I need your vote.
No, I'm not running for office. Neither is Clarence. Neither is Igor.
I need you all to vote on one side of a pending decision I need to make. It's crucial. It's critical. It's totally asinine.
It's controversial. Well, it's totally not, at all, but it's a subject that's hotly debated 'round these parts. And I sense that I already know the snarky answer, but I'm going to ask, anyway. Postcount and all.
My little sister reached out to me last night. She received as a Christmas gift from her husband four (4) tickets to a big concert in a big city. She now has two extra tickets to it, and she asked if a date and I would want to accompany her.
(If you translate that as: she spent a month looking for a better companion and failed... well, so did I.)
So, here goes. Should I make it happen, or should I let it go?
There's a Clash song that paraphrases that sentiment, but this sure as shit ain't The Clash, for obvious reasons, or I wouldn't bother asking.
So it's more like this: Should I be in a New York state of mind, or should I leave a tender moment alone?
Yeah, that's right. It's Billy Joel.
Cue the B&B video when Beavis says, "Oh . . . it's Rush." Sorry, guys.
He's a Hall of Fame act I don't think I've ever seen. I say "think" because lately I've reviewed a few festival lineups of yore and realized I have watched bands play that I would have otherwise told you I'd never seen. Like the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, and ATCQ. Huh. Getting old.
He has his once-a-month residency at Madison Square Garden. A cool concept made more impressive by playing 72 months in a row, all sold out.
Okay. Here's the deal:
- February 20
- It's a Thursday. Bad because I have class that night, good because I don't have work the next day.
- It's at MSG. Never seen a show there. I don't think. (Saw a hoops game with Marls. Thanks, Marls.)
- He's a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
- Probably my only shot to see him.
- It's undoubtedly a fun time.
- Plus, NYC afterwards.
- Though I am going to be in the City a month or so later for Dave's birthday.
- WHICH YOU SHOULD ALL GO TO. Brooklyn 3/28.
- Setlists look to my Billy Joel taste, with the most tunes from the 3-album pinnacle of The Stranger, 52nd Street, and Glass Houses.
- I'd have to fly up and back, most likely. Ain't a backbreaker, ain't free.
- And stay over. Same story.
- And missing class... doable, not ideal. I'm missing a week later for a conference (plus DBT's with GTB).
- Most importantly, I do actually enjoy BJ's music. Not my favorite by a very long shot, but I'll know virtually every song, and I'll have fun.
- No clue how good the seats are. Don't have the lead to ask my sister before deciding.
I'm usually a sucker for a singular opportunity. But I'm on the fence on this one. Looking for a helping hand here.
Please cast your vote, all gheorghies!
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