What's My Age, Again? (#1.04)

Remember how I promised to talk about music?

Last night, I went to the Hollywood Bowl to see My Chemical Romance and Blink-182.  It was a great show, although it did seem a bit short.

During the Blink part of the show, they played their song "What's My Age, Again?" and Renée leaned over and said, "That line always reminds me of you."

The line goes:

"Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by TV shows"

My response was another lyric from the song:

"I never want to act my age"

But still, the line does describe me very well.  Twenty-three years old and I am definitely still more amused by TV shows.  And I really don't ever want to act my age.  Deal with it!

Back to the music, though, I also went to see Jimmy Eat World at the Wiltern a little over a week ago for the 10th anniversary show for their album Bleed American.

They played every song from Bleed American:

1. Bleed American

2. A Praise Chorus

3. The Middle

4. Your House

5. Sweetness

6. Hear You Me

7. If You Don't, Don't

8. Get It Faster

9. Cautioners

10. The Authority Song

11. My Sundown

And it was awesome.  They also played a ton of their other songs after a quick break.  For my fourth time seeing them live, Jimmy Eat World never disappoints.

I love going to concerts and try to go as much as possible, especially in a place like LA where there are plenty of shows to see.  It can get expensive, though, so sometimes I have to limit myself to how much I really want to see a particular band or artist.

Of course, I have a spreadsheet detailing all the shows I have been to - I am my father's daughter.*  It starts back at my first concert on July 22, 1998 at Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus, Ohio to see the Spice Girls and ends with last night's show at the Hollywood Bowl.  There are over a hundred artists in between, although some of those are repeats and a bunch all have shows in common (like all the bands I saw at Coachella).  Still, I love music and most of the time, it's much better when it's live.

Anyway, this post was pretty pointless, except to show you all that I do have interests outside of television, even when that separate interest just serves to remind me (and my friends) of my first love.

At some point, I plan to get really detailed on how important music is for television and film.  I took a couple of classes on this in college and find that the subject really interests me.  The way music is used in shaping a scene is one of my more specific passions and I plan to speak on the subject heavily.  However, that day is not today and so I will leave you with only this question: What is the best concert you have ever attended?

* If you don't know my Dad, he is notoriously known for his spreadsheets.