Duran Duran- December 14, 2008- Wellmont Theatre

I spent a lot of money for the cab fare for this event- $90.00. That was even more than the ticket price. I was just too afraid to drive to Montclair. I didn’t even think to look into the public transportation situation. Maybe there is a train station near this venue.

  

   I bought my first digital camera the day before this event. I have never brought a camera to a concert before so I don’t know what made me want to do so this time. I am wishing that I hadn’t. I was going snap happy with it.

   

   This sort of took away from my total enjoyment of the music. I am not good at multi-tasking which is what it felt like I was trying to do. The battery had died before the last 4 or 5 songs.

  

   I didn’t even realize how much overboard I went until looking at the shots later; I took more at this event than I did during my trips to Switzerland and Germany. That is pretty bad.

  

   I went to a used bookstore before getting on the line. I got a book about dream interpretation there. I mentioned this to the two girls in front of me. They thought that it was cool that I have lots of DD dreams.

   

   The couple behind me, a Greek guy and Hungarian girl, were nice. They met at an airport after a DD concert. He told me that they were going to a club in the city that Roger Taylor would be doing his DJ thing at. He said that I should go too. Part of me was interested but mostly that just isn’t my scene, not even when a DD guy is a part of it.

   

   He also mentioned that he likes the group The Killers and that they would be going to a show of theirs soon. Or was it that they had been at one recently?

   

   I was on that line for nearly 3 hours. I was able to get in about a 3^rd row position, to the left, naturally.  The two girls next to me were from PA.

   

   I was so happy that they performed “Is There Something I Should Know?” I had never seen this at a concert before and was praying that they would do it.  I like “The Valley” off of the new album.

   

   I saw Stacey in the front row. She let me borrow her cell phone to call the cab company. I told her about the dead camera battery. She said that she always has a spare one with her.

   

   I can’t remember what kind of shirts that Simon and John changed into before the encore. I had wanted to take a photo of this. I am pretty sure that John still had on his armband.

   

   The one girl who was talking to Stacey and me was so excited about the fact that Roger gave her his drumstick. She had such a sparkle in her eyes when she was talking about him.

  

   While I was waiting for the cab outside, I talked to a couple of people, a Goth girl who said that she liked my earrings and a lady who was walking her Bichon Frise. I just had to pet that cute doggie.

  

   Some people wanted to hang around outside the theater with hopes of seeing the DD guys when they left it. I don’t think that I would ever be interested in doing that.

   

   I told Charles, the cab driver, that I had been at a concert. He asked me who I had seen. I told him but also mentioned that I was feeling ashamed to admit this. He said that I shouldn’t be. I know, but I just can’t seem to get over this feeling regarding that group.

   

   It is kind of ridiculous that I saw this show as a birthday treat, a week early. I am sure that other fans would not be ashamed to think and/or say such a thing. Some might even think I am strange for being embarrassed about liking Duran Duran.

   

   I gave my Buffy a big hug when I got home. This made me feel a little bit better about my screw up. I didn’t think of the fact that seeing a camera flash going off so much during a show might be annoying to the performers on stage.

  

   I hope that I at least got some good photos out of this. That might make me feel a little less mad at myself for going bonkers with my new camera. I want to take some pictures of my sweet spaniel tomorrow. She is much cuter than the DD guys anyhow.

Buffy

Dreamtime-

August 5, 2008- Duran Duran at College

I was in my bedroom only it didn’t have any windows. When I opened the door, I discovered that my room had been re-created in a very different setting that of what resembled the community college that I had taken classes at in the late 80s and early 90s.

   I did some exploring and noticed that there were not that many doors or windows here. I hadn’t noticed any exit doors either. I went into the cafeteria. The food here looked good. There hadn’t been a purse in my room so I couldn’t buy anything.

    I had only encountered about 6 people so far. Three of these included the girls who were now seated at one of the tables. I was feeling very tired now probably due to some sort of alien influence. I sat down and lay my head on the table to rest.

   A little while later, I heard some men talking nearby. When I looked up I saw 3 familiar people- John Taylor, Roger Taylor, and Simon Le Bon. I am usually happy to see them but for some reason this time I was not in a good mood. I also was feeling very overwhelmed and missed my Buffy pup.

   I overheard them mentioning a filming schedule for the video that they were shooting there. It was odd but interesting that they had chosen this location for that.

   I ran out of the room and tried going back to my bedroom but couldn’t find it; it was as if it had disappeared. I then saw Roger and a camera guy walking in my direction. I panicked and hid in one of the classrooms.

   I sat on the floor under the teachers’ desk. I felt like crying. I heard the door being opened and was a little scared. I saw John coming towards me.  Were they going to use this room for filming?

   He gave me a comforting hug and then left. That was extremely peculiar but also kind of nice. When I went out into the hallway, I saw a guy who looked like Brendan Fraser standing near the lockers. He smiled and said “Everything is going to be alright.”

   I decided to go back to the cafeteria but after seeing an Exit sign suddenly appear nearby, I went towards that instead. I couldn’t figure out why I seemed to be the only one who had been trapped inside this environment. I hoped that I would be able to finally go outside.

   The door did open for me. I walked a little ways to a parking lot. I wondered if my car- either my own 2005 Kia or Mom’s 1984 Buick Century which often shows up in these holodeck storylines- was here. I didn’t have a key for any vehicle though.

   I was no longer even there a minute later. I was back in my room in reality. My sweet spaniel Buffy was sitting on the latch hook rug that Grandma-at-the-farm had made for me. I gave her a big hug. She makes me happier than any music group, including Duran Duran, ever could.