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October 06, 2004
Vote for Change Concert, Part 1
Note: this post is kinda just setup. If you wanna wait till I get to the music stuff, skip this post and wait for Part 2.
The concert I attended on Sunday was one of the Vote for Change concerts making the rounds of various Swing States across the United States.
I think it's fairly obvious that I am a bit of a leftist. I didn't vote for Dubya. I have little buttons over there on the sidebar that proclaim a few of the causes I think are important. Sure, there are more, but I've not really ever delved into them here (nor do I intend to). However, my reason for attending the concert was twofold: of course I wanted to listen to some great music, and I wanted my concert going dollars to go to the PAC's who were supporting the tour.
The Springsteen/ REM concert that I attended was in the venerable Cobo Hall, in downtown Detroit. We really only make it into Detroit for special occasions such as this. My husband and I were chatting on the way into town about whether Cobo needed updating. There has been intermittent talk of improving it in the news.
I quickly got my answer! We entered Cobo, and found our seats. We were on time! Yes we were! I believe in wringing every single molecule of entertainment out of a concert that I can. Perhaps it is in my frugal New Englander's nature...
Anyhoo, I had to hit the ladies' room before the concert started. Now, all women know that ladies' rooms at arenas/ sports venues are, in a word, shitty. This one was especially so: there were no doors on half the stalls.
Sigh. What coulda been a nice 10 seater bathroom became a 5 seater, because none of the women wanted to drop trou and do their thing in front of other women. Well, no one except me...and a VERY pregnant woman who pushed her way into the restroom with a crazed look in her eyes.
I got back to my seat and told my husband of my adventure: "Hey honey, a whole buncha ladies just saw my coochie...I hope you don't mind." Aaaaah..the joys of being my husband, eh?
More in Part 2...
Posted by Lisa at October 6, 2004 04:27 PM