On Monday I drove up to Columbus to see Tegan and Sara perform. I went to the show alone, which was a first for me, because Wonder Boy had to work and my Columbus friends weren’t available. Despite the long drive, the show was well worth it. The Canadian mulleted twins did not disappoint. I will say that they weren’t as eager and cute as they were the first time I saw them, but they’ve been on your for while so I think some fatigue is expected.
The opening act was this band called Northern State and they were highly entertaining. Oddly, I was left, and am still pondering, the question of whether or not they were good. The group basically has three front-women, with one man on drums and another woman who plays keyboards and guitar / bass. The thing is, the girls rapped. White-girl rapped. That, in case you don’t know, is a distinct genre of rap. Now, you might think that is racist. I don’t care. If you saw these girls’ moves – you’d agree. Lordy! But they were fun. And I’ll be honest – I bought their new CD – “Can I Keep This Pen.” The song “Sucka Mofo” is brilliant.
So after I left the show and was still in that ear-ringing period bliss after good live music, I walked to my car only to find a parking ticket. It seemed an appropriate addition to both an evening that seemed like a lot of work (at least a lot of driving) and a month that has included two pricey car repairs and a speeding ticket. Ah well. The next day I got online and begrudgingly paid the ticket. Online. WHERE I WAS CHARGED A CONVENIENCE FEE. What is this? Ticketmaster? More disturbing that the $5 fee to pay my fee was the fact that I had to create a username and password to pay the fine so that way things could go more smoothly if I was a repeat visitor to the site.
Um, excuse me?
I think things are pretty badly off when you have people getting so many speeding tickets that you create a system to make the paying of them more conducive for repeat offenders. Like, maybe if things get to that state, you need to instead address why people are getting the tickets in the first place.
Ah well, the $51 that just went to help for office supplies in Columbus will not taint the evening if lady rock.
