Here's how to tell if someone is a good friend or not. Call your friend up a few weeks before Live8:
You: Hey, we might be going to cover Live8. Want to come along as my guest?
Friend: No way! That is awesome! This is going to be so cool. I really owe you for this one, I mean, I've seen Roger Waters on his solo tours and I saw Pink Floyd in the nineties, but they haven't played together in like 25 years! I wasn't even going to concerts yet when they broke up. This is huge! Paul McCartney, REM, U2, Sting, The Killers, Velvet Revolver...wow!
You: (Long pause.) We aren't going to the London show. We're covering it from Philly.
Friend: When is this show again? Oh, July 2nd. I think I have a wedding to go to. Let me check. (Short pause.) Yep, I can't travel that weekend. Can't believe I forgot about that! Well, enjoy the show without me. Hey, I have another call coming in that I need to catch.
So my good friend Walter is coming down to cover the show with us. I think he would have come down if it was just a Stevie Wonder concert. How cool is that?
1. I don't blame the first guy. I'm stuck with the Philly show too. What a sad state the popular music in the United States must be if this is representative. Can we at least trade velvet revlolver and the killers or something? Or Green Day?!
Posted at 10:56PM on Jul 1st 2005 by Devin