Rockin’ with the old people
posted in Mom Rants, Mom Friends |What happens when you take two 30-something moms and send them to the Coldplay concert? They fit right in. I’ll admit, I was little hesitant heading into last night’s concert. What with the fact that I haven’t gone to a big-arena show sober in quite sometime. I’m sure the last time I headed to the United Center to see a band, I really didn’t care about guzzling beer on a weeknight. But in the land of mom, nothing sounds worse that swilling multiple beers on a Wednesday night when the concert didn’t start until 9 pm. As my friend put it,
I’ll fall asleep if I have a beer right now.
But, we were in good company. Never in my life have I seen more pregnant women, grey hairs and all out PEOPLE LIKE ME in one place. You know you’re at an old people concert when no one spills beer on your purse and the faintest smell of a certain smoke makes everyone gossip in their seats.
Which was fine with me. Aside from a few lame-o guys trying their very worst pick up lines on my friend and I, (all I wanted to hear was the song “Yellow.” I didn’t want to engage in a discussion of the band “blowing their load early”) no one really bothered me and I walked out smelling fresh as an arena seat. I didn’t get to sit down enough, but I also didn’t get dirty stares when I rested my old legs after 70 minutes of standing.
I needed to conserve my energy for that long walk to my car. Which led to my house. And bed. Which I was grateful to see at 11:30 pm. Sorry, Pete. It’s too late for me to die before I get old. I am already there.
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