Say Anything on Conan O’Brien

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They played “Shiksa [Girlfriend]”:

I actually wanted to go see this live, but unlike in the good old days, you have to book Conan O’Brien tickets months in advance.  After seeing it, I’m not that bummed, considering how well I know this band sounds live — also known as “not like this.”  That studio has screwy sound or something, because they own this song live, normally.

I was going to go and wait for standby tickets, and then I realized I just don’t have what it takes to compete with fangirls half my age anymore.  So godspeed to you all, carry on the legacy as I would! Seriously, though: in 1997, I heard The Cure was playing Conan O’Brien’s show, called up the day before, and got tickets.  A lot of people did… Conan even joked he’d never seen so much black clothing in his audience. Those, my friends, were the halcyon days. Stalking bands was significantly easier than it is these days.

I’d also like to let you know that I did actually see this performance on TV, despite not setting my DV-R. Why? Because I have a boyfriend now [no way, no how] who is amazing and even though it was hours after I briefly angsted about missing this performance… remembered I wanted to see it, put the TV on channel 4, and even watched it with me — not once making fun of my taste in music.

You know how “they” say, “It’s the little things?”  Well, it is. Always remember that, guys.

A note on this blog: I’m in the middle of cleaning out, selling things, and have to get out of my current apartment in about a month, while working full time at my day job.  As such, updates will probably be sporadic for a month or so, and then I will really be back full force… with all that stress out of my life.

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