Third Decade

Observation #27: Music Babes

I caught a concert clip the other night of a few songs by The Bangles.  Most thirtiers will know who they were, but to remind, they were the '80s all-female band from SoCal that had hits like "Walking Like An Egyptian" and "Manic Monday".  I owned one Bangles album and was never a big fan, but I did think it was cool for four chicks ladies to be in a band and make popular music.

So as I'm watching the first song in this concert, the camera cuts to Susanna Hoffs.  She is and was the main vocalist in the band though the other members did some singing also.  As Ms. Hoffs started to sing, the first thought that popped into my head was: "wow, she's still hot!".  It's the truth.  In the eighties I thought she was one of the babes in popular music, and now that I see her again I think she's as gorgeous as she was two decades ago - and still has the figure.

I looked her up on wikipedia and her birthday is listed as 1959!  That can't be right.  If she looks like that at 50 then I'm even more impressed. 

Now I'm flashing back to other rock babes of the eighties.  Think that deserves a post of it's own.  As images of Wendy O'Williams and Dale Bozio flash in my head, I'll touch on them later.  As for dreamgirl Susanna...well done.

Observation #13: Glastonbury 2008 Part II

C'mon.  Whatever kind of music you like, how can you not like this...!?

Observation #12: Glastonbury 2008

One of the best music festivals of any year.

Observation #2: Distracted Crowds

I watched a few hours of the Live Earth concerts last weekend.  These concerts for the campaign to fight climate change were held in cities on all 7 continents.  One thing I noticed - it seems concert audiences in Europe are in general far more enthusiastic than audiences in the States.  I took notice to the crowds in London and Australia - the way they were into the music, the volume of their singing along, the waving of hands.   
The crowd in New Jersey looked barely interested.  Many in the crowd appeared to have the same enthusiasm as they would have at their company picnics.  It just seems to me that concerts are bigger  events in Europe than they are here.  They crowds in Europe seem to go to these events for the music and atmosphere, whereas in the States they seem to come for the booze, weed, and their one or two favorite songs.

Regardless, the shows went off very well and it was a very well produced event.  Let's hope that it accomplishes it's goal of really kicking off a new level of participation in the fight against global warming.