The Notwist

I've just come back from the Bowery Ballroom. I saw the Notwist. They were about what I expected, which was great. Neon Golden was one of my favorite albums of 2003. For the second song of their first encore they played "Consequence." This past summer I once took a bus to Connecticut. The bus was delayed, and after it left Penn Station the bus proceeded to drive through local traffic, making stops along the way. I listened to that song and tried to forget where I was going and what was going on around me.

In the middle of the floor at the Ballroom stood a man almost seven feet tall. Years ago, I accompanied Y.K.J. to an Ani Difranco concert. I was the tallest person in an audience of prepubescent girls. I was probably also the oldest person there, and one of very few males. Lin tells me she once saw Alanis Morrisette and was the oldest person in the audience. She also saw the Indigo Girls and thinks she was the only straight woman in the audience. F.S. tells me he was hit on by a gay man this past weekend. I think I'd be flattered. Though I guess it would depend on the situation.

You're the colour,
you're the movement
and the spin.

Never
could it stay with me
the whole day long.

Fail with consequence,
lose with elequence
and smile.

I'm not in this movie,
I'm not in this song. Posted by eku at February 4, 2004 12:43 AM