So yeah, White Stripes. I took in the first of a three night stand in Detroit to end the tour last night. Jack and Meg seemed loose and happy to be home. What else can I say? They do what they do and they do it well. If you’ve seen them live, you know what I mean, if you haven’t, well, aren’t you a loser?
A couple noteworthy things before I go:
1. The box office released the front row tickets the morning of the show. I was slightly pissed. I had great seats, but it’s always nice to be able to see Jack sweat and Meg bounce.
2. It seems that whenever I go to a show that brings in over 1,000 people, I get stuck by either Greased Up Douche Bag Frat Boy or Spaced Out Dancing Dude. Both can ruin a good concert.
3. I arrived around 8:00 and still missed the opening act M. Ward. Earlier in the week I had wanted to see him, but after listening to his new record Transistor Radio (it is good, don’t get me wrong), I sort of lost interest. And once the White Stripes hit the stage, any lingering regret I had about not arriving earlier disappeared. The Stripes took the stage at 8:30 and played almost nonstop for close to two hours.
4. I totally got snagged taking a picture of the White Stripes with my cell phone. First off, I didn’t even get the picture off. Second, it’s not like it would have been any good. But, whatever.
Another concert in the books. Another ticket stub to add to my collection.
Stuff to Sample: The White Stripe's "Death Letter/Grinning In Your Face" and "Boll Weevil" live in Germany on May 19, 2003.
Stuff to Steal: The entire White Stripe's performance at the Glastonbury Festival on June 24, 2005 can be found here. Sound quality is excellent!
What amazed me the most about this show was not the previously mentioned Greased Up Douche Bag Frat Boy's behavior, but the fact that he was pulled out at least 3 times by ushers to explain his alcohol-induced antics and still was not thrown out. What the fuck? If you have to tell someone more than once to knock it off, tell them to get the hell out.
I agree. There was plenty of reason to toss his ass. I would have enjoyed seeing that. I would have also enjoyed seeing Angry Boyfriend Of Girl That Greased Up Douche Bag Frat Boy groped pound some blood into that nice Gucci shirt he was wearing.