Buffalo Boy's Blog

I was going to post about the Hip show on Sunday but got distracted with other higher priority things.

That said, the show was awesome as always. I don't think I have been to a bad Tragically Hip show and I have been to 19 now. For the money...$59, you don't get a better show these days. The passion and the quality of music is really second to none right now. They consistently put out quality records from beginning to end and live, they can play any song from their entire catalog on any given night.

So, overall the concert was great musically. Here are a few of the negative experiences:

First, to the asshole who forgot to use the bathroom before the show....go take a crap before so my eyes aren't watering from your stink. Our whole row was disgusted by it.

Second, what is it with certain Hip fans that they feel they have to throw stuff at the stage? Haven't we learned the lesson from Spring Fest at UB years ago? Grape Jam in Erie, Pa? You get unruly at their shows and they will end the show. Now, what was thrown wasn't anything big, a small empty water bottle and a stuffed bear, but still.

The song Hundreth Meridian contains the lyric "I remember Buffalo..." That line is about UB when Gord Downie, lead singer, was hit in the head with a shoe. I was at the show.

Third, if you are at a concert and in the beer line during an intermission, BE CONSIDERATE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. For what ever reason Artpark had aluminum cans. So they had to pop them open and pour from cans into plastic cups. They should have had a two per person per trip, but they did not and what that created was just FUBAR. Guys in front of me were getting beer for themselves and 10 of their friends and taking 5+ minutes a piece. I got up to the front and got one. For me. Tell your friends to get their asses in line and get their own.

Here is a little clip, Hundreth Meridian from that show at Artpark, listen for the Buffalo reference: