Comments on: Monday ticket ticker: David Byrne in Seattle http://blogs.wenatcheeworld.com/aholmes/2008/11/17/monday-ticket-ticker-david-byrne-in-seattle/ Blogs by the staff of The Wenatchee World Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:43:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Abby Holmes http://blogs.wenatcheeworld.com/aholmes/2008/11/17/monday-ticket-ticker-david-byrne-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-6943 Abby Holmes Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:48:53 +0000 http://blogs.wenatcheeworld.com/aholmes/2008/11/17/monday-ticket-ticker-david-byrne-in-seattle/#comment-6943 But Doug, haven't you heard? Sixty is the new 40! :) Seriously, yes, concerts like these don't happen near as often as they used to. It's become more a pertinent pursuit than a leisure activity, especially for people of my generation who have only recently had the opportunity to see these people perform. And these days, $45 is a bargain for tickets to see someone of Byrne's caliber. Byrne fans, get while the gettin's good. But Doug, haven’t you heard? Sixty is the new 40! :)
Seriously, yes, concerts like these don’t happen near as often as they used to. It’s become more a pertinent pursuit than a leisure activity, especially for people of my generation who have only recently had the opportunity to see these people perform. And these days, $45 is a bargain for tickets to see someone of Byrne’s caliber. Byrne fans, get while the gettin’s good.

]]> By: Doug Shirk http://blogs.wenatcheeworld.com/aholmes/2008/11/17/monday-ticket-ticker-david-byrne-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-6942 Doug Shirk Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:18:57 +0000 http://blogs.wenatcheeworld.com/aholmes/2008/11/17/monday-ticket-ticker-david-byrne-in-seattle/#comment-6942 My wife and I do merchandising for a living. One of the stores we work in (a major grocery chain) recently updated it's backround music to include such songs as "White Wedding" and "Another Brick In The Wall". I realised they had made the change when I found myself walking down the frozen isle singing "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around..." as the "muzak" played "Life During Wartime" from 1979's "Fear of Music" LP. I don't really think there's a point to this missive except that when what was cutting edge becomes acceptable enough to be played in grocery stores, it's time to make sure you go see these guys every time they're available. "Life" is almost 30 years old, Byrne is 56, and people like David Gilmore and Jimmy Page are in their mid 60's. Like it or not, they're (like me) are getting old. At least physically..... My wife and I do merchandising for a living. One of the stores we work in (a major grocery chain) recently updated it’s backround music to include such songs as “White Wedding” and “Another Brick In The Wall”. I realised they had made the change when I found myself walking down the frozen isle singing “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around…” as the “muzak” played “Life During Wartime” from 1979’s “Fear of Music” LP.

I don’t really think there’s a point to this missive except that when what was cutting edge becomes acceptable enough to be played in grocery stores, it’s time to make sure you go see these guys every time they’re available. “Life” is almost 30 years old, Byrne is 56, and people like David Gilmore and Jimmy Page are in their mid 60’s. Like it or not, they’re (like me) are getting old. At least physically…..

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