hi kids! i am sure i am not the only one who will write in with a review or musings about the show this evening but i just have the compelling desire to share right now. okay, it could be because i am still a bit drunk from the after-show at the derby. i also had my first cigarette in over a year tonight so you will have to forgive my candidness. the show was strange. at least it was a strange experience for me. i have been into the band since 1997 and went so far as to go to chicago from la to see them in 1998 because i thought it was the closest they were ever going to get to me. and seeing the show proved me right. it was a miracle they got through a song without falling apart. it was beautiful because it felt like you were witnessing a miracle in the making. tonight, much like how they were two years ago, they were a different band. they are so much more professional and together now. last tour i was impressed, this time i was left with the empty feeling that my band had disappeared. the beauty and fragility were gone and replaced by slick production. don't get me wrong, the new songs are lush and very complex. they are a more mature band now, but something was missing even from the old songs they played. mind you i was up in the cheap seats of section b row a. it was the best i could do after missing the pre-sale in june. i had to wade through wrestling fans and people picking up harry potter books for those tickets. tonight the band just seemed so small and far away. the intensity was missing from the show for me. i am used to being up close where i can watch their every move and enjoy every moment. tonight, i was remote and cut off from the band. i was even feeling cut off from the fans until i went up to the "party" section at the top of the theatre. i felt like i couldn't dance and enjoy the show from where i was sitting. that is the thing, i was sitting and so was everyone around me. the pit wasn't even moving around too much. when i noticed all the fun that was going on in cheap seats, i gave up my good viewing point in lieu of getting to dance and have a great time.. belle and sebastian, they will always have a place in my heart but they have moved on. the people at the show were the usual suspects but there were new people there as well. i look forward to hearing the new cd, but just remind me for next time that i have to be in the pit to enjoy the show. otherwise i feel like i am on another world from them. cheerios, jennifer juniper p.s. so what was in the treasure chest for la? i would really love to find out! :o) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+