Sign #4531 that I’m getting older.

I bought this ticket for the Elliott Smith show. It seemed to me, the day I purchased it, that it was a great idea to go and see the guy play. And today, I had to go to the gig. I’m just back.

But, to tell you the truth, when I’ve left the office at 6, I couldn’t see a good reason why I bought this ticket instead of any other. I have to explain : I’m not a fan, I’ve not been following his career for years, I just know the last album (out of around four, I guess), and moreover I cannot clearly tell you most of the tracks’ titles… So, my point is : I wasn’t really feeling like going to this concert.

Can you realize this ? I didn’t really want to go and see a rock gig… THIS is a sign I’m getting older.

Anyway, the good part is that I truly enjoyed it. What isn’t noticeable on Figure 8 is that Elliott Smith does indie music. Half of the show was like fig.8 on overdrive, that was cool ! And the other half, stuff from the XO era I guess, was even better, even more… indie is the word that comes to me. Tomorrow, I’ll get those tracks (I’ve been really moved by this song probably called ‘The morning after’). I’m really happy ’cause I’ve re-discovered a great songwriter. If you’re interested, he did John Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy’ as a third and last encore, a beautiful moment.

I probably won’t be posting often next week, since I have a lot of work at the office, and a role-playing game to prepare at home.