This is the second concert in as many weeks. That's almost as many concerts as I've been to in my life. This week at Universal was Huey Lewis and the News. The music was great - only maybe four songs I didn't know.

However, it wasn't a top-notch experience. Those that know me know that I am not a people person. I am the left hemisphere of 700 Chilled Brains: analytical, rational, logical. My appreciation of a concert is mostly technical: the playing, the showmanship, the mix, the effects/lights/etc. So crowds just don't work for me. Unfortunately, my personal space was seriously violated by an older couple grinding behind me (thankfully it was behind me). After getting bumped and rubbed in the ass for the 20th time, I started to think I owed them money.

It's with mixed feelings that I go to these concerts of unfairly-termed dinosaur bands. On one hand, the artists seem to be genuinely touched that people still want to hear their music and watch them play. On the other hand, they must have it in the back of their mind that they used to play to much larger crowds in much larger venues. Better to burn out than to fade away? I just hope they are keeping their dignity.