I felt so old

When I was a teenager, living in South Africa, I loved the band Sisters of Mercy. They were mine and mine alone. I didn't like them because of someone else, or because they reminded of someone else. They were just played a lot at the clubs I went to, and they made me feel better when I was depressed. This is kind of weird when I think back on it now, because they have a very depressing sound. A lot like The Cure, I suppose. I dreamed of seeing them in concert one day when I would be in a country they'd actually come and play. But by the time I moved back to the US, they were only touring with music festivals in the UK. Figures...

This year they are doing their first US tour in who-knows-how-long. I was so excited when I found out. Max (and everyone else I asked) was not interested, so I bought myself one ticket for the Warfield, fairly near the front upstairs. Again, I must state that I was so excited. It felt like my life was coming full circle in a way.

Here are my reasons why the show sucked:

1. I Sat sandwiched between two very fat people. (Think Chris Farley on SNL, when he yells at someone 'leave me alone I'm starving!')
2. The band fogged out the entire auditorium, including the lobby outside, the bar and the t-shirt booths. Because of this, I did not actually get to see the band. At one point the lights shone through the fog and I could see there were 3 people. I don't know if there even was a drummer or not.
3. The lead singer didn't say two words to the audience. I actually didn't even know he had walked on, until he started singing. That's how little you could see of the stage.
4. I paid $60 for my ticket.
5. The staff were forced to open all doors and windows beyond the auditorium to get rid of the fog, so it was freezing.

After 1.5 hours I walked out along with droves of other people. There were lots of people who had moved out to the bar and were just sitting on couches drinking, and chatting. And when I finally walked out onto the street (you cant go back in once you leave) I saw a lot of people there as well. People just as sick of the fog...

As one person posted on Craigslist:

I could not believe all I saw was fog all nite and they were just sampling
everything!! No drummer? No bass player?? What a rip off!! Should have stayed
home and listened to the album in the dark!!

And I realized that there was no coming full circle. What was good back then may not be good now. And the fact that I couldn't find anyone to join me at the show was probably a sign.