 Editor says
Having received an invitation to attend the TapeOp Con last month, I decided to go check it out. The science of recording isn't really my bag, though, and it was the night of the Starlight Parade, so I ducked out early.
The traffic outside of the Masonic Temple was slow, and as I sat in my truck, 3 young gentlemen with various instrument cases sauntered through the intersection. They all had the shaggy dark hair and brown leather jackets that seem to be a trademark for Portland cool these days. I swear to God, if this outfit ends up on the cover of Rolling Stone (or did it already?) I'm going to beat my pen into plowshares.
Anyway, I yelled to them from my window, "Have a good show!" One of the J-Crew responded, politely enough, with a surprised, "Thank you." But when I asked what band they were in, another member of the band (I'm guessing the singer) yelled back, "Sublime!" I was sure I heard him wrong, so I asked him to repeat himself. He then yelled, "Aerosmith! We're walking to the Rose Garden!" My first thought was, "Wow. I just ran into Aerosmith." Then it hit me that, no, in fact, dude was just acting like an asshole.
So, never mind the fact that I might have looked up his band and gone to a show. If I had liked it they would have eventually ended up in the pages of this publication. Maybe that's not what they want though.
What do I know, anyway? Where do I get off thinking that a band goes through the labor of writing songs, developing a set and booking shows actually wants people to come to their gig?
Then again, parking was really bad that night. Walking to the Rose Garden from deep Southwest may have been the best option. Does anyone know if Aerosmith was in town that weekend?
-Guy
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