the other night

i saw Flogging Molly live at the Filmore. Or the Fillmore. I don't know/care which it is. Though I was pleased that they had Redbreast 12, I was greatly displeased that they only had 5 or so shots of it. I got the last one, which is better than not getting the last one, but I had room for several more and had to go without.

The music was good and the performance was entertaining, as was the crowd. But two days later I put Flogging Molly on the ipod and went for a nice long run. Now that's a venue! The singer is clearly much younger on the recording, and I think I preferred his concert voice (which featured a cold, of course). But the experience of running to FM vs standing in a crowd, no matter how amusing, listening to FM -- these are two different things, and I have a clear preference for the former.

Which is good, because I can do it for free.