Twice in a 25h span (Monday and Tuesday nites)

Twice in two days @ Vic. Mothers bothtimes. Firsttime wayupstairs - backittybackrow away from the pit area where the heat and closedin gatherdness of the young people awayed us. Second nite - the pit, where it was far more hospitipal w. the above18 crowd being all old and that sorta stuff.

We went out to eat first. Of course we have our favourite places. Monday was the Noodle shop @ the end of her street. Ate the regular goodies - Mongolian beef for me, w. chopstix i so love to use after seventy too many Kurasawa flix - her Pad Thai. Thai Ice cafe allaround. Quickwalk 'cause we were time budgeted. Pregame meal the second nite was that baked chicked place on corner of Broadway and Belmont - we shared the 1/2chix special. Suck great mashed poataoes and bread to go along w. ther chicken that made the place name. We eat @ either maybe once every two weeks. Good, cheap, and these two nites onthe way to walk to the Vic.

Both shows basically identiucal, except for our viewing stations - upupandaway -v- @ their feet. Both shows basically shining. Ive made the remark before that I love this band best when the guitarist strums - he's so pickish and quiet, but when the chords come out, i tend to move. Best exemplified in "Chicken with his head cut off" Most of the show, however, were those quite and slow songs which i enjoyed - but wishing they'd rock more. In truth, "chicken" was one of the very few uptempo sides the whole nite. Dominate did the dour deep sides that to me characterize most of the stuff they have done since ... well, 1992.

And QUIET Laet we feared we were and we walked into such a quiet arena - a place where Ive seen Oasis, for Gods sake! The magnetic Fields are kinda like a chamber group, if i'm correct inwhatever achamber group is - but the acoustic guitar, cello, grandpiano, ukelale and Stephin merrits dour demanear hush the entie crowd always. Nobody talks during the songs. Nobody. well, hushed asides like 'i need to visit the loo' but no banter or yobbo yap. Mothers had no clue what to expect, and I was amused in showing her this sorta rock show.

As always, when you see this band twice in 24h, you want to see them more. verymuch fun to go bothtimes, and'dbeen fun to hang w. Mothers on wednesdaynite w. the magnetic fields as well.

Except they were in Iowa.