Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Todd Rundgren @ Anthology

How could you possibly miss seeing Todd Rundgren in a local venue?  Not me!  This was the first time I got a seat along the Anthology first floor dining rail, sitting about a third down the rail from the bar.  Previously visits were at the bar area.  This new seat worked well except for ‘the incident’ (later); it has a great view of the stage without any obstructions from people walking by.

Not a bad seat, just a bad picture taker.

Todd and the band were great.  As I have said before, you forget just how good they are.  He surprised me with a few songs I didn’t know he had written/performed.  His banter did have some political commentaries.  The encore had a repeat of “Hello, it’s me”.  OK by me.
I checked Todd’s website and see that he hosts a week-long camp in the Catskills.  Several concerts and hikes are part of the package.  How cool would it be to sit in with Todd?  Where can I get some drumsticks?
Oh yes, the incident.  When seated, I engaged in conversation with the rail people to my left and right.  Good conversation while awaiting the concert.  Three songs into the concert, 4 LOUD and DRUNK people showed up in the booth behind us.  They talked yelled over the band and totally disrupted the good concert vibe.  The bouncer came over and politely told them to quiet down or leave.  An over-the-top drunken woman then tried to sit on the booth table.  The bouncer made another booth visit and I told the group they were ruining the evening for most people around them.  They got quiet for the remainder of the concert.
After the concert, a drunken man from the booth came over to me and said he didn’t appreciate what I had to say.  I told him I didn’t appreciate having to say it.  Then he said he wanted my name/number to discuss it later.  I said that after tonight, I didn’t want to see or hear anything from him or his drunken wife – ever.
Then as if on cue the bouncer showed up, gingerly escorting the drunken wife to the exit.  She obviously spent most of the concert in the bathroom throwing up.  After the drunk man & wife got in their car (parked in the middle of the street) and drove away, I overhead the bouncer on his cell saying, ‘yes, heading north on India street, cannot miss them’. 
Come on people, don’t you get this out of your system in your 20’s?