Yeah Yeah Yeah

I went to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform last night at Radio City Music Hall. What a big venue! And I was way! way! up! To see the Yeah! Yeah Yeahs! The ticket was part of my "I must do New York things while I am in New York." You see, when I was working in Sierra Leone, I used to complain to myself that I missed, oh so much, the culture! the nightlife! the opera! the theatre! the concerts! of New York. But I also knew at the back of my mind that I never ever really took advantage of all that New York had to offer. So, in the last year, it's been consciously on my mind that I must rock the body electric and get my body out to these venues and places.

So, there I was, with my charcoal gray suit, my super white shirt, my red silk tie (which I removed just prior to entering the concert venue and stuffed into the inner pocket of my jacket). Oh, and with my two pockets jammed full and bulging with my (1) work blackberry, (2) personal cell phone, (3) wallets (OK, fine, this was my back pocket, so that makes three bulging pockets), (4) ipod and headphones, (5) keys (with Duane Reade discount card, D'Agastino discount card, and then mailbox key, front door key, building entrance key, and some random key that I think opens my brother's old storage locker in Newark, New Jersey), and (6) my work ID.

Once Puxoticus and I were inside, we made straight for the bar. Novice that she is, I told Pux to just get hard liquor on the rocks b/c it does the job efficiently but doesn't make you feel bloated and/or need to go to the bathroom. But she mumbled something about taste and liking to enjoy what she was drinking. I don't understand those types - when it comes to alcohol, I can be entirely utilitarian.

The concert was great. Well, the first two songs had me wondering whether I had made a big mistake, and should instead have spent the night home with my television. (My TV has yet to fail me. Well, my TV coupled with my DVR have yet to fail me.) But then we hit my favorite songs, and we were on a roll: Soft Shock, Cheated Heart, and, suddenly the music was good! Later, they performed an incredible version of Maps, dramatically done with orchestra-like instruments (violins! beautiful!).

Overall: a very good concert.