Living in luxury
I went last night to see The Swell Season at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. If you're not familiar, The Swell Season is the name used by Glen Hansard and Marketa Iraglova from the movie Once. They were also joined by Glen's other band, The Frames, as back up. They were great. Not one bad note by anyone. You had Glen belting out those screams where you stop for a second and wonder "is he still singing, or just screaming in key?" The kind that make you feel the pain that he feels, like you're the one living it too. He also was delivering some storyteller commentary in between songs that sounded awesome in a thick Irish accent. The movie was good, but there is nothing liking seeing things with your own eyes and live interaction. Which brings me to the next point....
Before the show, a waitress selling giant cans of Bud Light comes by and wants to know if I want anything. I ask what beers they have and how much they are. She tells me that the regular beers are $5 and that big swill they call Bud is $8. I remark somewhat jokingly that $5 for a beer is highway robbery, to which she replies " well you know going out is a luxury."
A luxury eh. 60 years ago, before tv, they called going out to see live entertainment just entertainment. kinda like we call tv or movies today. That's all there was. So now, seeing someone live in person is a luxury. I'm just curious, will it soon be a luxury to see a live person at a bank, a store, on a phone? Will the people really buy into this BS? The state of Michigan tried pulling this a year ago by putting a tax on all ticketable events, saying it was a luxury as well. That would have included movie theatres. movie theatres? a luxury? so basically the only thing that isn't a luxury is staying in your house and watching your damn idiot box. Apparently there was enough outrage because the state legislature decided to not do it. for now. If you ask me, I'm done with seeing things on tv or online. I want to see it in person. I want to see the real deal, living, breathing, mistakes and all. I want to smell the air, feel the thump in my chest, hear the roar of the crowd. you can't replace it. it's an experience, as life should be not some imitation virtual reality.
Before the show, a waitress selling giant cans of Bud Light comes by and wants to know if I want anything. I ask what beers they have and how much they are. She tells me that the regular beers are $5 and that big swill they call Bud is $8. I remark somewhat jokingly that $5 for a beer is highway robbery, to which she replies " well you know going out is a luxury."
A luxury eh. 60 years ago, before tv, they called going out to see live entertainment just entertainment. kinda like we call tv or movies today. That's all there was. So now, seeing someone live in person is a luxury. I'm just curious, will it soon be a luxury to see a live person at a bank, a store, on a phone? Will the people really buy into this BS? The state of Michigan tried pulling this a year ago by putting a tax on all ticketable events, saying it was a luxury as well. That would have included movie theatres. movie theatres? a luxury? so basically the only thing that isn't a luxury is staying in your house and watching your damn idiot box. Apparently there was enough outrage because the state legislature decided to not do it. for now. If you ask me, I'm done with seeing things on tv or online. I want to see it in person. I want to see the real deal, living, breathing, mistakes and all. I want to smell the air, feel the thump in my chest, hear the roar of the crowd. you can't replace it. it's an experience, as life should be not some imitation virtual reality.
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