closely as it is relatable. for a while i couldn't get past the title. thankful i figured out the work around for accessing the ticket on my phone before the day of the event as it was no big deal on getting in to see the show. when i made it back to my light-rail stop after the show ended i patted the train as it left the station and said 'worth it!' even though no one heard it, i saw it as important to say it. for events i have really enjoyed, i remember the event more than the amount of money i paid to see it or any logistical issues. third show for bands, first for both in well over a decade, so long ago that this venue didn't exist then.
i did get some other things done before i made it to the show. in the morning i got a breakfast sandwich at mcdonald's, and a second collector cup except it was coca-cola so not the snoopy cup i was hoping for. guess i will try again soon, especially when the asking price on e-bay would buy plenty of meals. i went to get groceries at aldi early, shortly after it opened for the day. and at midday i got a sandwich at jersey mike's. when i got home i watched some of the women's basketball games but not a lot. i laid down for a little while and listened to some of the CDs i have for the bands i was going to see later in the day. and i had the first piece of pumpkin pie had just bought in celebration of seeing the show. during my walks i found 1 dollar 30 cents.
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