Soul Asylum 2008

Last night I saw the Gin Blossoms and Soul Asylum. Some thoughts on the show-

10. I am guessing they don't do many shows this far below the Mason Dixon line. My brother was able to score free tickets from the promoter because the show was grossly undersold. The Anoka prom would have had more of a crowd.

9. Dave Pirner said "The Gin Blossom fans sure are good looking." Have you ever wondered where the good looking 30 year old girls still on the market are on a Wednesday night? Apparently, the answer is at a Gin Blossoms concert.

8. The Gin Blossoms are one step removed from touring with Lilith Fair.

7. Soul Asylum was the main act and the Gin Blossoms opened. I was not sure going in who was the "bigger" band.

6. My favorite song of the evening was the same as it was the first time I saw Soul Asylum in 91/92, Sometime to Return.

5. I think I was the only one in the crowd who recognized Sometime to Return

4. Soul Asylum had no T-shirts for sale. If they still had the Jagermiester shirts, I probably would have purchased one.

3. Derek Smalls, Spinal Tap circa 1992 "Good night Springfield there will be no encore."
This was the first concert I have ever been to where there was no encore. Probably a good move with only 500 people standing in the rain.

2. I rarely drink, but when I do I can't/ won't stop at two beers. Something for me to mull over.

1. All kidding aside, I had a good time and Soul Asylum still put on a good show.

1A. In doing a little prep for the concert I found an interview with Dave Pirner. On the Replacements album Stink it opens up with the cops breaking up a party, something along the lines of "This is the Minneapolis police the party is over." Someone in the background can be heard yelling "F**k you" back at the cops. That was Dave Pirner.