

I stuffed the two shirts in the pockets of my jeans and claimed a spot about 50 feet from the stage. There were a few CDs for $15 each, but nothing I didn't already own.

At $25 each, I couldn't pass up that opportunity.

After failing to find any T-shirts I liked online in recent weeks, I pounced at the chance to buy a couple shirts from the official merchandise stall. Then I made my way to Echo Beach via the TTCs' replacement bus service. I've also sampled the new songs that haven't been released, so I was highly anticipating an almost perfect night, and expecting to know every song.Īs usual, my ritual started with a visit to Trimurti on Queen Street West for a pre-concert Chicken Jalfrezi. In the past week or so, I've been playing every CD just about every day. I must have listened to that at least 40 times. Since the concert was announced in early June, I've been playing a list of 45 songs that have been played at one time or another on the current tour. I've now seen every band in my Top 10, so it was nice to check the last one off my list. Augwas a big day for me it marked the first time I ever saw Modest Mouse live.
