when soccer moms and dads still rock...

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564771147124354640.post-29890286611639758992008-05-05T04:47:00.000-07:002008-05-07T19:04:28.596-07:00when soccer moms and dads still rock...so after my drunk blogging escapade of thursday night left me in a chipper and cheeky mood, i had a special treat for friday night still to look forward to: i was going to see duran duran on their red carpet massacre tour with my longtime friend misa. she and i had gone to see duran duran in 1984 at the oakland coliseum for the seven and the ragged tiger tour. that was the concert when they filmed the live version of the reflex video where the waterfall comes crashing down on the crowd. <OBJECT height=355 width=425><PARAM NAME="movie" VALUE="http://www.youtube.com/v/HF-ds-pPYh8&hl=en"><PARAM NAME="wmode" VALUE="transparent"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HF-ds-pPYh8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></OBJECT> she had to remind that we were there for that taping. hello!?! we were 14 back then. yikes! now 24 years later, we were going to see them live once again. it was fun even though we didn't have the same youthful exuberence. i suppose we're a bit jaded since we didn't have to ditch school for the day and manage to traverse the san francisco bay on public transportation without adult supervision. somehow this time just didn't have the same sense of excitement, but the show was a great trip back down memory lane nonetheless. we even ran into someone we had gone to junior high with. the irony was that i had spotted him in the crowd and commented on the t-shirt he was wearing (which was a re-issue of a t-shirt that was sold back in '84) yet failed to recognize him. then, a little later, misa saw him again, but this time a bit closer and was able to make the connection. see? old-age is taking it's toll. bad eye-sight, bad memory. anyway, misa's memory played tricks on her too because she was excited that we had run into matt tamony, when in actuality it was matt tolosa; a small technicality these days when it's hard enough to remember the names of people you see everyday, let alone someone 24 years from your past. in any case it was nice to see that we weren't the only ones still holding onto a bit of nostalgia. because nothing makes the experiences of your youth seem so antiquated as when you tell your kid that you're going to see duran duran and he has no idea who they are even though he'd heard their music while growing up. oy! as i do my best simon le bon and warble: <BLOCKQUOTE>Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twisting through a dusty land And when she shines she really shows you all she can Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande</BLOCKQUOTE>he nonchalantly says, "oh yeah. i think i remember." then rolls his eyes and walks away. jerk! in any case, unlike in 1984 when a cell phone with photo and video-taking capabilities were still something in a james bond fantasy, i did try to capture a bit of the concert with my phone...for my own reference, in case 24 years from now i might have to explain to andrew's kids who duran duran was. for some of you these might bring back fond memories as well. and for the rest, well, maybe you just had to be there; in either 2008 or 1984. you'll have to pardon the sound and video quality since these were taken from my cell phone and because you might hear some bad-auditions-from-american-idol style singing coming from me. you have been warned... all she wants is with warm leatherette <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=1676146704389809909&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=4439591775651604112&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=5924788777137305380&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=7728666983858196579&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-6530001501911208266&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> save a prayer <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-739069857883752153&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=9011389868166031065&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-6493371297782475188&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=3432530935948556835&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-424507024303150608&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=136188049812129148&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed> <BLOCKQUOTE>but before you leave, let me remind you... “Everyone has a photographic memory. 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