The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Like most musical acts, they have changed over the years. I still love them just the same. Their choices of tunage and creative forces over the years have slightly wondered off the path of my liking.. but seeing them LIVE lights a fire inside of me like Nobody's Bidness. Nothing seems to have changed when it's them on stage, doing their thing. SO......
They are coming to my home town. Tickets went on sale just 20 minutes ago. I have seen them before, but This time I want to see them CLOSE. They are one of my all time favorite bands. Why should I go sit extremely far away.. only Wishing I was closer the whole time? So of course I was online at 10:00 exactly. But... I Knew what was coming. A crock of horseshit is what was coming. "Tickets go on sale Friday at 10AM". BULLSHIT! Other companies snatch up all the good seats first... THEN the rest of the shit seats go on sale. So, the very first ticket I come across is "floor" (which excited me quite a bit), but it was in the Very back of the floor.. and.. I am not sure if I would be able to squiggle my way up front or not.. because it's not general admission. So, I'm not gonna take that chance of being stuck way in the effing back.. on the (flat) floor.. when I could try to get closer, but up on a riser. So.... I try again (maybe 5 after at this point). Section 103.. that's where I was the last time I saw them and - sure it was a HIGH-AS-A-KITE-WHILE-COMPLETELY-SOBER experience for me.. but I remember saying "Next time they come, I'm getting much better seats." So THEN... I try stubhub. What a joke. The same section 103 is now triple the price of what I just saw. So I go back to ticketmaster... and.. it's saying "tickets not available online" which triggers my panic reflex and I think "Oh fuck, they're sold out already". What another crock of shit. They are not at All sold out. There are an Assload of tickets sitting somewhere right now, just waiting to be bought.
I had a choice to make. Do I get all depressed because there's a chance I'll either get really shitty seats or I won't be going at all?? Or... do I say "Who gives an Eff" and... go on with my life.. happily skipping along? How do I want to live my life? How do YOU want to live your life? It helps when I look at "The Big Picture". The "Grand Scheme" I like to call it. Step back and look at the universe as if you were the creator of it all. Is it Really worth it??? Getting upset not to see Michael "Flea" Balzary in all his sweaty, naked glory, busting out the most badass rockin' bass guitar riffs you've ever heard?? Haha... part of me says Yes. But the other part of me is realizing there is a much smarter, calmer way of dealing with things. And it's F.R.E.E. The freedom that we all have inside of us, regardless of race, religion, social status.
Choice.
Such a simple little word with Enormous power. So yeah, I think I've come pretty freakin' far. From getting all jammed up inside, filling my body and soul with disappointment and sadness to... the hippy, tree-hugger way out of that mess: Oh well. It's.. Oh-Kay. We can do that with Everything in our lives. We just gotta learn How.
Probably Thee #1 favorite thing of mine is seeing live music. I do have a job and I do make "paper" and I think spending that paper on something you love is much more fulfilling than giving it to Duquesne Light. Haha. You are buying enjoyment. If I can sit at this desk and they can hand me green paper that I hand on over to a concert venue, and they can deliver me a live-in-the-flesh, musical treat of a group of guys that have been giving me enjoyment for oh.. 20+ years now.. YEAH. I'd say that's a fucking Deal and a Half. The question Is.. how Much green paper are you willing to spare????
[why is it Green by the way?] Here's why: It was the only pigment readily available and in huge quantities that will be able to supply the needs of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Also the chemicals in the color were highly resistant to the usual wear and tear, which is important so that the print on the paper will not fade out.
Okay, so this is all well and good but, I am still a student. I have learned about the beauty of choice in Some aspects of my life, while still stuggling in other areas. I will continue to work on it. Choosing to not get upset about a concert, pales in comparison to some others. Haha.. I know this. What will I do? Keep on learnin'.. and keep on truckin'.
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