Goodbye, Pedro

Pedro has been dead three years today, which is longer than he was alive. I still miss him.

We went to The Magnetic Fields concert last night. Poor Chris had to deal with the agony of sitting through two bands he hated, but he did it because he loves me.

I got a small taste of what he was feeling when the opening act played. He had a great singing voice but he was too performance arty for me. I felt that hell must be a little like what we were listening to, only without the benefit of having cough drops to suck on during the show.

It’s strange how much time changes. The last time I saw The Magnetic Fields was in a smoky, crowded tiny club. The band was fantastic back then. Last night’s show was in a huge, seated indoor area with people from 16 to 60 in the audience, and The Magnetic Fields, I am sorry to say, needed more practice.

Some of the singing was out of tune, and the cellist kept flubbing notes. I still love them, but I wanted to take them home and make them practice. They were much more laid-back and funny this time around, though. They seemed to enjoy themselves more on stage.

But my theory is that even if your primary day job isn’t music-related any more, you need to be in tune while you’re performing at venues that add $7 in “convenience” charges to each ticket.

Posted by: ssjane | May 23, 2004 | 1:27 pm
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