I Want to Buy: Ben Folds Tickets!
I have to say that so far our Lent commitment hasn’t been terribly difficult for me. In fact, I’ve wondered a few times if I should have given up something else.
But then UW-Oshkosh announced that Ben Folds is coming on April 17. Now if the show was in Milwaukee it wouldn’t tempt me so much. But it’s 20 minutes away!
You have to understand that Ben Folds is one of my all-time favorite musicians. I think he is one of the best song writers of our day. His music is largely what made me interested in playing piano when I was in jr. high/high school. I was lucky enough to have a piano teacher that could figure out songs by ear and then write up music for me and Ben Folds was one of the few people playing pop music on the piano. Remember the song “Brick?” (Technically it’s Ben Folds Five, but it still counts.) I can still play most of that on the piano today because it’s ingrained in my memory from playing it so much.
And Ben Folds is probably the only musician that Megan and I get equally excited about. For the most part we don’t mind each other’s music but there aren’t many bands that we’re both really “into.” But when Ben Folds comes on in the car we both sing along.
4 or 5 years ago, when we were dating long distance, Megan called me at work and said that she was driving up to Milwaukee (a 4 hour drive) with some friends because Ben Folds was playing. I cancelled my other plans for that night and drove down there (2 hours for me) and we enjoyed the concert together. I would say that it was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to.
So that is why it is really difficult to hold off buying tickets. If I wait and the show is sold out by Easter I will be quite devastated. It’s tempting to just buy them and then ask for forgiveness later. Terrible thought, I know- but don’t pretend something like that has never gone through your mind.
The worst part is that I know what the right thing to do is. I know there is a lesson about trusting God in this. But I want to wait and learn that lesson later- after I see Ben Folds.
I bought tickets for here in Tulsa the other day.. I missed him the last time he came through with Rufus Wainright..
tough choice..
Funny how one man’s treasure is another man’s trash. “Brick” is probably my least favorite song by any artist and any time in the history of the universe.
Forget water boarding — Muzak is the most inhumane torture known to man.
I stuck to our budget and missed 3 Haste the Days shows and Insomnium. Insomnium is from the other side of the world and had their first tour here last year. They plays 1.5 hours north of here and I didn’t go to shoot it. Totally sucks. I guess my point was to say that being a good steward is better than not. I missed an incredible show, but now looking back it’s isn’t such a big deal.
I remember that show too. We had a lot of fun somehow ending up @ the Milwaukee Airport and driving through Milwaukee, making illegal u turns, almost going the wrong way on ramps, etc. Moral of the story: never let Josh Stien drive. That was one of my fav shows too, b/c it was kind of a senior year/independence thing for me. I remember megan doing a good job driving home too, considering everyone else was completely passed out. good memories.
That’s awesome that you are being faithful with lent. Who knows maybe someone will buy the tickets for you or someone will offer you theirs? Who knows what God is working out for you